The official Grindhouse thread

[War Party]

And if you have Starz, they're showing the theatrical version of the film.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I really disliked Planet Terror, it was a sickening gore-fest. I'm not a fan of terrible flicks, intentional or not. I regret being dragged to see it though I did think Death Proof was decent, I hated the ending the first time I saw it but upon second viewing, I like it.

 

[cerealkiller182]

sickening gore-fests are the best kind of fest. Second only to the American Craft Brew Fest

 

[hammerhedd11]

I really disliked Planet Terror, it was a sickening gore-fest. I'm not a fan of terrible flicks, intentional or not. I regret being dragged to see it though I did think Death Proof was decent, I hated the ending the first time I saw it but upon second viewing, I like it.

Why'd you see it? It was an homage to Grindhouse movies which are known for the terrible values and over the top gore.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Yeah, it was an homage to terrible sickening b-rate gore-fest films. The movie was just as bad and sickening as Rodriguez intended it to be.

 

[hammerhedd11]

Yeah, it was an homage to terrible sickening b-rate gore-fest films. The movie was just as bad and sickening as Rodriguez intended it to be.

Well, that's what I'm saying. If you knew that and hate those kinds of movies then why'd you bother seeing it?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^The trailers, etc made it pretty obvious that it was a Grindhouse movie, anyone expecting anything less were either misinformed or just wanted to see the movie anyway.

Now having seen both DP and PT, i honestly cant decide which one i preferred, i love both so much for different reasons.

 

[M.O.Steel]

while i think DP may have been the better movie, PT was DEFINITELY the better "grindhouse" movie. DP didn't even try. PT was spot on with the reels burning and missing and stuff. it looked more authentic. DP was pretty good, but it wasn't in the spirit of grindhouse films. it just felt like another QT movie.

where were the trailers in the movie. i just saw machete. i didn't see the others...well i saw em on youtube, but not in the film.

 

[War Party]

while i think DP may have been the better movie, PT was DEFINITELY the better "grindhouse" movie. DP didn't even try. PT was spot on with the reels burning and missing and stuff. it looked more authentic. DP was pretty good, but it wasn't in the spirit of grindhouse films. it just felt like another QT movie.

where were the trailers in the movie. i just saw machete. i didn't see the others...well i saw em on youtube, but not in the film.

The theatrical version of the film has not been released on DVD in the U.S.

 

[M.O.Steel]

i thought they were integrated in the movies. just machete was included?

 

[War Party]

i thought they were integrated in the movies. just machete was included?

Well in the theatrical version, Machete was at the beginning of Planet Terror. And the other three trailers were in between the two movies. They then decided to split the movies up for the DVD release. But either DVD has the three trailers on them. Only Machete was kept at the beginning of Planet Terror. But Rodriguez stated on his film school on the Planet Terror DVD that they will be releasing the theatrical version of the film, but god knows when that will happen.

 

[M.O.Steel]

i see. they are cool. i wish they kept them, either one at the end of the PT and two at the beginning of DP, or all three in the beginning of DP. ah well.

 

[TNC9852002]

The experience of watching Grindhouse, in a full theater, with all of the phoney movie trailers and the little rating warnings in between..

My goodness, no other movie-going experience has been matched...

-TNC

 

[M.O.Steel]

damn...regret missing it. sounds like a cool experience.

 

[War Party]

The experience of watching Grindhouse, in a full theater, with all of the phoney movie trailers and the little rating warnings in between..

My goodness, no other movie-going experience has been matched...

-TNC

Yeah, it was definitely in my top 3 for theater experiences. #1 was the 24 hr. horror film fest at a local theater in Philadelphia and #2 was seeing Pee Wee's Big Adventure at midnight with a sold out audience three years ago.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Well in the theatrical version, Machete was at the beginning of Planet Terror. And the other three trailers were in between the two movies. They then decided to split the movies up for the DVD release. But either DVD has the three trailers on them. Only Machete was kept at the beginning of Planet Terror. But Rodriguez stated on his film school on the Planet Terror DVD that they will be releasing the theatrical version of the film, but god knows when that will happen.

Yeah he said look for the 2 disc editon of grindhouse with both films.

 

[Rac]

Well theatrical Grindhouse has already been released on DVD in Japan, so rest of of the world should follow soon. I guess.

 

[PyroChamber]

Are the theatrical versions better than the extended versions?

 

[Rac]

No, not to me. Though, I didn't notice anything new in Planet Terror's "Extended".

 

[Drizzle]

No, not to me. Though, I didn't notice anything new in Planet Terror's "Extended".

There was some minor new stuff, like the Blocks waking up for their midnight shift and more gore.

 

[M.O.Steel]

i know there are some plot in DP in the extended that was cut based on IMDB. but i'm not sure about PT

 

[War Party]

More stuff was added to Death Proof than Planet Terror. Planet Terror has minor additions.

 

[Rac]

Yeah, Death Proof had a bunch of new scenes in it. It was great.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^I have yet to see the shorter cuts, but i am more than satisfied by the extended editions, both movies are awesome and i will be enjoying them for a long time.

I would like to see both as they were meant to be originally seen though. But i wont mind if i never do.

 

[frayzr]

I was a huge fan of Planet Terror, thought Deathproof was decent, just really pissed coz i couldnt see it in the cinema.