Tarantino and Rodriguez for Grindhouse!

[Jimmy]

The Weinstein Company announces their initial slate... Plus Tarantino & Rodriguez to team up on GRIND HOUSE!!!

Hey folks, Harry here with killer cool news. By Spring of next year - we'll have a Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez team up picture called GRIND HOUSE. No, no... it isn't the cut throat story of Starbuck's rise of Coffee Shop corporate supremacy. Instead - it will be two separate 60 minute Horror films directed by each of them... with a bizarre assembly of oddities sandwiched between from other unnamed filmmakers. Trailer, Clips... hell could be a cartoon. For those of you that know Quentin's unquenchable thirst for those old sleazy Grind Houses in the major metropolitan cities of the 70's that played every sort of 'sploitation known to man.
So it seems this will be the next Tarantino film - whether he does his Cantonese Kung Fu film or INGLORIOUS BASTARDS after that is anyone's guess... or something altogether unknown. However, Rodriguez will be filming the next SIN CITY chapters assembled into SIN CITY 2 due in Summer 2006 which will feature A DAME TO KILL FOR.

Could be pretty interesting, anything could be thrown into the mix here.

[kane]

his name is in that text and you still manage to spell it wrong.

[Jimmy]

it was a typo and anyway now its changed

[Archduke_Chocula]

The posters (http://k105.blogspot.com/2006/08/one-sheet-fever-grind-house.html) look great, and the films aren't going to be short films like Masters of Horror, these are two 90 minute flicks joined together via the faux trailers being cranked out to enhance the experience.

As far as I know the one big trailer unveiled and shown at Comcion was for Danny Trejo as a machete wielding man out for vengence.

Also, Kurt Russell gets the QT ressurection, hoorah.

and...Michael Biehn battling zombies!

[conor.]

rosario dawson



mmmmmmazing

cant wait for this. actually looks like a good horro film????

[StrideR]

Teaser posters (http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24084) on AICN.

[kuumuus]

heh, i was just browsing tarantino on imdb a couple days ago and saw he and rodriguez were doing this. will surely be amazing and probably my favorite movie of next year. posters look awesome. also can't wait for the second and third installments of sin city.

[cired]

The current issue of EW magazine shows the three (if there are only three) posters. Those are the best looking posters I've seen in a while. Is it just me or do you think that only Tarantino/Rodriguez could get away with making movies like these?

[kevin]

looks pretty badass, can't wait.

and yes, if this was anyone else but qt/rr i'd think it would be terrible

[Dr Zaius]

So there's life in movie after Snakes on a Plane. Looks awesome. Cannot wait for it.

[kuumuus]

HOLY FUCK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUuuBe4Glmk)

trailer for rodriguez's "planet terror"

[Kuje]

Wow. Erm, :bang:

[Kamerica]

Sayid?!

[kevin]

wow, that looks so over the top and fucking awesome

[Eddie]

OHMYGOD

[gravymaster]

Jesus, that looks like my kinda flick. Savini and Rose in one movie? :bang:

[the 'house always wins]

http://www.filmwad.com/grind-house-preview--1134-p.html

I CANT FUCKING WAIT

[Mr. Sparkle]

i pissed myself when i saw the first post, i shit myself when i saw the posters, and then i creamed myself when i saw the preview. so now i'm sitting in a pool of fluids and i'm very happy.

[Orange-Neck]

Micael Fucking Biehn :jackson:

[Roarke]

keep in mind hte last half, i think, is one of the fake trailers for machete.

which is, funny enough, danny trejo's character in the spy kids movies.

[box elder]

i think "machete" was also savini's (nick)name in dawn of the dead, wasn't it? it was never actually mentioned in the movie, but i think that's what they call him based on the scene where he splits that guys head open with a machete.

[Roarke]

i believe he's refered to as 'blades', but one of the horror-buffs may correct me. I'm only a minor fan.

[box elder]

according to imdb he's credited as "blades" in dotd, and "machete zombie" in land of the dead. i thought they were essentially supposed to be the same character in both films, though. they certainly have the same exact hair and clothes:

http://www.brian-oshaughnessy.com/living-dead/images/dawn-blades.jpg

http://www.brian-oshaughnessy.com/living-dead/images/land-02.jpg


oh well, won't take this any further off topic.

[Eddie]

new trailer!!!

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/grindhouse.html

[kuumuus]

yahoo is being gay. is the trailer posted anywhere else?

[Eddie]

not that i know of.

what's yahoo doing? they've got a quicktime version, did you try that?

[the 'house always wins]

there is no conceivable way this movie won't blow my mind.

[kuumuus]

nevermind, i just needed to upgrade wmp. works now.

not as bonerific as the first trailer, but awesome nonetheless. cannot fucking wait. gun leg chick rules

[gheorghe]

good trailer, hopefully good movie. i'm a fan of both directors' work, so i'm happy.

[the 'house always wins]

new trailer released today: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/grindhouse.html

TWO AND A HALF HOURS OF PURE DYNAMITE.

this movie is going to be THE movie event of 2007 for me.

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/dp4.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/dp6.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/dp2.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/pt2.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/pt3.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/pt6.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2006/pt4.jpg

http://www.pictars.com/users/Minker17/grindhouseposter.jpg

[kevin]

awesome

i completely forgot about this until now

[Eddie]

i can't get over how tremendously fun this movie looks. like a non-stop orgasm or something.

[kuumuus]

this movie looks 1000 times more fun, campy, and good than snakes on a plane and no one is talking about it. unbelievable

[conor.]

this movie looks 1000 times more fun, campy, and good than snakes on a plane and no one is talking about it. unbelievable

? i've heard quite i bit of buzz about it, it's still early too.

[the 'house always wins]

it's unfair to tarantino & rodriguez to mention this movie in the same breath as snakes on a plane...this movie will be 100 times better in every conceivable way.

[boogie down mikel]

just saw the preivew....damn this looks like fun

[Reservoir Dog]

Its not going to be any pulp fiction or anything, but i imagine that the movie (two movies i should say) will be so entertaining the time (3+ hours) will fly by.

One thing that i am worried about though, is that Tarantino is getting a little crazy with his money. Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown were all done on a fairly low budget with minimum special effects and plot and dialouge being the main vehicle for the movie. This does not seem like that type of movie at all, but its the kind of movie a movie nerd would make and so far he hasnt let us down, so i trust he will provide a watchable movie. Rodriguez is a different story though. Machine gun leg? Werent machine gun guitars enough? I have less faith in Rodriguez's movie, not that i dont have faith in Rodriguez as a director. I was totally blown away by Sin City and Desperado/Once Upon a Time in Mexico wasnt as bad as i remember, but the story just seems kind of...not as good as Tarantinos, but i cant say much at this point. The one thing i am sure of though, is that Rodriguez will provide great action and very watchable zombie killing.

Bottom line, i am going to see the midnight showing, or whatever weird thing they are going to have for opening night of this movie, and knowing Tarantino and listening to the way he talks about this movie, there will be a weird Grindhouse-y thing going on on opening night of the movie.

[kuumuus]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03152007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm

:drool:

these scenes better at least be on the dvd.

