Grindhouse (Tarantino/Rodriguez, 2007)

[colinr0380]

At least Planet Terror felt more faithful to its sources than Death Proof

Depends what you mean by that. While re-watching my Planet Terror DVD recently, I was reminded by several shots of similar set-ups in John Carpenter films, especially Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York. Then, on the audio commentary, Rodriguez admits that he wasn't really doing a 70s movie, he was doing an 80s film.

Anyway, I'd agree that PT is more faithful to Carpenter than DP is to, say, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.

True - but if he was trying to make the 'lost John Carpenter film' from the early 80s as he states in his commentary then I think he completely failed - no John Carpenter film would ever be so incoherent as Planet Terror. That is why I'd ignore all Rodriguez's wishful thinking and bracket it with the 80s Italian films, which it seems closer to whether intentional or not. However I still don't think Planet Terror reaches the craziness of something like Nightmare City or Contamination even if it matches their 'anything goes' approach to an infected rampage!

[DrewReiber]

However I still don't think Planet Terror reaches the craziness of something like Nightmare City

And thank god for that!

Perhaps you're right domino. It's just as the films have gone overseas virtually nothing has been heard of in terms of discussion or promotion of Planet Terror. It may be happening but I haven't seen it.

It was promoted at the same time Death Proof was. Just about all the UK magazines I saw mentioned both, even if they gave more attention to panderous Tarantino worship.

[colinr0380]

Here is a classic Mark Kermode rant about Death Proof!

[kaujot]

It's a dead link.

[patrick]

I've just heard an interesting rumor - Larry Bishop's Hellride (produced by Tarantino; he was also supposed to be acting in it but dropped out) is going to be presented under the "Grindhouse Presents..." banner.

[domino harvey]

If you simply must own a six-disc edition of Grindhouse, then feast your peepers on this
[quote="translation"]â—‹DISC1：『デス・プルーフã€

[Jack Phillips]

More to the point, it's the only way at present to get the theatrical cut (with all the trailers) on DVD.

Thanks for the heads-up. I just checked amazon.co.jp and they are selling it for 600 yen cheaper. Waiting until March 21, though, is gonna be hard . . .

[DrewReiber]

More evidence that Grindhouse may not be dead after all....

[Antoine Doinel]

I decided to finally watch Planet Terror from my small kevyip pile last night and I had to turn it off halfway through. I was suprised at how long and dull it plays at home. The first act takes so long to get going that I didn't even to make it to the part where McGowan gets her new leg. Actually, a couple of weeks I made another attempt to watch it but didn't make it past the Machete trailer (I skipped it this time around). I'll try and give the second half of the film another whirl but this may be up on the trading block soon.

I popped in the extras and watched Rodriguez's always fun 10-Minute-Film-School and had to chuckle at the end when he mentions the Film School he's shot for the "forthcoming 2-disc Grindhouse DVD set" that will include his authentic Texas BBQ recipes. I'll believe that, when Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair sees the light of day.

[Floyd]

I decided to also journey to the kevyip and watched Death Proof. What to me seems to be the biggest downfall and what probably others have said is that Tarantino has these amateur actors or people he decides are good choices to read this dialogue of his and they all deliver it so stiff and seem confused on how to act it out. By clearly never allowing any improvisation or change of dialogue with these amateurs it seems to force the whole thing to be uninteresting and rather dull. If you are going to put this much dialogue on actors it'd be nice if they seemed just mildly comfortable doing it. Granted even if they were comfortable would this droning perceived cool dialogue be mildly interesting? Probably not but Sam Jackson made it work before and made it worth watching.

[dr. calamari]

kevyip?

Was ist das kevyip?

[bunuelian]

kevyip?

Was ist das kevyip?

Noob! "Kevyip" is a code phrase for that pile of unwatched DVDs that we all are too ashamed to acknowledge. It arose in this thread:

[dr. calamari]

Thanks for the clarification...and the entertaining link to a fascinating discussion. It almost made me embarrassed to be a white male in Criterion's "target" demographic, but fortunately I don't embarrass that easily. Usually.

[Antoine Doinel]

A 2-disc Grindhouse DVD is apparently on the way (last paragraph). Interesting that Rodriguez was offered to do a full blown cooking video.

[Dante Vescio]

Does anybody know how to find the score for the Kurt Russell "fifty fifty chance" scene? That's the scene where Rose Macgowan realizes Stuntman Mike's real intentions.
It's listed as the soundtrack from the movie Dragon's Claws on IMDB but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone?

[brendanjc]

Edgar Wright tweeted about working on a commentary track for "Don't" as a hint that the complete Grindhouse release still appears to be in the works.

[AttitudeAJM]

I hope not. I actually enjoyed watching Planet Terror and knowing that nothing followed it. I found Death Proof to be rather dreadful.

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

I hope not. I actually enjoyed watching Planet Terror and knowing that nothing followed it. I found Death Proof to be rather dreadful.

You can always, you know, not watch Death Proof and turn off the DVD after the trailers or just hang on to your lone Planet Terror DVD.

[skuhn8]

I hope not. I actually enjoyed watching Planet Terror and knowing that nothing followed it. I found Death Proof to be rather dreadful.

You can always, you know, not watch Death Proof and turn off the DVD after the trailers or just hang on to your lone Planet Terror DVD.

Clearly you didn't read the whole tweet where he goes on to inform us that previous dvd owners will not only be required to purchase this new version, but forced to sit through, listen and take a quiz on his commentary. So AttitudeAJM can now look forward to having a lot following 'it'.

[eerik]

Yes, it comes with this free headset to assure that you are actually watching the whole thing.