Grindhouse

[Fathom Zero]

From acclaimed directors Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, and Edgar Wright comes the manliest and most badass movie I have ever seen. You can even see Tom Savini for a split second and in the longer trailer and you can also see psycho Stuntman Mike smash through a cinema's "Now Playing" board with Scary Movie 4 and Wolf Creek on it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZN_ShFSv9Pw&mode=related&search=
http://youtube.com/watch?search=&mode=related&v=7yt6Lv9tOvI

In true grindhouse fashion, the two movies, (Planet Terror and Death Proof), are shown back to back with ads for fake movies in between them.

Planet Terror is a classic zombie movie about a bunch of thieves accidentally releasing zombie gas from a military base and Death Proof is about a car that cannot be destroyed and neither can anyone in the driver's seat.

One of the fake ads is for a movie called They Call Him Machete;

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/CLNemesis/machete2.gif

Yeah, it's awesome. Dear Jesus, I hope this doesn't suck.

April 6th.

[Zomboid]

Yeah, looks like it'll be a really, really entertaining movie. Robert Rodriguez is never boring and is one of my favorite directors. Tarantino too, but I didn't wanna mention him cause I know juttin, arrowx, jefftheninja, or zelda will come in here and be fanboys now.

[Fathom Zero]

They aren't old enough to see the movie, anyway.

[darkvare]

so machete is just a fake trailer i thought it was acharacter cus danny trejo is my fellow mexican oh well

[Fathom Zero]

They (Rodriguez and Tarantino) juggled around the idea that when the movie is done and is rather successful, they might make full length movies for the trailers.

[Jeff The Ninja]

While i like Tarantino, I Think Rodriguez is better, The "El Mariachi" trilogy was sweet.

[noob3]

I'm way excited fort this, is it going to be a EXTRA LONG flick or the length of 1 movie?

I think the fake trailer thing is going ot be killer!

[Fathom Zero]

I think it's slated to be 2 1/2 hours long, entireley, and I'd say 70 or less minutes per movie because of the fake trailers and such.

[Blue Fox]

I was a little (and read all of this before you jump down my throat!!!) dissapointed with Terantino's movie Hostel.

when my mom (yes, this is like the first movie i ever had to get permission to watch) finally let me see it, I was like, "What is this? This isn't even really that scary..."

there were a few really good gore scenes, especially with the Jap girl and the blowtorch, but i found myself bored at about the 8th sex scene. I guess it's cause i'm a 15 year old girl... but still.

anyway, even with the effects i still didn't find it as good as From Dusk till Dawn.

but this one looks really good! Rock on Tarantino! churn out another winner!

[Jeff The Ninja]

Actually, Eli Roth made Hostel. They just stuck Tarrantino's name on it to sell tickets.

And I (And practically everyone else here) can agree that Hostel was garbage.

[Blue Fox]

I repeat:

I love you guys! :love

[bigtimecow]

i cannot WAIT to see dis :D :D :D :D :D

[MarioRPG]

I can.

Because I have too.

[Supafly345]

I am not a big tarintino fan, but robert rodriguez anything face-smashes me to awesome.

[wislingsailsmen]

ok im kind of confused you mean its more than to movies in this movie?and each part will have a trailer for them?

[bigtimecow]

there are two hour long movies, and in between and before there are going to be trailers for both of those movies plus a bunch of other non-existent movies. it'll be about 3 hours long, so two one hour movies and then an hour of trailers and fake commercials and such.

all filled with blood and gore :love

[noob3]

hostel rocked

[Fathom Zero]

boooo.

[Mockery]

No, Hostel sucked ass.

Anyway, the word on the street (and by street I mean "internet". and by internet I mean "massive conglomeration of gaywads".) is that the "Machete" trailer is actually going to be a REAL movie that might go straight to DVD:

Director Robert Rodriguez spoke at ShoWest, touching on a few topics, including sequels and spin-offs.