GRIIIIIIINDHOUUUUUUUSE

[Spartan]

there was a rather long trailer for grindhouse when i saw 300 last night. so fucking gaudy and over the top that no one knew what quite to think about it.

fucking stoked.

[kevin]

three weeks until it comes out...can't wait. will see it opening weekend, for sure.

[Matt B.]

I cant wait for this movie trailer/movie poster look great

[Kiyosuki]

Zombies, Assault Rifle legs, car crashes, lots of unecessary explosions, and probably more obscure film references than the human mind is supposed to be able to handle. Sounds like fun.

[E.A.R.L]

Holy shit, I have never realy been a Tarantino fan, but this looks crazy good. Hells yeah, I can't wait!

[SubSane]

Hmmmm... dunno about all these "movie looks fun" comments. Too much camp can be... well, too much.

But the trailers look sweet, and I like the fact that they got the old trailer guy (or a sound-alike) to do them. This seems like a film worthy of being watched on a digital screen.

[grissom]

This is looking pretty awesome. Can't wait for it.

[Jimmy]

Looks awesome still, but slightly concerned about style over substance. 300 was great, but had very little else except violence which made it a little boring.

[conor.]

looks like this might be getting an NC-17 rating, unless they decide to make Major cuts.

does anyone know if it is in fact NC-17 if the big movie theaters will still run it? i was under the impression that cinemark etc...didn't run NC-17 movies.

[grissom]

They'll probably make some big cuts to get an R. I'm sure if they don't they'll have a ton of theaters not agree to show it though.

[the 'house always wins]

So pathetic that movies get forced to abid by this crap...make it NC-17 for fuck's sake...it's not like this was going to be a family matinee popcorn flick.

[grissom]

Just saw a trailer during Prison Break, and it's definitely an R. I'm sure it'll still be awesome though, and there's always an unrated DVD to look forward to.

[the 'house always wins]

i'm still waiting for an unrated kill bill dvd

[Reservoir Dog]

i'm still waiting for an unrated kill bill dvd

Its going to be with both volumes put together. Quentin says the way it was meant to be.

As for Grindhouse. Yes, this movie will be teetering on the line between R and NC-17. Hope it will be NC-17 though. More of what it was meant to be.

[grissom]

Read 2 posts above you, it's an R.

As for the Kill Bill DVD, what more could they really add that would qualify it to be 'unrated'? It can't get a whole lot more violent than it already is, with the exception of possibly making the black and white fight sequences in color so you actually see the blood. That would hardly be worth re-buying them though.

[the 'house always wins]

i don't really expect Kill Bill to be much gorier...maybe what i really meant to say is i want to see the director's cut...i'd bet there will be material that was cut for the theater...plus i want some decent special features

[Enter The Moleman]

why is that nobody is talking about the awesome website for the movie?

http://www.grindhousemovie.net

make your own poster :bang:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/pr-12/Grindhouse_d818cce7fb0f30ad284f6-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/pr-12/Grindhouse_d818cce7fb0f30ad284f69ed.jpg)

[Reservoir Dog]

i don't really expect Kill Bill to be much gorier...maybe what i really meant to say is i want to see the director's cut...i'd bet there will be material that was cut for the theater...plus i want some decent special features

I have to side with grissom. I dont think there is much more there to add to the film. In Quentin's movies, he usually films what he puts into the movie. He doesnt like to cut out a hole lot unless he needs to and he usually keeps the rating in mind when he was making the movie. I'm not sure but i think the decision to put the fight scene in black and white came as a suprise to him.

What i am hoping for in the new DVD's are more special features. The last DVD's have practically none. I think the most it had was the Volume II DVD had a deleted scene, but thats about it. All his other movies have loaded special features, really cool ones, except there is no Tarantino commentary, which Kill Bill might have (fingers crossed). The thing is though, i dont want to have to wait for a 10 year anniversary edition to come out, but i think i might have to.

[kuumuus]

with kill bill, i'm definitely holding out for a SE where the two halves are put together as they should be. i hate it when people consider vol 1 & 2 two separate movies.

[Jolly Bengali]

It's because they're two fucking separate movies, dude, tonally, style-wise, a dozen other things, they're two fucking separate movies. Even if they were written as one film, they became two. Yes, the two edited together would be interesting, but it works perfectly fine as a double feature.

[conor.]

still refuse to buy kill bill dvds till they come in a set together, with more special features.

i completely agree on them being 2 movies as well.

Grissom the film's site still says this film is not yet rated...

[kuumuus]

it was written as one movie. it was shot as one movie. it was intended to be one movie. it's one movie split up into two parts because it's so long. it's one movie

wiki sez:

Though released as two movies, the film differs from multi-part "franchise" series like Star Wars. The short duration between the releases of the two volumes, the film's internal structure, and the history of its development all strongly imply that Kill Bill be regarded as one movie. The cast of Vol. 1 are even credited at the end of Vol. 2. The dual-release strategy, ostensibly due to the film’s length, has been criticized as an attempt by Miramax to sell two tickets to one movie.[5]

The two-volume format also amplified what some saw as a structural problem with the film: most of the action occurs in the first half, while most of the dialogue and plot are conveyed in the second. Thus, the two volumes are noticeably different in style and tone, leaving some viewers enamored of one volume but disappointed by the other.

yes, the two halves have a noticeably different style and tone. what do you expect with a fucking 4 hour movie? it's not going to be non-stop bloody mayhem or talk talk talk.

it's no different than saying the first half of once upon a time in america is a separate movie from the second half just because the characters' ages changed.

[Jimmy]

but you would still rate them as two differen't movies. If you asked someone have you seen that movie, Kill Bill, they'd probably address the two halfs as seperate films. But who really care, its pretty much the nerdiest argument about a non issue.

[billi vanilli]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/Gillman153/042_42_edite.jpg

post yr posters bros

[Enter The Moleman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/pr-12/grindhouse_zombies_poster.jpg


also, if you've never heard of Something Weird video you should check out their website. It's full of videos of grindhouse movies. http://www.somethingweird.com

[Reservoir Dog]

http://C:\Documents and Settings\Valerie\My Documents\My Pictures\6427df0d412a3b588b221294f511c732baa1e4f1b282e9611b6 c8ed5619b1bed_1280x1024.jpg

[conor.]

Sayid :bang:

[Jimmy]

does anyone find it hugely funny when he opens his mouth and this perfect English accent come out?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Hadn't seen anyone else mention this, but they're having fake movie trailers between the two films. I found out the other day that Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) is directing one of them. As if this wasn't awesome enough already!

[Radioactive Man]

So are the actual trailers better than the previews on TV? I've only seen the TV commercials and they make this movie look like a piece of crap.

[Tetsujin]

i couldve sworn i saw bruce willis in the trailer. why isnt he billed on imdb??

but it looks massive. i love rodriguez' work and going on sin city alone this is gonna be bomb.

