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Spidermonkey And Merken Muffley Have Our Very First GRINDHOUSE Reviews!!
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Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
This one's just starting to screen for the press, and I'm sure I won't be able to just write about this one right away, but as soon as I can, I'm itching to review this movie.
In the meantime, people who went to tonight's screening of the 3 hour 5 minute final cut have been writing in with their reactions. Some love it.. some hate it. Some love one film, and they don't like the other film. It's going to be fun to discuss this one with film fans soon.
For now, here are our first two reviews for the movie. First up is Spidermonkey:
Hello everyone. Spidermonkey here.
I haven't written in for quite some time, but I've finally got something worth chatting about - GRINDHOUSE. I just got home from what I assume to be the film's first press screening – as far as I could tell, this is the finished, theatrical cut of the picture... so let's dig in.
In order to properly examine this film, one needs to understand the context that it is being made in... What has essentially happened here is that Bob, Harvey, and Co. have handed the keys to the kingdom to our heroes Robert and Quentin. So that everybody has a little background, I'm a sometimes-fan of Rodriguez (enjoy the El Mariachi films, dug Sin City, thoroughly enjoyed The Faculty, but I tend to avoid his more child-driven fare) and I'm a huge fan of Tarantino (own all his films, consider Jackie Brown to be a masterpiece, etc.).
I'm going to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, because despite my own personal disappointment in this endeavor, I wouldn't want to ruin some of the genuinely cool surprises that these guys have in store for you. So to break it down quickly and efficiently, I'll say right off the bat that one of these two films (and make no mistake, in terms of the AMOUNT of content, you ARE seeing two films for the price of one) is far better than the other, though this is a case where the sum of the parts, sadly, does not add up to much.
Let's do this one-by-one:
1. PLANET TERROR - Robert Rodriguez's gore-filled, nausea-inducing, zombie-fest is the first film on the ticket. For this reviewer, it was hugely underwhelming. It's strange to set eyes on something that tries SO DAMN HARD to please its very specific audience, something that works continuously to be so many things for so few people, yet feels like not much of anything... I sympathize ever so slightly with
Rodriguez because it's clear the guy wants us to have a LOT of fun with this, and there are moments, very very cool moments, where we do... but on the whole, this felt extremely tedious and slow. Planet Terror is mostly a wall-to-wall action fest, with some bizarre soap opera elements thrown in for good measure. However, despite the high quantity of action, there are only so many times we can watch blood flying out from zombies and humans being mangled before it begins to feel dull and familiar. That being said, KNB deserves high praise for their makeup effects in this segment, because they are truly wonderful and outstanding. Rodriguez also manages to stage some really entertaining action sequences that do feel inventive and fresh. Rose McGowan is exceptionally hot of course, and her character has some surprising depth - Josh Brolin also acquits himself very well in a villainous role unlike any I've seen him do. In the end, however, Planet Terror fails as a cohesive piece, and feels more like an excuse
to stage a bunch of gore than a reason to tell a great, entertaining story, whether it is one possessing depth or not. Remember, From Dusk Til Dawn managed to mix tons of gore with fantastic storytelling and a fresh structure...
2. DEATH PROOF - Quentin Tarantino's segment was the far better of the two, in spite of having some major flaws. Rodriguez's film, even with all its noise and over-the-top violence, is much more straightforward and "traditional" in its telling than Death Proof. What Tarantino has done with Death Proof is to take his every whim, his biggest fetishes, and run wild with them. One might ask - how is this different from what Tarantino normally does? There's a MASSIVE difference - in the past, Tarantino has always managed to set up and tell a great STORY and then have his "homages" act as a kind of wonderful icing. In all of his past films, he has never lost sight of the heart of the matter, despite his intense focus on having attention paid to the little "quirks" of his universe. We all know the man can write amazing dialogue, but with Death Proof, it feels as though he literally vomited all over his typewriter. Scenes stretch on into the double digits, with nothing but characters chattering on about inane things. I must admit, I was engaged through every minute with his characters. These people are sharply defined, each distinctly different and capable of saying wonderful things. There is certainly no dearth of verbal gems in his script. However, structurally, and story-wise, Death Proof is a complete mess - sure, this is Tarantino's intention,
but in his desire to make something so bizarre, he ends up with a film that fails to engage at its conclusion. Death Proof starts out like something that will wink at us but then produce something substantial, but all it ends up doing is winking.