Rodriguez revealed that he's planning a solo movie for actor Danny Trejo's Machete character. If you've seen any of the "Grindhouse" trailers, then you've seen Trejo as the machete-wielding renegade. Rodriguez's answer was surprisingly absolute. He is doing a Machete spin-off movie and it's likely going to be direct to DVD. Rodriguez seemed pretty adamant about this, hinting that the announcement is already a done deal.

Switching topics, Rodriguez was asked whether he'll ever make sequels to "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." He replied that it is not out of the question and it is still something that he wants to do. Apparently, his plan was originally to make it the first of a trilogy of movies, following Johnny Depp's blind gunman character. He even put together fake trailers for the sequels using footage from the first movie. When he showed the trailers to Depp, Rodriguez claims that he was all in.

:rock

[Zomboid]

Robert Rodriguez has been one of my favorite directors ever since from dusk till dawn, so that is very good news :O. The guy is one of the best action directors around, and it's not that gay matrix style action.

I'm sure a few of you will disagree with that last part, but fuck you.

[Fathom Zero]

Sequals to Once Upon A Time in Mexico? Kickass.

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

Understandable, but still disappointed.

[Mockery]

The guy is one of the best action directors around, and it's not that gay matrix style action.

I'm sure a few of you will disagree with that last part, but fuck you.
The matrix-style action is great... when it's in the Matrix. What's annoying as fuck is that every single action movie since then has adapted the same style and they've overkilled the hell out of it. So yes, I agree.

And Robert is easily one of the best directors out there. Total self-starter, DIY kinda guy. Check out his "Rebel Without A Crew" book if you get the chance, it's a great read.

[noob3]

any one else seen the monsterous displays for this in any of your local theatres? i was looking at one for atleast 4-5 minutes while I waited on my friend to get some beverage, man was it awesome looking!

it had some chick with 1 leg and a machine gun prosthetic like shooting the gun :o

[ArrowX]

This movie looks fucking great.
BTW
i don't even like Tarantino all of his movies are boring as shit. Just putting that out there.

[arg_zombies]

I never really got to understand grindhouse from the stuff I've seen, so can you guys explain it?
Is it just like 2 movies back to back done all cool and retro, or what?

[Fathom Zero]

Did you even watch the trailers? They give you a definition of Grindhouse in the first few seconds.

[arg_zombies]

I know, but I just want to know whether it's two completely different films, or like Sin City, where the stories all link up?

[Fathom Zero]

Two entirely different films that are completely unrelated in every way, aside frrom the fact that they're shown back to back, a la Grindhouse style with fake movie trailers in between.

[arg_zombies]

Oh ok, that's all I wanted to know, because I wasn't too sure.....

[rocketsauce]

I saw a clip of Rob Zombie's fake trailer for "Werewolf Women of the S.S.". It looks insane.

[Lenor]

Noob the chik that has a machine gun for a leg is Rose McGowan. She was once married to Marilyn Manson, and also played 'paige' on Charmed. Apparently Quentin likes the way she sais 'Cock-Sucker'.

[GADZOOKS]

She is also a terrible actress, she has that "stupid gaze" the kids always talk about.

[Lenor]

Its called sex appeal, gadzooks. One of the three other leading females is Fergie. I do admit she's not all that great of an actress, especially during her "Charmed" phase, but she can dance and 9 out of 10 guys would fuck her.

[Lenor]

Although I do love the scene in Scream, after neve campbell hits the reporter chik and rose mcgowan is like 'bam bitch' or something of that sort.

It makes me laugh every time.

[noob3]

or the part where her huge tits get stuck in the cat door as she is lethally crushed to death

[Lenor]

Heh, as I mentioned before. Sex appeal..

[Zomboid]

Fergie is a fucking butterface. Rose Mcgowan is very, very fuckable :O

[GADZOOKS]

Both of these movies look not very interesting. But I know 90% of the board punched their ticket when they heard the words "Robert Rodriguez" and "zombies" in the same sentence. WHO AM I TO JUDGE!?

[Lenor]

No, I just read about it in Maxim.