[brody]

look for kurt russell to make a brief comeback after this, than go back to crap cough*travolta*cough

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

So are the actual trailers better than the previews on TV? I've only seen the TV commercials and they make this movie look like a piece of crap.
Why not judge for yourself?
http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/grindhouse/

[aoife]

I was bored, so:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/430782666_b5c478da8e.jpg

[Eddie]

t's just a couple of weeks before the hordes of old-school horror fans finally get to sink their teeth into the massively anticipated Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature GRINDHOUSE. And it seems safe to say we'll get our money's worth.

For starters, the flick package has been granted an 'R' rating for "strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use", which is a compelling enough argument to see any movie, really. It's not known how much (or any) of the reportedly controversial footage, such as an obese man eating a baby, needed to be excised from the finished film, but regardless of the edits we'll see it in uncut glory when the DVD arrives later in the year.

Also, the total running time for the whole magilla (two full movies and several faux trailers) is a whopping 3 hours and 5 minutes.

is there nothing else to say but :bang:

[grissom]

Jesus Christ, 3 hours? This is going to be unbelievable.

[kevin]

well it is essentially two movies in one

:bang:worthy

getting more and more stoked for this as the days pass

[brody]

so, who's on team planet terror, and whose on team death proof?

i think terror has the cooler "trailer" but i don't want to say anything yet

[Curtis]

Terror looks like it will be better. Zombies + Bruce Willis > Death Car + Kurt Russell

[shhbly]

I was bored, so:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/430782666_b5c478da8e.jpg


niiiiice

[Enter The Moleman]

You can get merch for the movie on amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/s?url=me%3DA11WX4H02SYE76&field-keywords=grindhouse&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

Check out the action figures, including Tarantino as rapist no. 1
http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000MX3BLU.01-A11WX4H02SYE76._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V46887032_.jpg
http://www.necaonline.com/product/listbysubtype/2?license=127

[kuumuus]

3 hours!? oh fuck yes. for weeks i've been hearing 2 hrs 20 mins, which was the only thing sorta bumming me out about this.

[conor.]

each time i see the trailer i get more and more excited for this film, it's been a long time since i've been anticipating a movie this much

[grissom]

On the subject of which will be better, I think it'll probably be Planet Terror. Death Proof has an interesting concept, plus it's Tarantino, but PT has the better clips so far.

[Eddie]

yeah planet terror looks more exciting overall

i wonder if they'll lump the credits for both movies at the very end or not

[Reservoir Dog]

Everybody is saying Planet Terror will be better. Have you people forgotten the second half of FDTD?

Oh and Milhouse remember when you said this:

my probably is a good of amount of your posts are annoying and just restating what has already been said.

Well, I'm pretty sure we've heard this about 100 times on this thread:
each time i see the trailer i get more and more excited for this film, it's been a long time since i've been anticipating a movie this much

[conor.]

wow, annoying kids should not be allowed on boards

[Dead Nigga Storage]

you're right. both of you leave.

or get back on topic and discuss this schlock-fest of a movie

[conor.]

ouch.

any word on how much was cut? for time/MPAA reasons

[Reservoir Dog]

^ My guess. Enough for an unrated directors cut worth buying.

[Kamerica]

i read that a dude eating a baby and a cheerleader getting impaled on a trampoline were cut.

im thinking this movie will be all kinds of awesome.

[the 'house always wins]

i read that for the most part the cuts related to eli roth's fake trailer and that very little was cut from either PT or DP

one week to go!!!

my poster:
http://www.vwot.org/community/modules/Gallery/albums/albuq44/7754a83e2dcb7ddb8e22f9fd04208f0449438ffbbf4861c0dd7b838ab729 f4f6_1024x768.sized.jpg

[Ignignot]

I'm actually more excited for Deathproof. Seems like a more original concept and I love when Tarintino brings back actors that haven't done anything for a while.

[the 'house always wins]

i'm also more hyped about deathproof...i am a big fan of car chase movies...plus kurt russell is an old skool badass...never personally been huge on zombie flicks...i like them, but i'm not a total zombie movie fanboy...

either way this next week can't go by fast enough. i think i'm going to try and find an older/shittier theatre in nyc to see this at.

[kuumuus]

http://media.movies.ign.com/media/749/749962/vids_1.html

see the entire fake trailer for eli roth's "thanksgiving"

i..just wow. that shit almost gave me a boner. when that cheerleader does the splits onto a knife i totally grimaced. also nic cage at the end = :bang:

[grissom]

Thanksgiving trailer is awesome. The voiceover was hilarious.

[brody]

ha ha loved that, eli roth is awesome

interestingly enough, early reviews say that planet terror is awesome, while death proof is.....not that awesome

[aoife]

when that cheerleader does the splits onto a knife i totally grimaced.
AAaaaaaaaaaah, that was messed up.
Fun trailer though, I liked the voiceover, and the sound effects...the make out sounded so disgusting.

[Moose of Doom!]

i laughed my ass off at the human turkey bit near the end.

[Enter The Moleman]

"It's blood"

"Son of a bitch"

[kuumuus]

first wave of reviews are in. so far critics are loving it: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grindhouse/

[W.P.]

Slant is their usual picky selves with their average review, but I guess it makes sense.

God, I wish I was sixteen and able to see this in theaters :(

[elipeli]

I AM SO PHSYCED FOR THIS MOVIE!

Not so sure about "Planet Terror," but I really doubt it'll suck.
And I'm 100 percent for "Deathproof," Tarantino has never failed me yet!

[SubSane]

Nothing to do means I can watch it in the morning then later that evening at a good theater. Sweetness, for sure.

[Mr_Scorpion]

I saw a preview screening of this last night, and let me tell you, this movie is everything you hope it will be and more. Planet Terror is one of the most gruesome, disgusting and fun shows I've ever seen. Deathproof is very cool too, but different. You get a lot of trademark Tarantino dialogue, building to one hell of a climax.

Trust me, you're going to fucking love it.

[Ignignot]

Yeah, a little disapointed with Deathproof. It wasn't so much a grindhouse picture but a Tarintino picture. Still awesome.

[J.Re*]

fucking. awesome.

seriously the most fun i've ever had at the movies. took my girlfriend and expected her to be pissed off that i took her to such a man/geek-movie, but Deathproof is such a female power picture that she ended up loving it too (She was a little grossed out by Planet Terror, but thought it was fun). Overall, Planet Terror was much better, but Deathproof seems like tarintino was kind of just goofing around and having fun. still had his amazing dialogue, but you could you tell this was an experiment. can't wait for his war movie, he says that he has written his best character monologue ever for it.

[blueduck37]

First half = brilliant

Second half = what the hell was Tarantino thinking?

[Enter The Moleman]

I have heard very mixed reviews for this, that Planet Terror is Stronger or Deathproof is better... definitely seems like this up to personal taste which you will enjoy better. But that won't stop me from wanting to see this... preferably at late night showing.

[Reservoir Dog]

SPOILERS

This movie is fucking excellent. Planet Terror kicked ass! It was clearly not a serious movie. I was the only one laughing at the obviously cliche plot points. The blood was way overdone and ridiculous and it strikes me as funny that Robert Rodriguez used a machine-gun leg as a weapon for the hero, because that is exactly what the directors of the real grindhouse movies would think is a good idea. Plus, the part with Freddy Rodriguez on the mini-bike is one of the funniest moments I have ever seen on the big screen.