It's easy to make an argument that since what we have here is so clearly a niche piece, an organism that so fully understands what it is and what it has to offer us, that if one doesn't get on board with it, they must not "get it." The issue here is that there's essentially NOTHING TO "GET." That was the point of the original grindhouse films, no? But that's not a valid excuse for what Rodriguez and Tarantino have delivered. This film is one big fucking wink to the audience. In KILL BILL, Tarantino managed to take an entire "cheesy" sub-genre and put a soul into it, elevate it above its traditional trappings. He winked at moments, but gave us something we really hadn't seen before. It is an example of a good filmmaker that took something traditionally described as "bad" and made it into something
oh-so-good. Grindhouse is an example of good filmmakers taking bad material and failing to elevate it in any way. Tarantino's dialogue, though wonderful, is simply not enough, and Rodriguez, despite a couple of really "cool" scenes, fails to make much of anything at all. If all we're gonna get is crap that is an homage to crap, what's the point? These directors are too good for the excuse "it IS crap, THAT'S the point!" Do not let them off the hook this easily. We all know they are capable of much more...
P.S. - There are "trailers" interspersed throughout Grindhouse. I will only say that Eli Roth's trailer for "THANKSGIVING" was absolutely brilliant, and probably the highlight of the entire film.
Sorry to ramble on for so long, but I know there are a lot of folks out there eager to see this thing, and while I'm sure many will disagree with my opinion, it IS a film worth discussing, and I'm sure most of my fellow readers will.
Let the arguments fly!
Spidermonkey
Wow.
It’s funny... I’m not sure what role criticism is going to play in GRINDHOUSE at all. Most of the movies that inspired QT and RR to make this film are the sorts of films that no reviewer ever bothered with. On Sunday, I went down to the New Beverly for the Grindhouse Film Festival that’s still running, and I watched a double feature of BROTHERHOOD OF DEATH and JOHNNY TOUGH, neither one of which I’d ever seen before. And in both cases, I enjoyed them. They were unpretentious and I enjoyed them because they knew what they were and they did what they set out to do with efficiency and heart.
Were they great? No. But were they crap worth laughing at? Nope. And QT and RR don’t enjoy these films because they think they are crap to be laughed at, either. They enjoy these films because you find a lot of gems among these forgotten titles, and when you do, you feel really good about having discovered it.
So here’s a second review, and again... I’m not sure what sort of insight we’re going to be able to give you regarding this film. I have a feeling it’s one of those that you have to see yourself to be able to really speak about it with any authority.
Take it away, Merken:
Saw Grindhouse in Hollywood tonight.
I don't do this review thing often, but I've heard this movie may not be locked yet and would like to make a quick couple of observations. I'll try to be vague about plot points , give away no surprises, and try to be constructive in my criticism.
Pre-show prejudge... I thought that "planet terror" would be watch able, thought the fake trailer thing was a cool idea, but I was there for Tarantino. I've loved all of his films so far, even if I thought his best work was in his first two films rather than the later work.
Surprise!
Planet Terror- far and away the superior of the two films. FAR AND AWAY!!!
Knew what it wanted to do, and executed! Funny when it needed to be, Loads of violence and sex and my lord is it gory! This is definitely the one of the two that will push the MPAA toward NC17 land. Probably, my favorite thing from Rodriguez to date. The trailers are great, and were a nice breakup between the two movies. My favorite was Machete, which After Sin City 2, this should be the movie Rodriguez should make.