[Zomboid]

Yeah, I figured that's where you got that NEAT little story about the way she says cocksucker. I subscribed last summer for some reason and I look through it maybe twice and then leave it. Good waste of money :D

[Lenor]

A friend of my asked me to subscribe for him, being as his parents would shoot him if he had it sent to the house. So, like a nice girl, I did.

Of course, before he gets them, I read the articles.

[MarioRPG]

Both of these movies look not very interesting. But I know 90% of the board punched their ticket when they heard the words "Robert Rodriguez" and "zombies" in the same sentence. WHO AM I TO JUDGE!?
I was sold when I heard Kurt Russell.
And fuck whoever is about to mention "Dreamer", I mean Kurt in an actiony sense.

[Rongi]

Both of these movies look not very interesting. But I know 90% of the board punched their ticket when they heard the words "Robert Rodriguez" and "zombies" in the same sentence. WHO AM I TO JUDGE!?


I honestly think all they had to hear was "Quentin Tarantino"

[executioneer]

i am not likely to see this in a theater, it will prob. be like kill bill, i will download it not-legally from the internet

[Fathom Zero]

I punched my ticket when I saw "Grindhouse". Rodriguez and Tarantino are icing on the cake. And I'd rather spend theater money on them than something from "the creators of Saw".

The cast is excellent, as well.

[Lenor]

I'm jumping on willies-not legal download bandwagon. I need to save my therater time for Harry Potter!

[Fathom Zero]

And slowly but surely comes the degradation of the American film industry.

[arg_zombies]

hehe
I hate downloading films - takes too long, and I always feel guilty of depriving the people who made it, not that they don't get enough money form it already. Whenever I download something, say music, I'll always go out and buy a few CD's :)

[Lenor]

Shh.. don't tell anyone k?

Besides, even if I did go and see it, I would still come back and download it, just for the sake of having a copy when I wanted to see it. Sorry for my lack of trying to keep the economy heaving with going to the movies.

[arg_zombies]

I hardly go to the cinema anymore :(
I will do when 300 comes out - it's the kind of film you can only see on a big screen in a dark room :)

[Lenor]

Arg, I thought 300 already came out?

[arg_zombies]

ZOMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nobody told me :(

[arg_zombies]

Don't worry - found times and printed it out, so I can get my mum to book a time tomorrow XD

[Lenor]

Well, im glad to be of service or something.

[arg_zombies]

:barnstar:squigly:barnstar

It's funny, because I saw the original this afternoon on TV - it was so bad I laughed the whole way through! :lol

[Fathom Zero]

300 looked underwhelming to me. I'm gonna go rent Sin City instead.

[arg_zombies]

Heh, I've seen Sin City like 6 times - I love Frank Miller stuff, big fan :)

[Lenor]

Sin City in my opinion was an awesome movie. 300 is supposed to be along the same lines or maybe sin city 2, from what I hear.

If anyone goes to see it, let me know.

[noob3]

go to the 300 thread that is in this forum lol :(

[arg_zombies]

300 is supposed to be along the same lines or maybe sin city 2

Sin City 2 :eek

Yeah, they've used the same sort of effects to make it look animated and cool... :\

Hopefully I'll see it today :)

[Lenor]

go to the 300 thread that is in this forum lol :(

your lucky I :love you mister!

[Fathom Zero]

Quit gaying up this thread with other bad movies.

[Mr. Vagiclean]

frank miller should be kidnapped from his sleep and knocked out. he also should be surgically operated on so that his eyesocket is attached to tarantino's asshole then they both should be put into a fucking burlap sack along with a dog that's capable of screaming without a head and an anaconda without a head as well and they all should be hurled off niagra falls with the PA system howling E1m8 song from Doom BECAUSE, BECAUSE they are fucking HORRIBLE fuck sincity killbill what a fuckin JOKE

[arg_zombies]

Errrrr..... okay?

[Fathom Zero]

Less than a week to go. I'm fucking stoked.