Death Proof is, as all Tarantino films are, better crafted, better written and lots and lots of dialogue. I think there was about 90% more dialouge in Death Proof than there was in Planet Terror. In Planet Terror, every time someone tried to talk, zombies came out and bit someone's arm off. They kind of flew by building characters in Planet Terror. In Death Proof, far too much time was spent on building characters; in fact he built two groups of characters. I guess all he had time for was a huge car chase until the end. That was some fucking car chase though and I dont think any of us were the Kurt Russel character to go from Predator to Prey like that after watching all the commercials and interviews and everything. I mean seeing Kurt Russel in his car weeping from a gunshot wound on his arm in a slasher film...when he is the slasher. That is fucking funny. In Tarantino's defence, I would have to say that he is a little out-ranked when it comes to making a Grindhouse movie. He is not a Grindhouse director and Robert Rodriguez is. Quentin Tarantino made a Quentin Tarantino movie. Robert Rodriguez made a Robert Rodriguez movie. When it comes to Grindhouse, a Robert Rodriguez movie will be better.

BTW- Did anyone notice:
The Red Apple Cigs in Planet Terror
The mention of Big Kahuna Burger in Death Proof
and The Acuna Boys (from Kill Bill) resturant from both segments I believe

My vote would probably be:

Planet Terror: 9.5/10
Death Proof: 9/10

When it comes to the fake trailers:

Robert Rodriguez's Machete: Most Obviously Satiracal
Eli Roth's Thanksgiving: Most Violent
Edgar Wright's Don't Scream: Down "Wright" Funniest
Rob Zombie's Werewolf Women of the SS: Most blatently Off-Color (The Nicolas Cage thing was pretty funny though)

Overall Experience: 10/10

[Dead Nigga Storage]

use the [Spoiler][*/spoiler] tags around that, dude. (take out the *)

[Reservoir Dog]

I'd just rather people who havent seen the movie not read my post or else I'd have to put the whole thing in spoilers and I dont want to do that.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

because it's so exceedingly difficult to put part of it in. whatever.

[Springfield, Kentucky]

rose was on conan tonight, she rocks!

[billi vanilli]

some thoughts:

- loved it. start to finish.
- planet terror stayed truer to the 70's feeling than death proof
- rose mcgowan is way hotter than i ever realized
- kurt russell is like the most sympathetic bad guy of all time
- actually felt sorry for him when he was being punched around
- the lunch scene in death proof was one really really really long shot. totally impressed by the actors there
- fake trailers were pretty :bang:. best to worst, i'd say: machete, don't, thanksgiving, werewolf women of the ss
- all the REEL MISSING parts were total lol-bringers. classic stuff

sorta felt like tarantino got away from the grungy mood that rodriguez did an amazing job creating. the digital filming was a total asset here

planet terror - A-
death proof - B-
overall experience - A-

[mayo]

saw it tonight. fucking great. planet terror was definitely better than death proof, which i thought was going to be terrific. death proof started off slow and kinda boring but the last half-hour or so made up for it and then some.

i had no sympathy for stuntman mike. dude was a perv and murderer and got just what was needed.

[Eddie]

aauuuggghhh i gotta wait til monday to see this...!

[Reservoir Dog]

I just noticed something. Every Tarantino film has a strip bar in it.

[gheorghe]

that's ridiculous. there's no strip bar in pulp fiction. unless youre thinking of marsellus's bar. but that's not a strip bar.

in the case that strip bar = strip club. or are you talking about something else?

[Reservoir Dog]

that's ridiculous. there's no strip bar in pulp fiction or the kill bills. i mean, no strip club. are you talking about something else?

I did mean strip club and there is a strip club in Pulp Fiction. I believe Marcellus Wallace talked to Butch in a strip club and Budd from Kill Bill Volume II worked at a strip club and if you count the Kill Bill's as 1 movie then all of Tarantino's movies had a strip club in them.

[Snack Related Mishap]

wait, I just saw Resevoir Dogs a month or two ago, and I don't remember a strip club. I'm sure I'm wrong, I'm just curious when in the movie there is one.

[gheorghe]

yeah, i was shady about kill bill. but i've seen pulp fiction more than any other film and i'm convinced that marsellus's club is not a strip club.

[America: Fuck Yea!]

i'm convinced that marsellus's club is not a strip club.

what?

[gheorghe]

i shouldve got my dvd player out and confirmed it. now i look like an idiot. it is a stripclub.

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/1483/pulpfictionqw9.jpg

[Reservoir Dog]

yeah, i was shady about kill bill. but i've seen pulp fiction more than any other film and i'm convinced that marsellus's club is not a strip club.

EDIT- nevermind you caught yourself

btw. Somebody said that they didnt see a strip club in Reservoir Dogs. The gang is in one when Mr. Orange is telling his "amusing anecdote".

[Dead Nigga Storage]

this really is the dumbest argument ever.

[Reservoir Dog]

Not anymore

[W.P.]

I don't know if this has already been posted but here is the new cover for RollingStone:

http://media.egotastic.com/media/pictures/0704/rose-mcgowan-rosario-dawson-rolling-stone-cover-01.jpg

You can call it sexist but you have to admit: they are hot. :)

[elipeli]

I swear, I thought I heard Steve Buscemi in the kitchen of the bar in Deathproof, sounded just like him to me, I think he was asked about Stuntman Mike, he said something like "That's Stuntman Mike." You couldn't really see his face though, thought maybe he did a cameo or something (he did in pulp fiction) but I'm pretty sure I'm imagining things.

[gheorghe]

can't make head nor tail of what wp posted... here's the cover

http://yeeeah.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/rosario_dawson_rose_mcgown_rollingstone.jpg

and a bigger one (http://www.popoholic.com/bigimages/grindhouse-rs-01.jpg)

[thecapecoddah]

First half = brilliant

Second half = what the hell was Tarantino thinking?

yup. but of course I loved the last 30 minutes of deathproof and the kurt russell beatdown. all the chick talk was just excruciating for me, sorry quentin.

planet terror - A
deathproof - C+
all things considered - B/B+

[Reservoir Dog]

I swear, I thought I heard Steve Buscemi in the kitchen of the bar in Deathproof, sounded just like him to me, I think he was asked about Stuntman Mike, he said something like "That's Stuntman Mike." You couldn't really see his face though, thought maybe he did a cameo or something (he did in pulp fiction) but I'm pretty sure I'm imagining things.

That was Tarantino

[conor.]

i really feel deathproof is overshadowed here. perhaps they should've had deathproof first then followed by planet terror.

i enjoyed planet terror more obviously, but overall its one of the few times i've actionally felt like i got my moneys worth for a movie. being out of town my friends and i went to the closest theater, turned out to be a real shitty one, which made the experience even better.

Roth's "Thanksgiving" needs to be made now.

also i've heard rumors that machete will be made, anything confirmed?

the camera movements in the dinner scene were great really took me back to when i first saw reservoir dogs.