"DeathProof" on the other hand, would have been better as a trailer.
Quentin, if your reading this. You have to cut down this movie!!! It runs at least 15 minutes too long. The bar scene in the beginning goes on and on and That diner scene with the second group of girls is painful sir! You lost me, and everyone around me. Blinking coughing, shifting in their chairs. I heard one guy actually mutter "cut the fucking scene you pretentious prick!" (Note: I know I was trying to be constructive, but that's what he said and I think it summed up the feeling in the room at that moment)
Also, when the tables are turned on Russell's character, am I supposed to lose sympathy for those seeking revenge on him? Tarantino pushes and pushes until I stopped feeling the righteousness of the revenge, and into feeling of pity of Kurt's character. It just seemed to cross that line into sadism for me and no matter how bad Stuntman Mike was, I wanted to see him turn the tables on those tarantino clearly wants me to root for.
The script felt like a weak re mix of all his previous work. For the first time the dialogue felt forced. I could see him working. The characters felt recycled, especially Tracie Thoms as Kim, who was clearly doing her best Sam Jackson impression.
The movie can be made better by losing some time, mostly in the two scenes mentioned above, but even then there's plenty of room to chop. There's just so much fat on this film. It feels like a first edit to me the way Matrix revolutions felt like a first edit.
To be fair there were some nice scenes in "Deathproof" including a good chase that again, goes on a bit too long...but is entertaining and well shot. Tatantino is proving with this and "kill bill" that he can shoot action.
I think Grindhouse as a whole is proof of the saying, No good movie is long enough and no bad movie is short enough. Even though Rodriguez has the longer of the two films, its Tarantino that needs to pitch in and cut that running time.
The movie runs over 3 hours and you best not lose those trailers!!! They brought down the house!!
From the desk of Merken Muffley
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Damn you Michael Bay
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Mar 23, 2007 5:25:39 AM CDT
Anyone else planning to see this in two sittings?
by franklin t marmoset
I know the double bill aspect is part of the point, but I am getting too old and too crotchety to sit in a cinema for three hours straight. My ass hurts, I need to piss, and I have become horribly dependent on my DVD player's pause button - a magical device that lets me go off and do something else for a bit if I'm bored.These reviews are a bit of a let down, but I'll probably go along anyway. Chances are, bad reviews aren't going to discourage us movie nutbags who like this stupid crap.
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I was kinda hoping this would be a kick ass role for old Jack Burton, I mean shit Tarantino gives David Carradine, and Travolta great roles, Kurt deserves the cherry over those two douche bags.
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And all in all, I thought it was awesome. Sure it was a little long, but who cares when it means more Tarantino? If these films were separate, you'd say too short. Tough to keep everyone happy by finding that middle ground. This was everything we've been expecting. All promises delivered on. Totally unlike anything I've ever seen. Is it Pulp Fiction? No, but it's not trying to be. It's a wild, insane, totally hardcore viewing experience, experience being the key word. I'll have a full review up shortly. And yes, the trailers rocked for the most part.
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I dunno, I'm a little worried about this now, actually. I'll still be there first night with a freakin 40.
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...there´s just so much insane and crazy dialogue you can take. It was refreshing and new in "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", but his so called Masterpiece "Jacky Brown" bored the hell out of me. I loved the fist half of kill bill, ´cause it seemed like Tarantione could shoot more than just 2 people delivering wannabe-cool dialogue after dialogue, but the second half proved me wrong. If there´s really nothing more than some genre-references thrown in and a damn lot of talking in his part of "Grindhouse", I´m surely gonna avoid this.
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how was it?
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I was sitting on the fence thinking whether or not I wanted to watch this. The reviews did not help me, another reason is the subject matter. If they did their best to put together a 'crap' feature with great parts in it, what's the point spending money to watch it? More than that, why would I want to see it again on DVD?