[rocketsauce]

Check out Eli Roth's full Thanksgiving trailer (http://movies.ign.com/articles/777/777376p1.html). There's also clips of Edgar Wright's and Rob Zombie's trailers at the end.

[Mockery]

Yeah I watched that trailer last night and it's fucking great. That's the best thing Eli Roth has ever done honestly (which isn't saying much considering it's the guy who did "Hostel" 'n all... but still, they should make that into a REAL movie.) That old, grainy style is exactly the kind of shit I miss. The narrator's voice is perfect too.

For those who don't wanna deal with it on IGN, here it is on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RApHZ-snSGc

[MarioRPG]

Oh man, that was so great.

[Fathom Zero]

I didn't expect the pilgrim killer to cut off the turkey's head during the parade, so I freaked out a lot.

"It's blood."



"... son of a bitch."

Fuckin' classic.

[noob3]

why do you guys hate on hostel you need to relax that movie was good and i feel sorry for anyone who has problems enjoying good movies

[MattJack]

Tarantino is on Conan tonight, for those of you who care.

[rocketsauce]

That's the best thing Eli Roth has ever done honestly (which isn't saying much considering it's the guy who did "Hostel" 'n all... but still, they should make that into a REAL movie.)

Yeah I think people are going wish that these trailers were real movies. I'm almost more excited to see the full Werewolf Women trailer... just for the ridiculous Nic Cage laughing.

[ArrowX]

The Trailers were awesome, Planet Terror was easily the better of the two, Death Proof started pretty OK, then got awesome, then terrible, then ok, then pretty cool, then just car chase awesome.

[Zomboid]

Haven't seen it, but arrowx is probably right. Rodriguez's part is probably better just because he's the better director.

[Fathom Zero]

Awesome movies, ArrowX is right on the money.

Rodriguez' movie is the better of the two, the trailers were awesome, and as soon as Death Proof started, you knew it did; you could tell because of the trademark Tarantino dialogue. Kurt Russel was a badass, as was Freddy Rodriguez. Death Proof truly scared me when the girls borrowed the car and Stuntman Mike showed up. Really, the movie was all sorts of awesome, through and through. Definitely the best movie I've seen in months.

The best part though was seeing the people that didn't "get it" walk out of the theatre and complain to the management about the grainy-ness and missing reels. Laughs were had at the expense of these dumb, middle-aged, white women.

[Lenor]

Great review, zero.

The sexist remarks were particularly informing.

[arg_zombies]

God, I had loads of people like that when i went to see King Kong :(
Although it was a bit of a shit film, the 3 year olds at the front were really off-putting

If any of the trailers were to be made into films, I hope Thanksgiving is included! I just love the way the voice keeps saying the name over and over again.... reminds me of that evil headon advert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_SwD7RveNE :eek

I remember ages ago, I was tlaking to a friend of my dad's who works in the movie industry, and apparently they make all the squelchy sounds for the gore with a wooden spoon and a melon :lol

[ArrowX]

My theater didn't have the special Trailer exclusive to the canadian release "Hobo With A Shotgun"

http://www.devilducky.com/media/58566/

It won some contest to be included.

[Grislygus]

Great review, zero.

The sexist remarks were particularly informing.


I would like to back up his argument that fat middle-aged white women are amusing theatre-goers. We get more than enough of them in Coos Bay's theatre.


Sample Quotes:

Pan's Labyrinth
"He's on a HORSE!"

War of the Worlds
"WHAT?"
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND."
"WHAT'S SHE DOING?"
"WHO'S THAT PERSON?"
"WHAT?"
(character has blood forcibly removed) "DID THEY KILL HIM?"

300
"I can't bah-lieve they killed the cute one."

The Illusionist
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."
"God...."

Note: It was confirmed that she and her date were indeed watching the movie. Retardation is suspected.

Superman Returns
"WHAT?"

[arg_zombies]

I bet those quotes could be placed on the audience of EVERY film I've watched

[Fathom Zero]

I couldn't care less if my remarks are sexist, guy.