[SubSane]

I actually enjoyed Death Proof more than Planet Terror. With Death Proof there was a lot of chatter and build-up, but it actually builds up to some awesome scenes. Planet Terror spends a lot of time with the build-up that just leads to a mediocre third act. It's been done to death (and that's the idea), but I felt Rodriguez could have made it more interesting.

[Ignignot]

Theres a rumor, or I think its true actually that machete the movie is going straight to DVD. A little disappointed that he didn't think of a diffrent knife name for Trejo because he already used Machete. Has anyone else noticed that for some reason it seems that Tarintino strays away from showing naked women in his movies?

[Reservoir Dog]

i really feel deathproof is overshadowed here. perhaps they should've had deathproof first then followed by planet terror.

The idea was to have Planet Terror play first as a movie that the people in Death Proof could watch. Like they were part of the audience to Planet Terror and then Death Proof would be what happened after they saw the movie in real life.

[conor.]

Theres a rumor, or I think its true actually that machete the movie is going straight to DVD. A little disappointed that he didn't think of a diffrent knife name for Trejo because he already used Machete. Has anyone else noticed that for some reason it seems that Tarintino strays away from showing naked women in his movies?

noticed as well, i think there were some nude scenes in jackie brown, but this was the perfect opportunity for some on screen skin.

[Ignignot]

Film Reel Missing.

[Magnum]

pretty sure there was a vagina close-up in some version of the script for kill bill.

crazy man's dream...

[Red Right]

I bet about 90% of the people who really love this have never seen an exploitation film or do they care to. I don't blame them, but instead just reinforcing that people will see anything if Quentin Tarantino's name is slapped on it.

That said, I sort of want to watch while intoxicated.

[gheorghe]

90% of people who love this have previously never HEARD of an exploitation film.

also i've heard rumors that machete will be made, anything confirmed?
Theres a rumor, or I think its true actually that machete the movie is going straight to DVD.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/26/rodriguez-to-film-machete-movie-during-sin-city-2

[Ignignot]

The Legend of Nigger Charley anyone?

They should have put a Blaxplotation film in here. With Samuel L.

[billi vanilli]

that's probably the smartest thing you've ever said. that could have been hi-fucking-larious

[Mira]

I thought both movies were excellent, and I love watching exploitation and troma films.

[Little Kid Lover]

Wouldn't it be nice if all the people that saw this violence would instead support something peaceful like the Truth's campaign against smoking?

[billi vanilli]

:downer:

[Magnum]

Wouldn't it be nice if all the people that saw this violence would instead support something peaceful like the Truth's campaign against smoking?LET'S BE FRIENDS FOREVER

<3 <3 <3

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/Semaj86/scan0193.jpg

[elipeli]

That was Tarantino

Are you sure? This guy I was talking about was like a COOK in the kitchen, Tarantino's character wasn't, or at least there was no mention of him being a cook, just a Bartender. Like I said, it's probably my stupid ass imagination anyway, I'll have to find out when the DVD is released I guess.

Does anyone know what the song at the end of Deathproof was called? It's been stuck in my head since I saw the damn thing! Tarantino has suck a nack for picking out songs, fucking brilliant.

[cired]

Went to the 10:00 showing last night. Ended up gettin out around 1:30. It was totally worth it though. It was a great crowd in the theater too. Everyone got the jokes, knew the references, and just had a great time.

The Machete trailer really got the ball rolling. That was hilarious. Planet Terror had so many laugh out loud moments, and gruesome gore that I don't see how any movie lover could not be entertained. I loved those Babysitter Twins! Not to mention Sayid from "Lost" and his unusual collection.
Deathproof slowed things down a bit, but I liked it none the less. All the dialogue, as good as Tarantino is, kinda got boring to me. But the girls I saw it with really loved it. Especially the ending. The whole theater was just cheering.
The Thanksgiving trailer was so fucked up. The cheerleader and the end scene with the killer doing his "thing" at the dinner table was so insane to see. Loved it.
9/10

[Reservoir Dog]

noticed as well, i think there were some nude scenes in jackie brown, but this was the perfect opportunity for some on screen skin.

Nope. No nude scenes in Jackie Brown.

I think Tarantino doesnt use nudity because its not necessary. He can make things sexy without any tits. His films arent that sexual in the first place anyway.

[Spartan]

depends on your definition of nudity when it comes to jackie brown.

[Red Right]

Wouldn't it be nice if all the people that saw this violence would instead support something peaceful like the Truth's campaign against smoking?
STAND UP SPEAK OUT

[Green_Peaness]

First one was okay but in the end...pointless fratboy bullshit imo. The second one was a real piece of art.

[billi vanilli]

lemme guess. you're a chick

[Brent]

just saw it. i agree fuzzy, i don't get where all of the negative criticism of death proof is coming from. if anything, that portion sealed the deal for me. although planet terror was entertaining, i thought some of it was a bit too outrageous for it's own good. obviously i was expecting it to be excessively violent, but it was still a bit too much at times.

also, the trailers were a pretty good idea, but they got pretty stale and just flat out retarded towards the end of the intermission segment. it reminded me of natural born killers or house of 1000 corpses in a way, and by that point i was like 'my god i don't know what i think of this anymore'

however, i really liked tarantino's piece (especially the dialog). it wouldn't work as it's own film, but i'd say that about planet terror as well. overall, a pretty decent idea (double feature element) that was either a hit or miss, but worth seeing. an overwhelming but refreshing theater experience

7.5/10

[billi vanilli]

lemme guess. you're a chick

[Reservoir Dog]

First one was okay but in the end...pointless fratboy bullshit imo. The second one was a real piece of art.

I have to agree with Navin here. You are a chick.

Neither of them were a piece of art. Are you fucking kidding me?

You fucking feminists always miss the point.

[Brent]

just a flamboyant male. a little fragile, maybe, but i like to think my perception/criticism is fair

[Reservoir Dog]

Didnt read yours when i posted that, but now that i did. You fucking missed the point too. "I think its a little too obsesive". Thats the point, to get comedy out of the excessiveness. And i dont know how the trailers could get stale, there were only like 4 of them and they were no more than two minutes each. They were fucking hilarious. btw, the problem with Natural Born Killers isnt the excessive violence, Its the way Stone hypocritically said that violence is a problem while using it excessively in his film.

[Brent]

i never said anything about it being 'obsesive'. i also never even mentioned or compared the 'violent' aspect of the film to NBK, i was comparing the trailer element to NBK's style.

you act like i didn't like the movie. it's not a masterpiece was all i was trying to say, bud. no reason to be defensive, if you liked it that much, fine.

[Green_Peaness]

Reservoir Dog: honestly how is it much different from Dead Alive? I get the point but still don't think it's that clever or original...(but yeah it did improve upon Dead Alive and Desperado a little bit).

Btw...fucking loved the intermission stuff :)

Edit: Stop saying fucking all the time, you made me say fucking...it's not me

[Dead Nigga Storage]

btw, the problem with Natural Born Killers isnt the excessive violence, Its the way Stone hypocritically said that violence is a problem while using it excessively in his film.well, if that's your take on it, i'd venture to say you missed the point of stone's film. that's for a different thread, however.

[Reservoir Dog]

^No come on lets hear it. I also understand that Stone teaches that being a killer is not your fault, but society's fault.

