Grindhouse.....
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You sound like Faux_Rillz.
I liked this shit. It was fun, 'specially when everybody in the theater was reacting to the over-the-top violence. Plus Robert Rodriguez is not afraid to let the world know he's brown and proud. I can dig some "Mexploitation" when it's done by a Mexican. I also like how he includes Carlos Gallardo in every film he does. (Gallardo was El Mariachi in Rodriguez' first movie.)
Tarantino's part was rather drawn out, but it was cool seeing some kick-ass women in the roles he usually reserves for dudes. It didn't hurt that most of 'em were fine as fuck. I like how they look out for people who wouldn't normally get a huge role. I mean, who other than these guys would create a role allowing a rather unknown stuntwoman to play herself?!
And for the record, I never read Fangoria, only Rap Pages, The Source, Street Beat and my old babysitter's copies of Teen Angel.
Herm
I always thought that was just the 'feature presentation' theme... you think it pre-dates this??
I'm pretty sure it's a library track. I'm not up on my library shit but the credits listed Keith Mansfield and that name definitely sounds familiar. It's been sampled before too and I'm racking my brain trying to remember who did it.
Herm
It's Keith Mansfield's "Soul Thing", from the Pronit LP "The Keith Mansfield Orchestra", I think. Anybody want a copy?
C'mon now, if this were a comic book movie he'd be talking about you.
It ain't gotta be all about "fanboys" and "creamed jeans" just because you ain't like something.
C'mon now, if this were a comic book movie he'd be talking about you.
It ain't gotta be all about "fanboys" and "creamed jeans" just because you ain't like something.
You sound like a QT fanboy medicating his asshurtness.
The point remains. For the record I prefer "Planet Terror" but dug them both.
It ain't gotta be all about "fanboys" and "creamed jeans" just because you ain't like something. You sound like a QT fanboy medicating his asshurtness.The point remains. For the record I prefer "Planet Terror" but dug them both.
"We expected to do $20 million," says Harvey Weinstein of the Weinstein Co., which released Grindhouse. "Obviously, there was resistance in some parts of the country."
That resistance may stem from what got the $53 million movie so much exposure in the first place. Studio executives and industry analysts say a few factors may have led to the disappointing opening:
???It's a double feature.Grindhouse is two movies in one: Rodriguez's zombie film Planet Terror and Tarantino's Death Proof. It also includes faux trailers, missing reels and scenes made to look spliced and worn. "You have to give them credit for trying something experimental," says 20th Century Fox's distribution executive Bert Livingston. "But that also carries some risk."
???It's long. At more than three hours, Grindhouse was going to test the patience of even diehard fans of the directors and genre. "Let's face it: Attention spans are a lot shorter," DreamWorks' Marvin Levy says. "Anything over 90 minutes, and people can start getting fidgety."
???It's a questionable genre. An homage to a beloved genre like the musical or Western is one thing. But grindhouse movies ??? whose plots often included women in prison, serial killers and karate brawls ??? were, for the most part, bad. "Ultimately, they're re-creating something known for niche audiences and for not being a hit at the box office," says Paul Dergarabedian of industry tracker Media By Numbers. "That can scare off a large portion of your audience."
Weinstein, though, is hardly folding the tent. The film played well on the coasts, he says, but weakly in the South and Midwest. He plans to develop new ad campaigns for those regions and send his stars and filmmakers there for more publicity.
And Weinstein says that because the movies will be released separately on DVD, "we need to change strategy and educate audiences that the Grindhouse experience will only be in theaters. It's too early to call the fate of this movie."
From USA TODAY.
Yeah, it did not meet expectations $$ wise. It's a niche film. Clearly "Are We Done Yet" is what peeps need to be seeing.
Are We Done Yet and Grindhouse are both remixes of older movies so dont think that Grindhouse is some high art stuff. Dont get it twisted.
High art? Who said that? It's trash cinema. QT's shit is faux-high-minded but that's about it.
If you are down w/ the O'Shea Jackson franchises, more power to you Batmon. I was just pokin fun. Now who's hinder needs salve?
Here in L.A., it coincides with the film noir double feature annual festival, starting later this week and continuing into next month, which is also going down in Manhattan.
Anyone else think that Quentin's next tribute is going to be Bollywood? It's bound to happen. Within 10 years, he's going to run out of cult/niche film genres to cover.
Anyone else think that Quentin's next tribute is going to be Bollywood? It's bound to happen. Within 10 years, he's going to run out of cult/niche film genres to cover.
Are We Done Yet and Grindhouse are both remixes of older movies so dont think that Grindhouse is some high art stuff. Dont get it twisted.
High art? Who said that? It's trash cinema. QT's shit is faux-high-minded but that's about it.
If you are down w/ the O'Shea Jackson franchises, more power to you Batmon. I was just pokin fun. Now who's hinder needs salve?
Im not getting in line to see either of these joints. I must have misinterpreted the Are We There Yet remark as Cube's movie representing the dumber audience. Not asshurt at all.
I wonder what this means, will it be on two separately released dvds like Kill Bill or a special edition dvd with both discs,plus bonus discs?
I bet there'll be a shitload of extras, "missing reels," a making of doc (Rodriguez always shows how to save a lot of money on effects), more faux trailers. Fun!
Are We Done Yet and Grindhouse are both remixes of older movies so dont think that Grindhouse is some high art stuff. Dont get it twisted.
High art? Who said that? It's trash cinema. QT's shit is faux-high-minded but that's about it.
If you are down w/ the O'Shea Jackson franchises, more power to you Batmon. I was just pokin fun. Now who's hinder needs salve?
Im not getting in line to see either of these joints. I must have misinterpreted the Are We There Yet remark as Cube's movie representing the dumber audience. Not asshurt at all.
The point could be made that both movies are kinda dumb and it depends on what flavor of dumb you like to eat.
Two of the three flicks that beat out Grindhouse are both family-oriented type films. That's where the big $$ is at anyway. Plus it was a holiday, family weekend. In fact, what made them premiere that shit on Easter.
And Batmon, you should go check this out...in the theater!! "Planet Terror" and the trailers are pure fun. Your milage may vary on the QT half but the set pieces in that are worth half the price of a ticket.
You didn't see the movie? Does that mean the fake trailers are available online?I finally watched that "Thanksgiving" trailer over the weekend (
). Now that is a movie I would definitely see if it were real. But the question remains: Is anything else in the Grindhouse experience on the level of that fake trailer?
I NEED TO SEE MACHETE AGAIN!!!
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