The fact still remains that more than 3/4ths of the people that complained were dumb, middle-aged, white women. They're the same people that left during the fake trailers. I didn't get it.

Everybody else had exactly the same reactions during the movie except for them. They were aghast. Many "Oh-my-lord!"s were heard. Thankfully much of the audience was really, really cool.

[Lenor]

FINE!

It's true and very annoying to here them gasping and whispering at every little scene change.

errr.. what is so funny about saying I'm a guy?

[Fathom Zero]

You reminded me of something. I like how, in Planet Terror, when one scene would end, another would begin without any cuts or missing a beat, i.e. when one person is followed out of a door the camera pans over to someone walking through the same door or when Dakota leaves the hospital parking lot and El Wray pulls up to get Cherry.

[Lenor]

Cherry got her leg chopped off right, and then her boyfriend used his souped up machine gun to replace it?

[ArrowX]

It was awesome when 8 fat middle aged people waddled out of the theater when planet terror ended saying "what a waste of money, they said it was 3 hours" Then about 20 minutes later most come back in presumably after arguing with the staff about the running time of the film, one of them grumbling about "now we have to watch another one", and about an hour in one girl asks her chubby hubby "what does this one have to do with the first part?"

[Fathom Zero]

Cherry got her leg chopped off right, and then her boyfriend used his souped up machine gun to replace it?

Not gonna say anything, but he replaces her leg with the machine gun towards the end.

It was awesome when 8 fat middle aged people waddled out of the theater when planet terror ended saying "what a waste of money, they said it was 3 hours" Then about 20 minutes later most come back in presumably after arguing with the staff about the running time of the film, one of them grumbling about "now we have to watch another one", and about an hour in one girl asks her chubby hubby "what does this one have to do with the first part?"

I love it when people walk into things they don't understand (through pure stupidity and ignorance on their part) and be completely frustrated.

Best Role: NICHOLAS CAGE AS FU MANCHU.

[Cliff Steele]

there will be full length cuts of each movie on the dvd :O

[ArrowX]

OH SHIT fathom I forgot about the FuManChu part, that trailer is the best thing Rob Zombie will ever do in his life.

The most letdown trailer IMO tho was "Don't" by Edgar Wright. Its still awesome funny but compared to Thanksgiving and Machete it pales.

By the way any of you guys get Rodriguez's Evil Dead reference in Planet Terror?

[Fathom Zero]

Naw, but I got the Zatoichi reference in Death Proof.

[noob3]

Saw this with Jen on Friday, started at 10:30 and we did not get out until 2:00 AM. Wow, what an awesome movie! First of all, I couldn't stop laughing through most of Planet Terror. Fucking insanley good flick! The T&A was kind of overdone, but it was expected. I loved how the intro to PT had the go-go dance, and in the intro to DP it was just FEET!!!

And for all you stupid fucks who diss on Hostel, Thanksgiving was proof at how badass Eli Roth is. The Thanksgiving preview alone more than paid for my girlfriend & I's ticket's! All the previews had me laughing, I fucking loved them!

Death Proof sucked at first, but the ending was AWESOME! "I am ok!" As Zoe jumped out of the bushes was predictable but at the same time great. It was slow, but when it got going it was on-the-edge-of-your-seat tension :o My girlfriend was like squeezing the shit my hand all during the last chase, we didn't know what the fuck was going to happen! But when it ended, it ended PERFECTLY!

GODDAMN THAT BAR-B-QUE SAUCE :x

spoiler: LOL WHEN THEY CRUSH KURT RUSSELS HEAD AT THE END :)

[noob3]

OH AND BEST LINE: "they can all live in the same tank!" :love :love :love
BEST ROLE: THE NUT COLLECTOR GUY :lol

Edit: alot of people did walk out, but most of the people stayed. My girlfriend argued with me that DP was better, but I think she was just into the girl diologue :0 BUT THE FUCKING STUNT WOMEN VS STUNT MAN MIKE CHASE WAS SOOO EXCELLENT :o Zoe was a BAD ASS

[Fathom Zero]

"I only want one thing from you...