[Brent]

let's not have a natural born killers discussion in this thread, plz

[Dead Nigga Storage]

this isn't an NBK thread, now is it? no.

[Reservoir Dog]

Fine, if you have something to say about Grindhouse say it.

[billi vanilli]

are you drunk or something. jesus christ.

[Reservoir Dog]

no its just really really late

[billi vanilli]

yeah

anyway, back on topic, i think your custom title is messed up. pretty sure you're trying to say something like 'your opinion is greater than nothing.' but right now it says 'your opinion is less than nothing' which (mathematically speaking) is the same as 'nothing is greater than your opinion'

and, knowing you, i'm fairly certain that's not what you're trying to say

[Reservoir Dog]

Ok Navin, so in mathematics, what is nothing. Nothing is zero. Your opinion is less than zero to me. Zero is greater than what your opinon is worth to me. Smartass.

I dont see why that is more appropriate than a Natural Born Killers discussion.

[gheorghe]

r-dog is mathematically correct. i should know. i'm a mathlete.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

and navin's way is, in one intepretation, lingustically correct. but the point is no one gives a fuck and this is so far away from discussion about the movie that even I couldn't have managed to derail it this way.

but i do like red right's ability to once again make a pretentious presumption that people must only like this movie because of the director.

[gheorghe]

no, he's saying people only went to SEE the movie because of tarantino, and saying most of those who liked it hadn't seen another exploitation movie.

i agree that the tarantino label attracted a lot of people. i wouldn't have gone to see this if it was rodriguez/oliver stone. stone is a bad example, but you know what i mean.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

well, it's my turn to be the presumptuous bitch, now. anyone who has read more than one red right post knows exactly what he means here:
I bet about 90% of the people who really love this have never seen an exploitation film or do they care to. I don't blame them, but instead just reinforcing that people will see anything if Quentin Tarantino's name is slapped on it.

it means they don't know what an exploitation film is, but they love this one because it's a tarantino exploitation film. i think tarantino raped the guy when he was younger or something, because he pretty much hates him. i suppose if it was directed by goddard, or some obscure hungarian impressionist from the 1940s, he'd have blown his wad over it.

and who gives a shit if people saw the movie because tarantino's name was on it. the guy has yet to direct a movie that has a universal consensus of anything below "very good". what other criteria should people be rushing out to see this movie based on? yeah, ok, red right "people will see anything if Quentin Tarantino's name is slapped on it". i guess people should see movies based on something OTHER than an excellent director being attached to the film? maybe they should go based on how many syllables the lead actor has in his middle name? or should they maybe go based around the number of revisions the first draft of the script went under? blah blah blah.

[Red Right]

I really don't understand how my statement is pretentious. Is it because I hate something you like? It must be. Tarantino is nowhere near as annoying as his legion of fans. The dude actually has some good taste but I just find it ridiculous how his fans blindly follow him. I'm not even dissing the movie exactly because I sort of want to see but it has nothing to do with Tarantino's name being on it. The fact that people want to see this has everything to do with Tarantino's name being on it and it's gotten to the point where it's not just because he's a great director because he really isn't. He hasn't really even made a full feature movie since Kill Bill. How long has he been working on Inglorious Bastards? He's got to be the laziest director ever. This movie doesn't seem like anything else but an attempt to pay the rent. Yes, other directors are slow like Kubrick, and Roy Andersson but that's because they're very precise in almost everything they do. I'm not sure why I bother arguing because you'll just say that Tarantino is great and comment on how "pretentious" my opinion is.

also, lol I watch movies from other countries.

[Eddie]

I just find it ridiculous how his fans blindly follow him.
They're his fans. Why wouldn't they watch his new movie?

The fact that people want to see this has everything to do with Tarantino's name being on it
What? I would still see this movie if I had no idea Tarantino was involved.

Goddammit, no one one this board deserves that Debbie Downer picture more than you, dude.

I can't WAIT to see this movie.

[Brent]

like i said, tarantino's segment redeemed the experience for me

[gheorghe]

I really don't understand how my statement is pretentious. Is it because I hate something you like? It must be. Tarantino is nowhere near as annoying as his legion of fans. The dude actually has some good taste but I just find it ridiculous how his fans blindly follow him. I'm not even dissing the movie exactly because I sort of want to see but it has nothing to do with Tarantino's name being on it. The fact that people want to see this has everything to do with Tarantino's name being on it and it's gotten to the point where it's not just because he's a great director because he really isn't. He hasn't really even made a full feature movie since Kill Bill. How long has he been working on Inglorious Bastards? He's got to be the laziest director ever. This movie doesn't seem like anything else but an attempt to pay the rent. Yes, other directors are slow like Kubrick, and Roy Andersson but that's because they're very precise in almost everything they do. I'm not sure why I bother arguing because you'll just say that Tarantino is great and comment on how "pretentious" my opinion is.
you're saying that big gaps between tarantino's movies are a bad thing. any film fan / critic will tell you that tarantino's films are always worth the wait, and we'd all rather wait an extra year than see a film that's not as great as it could be; and you can't complain about inglorious bastards, because he's been filming deathproof, the guy doesn't have to make two films at the same time... he'll be finishing the script for i.g. in a couple of months.
in most people's views, tarantino is having a flawless run, producing 5 (6 if you count kill bill as 2) very good-to-excellent movies in a timespan of 15 years. that's a great achievement and you have failed to acknowledge that.
and you're being unfair. because you're letting your annoyance with tarantino's following affect your opinion of tarantino's work. the fact that some of his viewers are idiotic masses is irrelevant.

that being said, my statement is biased because i really enjoy qt's work.

[Red Right]

Red WRONG,

good one, dude. Did you read all my posts? You seem to take a majority of what I said out of context when I addressed the questions you were asking in the post.

Anyway, yeah his fans are really annoying, but his movies aren't that great either. But you know like DNS said, if they were made in Hong-Kong I would like them.

[Red Right]

I love how incredibly defense you all are. If you really though I'm an idiot, you wouldn't care.

scwarnegro, I'm saying he's lazy because he doesn't actually work on movies. Read all of my post, goddamnit.

[Eddie]

We don't think you're an idiot, you're just always out to ruin our good times, maaaan.

[Red Right]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I should stop posting in these thread. Ruins my image.

[Snack Related Mishap]

Red WRONG,

It's a cheap joke, but I laughed.

[elipeli]

So much hate. Can't we all just get along?

[Eddie]

forget grindhouse

you dudes gonna see firehouse dog?? :bang:

[conor.]

tarantino has stated before his big problem with inglorious bastards is the fact that there is so much material and he's not sure how to put it out (movies, mini series, etc...) saw an interview where he said that he had figured out how to do it and it will be his next film.

[gheorghe]

i read somewhere that he wrote 600 pages for i.g., which he said amounts to three featurelenght films.
scwarnegro, I'm saying he's lazy because he doesn't actually work on movies.
what do you mean, he doesn't work on movies? he's written and directed and starred in a bunch of them!

[conor.]

4th place and around 12 million. meh.