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Just the other day I told my wife, "If I lose a leg I'd like a machine gun for a replacement."
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Too many movies are pushing the 2 1/2 - 3 hour mark... Isn't that what the director's cut is for? I've set a 2 hour and 10 minute limit, if it goes longer than that I wait for netflix. Of course certain directors get a pass.... Fincher, Gilliam, and (of course) Q.T. included.
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By the Hair of Sanjaya I will avenge you Michael Bay!
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All that is needed. However I can believe that Tarrentino needs to cut down dialog in a film. He does tend to go on a bit. But Lord knows he's no Jackson.
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Resevoir Dogs was good for it's time, Pulp Fiction had a great gimmic (if you feel otherwise, edit it into a linear film sometime and you'll see how average it really is). Jackie Brown is by FAR his best film. Kill Bill 1 was ridiculous, KB 2 was great. The jury is out on Deathproof. For the life of me I can't figure out why QT gets so much attention.
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I bet its worth the money. Two films for the price of one for fuck sake. I personaly love Tarantino's long dialogue scenes. The conversation between the bride and Bll at the end of Vol 2 was actualy the best bit of the two movies for me,the bit when he talks about his love of comic books and makes references to Superman etc. But Merkin probebly thinks the scene has "too much fat" and the scene between Juiles and Vincent in the diner at the end of Pulp Fiction. I am fucking going, its as simple as that.
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I'd agree with you Playkins that Tarantino's consistency and judgement with his projects are getting more and more erratic as time goes on.
I thought Resevoir Dogs was a absolute gem and Pulp Fiction was a further step up from that. I thought the stories, the dialogue, the characters and the interaction made those movies great, yes the structure trick is a gimmic but it works well and adds to the quality rather than acting as the backbone of those films' success.
I truely love Jackie Brown, at the time it was branded "Mature Tarantino". He'd toned down his tricks and hyperactive pop culture references and made an accomplished emsemble piece that was focused and restrained (by his standards).
Then came Kill Bill 1 & 2. Some love both some like one over the other. I like them both but clearly their no masterpieces, they're like QT just took a giant step back in terms of his growth as a film maker. Technically they're great, storywise and character wise they're very light, over acted and self indulgent.
Some one in hollywood needs to put some boundaries on QT during production, because when he's given free reign to indulge all his little whims and fantasies and make his films as long and fanboyish as he wants they lose focus and more often than not the story telling suffers. Just my opinion. -
Hero, without a doubt... mmm-hmmm... wait, it wasn't his film? It has to be, his name was emblazoned in gold all over the posters and DVD artwork!
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Ive heard the names of wright, roth, zombie, rodriguez, and tarantino doign the trailers but was there anyone else doing one for this movie?
i know Im not alone in wondering about these almost moreso than the 2 films themselves.
and did I read the first review right? he praised Eli Roths trailer.
oh boy the TB's on here are gonna have a field day over that one.
oh yeah and its good to see noone has screamed "PLANT" yet.
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Wait a minute, somebody in the audience blurted this out during an early screening of a Tarantino film? Really? Was there a witness?
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The tarantino hate... Robert rules!
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KB2 worked so much better then the first - interaction between everyone was tight. It built and built and built. I say edit the 2 together and it will give you one fantastic movie. I did enjoy KB1 but the cartooney violence became distacting, even though I loved it, KB2 was - is - the greater film. As for Grindhouse - yup - I will be there since this will just be a fun, fucked up movie. Like the dude above wrote - ain't no way to be critical with this movie - it just is what it is. I'm sold. I am a bit bummed that the response in the 2 reviews are simply "It's OK" but I'll hold onto my own opinion. I'm just excited to be spending $$ on a movie that will be fun - no thought - just dumb fun.
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is for "Venomy, the Littlest Angel".
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Usually it's up to 30, sometimes even 45 minutes!
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Then again, I like all his flicks.
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and where the fuck are my shoes?
