Re-Releasing GRINDHOUSE In 2 Pieces?
Its apparently panic time for Harvey Weinstein – he’s kicking around the idea of re-releasing GRINDHOUSE as 2 separate movies in just a couple of weeks.
This is just wrong, wrong, wrong.
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about 4 years ago
The difference between the two movies is: Tarantino has lived and breathed exploitation cinema his entire life and since he knows what it is all about from A-Z, he decided to deconstruct/reinvent the genre in his own unique way. Rodriguez isnt as well versed in Exploitation cinema so his film is a pretty straight forward cover so to speak.
about 4 years ago
I gotta agree with Marcus, Death Proof felt a little incomplete. If Tarantino disagreed he wouldn’t have brought the extra footage to Cannes. He’s known to never put back deleted scenes into his completed films. He doesn’t believe in the Director’s Cut, so there must be some stuff he really wanted to have in the final cut.
about 4 years ago
There wasn’t any titis and ass but there was a ton of barefeet and that’s about as arousing as it gets for Tarantino. So there was a big explotive element in Death Proof for people with foot fetishes, although he could’ve had a foot job scene, but that’ve been a little much, no?
about 4 years ago
“I’ll take solace in the fact that I’m being berated by some ass who’d rather use dull jibes than points to express his opinions like an adult.”
Yeah, you’re right. Calling someone deluded for liking one movie more than the other is a very adult way to express your opinion.
Bravo to you! I’m impressed that you’re willing to kill or die for you convictions that PT was a better, more complete movie, I only wish that I could do the same.
You have your convictions that PT was better, so is it wrong that I liked both movies to a similar degree and therefore don’t have your oh-so-mature-and-adult convictions?
Well, if that’s the case, then I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I don’t feel the need to berate the masses that might like one movie more than the other.
If you so desparately need this victory, then take it. I don’t mind. As far as I’m concerned…
It’s Only a Movie,
It’s Only a Movie,
It’s Only a Movie,
It’s Only a Movie,
It’s Only a Movie.
about 4 years ago
I only meant you’d be immature if the only retort you had was that I was a retard or an asshole. I like a rebuttle to be peppered with insults while still having valid points. It’s not about being classy. And all conviction (and I did only say some) means is a firm belief, a passion if you will. I wouldn’t die for it, I know it’s not a big deal, but damn it if I won’t use generalizations to get a point across. It’s not “an adult way to express an opinion” it’s just an opinion, one that’s not very placid. And as for any victor? This is just an exchange of thoughts, friend. There are no winners, just meditators and listeners. No big deal.
about 4 years ago
Face it, the true grindhouse experience is dead and gone and we’re just wading through Tarantino and Rodriguez’s collective memories. As good as the film may be (or at least Tarantino’s half), there’s nothing replicating the experience they want us to have, because most of us will probably be seeing it in upscale theatres that actually clean the trash off their floor and don’t allow you to bring your own food, let alone foreign substances. Where are the hookers giving head in the balcony or the drugged-up psychopaths in the seats behind you? Christ, the theatre barely had any people in it when I went to see the film. And forget about seeing the film any later than an 8:30 showing. Apparently the theatre managers don’t want to miss sleep on account of my enjoyment. I might as well wait for the DVD to replicate the true grindhouse experience.
about 4 years ago
this movie will be on Cannes and you can be sure it will win something…
about 4 years ago
I highly doubt that it will win anything because I doubt that it will be entered in competition.
It will be a part of the out of competition section at Cannes.
Does anyone know if Planet Terror will also be at Cannes?
about 4 years ago
“Where are the hookers giving head in the balcony or the drugged-up psychopaths in the seats behind you?” Too fuggin’ right, K-Dub. That would’a rocked my world. The theater you went to sounds terrible. No eleven or midnight showing? That’s balls! I don’t care Grindhouse is box-office bust, the directors aren’t gonna be ostrasized from show business. They’re rep goes unfettered. And the producers should’a promoted it more and Easter weekend?, so nuts to them. I know there won’t be anymore double feature follow-ups, but they’re could be “GRINDHOUSE presents” movies where it’s just one flick, but with the fake trailers, like “GRINDHOUSE presents Quentin Tarantino’s ‘BLAH, BLAH, BLAH’” or whatever.
about 4 years ago
My mistake: Death Proof is up for the Palm D’Or at Cannes.
about 4 years ago
“I know there won’t be anymore double feature follow-ups, but they’re could be “GRINDHOUSE presents” movies where it’s just one flick, but with the fake trailers”
I think that’s a really cool idea.