[brody]

and the fact is, it will have absolutely no box office future after this. because everyone who wanted to see it already saw it, and word of mouth is not great.

[Snack Related Mishap]

Damn, I really wanted to see this with a crowd, but that fact that I have no time until around the 20th to go to the movies makes me afraid Grindhouse won't even still be in theaters then.

[Reservoir Dog]

Grindhouse will be Tarantinos only movie to earn less than it took to make. This movie wasnt for him though, it was for the fans.

[billi vanilli]

i don't get it. this movie had great buzz. what the fuck

[Reservoir Dog]

It just didnt appeal i guess.

[lindsay]

4th place and around 12 million. meh.

wow, i'm surprised. I thought it would be at least #2, since I figured blades of glory would be #1 again. Damn, even that ice-cube family movie beat it.

I'm really interested in seeing it, but they are redoing the local movie theater and the next closest one is like 30-40 minutes away. Plus, none of my friends really wanna see it (and they all went home)

Also, even though I haven't seen it.. I find this thread very entertaining. :D

[elipeli]

When I saw it there were 2 other groups in the theater, and my girlfriend and me. We got all the jokes and really liked it and so did a group that sat in the front row. But the third group that sat in the back were a group of the "frat boy" type, the were yaking through the entire movie. I WANTED TO PULL OUT A MACHETE AND CUT THEM OPEN. I don't think they really understood it, luckily it didn't ruin the movie for me.

[grissom]

Too bad about the low box office numbers. I will never understand why people would rather pay to see Will Ferrel skate around and act like a jackass for 2 hours than pay to see this.

[Wonderboy]

I didn't get around to seeing it this weekend but I really want to. That sucks about the low numbers, but mainstream theaters around me only had 3 showings a day for some reason, and the fact that it's a 3 hour long R rated movie opening on Easter weekend might have attributed to something.

[Snack Related Mishap]

Too bad about the low box office numbers. I will never understand why people would rather pay to see Will Ferrel skate around and act like a jackass for 2 hours than pay to see this.

Well, there are some people who probably wanted to see this but couldn't get in. I know a few kids who tried to go see it, but they asked for ID for so they couldn't get in. Also, I'm sure there were a fair number of kids sneaking into this movie, which might attribute to the lower numbers as well.

[Reservoir Dog]

Yeah the theater i went to usually doesnt check for IDs but they had a trainee tearing tickets so she asked nearly everybody for IDs. I saw two or three people get rejected. That sucks. They pay for the ticket and still cant go to the movie. I hope they got their money back. Anyway that would account for the unusually small crowd in the theater when its usually packed at that time of day no matter what the movie.

btw- I checked on IMDb. It has an 8.6/10. And holy shit Pulp Fiction is #5 on the top 250. Last time i checked it was #8.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

meh, it has a shot at making it all back:
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grindhouse.htm

if not here, then it will overseas, and if not then, then on DVDs, for sure.

[J.Re*]

it was a gruesome R-Rated movie that opened on easter weekend... Surprised that family films finished above it? not really.

[conor.]

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/what-went-so-wrong-with-grindhouse/

harvey wants to split the films up and rerelease them in the U.S. attempting to get more money.

[W.P.]

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/what-went-so-wrong-with-grindhouse/

harvey wants to split the films up and rerelease them in the U.S. attempting to get more money.
All the unhappy smileys in the world wouldn't be enough to express how much that would (will?) suck.

[gheorghe]

:eagle:

[Spartan]

corporate america keeps on keepin on.

[AngryDad33]

Man I Loved this movie and fuck (Are we Done yet) who would rather go see Are we Done Yet than Grindhouse. In my town theater I got in and I'm 16 and I really did want to see this movie with a crowd instead there was 1 college guy and some guy in his 40's. I've been trying to get the buzz out in my school. And besides Grindhouse will probably do good on DVD.

Let's see what's next
ATHF movie
then
Hot Fuzz

[Brent]

get around to seeing are we done yet, it's a masterpiece

[thecapecoddah]

I will never understand why people would rather pay to see Will Ferrel skate around and act like a jackass for 2 hours than pay to see this.

partially because of grindhouse's runtime, without a doubt. before I bought my ticket the cashier made a point of telling me and my buddies that the film was 3+ hours long.

[gheorghe]

let's not hate blades of glory. i mean, the guy who played that dude in that "vote for pedro" movie is in it.

[W.P.]

partially because of grindhouse's runtime, without a doubt. before I bought my ticket the cashier made a point of telling me and my buddies that the film was 3+ hours long.
Wasn't Fellowship of the Ring like the same length and made about 900 million worldwide?

[Reservoir Dog]

^ Return of the King you mean? It was longer and made more money than the Fellowship

[thecapecoddah]

yeah I would say the lord of the rings series appeals to just a few more people than grindhouse does.


let's not hate blades of glory. i mean, the guy who played that dude in that "vote for pedro" movie is in it.

hahah I thought you meant pedro was in it too. most people here know the names napoleon dynamite and jon heder by now :-$

[W.P.]

^ Return of the King you mean? It was longer and made more money than the Fellowship
Nope, I meant the Fellowship, the start of the multi-billion dollar series.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fellowshipofthering.htm

$871,368,364, man.

[gheorghe]

hahah I thought you meant pedro was in it too. most people here know the names napoleon dynamite and jon heder by now :-$
i made a joke about giving blades of glory some respect because of jon heder's presence in it, but if i said "napoleon dynamite" specifically, someone might've taken me seriously.
i own "like, the best special edition ever", so i know who's who :)

GOSH

[brody]

yeah, but the LOTR movies had build in audiences who would see the movies even if they lasted 4 weeks. grindhouse was supposed to draw audiences in based on the names tarantino and rodriguez, despite the fact that the marketing gave no clue as to what it was even about, or what made it "cool and ironic"

[grissom]

Splitting the movies would completely fucking ruin the entire point. Really hope they don't do that.

[lindsay]

I know this is off topic, but I am the only one who liked Blades of Glory? Maybe I am just a sucker for Will Ferrell movies, but I thought it was pretty funny.

[conor.]

I know this is off topic, but I am the only one who liked Blades of Glory? Maybe I am just a sucker for Will Ferrell movies, but I thought it was pretty funny.

i really did like blades, it had such a great supporting cast (is there anything will arnett is not funny in? and jenna fischer was hot/funny).

[Cerpin Taxt]

So are they splitting this up for DVD? God I hope not.

But I do hope they offer the option of adding those reels back in on DVD. Just in case.

Oh and the option to view separately.

Anyone else notice how un-fucked up the print of Death Proof was? Could we try some quality control so that we fuck shit up consistently?

[elipeli]

i really did like blades, it had such a great supporting cast (is there anything will arnett is not funny in? and jenna fischer was hot/funny).

YES! I second that

[gil]

good call, cerpin. I was thinking the same thing during the daytime chase. "hey, this is way too clean!".

first half was far superior, but tarantino's writing blows rodriguez's away. I know the homage in the second half was to the slower pacing of 70s films (especially the likes of duel) but it just dragged like mad. and even though it wound up being a mix of 'I spit on your grave' and 'duel', I actually started to feel bad for the guy, which is just fucking wrong...and probably what tarantino intended in the first place.

definitely owning, definitely seeing again...planet terror in particular was fun as hell.