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Hehe, Phantom Menace reference.Anyway, I like the long films. Love them, even, but not at the cinema, not amongst chattering teenagers and mobile phones and whatnot. The DVD era has made me soft and lazy, and I no longer have the fortitude to put up with the extra crap a cinema trip entails. Let me stretch out on my sofa and wee when I please. Let me eat whatever food I like at supermarket prices. Let me sit there in my damn shorts if I like!Honestly, I can't wait for the day when films are released simultaneously on the big screen and DVD.
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What about the Edgar Wright trailer? Awww, fuck it! I'm seeing it tonight and will let you guys know what trailer was the better one. Death Proof has too much fat? WTF?! Did the reviewer forget that dialogue is what got Tarantino noticed in the first place? Personally I am looking forward to BOTH films. Kurt Russell running down Rosario Dawson and having a scar like Plissken! I'm fucking there and I'll be drinking when I'm there.
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"there are only so many times we can watch blood flying out from zombies"
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..is an awesome movie that changed cinema forever and for the better - you can't argue with that. Playkins, i'm not going to re-edit the movie in chronological order because then I would be missing the point of the film, you dick taste-tester. I agree with you that Jackie Brown is awesome though.
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These movies will be great Zombie flesh flecked, muscle and bone lodged in my grill kick ass popcorn fests. What do you care about character, plot, script. None of that really matters in that type of film. All you need is a funked out soundtrack, blood, roaring V12's, cool guns, the occasional tit and the occasional good line. That is all I want and I am fully expecting to be pleased by these movies. If you want more then rent Remains of the Day and go play with your tiny little penis!
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The guy writes great dialog and has a great eye but everything is incredibly shallow. He operates on the wavelength of a 19-year-old extacy user. I read an interview of his and he didn't understand how totally FUCKED UP it was to have the little girl watch her mother get killed. He also made Bill more likable than The Bride and I actually felt bad for the little girl who lost her father who raised her.
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Actually, first reviewer. I disagree. The story structure for FROM DUSK TILL DAWN was pretty lame. The dialogue, the extreme characters and the titty bar scenes made that movie. Tom Savini's crotch rocket and Salma's sultry snake dance? Come on now. The drivel that came before and after sucked ass sideways. To prove a point, just look to the sequels. Each of those films had much more interesting plots and story arcs. But the character development through each was weak. The characters themselves were more than a little forgetful. In turn, each of those films faltered big time.
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Someone who knows good editing and will tell Quentin when to hurry the fuck up and chop up his babies. He is far too protective of bullshit dialogue and scenes that go nowhere. His films have been too long since Jackie Brown (yeah Pulp was long, but it had an innovative structure and killer plot(s) to hold it together). Kill Bill was a 2 hr revenge flick stuffed into 4 hrs of QT jerking himself off. YOU HAVE TO KILL YOUR BABIES, QUENTIN!!
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Am I´m the only one who thinks that the final of Kill Bill Part 2 was underwhelming compared to the whole 3+ hour story? Sorry, it seems QT had blown every edgy and stylish gimmick and gem into the first volume, with that great kung fu-cinema referrences and that great animebit, but the second volume of Kill Bill was just...blah, talk, talk and even more talk. Typical Tarantino, nothing new at all!
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QT really caught the spirit of Elmore Leonard in that movie. All of his books have that Robert Deniro type of character in it. An idiot criminal that eventually becoms very dangerous. Deniro really nailed it.
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they could have easily been compressed into one total kick ass film, lengthy of course but still great. This is what happens when no-ones around to tell you to reign it in as you are a "genius". From reading these reviews, I fear the same will go for Grindhouse. Just remember back to Reservoir Dogs - taught, lean and a fucking classic.
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You're actually throwing praise in the direction of the From Dusk Till Dawn sequels? I only saw Texas Blood Money, but that was one of the worst films ever made. Tarantino should be embarrassed his name is on the thing. While the original wasn't Citizen Kane, it was a fun B-movie and had a strong structure, establishing characters and conflict first, and then building up to the vampires and the resolution of the conflict between the characters. Texas Blood Money was a piece of shit even Divine wouldn't eat.