Your balls."

[noob3]

"UH THERE DOSN'T HAPPEN TO BE ANOTHER BIOCHEMIST AROUND HERE POSSIBLY?"

[Fathom Zero]

"But I always wanted to be a stand-up comedian."

[Lenor]

Thanks fuckers, now I'll have to go see this movie. :/ haha

[ArrowX]

When El Wray says "I never miss" for the last time just about every guy in the theater was like "OOOH YEAH!"

[Fathom Zero]

I don't like how Stuntman Mike turned into a wuss near the end. Everyone in the theater was laughing when he was screaming from sterilizing his wound. It was great, though.

The vehicle stunts are frickin' amazing. Hearing Mike lecture Vic. 1 on how to make a vehicle Death Proof and why was funny and cool to me.

[DeadKennedys]

"Boy's got the devil in 'im..."

Nick Cage as Fu Manchu had me nearly pissing myself in laughter

[noob3]

OK I saw it AGAIN last night with a gaggle of friends who were all wanting to go, so I agreed, just to see it again.

there is alot of references to Death Proof in Planet Terror, IE on the radio SPOILER SPOILER

"In loving memory of our very own Jungle Julia"

ALSO, upon 2nd viewing of Grindhouse:

Death Proof REALLY sucks.

[Mockery]

The trailers for Machete, Thanksgiving, and Don't were all awesome. The only one I hated was Rob Zombie's "werewolf women" trailer. That one blew ass. It didn't even go with the time period that all the other trailers were spoofing. In fact, it looked like everything else Rob has already done before. Plus he had to stick his wife in there (again) and have her performing on stage in a dress JUST like she did in House of 1000 Corpses. Fucking boring.

Eli Roth should also call it quits now because, sadly, this trailer is the best thing he's ever done in his career. The guy can't direct a decent new movie (take a look at that piece of shit "Hostel" for example), but he clearly does have talent when you see something like Thanksgiving. He really should make that into a full-length movie and then call it quits.

As for the main movies themselves, I'm not sure which I liked more and will have to watch them again, but I'm probably leaning towards Death Proof.

[ArrowX]

I read somewhere that Machete was getting his own movie or something of the sort. about 2 months back.

Roth originaly intended to make Thanksgiving, but due to his commitment to Hostel 2 and the upcoming Stephen King movie "cell" (super cellphone zombies) he said it wouldn't happen for at least the next decade. When he was approached to make a trailer he jumped at it stating "all I have to do is shoot the best parts and none of the boring stuff"

[Fathom Zero]

Does anyone remember the new Stephen King movie starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, 1408?

The trailer before Grindhouse started scared the shit out of me. This is gonna be a good one.

[rocketsauce]

It was awesome when 8 fat middle aged people waddled out of the theater when planet terror ended saying "what a waste of money, they said it was 3 hours" Then about 20 minutes later most come back in presumably after arguing with the staff about the running time of the film, one of them grumbling about "now we have to watch another one", and about an hour in one girl asks her chubby hubby "what does this one have to do with the first part?"

Funny, but I still can't understand how this is happening so much. Are people really going in not knowing the "gimmick"? Who walks into the theater and randomly picks a movie that they know nothing about... especially now.

Anyway, I rate the concept and the total experience higher than the two movies themselves. Case of the sum being greater than the parts I guess. The trailers were great and I liked the restricted placards/cartoons (or whatever you call them). Those little touches added a lot because the movies were decent but not mind blowing. DP was uneven, but I think the problem was that the bar and diner dialogue was not up to par with the diner dialogue from Reservoir Dogs. If it had been, I don't think people would have minded as much.

Funniest moment: DP's missing reel... the whole theater groans in unison.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

Newsflash - people are fucking stupid. People in groups, usually more so.
There is actually talk of splitting Grindhouse, adding the 'lost reels', and re-releasing the film as single features. The gimmick is being blamed for the poor box office. Personally, I think it has more to do with Easter weekend.