[Cerpin Taxt]

So who's seeing it again in theatres?

[Reservoir Dog]

I'm bringing even more people to it this weekend. Cant fucking wait.

[Kiyosuki]

This sounds pretty cool. My college has demanded my soul for the past couple of weeks so I haven't had the chance to check it out. Some people I know are being lame and saying it looks "too silly" to see in theatres, but I know someone else who knows better. We'll check it out this weekend.

I had a feeling Tarantino's would have the better writing. The slower paced stuff is really his forte.

[grissom]

So are they splitting this up for DVD? God I hope not.

My guess is that if they release the movies again separately, they'll release them both on single disc DVDs, and they'll make a 2 disc "extended cut" or something that has the entire movie together with the fake trailers.

[jim]

From IMDB
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005544/) is planning to re-release Grindhouse (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462322/) as two separate films - after the double-bill flopped at the box office. The film, a double-feature directed by Quentin Tarantino (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/) and Robert Rodriguez (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/) made just $11.6 million in its opening weekend in the US. Producer Weinstein is disappointed - and thinks Tarantino's Death Proof, starring Kurt Russell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000621/), and Rodriguez' Planet Terror, with Rose McGowan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000535/), will perform better on their own. He tells PageSix.com, "I don't think people understood what we were doing. The audience didn't get the idea that it is two movies for the price of one. I don't understand the math, but I want to accommodate the audience."

Havnt seen the movie yet. Love the whole double bill idea, but Im so over Tarantino.

[Eddie]

finally saw this last night, good god, it was incredible. what solid fucking entertainment.

preferred planet terror, but loved death proof, too.

[billi vanilli]

I actually started to feel bad for the guy, which is just fucking wrong...and probably what tarantino intended in the first place.
yeah i totally sympathized with him :-/

[Magnum]

you know how they could really cut their losses with Planet Terror and Death Proof?


show them as a double feature

[brody]

or splice them together as,


Planet Proof

and the posters would use one "P" for planet and proof

[conor.]

p squared.

[Eddie]

i liked seeing sayid talkin about balls

[Reservoir Dog]

i liked seeing sayid talkin about balls

Yeah. I didnt get that. I must have missed out when they explained why he kept people balls in a jar. I figured it was a primitive cure or something. Or the character was completely fucked up.

[jim]

Interesting that all the reviews Ive read for this film have said that the Rodriguez film is better then the Tarantino one.

[Curtis]

Saw it last night and had high hopes going in.

Man, this movie was fucking awesome. My favorite was Planet Terror although Death Proof was good. The extensive dialogue between the girls bored me though. The trailers were fucking hilarious. My favorite being Thanksgiving.

Planet Terror - A
Death Proof - B

[Dead Nigga Storage]

where the hell are you reading, jim? from what i've read, it's been pretty much a dead-even split. half going one way, half going the other. just check out a site like metacritic or something.

[AllSussedOut]

or
















DON'T
DON'T
DON'T

[grissom]

Watched it last night. Fucking awesome. Every bit as ridiculous and bloody as I was hoping it would be. As expected, Planet Terror outdid Death Proof. There was just a lot of dead space in DP where the dialog just wasn't that interesting. I didn't care much about any of the girls. I was rooting for Stuntman Mike with the first group. DP was still good though. Kurt Russel, some amusing bits of dialog, and the awesome car chase scenes at the end saved it. Planet Terror felt a lot more like an over-the-top real grindhouse film. Completely crazy and funny. The trailers were all hilarious too. Great experience overall.

[Kiyosuki]

where the hell are you reading, jim? from what i've read, it's been pretty much a dead-even split. half going one way, half going the other. just check out a site like metacritic or something.

Yeah I've read the opposite around mostly, but everyone seems to have heard something different.

I think maybe some may not quite get what Tarantino's segment is lampooning, the whole 70's car chase movie thing with the long dialogue segments and the neverending sexual inneundos but who knows. Maybe they get turned on by machine gun legs.

[raheem]

Apparently this fake trailer was only shown at Canadian theatres because the guy won some contest. It's pretty great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlazPgxKrA

[boogie down mikel]

Grindhouse has made me a better person

[conor.]

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/images/2006/08/planet-terror-1.jpg

just bought this poster for 14 bucks from my theater.

[kuumuus]

finally saw it. it ruled my face until girl talk started in death proof. that shit was unbearable. i understand what tarantino was going for, but his dialogue was so boring. only the scenes with stuntman mike were any good. car chase at the end was badass and i liked the ending. thanksgiving trailer was the best, don't was hilarious, the other two were good.

[Wonderboy]

I finally saw it Saturday night and had a blast. I had some pre-concerns over Death Proof but even though it was slow it was definatly worth the build up. I'm still sad to see it sagging at the box office this weekend, I really thought it was get a boost from the people who missed it on Easter weekend.

[Sniper Squirrel]

Just saw it at a matinee yesterday, planet terror was good, Deathproof was all right, my favorite trailer was for don't and machete

[J.Re*]

just got an apartment a couple blocks away from tom savini... thought it was cool but couldn't think of what thread to put it in. he was in grindhouse, so i guess it fits here

[Isaac]

Easter weekend definitely killed the film. They had the right movie, the right promotion, everything was going great until Easter weekend. I blame the Weinsteins entirely for the film's box office flop. When I saw it in the theater, I was one of only a few people there, and I loved every minute of both flicks, and the fake trailers. I walked out of the theater thinking "they should make one of these every year!" But it was released on Easter weekend...

It would be a better idea, instead of re-releasing Planet Terror and Death Proof as seperate features, to re-release the double-feature version in the summer, where it'll likely make more money.

If you haven't seen it yet, if you can still see it, go see it now. Grindhouse is definitely a theatrical experience. Get out there as soon as possible, if it's gone, it's gone. Even if they put out the double feature on DVD, the experience will NEVER be the same. Rodriguez and Tarantino MADE this movie for the theaters. If studios kept putting out double-features like Grindhouse every year, I would go to the theater more often. I'd love to see full versions of all of the fake trailers. Edgar Wright and Eli Roth want to do Don't and Thanksgiving as their double feature. I'd definitely want to see that. Looking forward to Rodriguez's feature version of Machete. I'd love to see a feature of Werewolf Women of the SS.

[elipeli]

It seems those awful rumors about the movies being split up for DVD are true:

http://www.amazon.com/Grindhouse-Presents-Death-Proof-Russell/dp/B000R7HY0U/ref=sr_1_5/103-8265531-5459805?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1181594996&sr=1-5

[mike_donnelly]

when does this get a release in Australia?

[Jimmy]

Its being split in half for its UK release. Apparently some people in America walked out at the end of the first movie, not relising there was anouther.

[grissom]

That sucks. I'm still hoping for a 2 disc edition with the whole thing together.

[conor.]

Its being split in half for its UK release. Apparently some people in America walked out at the end of the first movie, not relising there was anouther.


um NO. the movie did not do well in north america it is being split up as a chance for the weinsteins to make profit off the film