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and I didn't particularly go nuts for Jackie Brown. Reservoir Dogs every time.
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I think Quentin DID know how fucked up it was to to have the girl see her mother get shot. That's why the joke with The Bride telling her, "when you grow up, if you're still sore about this, you can come find me." As for feeling bad about the girl when Bill gets killed, it helps to remember that although Bill raised the girl, he also shot The Bride in the head when she was pregnant with the girl, for no good reason.
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I'm a huge fan of all of Tarantino's work, and I share the opinion that after seeing Jackie Brown a number of times, it does seem like his best work. Yes, it's long. So what. A lot of great movies are. Kill Bill 2 really balances out the movie, and people that prefer the first one tend to be (but not always) the people who just wanted intense violence. Dusk 'Till Dawn is almost great. The first half is wonderful, but as soon as the vampires show up, it gets a little too campy, and I didn't think the effects were that good, but the dialogue and everything beforehand is realyl nice, and Clooney does a great job. I still think the best thing Rodriguez has done is "The Misbehavers" from Four Rooms. That entire sequence is hilarious, shot well, and instantly engaging and entertaining. Tarantino's segment is alright, and from a cinematography point of view, it's got some great stuff (especially at the end), but it IS kind of dull, I'll admit that. And Tarantino does have his Schoonmaker, it's Sally Menke. He's worked with her for every movie, she's just needs some to reach a Schoonmaker level. I've got high expectations for Grindhouse though, and I really hope I'm at least somewhat satisfied.
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I need to see some more reviews, because I'm sure as hell don't want to sit through one lousy film to get to the good one. Or going by the other review, leave after the first one.
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With all of the crap out there, with all of the movies that promise one thing and deliver another, with all of the flicks that we pay $11 for only to be disappointed... you people are going to come down on GRINDHOUSE??!! I just can't believe the feedback from these reviews. It's $11 for two exploitation movies and a bunch of trailers!!! It's more of a cinematic expierience than any director has tried to give moviegoers in years. If I could find a grindhouse theater that was still open and offering that deal, I would be there every fucking day. These guys are not trying to give us CASABLANCA. They are trying to give us a fun ride and an expierience that has died in the modern cinema. I for one, think we should be thanking them for this. And for all of you that are talking about how you will watch this in the comfort of your home, in your pjs, with your dvd player... do us all a favor and don't ever watch these movies. You are just going to clog message boards with shitty reviews and complaints because YOU DON'T GET IT!! If you want to watch a movie called Grindhouse on dvd... YOU HAVE MISSED THE FUCKING POINT!!!!
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with the formula. Good, quick, cheap, dirty, and true grindhouse fare is usially about 80 minutes long. It does what it needs to do, ends up having to kill a little time here and there, then gets the hell out.
This big-budegted facsimile runs over THREE HOURS and while I know it's supposed to be a "double feature" for entertainments's sake each feature should have been a hour (and very easily could have been. By the time you get to Death Proof, you have your jacket on and are ready to split. -
I dodn't lay down loot just for a place to get a blowjob or shoot up (or both). This in 2007 in a multi-plex, which means I'm watching all of this crap. Very big error in the logic of this fiasco.
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It was overlong, and the dialogue was weak. I know the dialogue was suppossed to be a departure from Pulp Fiction, but I thought it was waaaay too flat. Also, the slow, deliberate cadence of the dialogue tried to make it like every character was saying, "The most important thing in the world." Nearly everone talked like that and it was came off as annoying and pretentious. The minimalist characterizations didn't work for me either, and the shock value scenes weren't really shocking (I'm Buck and I like to fuck? Oh please.) The violence was more silly than actually threatening or menacing. When Lucy Liu's assistant's arm was cut off, it come off more like an SNL skit than "badass." Even the anime segment could have been drawn better. Yeah, I guess I was disappointed to say the least. LOL
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Yikes.