As for the films themselves, Planet Terror was perfect - a great film in the context and spirit of the project. The second half I honestly thought was the worst film I've ever watched. I came very close to walking out, and that's saying something - I'm a cheap bastard. Yeah, I get it - I get he was more or less making fun of himself and his habit heavy dialog but really, it was beyond masturbatory. I was beyond bored - he was entertaining himself and not his audience. It was akin to slamming on the breaks after a great one hour ride.

[Supafly345]

Hi everybody!

[arg_zombies]

Hi there.

[GADZOOKS]

The only things I got out of this movie is that either Quentin Tarentino lost his touch with dialog or I have outgrown it and that Robert Rodriguez should only make children's movies from now on.

I mean all his movie need was that song that goes "CLICK CLICK BOOM"

I like how a movie that supposedly takes place in the Grindhouse era has SUV's in their car chases.

[Grislygus]

Well that was certainly the most retarded fun I've had in a while. My friends and I completely took over the front rows, with only five other people in the theatre.

Tarantino was pretty damned dedicated to the revenge flick formula. Unfortunately, revenge flicks like "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" were pretty damned dull. Awesome stuntwork, though.

[ArrowX]

The only things I got out of this movie is that either Quentin Tarentino lost his touch with dialog or I have outgrown it and that Robert Rodriguez should only make children's movies from now on.

I mean all his movie need was that song that goes "CLICK CLICK BOOM"

I like how a movie that supposedly takes place in the Grindhouse era has SUV's in their car chases.

The movies weren't supposed to represent the grindhouse era, the actual presentation of the film was not the content itself.

[rocketsauce]

Yup, the style was grind house. The setting was contemporary. (Remember in DP, they crashed through a Scary Movie 4/Wolf Creek double feature movie sign.)

[Fathom Zero]

Which is why I enjoyed the Rob Zombie's trailer so much.

They are all both homages and contemporary takes on a wicked awesome genre.

[Grislygus]

My favorite was "Don't". The others were a lot funnier, but they weren't nearly as period.

[Zomboid]

Really? I'd say thanksgiving for sure. Don't was really good too though and would probably be second.

[Grislygus]

Well, as far as humor goes, Thanksgiving all the way, but I got a real kick how "Don't" was exactly like all the schlock I saw as a kid. Especially the terrible, bloodless effects when the guy yanked out his eyes.

[Zomboid]

That's what I'm saying too. I guess I just saw more slasher movies than kinda supernatural horror movies as a kid.

[Fathom Zero]

The Thanksgiving trailer reminds me soooo much of Prom Night, from the disembodied voice to the dismemberment.

[Eazy]

Are you effen CRAZY?? Who else can make 3 hour films and have to split them or double feature them?? Point is...3 hours of MINDLESS fun and cinematic bliss! Go see your Oscar nominated flicks, which can be very good, or be freakin entertained with crazy shit for a whole afternoon for the same price!! If you want to think, go to school or work. Just my opinion.

[Bell E. Laffs]

I think you are a mindless 13 year old who doesn't know what side the moss grows on trees, you twerp.

[Lenor]

twerp? uhhh interesting..

IM GOING SUNDAY SO SHHHH NOBODY TELLS ME!!

[Rongi]

Wah wah wah

hey, that's fantastic. go bawl somewhere else

the last half hour of death proof was the greatest thing ever

[MarioRPG]

Death Proof was ruined with too much god damn talking. It's not even just the talking, but they were talking about nothing. And I wanted Death Proof to be better, desperately...

[Grislygus]

Pretty much followed the revenge formula.

[Rongi]

while i agree that there was way too much dialogue ( and not very much of it was interesting ) in death proof, i still think that the last half hour was amazing.

[Ant10708]

Just got back from seeing it for the first time and I loved it. The scene when the new Zealand girl was on the hood of the car was so intense!

[Supafly345]

This movie is so funny! I sorta wish it took place in the seventies though. Man, I love this.

[Supafly345]

I mean I verily wish it did.

