Grindhouse

[emperor26]

Any opinion on this movie that came out this week?

To me, it looks okay, but since I have to do an important work for school, I might check it out when it comes on DVD.

[Sparky]

There is absolutely nothing inside me that screams COOL!!! at the image of a hot chick with a machine gun for a leg. So I have zero interest in this thing.

[Partymember]

yeah. Tarentino just manages to piss me off, i hate his flicks.

[Ditchy McAbandonpants]

For those of you who really don't like Tarantino, I recommend you try watching Jackie Brown...I feel it's a great Tarantino movie for people who don't normally like him. I mean, it's slow and talky, and not for everybody, but what I like about it is that it was just a disciplined, accomplished book adaptation, with very little of the stylistic idiosyncracies and quirks that I think irritate a lot of people about all of his other films. For me, it was the film that proved that Tarantino was actually a talented and versatile director, rather than a self-indulging film geek with a camera, which is what I think a lot of his critics had him pegged as.

As for Grindhouse, Tarantino-haters should bear in mind that it's actually two movies back-to-back, and the first one, Planet Terror, is actually directed by Robert Rodriguez (of Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Desperado, Sin City and uh, Spy Kids fame). If you're a a Rodriguez fan, maybe you can go and see the movie then leave after Planet Terror is over.

Personally, I think that most of the nostalgia factor of this project would be diluted by my total lack of exposure to 70s grindhouse cinema, but I do think it's conceptually pretty gutsy to release an exploitation double-feature in the middle of 2007. I think it would be worth my money to go just for that experience...shame I'm going to miss it, really...

[Jabberwocky]

HAHAHAHA, I heard about this, but I haven't actually seen a preview or anything for it.

COUP DE VENT!

[Partymember]

I've seen some just plain wierd stuff from the 70's. John Waters comes to mind, but ol' Quentin annoys me.

I'll give Jackie Brown a shot if i see it on, though.

[kaytea]

Originally Posted by Sparky

There is absolutely nothing inside me that screams COOL!!! at the image of a hot chick with a machine gun for a leg. So I have zero interest in this thing.

same here >_>

[AerostarMonk]

I had zero faith in this movie based on previews. But I really love Kurt Russell and I heard Edgar Wright did a little something in this picture. So yesterday I go to see it and to my surprise, I loved it. It was just too much fun.

Anyway, there is no reason why this movie should've been beaten by Are We Done Yet? I mean come on! Blades of Glory, I can understand, but by a mediocre sequel to a mediocre comedy, both remakes of films no one remembers? Ouch!

[scary_dream]

Originally Posted by Sparky

There is absolutely nothing inside me that screams COOL!!! at the image of a hot chick with a machine gun for a leg. So I have zero interest in this thing.

There is in me, but I love over-the-top stuff like that anyhow, so it's understandable for you to not have any interest in it.

I personally really like QT. Yeah, his recent movies CAN be over-the-top at times, but once again, I like that kind of cinema. It's like watching a campy moving comic book. That's where the fun of it comes from. If we all went to the movies to see a realistic, talky story every single time, we'd all be bored as hell.

Even "talkier" flicks such as Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction still have the cocky attitude of his recent films, so they're still fun to watch.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Sadly, the god awful "Are we done yet?" had more going for it as far as "advantages" opposed to Grind house. Grind house is rated R, which already sets a limited audience bar, R rated movies usually don't rank in big bucks because of the rating.

Second, much like how "King Kong" lost to "Narnia" last year, Grind house is 3 hours long and that kills any replay value because people aren't usually thrilled to go see a 3 hour movie more then once, sometimes it's that kind of running time that makes people not want to go see it.

Plus, both "Narnia" and "Are we done yet?" are kids films, mostly anyway. The humor is geared towards younger audiences, which is an easy dollar making scheme right there. Kids drag their parents to the movies all the time and that alone has a powerful attraction factor because your not only paying for kids, but the adults who get roped into seeing it as well.

Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) made the "Don't" fake trailer in the film. Fellow fake trailer maker Eli Roth popped up in "Death proof" also. That was actually my favorite of the 2 fims, Tarantino's film. But I do admit, at times the talking got really dragged out of hand.

The first set of girls I didn't mind their conversations, they really helped set up some key elements in the movie. But the second set of girls REALLY drolled on and on for me. Plus, the key part is supposed to be Kurt Russell, since he is the car serial killer here.

I think the movie seriously under used him which is a shame because he was magnificent in this film. Russell has like never played a bad guy and he just kicked ass here, I really think he deserved more air time because he gave a great performance as Stuntman Mike.