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No matter how disappointing the two features are (and I think my expectations have been nicely checked by these reviews) seeing a movie with a packed enthusiastic crowd at midnight (or 10 pm perhaps, to lighten the lateness) will probably make up for it. I'm sure even Tarantino and Rodriguez would agree, the experience is just as important as the films themselves.
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pretty much defines Tarantino. I have more hope for Rodriguez, since he seems to have a little bit of range (and I really liked the first Spy Kids movie). I wonder if Tarantino will ever grow out of his 'I've got a camera, look at me' high school phase and make an actual mature movie. I'll pass on this.
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Their artistic genius (put quotation marks around that phrase if you want; it's up to you) allows them to bloat their movies with stuff they think is cool, objectivity be damned. No director wants to be micro-managed by focus groups or studio heads, but some directors would benefit from having ballsy friends tell them when certain parts suck and need to be changed or cut.
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loved Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and the Japanese sequence of Kill Bill 1 (KB2 bored the shit out of me.) Parts of Desperado (intro with Buscemi, especially) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Depp's scenes, mostly) were great, but only parts.
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how long before the trailers hit youtube. I mean someone at one of the screenings had to have snuck a camera in there and the trailers will be up online in no time.
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3 hours 5 minutes with no intermission, huh? Crazy. Even the old drive-ins in St. Louis would give folks a break to go pee or refill their tubs of popcorn. Although there was a D/I called the Airway that used to run a cartoon, movie #1, concession stand commercials, trailers and movie #2 nonstop! So this concept won't exactly be a new thing for me. I pity the poor souls who see this thing in a 16 screen gigaplex! Sore butts, indeed!
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as a whole? Most of them should be laughed at with friends.
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ve careful of what you say about this film or QT might spit on you like he did former "premiere" mag editor Chris connelly when QT thought chris wrote a bad article about his dad or something.
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wow way to discredit yourself in a matter of a few words. the only cool thing about that movie was Robert patrick and even he wasnt that good.
Someone earlier mentioned liking the sequels to FDTD. the only good part about the 2nd one was the first 10 mins, watching bruce campbell and tiffany ( dont cal me kelly kapowski) thiessan in the elevator getting killed.
that is all
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I'm just going to slip out during the Planet Terror end credits to take a leak (unless the credits for both films are at the end, although that'd kinda kill the whole "double-feature" concept).
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these reviews arent that great, I hope I'm not setting myself up for disappointment.
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Why is everyone freaking out over these "bad" reviews. It's not as if the old grindhouse classics were friggin masterpieces! You'll never, Never, NEVER hear anyone breaking down character nuances in "I Spit On Your Grave" or "The Streetfighter"! Get a grip, folks. Take your asses to the gigaplex (or do like me and drive your asses to the drive-in), get a tub of popcorn with extra butter and have some fun!
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yes.
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Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 were good but both very flawed. Nothing is perfect. I liked KB1 better b/c it had raw anime-like action and the story actually. KB2 is what happens when a director gets a bit full of himself and decides to Stretch shit just for the sake of it. The opening act of KB2 with Bud, Bill's brother, was so POINTLESS. PLEASE tell me HOW following him around to a titty bar progressed the story? A movie is supposed to have scenes that move the story! The whole Lucy Lui background anime story was also pointless. I truly believe that if Tarantino had paid attention and got his head and other people's shoes out of his ass, he would see that KB1 and 2 could have been edited to be ONE DAMN MOVIE, still keeping in all the fights and important parts. But the directing was good. Give him props for that. It was a unique story. Also, Uma really should have kicked Bill's butt. She wanted to kill him but come on, she kicked everyone elses ass except Bill? Why set up all those great fight scenes just to end it with the 5-star-monkey nipple twist. Or was it dragon?
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