[Fathom Zero]

Confirmation from the local Sam Goody: Planet Terror and Death Proof are being released separately. They're actually being released two days apart at my store on the 16th for Planet Terror and the 18th for Death Proof.

So it's good news if you're one of the folks that only liked Planet Terror.

[noob3]

yeah good news for me!

[Fathom Zero]

Nevermind, Planet Terror is being released OCTOBER 16th.

The fake trailers won't be on the discs.

WHAT THE FUCK?

[MarioRPG]

Old news

[Fathom Zero]

OH WELL THEN. GUESS EVERYONE KNEW BUT ME.

I feel like a total douche.

[FuriKuri]

There better be a Grindhouse set eventually. I am not buying the movies by themselves.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

I'm sure they will eventually, but right now I suspect they are going for profitability as the theatrical release more or less tanked. Also, I think there was a lot of demand to split the two films up.

I for one, don't want to be within 100 yard of Death Proof ever again.

[Zomboid]

Me neither, brotha!

[ArrowX]

death proof would have been much better had they chopped the entire first half hour off of it. I was ready to leave the theater about 10 minutes into Death Proof.

[EisigerBiskuit]

I wanted at least one of those hollywood girls to get skidmarked. i felt sad for stuntman :[

[Fathom Zero]

The problem was that it wasn't as cheesy as Planet Terror. It was a serious movie. It wasn't Grindhouse at all. But I liked it for what it was, a kick ass car chase film. Having Kurt Russel cry towards the end was such a boneheaded move, though. I thought Stuntman Mike was supposed to be a total badass.

[EisigerBiskuit]

for a moment at the end, I thought that was just a wannabee. Then, when they finally catch him, he roars from the hills. in flames!

[noob3]

uh why wouldnt he have been crying? he thought he was fucking with just some chicks that he could easily kill and they turned out to be even better stuntpeople than him and were playing his game waay better than he was

wouldnt YOU be crying if you were in this situation?

[Fathom Zero]

No. I would've resolved to do better.

[noob3]

too bad they crushed his skull at the end and he probably died :(

[Fathom Zero]

Wait 'till Death Proof 2 when Stuntman Bob comes for revenge.

[Supafly345]

You guys just don't UNDERSTAND deathproof is all! Its exactly as old grindhouse movies were! Almost perfectly! Its really a good movie if you think about it!

[Zomboid]

I can't stand the black stunt woman's laugh. HAAAA-HAAAA-HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[DeadKennedys]

I thought both movies were excellent. Did you notice Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright (of Shaun of the Dead fame) as zombies? I think Simon was in the phone booth.

Death Proof was good because Tarantino had a chance to make fun of himself. The believeable dialogue, the spinning-around-the-table-a-la-Reservoir-Dogs, violence juxtaposed with humor very quickly, all of his trademarks. Also, if I ever own a store, I will have a Johnny Cash picture with "Cash Only" written on it.

[Zbu Manowar]

Death Proof wasn't that bad, it's just that (like a lot of grindhouse flicks) it too way too long to get to the point and paid off at the end with one heck of a car chase. Plus the whole movie stank of being sliced and diced: the beginning title sequence was badly edited on and possibly the first half of the movie was new footage inserted to make the whole 'Death Proof' title accurate. If anything, the real movie itself is 'Thunder Bolt' in which Stuntman Mike terrorizes three stuntwomen in a car. The DJ girls and the bar sequence was nothing but a joke to be slapped onto the beginning of the movie ala Dr. Butcher M.D.

So in a sense, the movie works, but it wasn't well thought out. Rodriegez made his movie fun. Tarantino made a Grindhouse movie without really thinking how it would play to everybody not in on the joke. And the Weinsteins forgot that the whole movie as it ran in theaters is what everybody wanted on the DVD, and that separating them takes the joke way out of context and makes it completely pointless.

That said, if I came across either steelbook of both movies for really cheap, I'd get them. But my heart is still in a mega DVD release of this fine film that was one of the best cinematic experiences I've ever had but wasn't given enough credit.