'Planet Terror' set for October DVD release

Horror fan magazine "Fangoria" reports Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" is slated for a DVD release sometime in October.

Oct. 16 is the date given on the dvdtalk.com Web site. "Planet Terror" was the first film in the "Grindhouse" double feature, which hit American theaters in April.

Both Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" will be released as two-disc special editions. The release date for "Death Proof" had earlier been announced as Sept. 18.

If you didn't get to see "Planet Terror" in the theaters, check out my earlier review of the "Grindhouse" double feature.

I still stand by my statement that Rodriguez's zombie action flick is an instant classic.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)