Comments on: Review: Grindhouse http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/ TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Official ‘Machete’ Website Reveals New Images | CNews world http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-224940 Official ‘Machete’ Website Reveals New Images | CNews world Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:45:56 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-224940 [...] films is Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, the full-length version of his faux trailer from the Grindhouse experience. The official website for the movie has just been launched which contains some brand new [...] [...] films is Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, the full-length version of his faux trailer from the Grindhouse experience. The official website for the movie has just been launched which contains some brand new [...]

]]> By: Rutger Hauer To Play The ‘Hobo With A Shotgun’ - Screen Rant http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-189243 Rutger Hauer To Play The ‘Hobo With A Shotgun’ - Screen Rant Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:12:06 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-189243 [...] trailer that it too is getting the feature-length treatment) it’s important to remember that Grindhouse itself was a financial flop, grossing only $25 million on a $67 million budget.  When you think [...] [...] trailer that it too is getting the feature-length treatment) it’s important to remember that Grindhouse itself was a financial flop, grossing only $25 million on a $67 million budget.  When you think [...]

]]> By: Test – Inglourious Basterds Review - Screen Rant http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-134770 Test – Inglourious Basterds Review - Screen Rant Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:39:33 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-134770 [...] Now don’t jump to conclusions – I like most of Tarantino’s films, I’m just not a dyed in the wool Tarantino junkie. I like most of his movies but I haven’t made a secret of the fact that I absolutely despised most of Death Proof. [...] [...] Now don’t jump to conclusions – I like most of Tarantino’s films, I’m just not a dyed in the wool Tarantino junkie. I like most of his movies but I haven’t made a secret of the fact that I absolutely despised most of Death Proof. [...]

]]> By: Inglourious Basterds Review - Screen Rant http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-122755 Inglourious Basterds Review - Screen Rant Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:22:19 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-122755 [...] Now don’t jump to conclusions - I like most of Tarantino’s films, I’m just not a dyed in the wool Tarantino junkie. I like most of his movies but I haven’t made a secret of the fact that I absolutely despised most of Death Proof. [...] [...] Now don’t jump to conclusions – I like most of Tarantino’s films, I’m just not a dyed in the wool Tarantino junkie. I like most of his movies but I haven’t made a secret of the fact that I absolutely despised most of Death Proof. [...]

]]> By: James O http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-82799 James O Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:10:34 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-82799 I agree that the dialogues between the women in parts of the movie were long winded and were exhausting to sit through, but I thought the rest of the movie was fantastic. I was kind of disappointed that your review made no mention of the car chase, which I thought was one of the best I've seen in motion pictures in a long time. I also enjoyed Kurt Russel's character as well as his performance. The "gaudy" production was done in good taste and made the movie a lot of fun, as well as the various "old school" feature presentation logos they presented. I bought the movie, and have watched it repeatedly when I'm in a nostalgic mood. I agree that the dialogues between the women in parts of the movie were long winded and were exhausting to sit through, but I thought the rest of the movie was fantastic. I was kind of disappointed that your review made no mention of the car chase, which I thought was one of the best I’ve seen in motion pictures in a long time. I also enjoyed Kurt Russel’s character as well as his performance. The “gaudy” production was done in good taste and made the movie a lot of fun, as well as the various “old school” feature presentation logos they presented. I bought the movie, and have watched it repeatedly when I’m in a nostalgic mood.

]]> By: Vic Holtreman http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-24454 Vic Holtreman Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:31:13 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-24454 Big D, Thanks a lot bro, that means a lot. I (and the gang) work VERY hard to make this a "quality over quantity" site and I do think it stands out as a place on the web for movie discussion that is more civil than most. Tell your friends about it! Best, Vic Big D,

Thanks a lot bro, that means a lot. I (and the gang) work VERY hard to make this a “quality over quantity” site and I do think it stands out as a place on the web for movie discussion that is more civil than most.

Tell your friends about it!

Best,

Vic

]]> By: The Big Dentist http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-24443 The Big Dentist Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:02:35 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-24443 Vic, seeing this again after a few months, I have to say many thanks for those kind words there. I didn't say anything at the time as I was quite taken aback that anyone would even bother responding to something after that length of time, let alone the reviewer himself. I check out many film sites, rarely stick with any, and almost never get involved. That meant a lot and encouraged me to post again. For better or for worse! I found Screen Rant purely by chance and was struck by everything from the general look and layout to the quality and passion of the reviews, the level of interaction from staff and posters, and the fact that unlike many sites you're prepared to intervene with an opinion and prevent any slanging matches. As an example, I've just ploughed through that Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed thread (and yep, I read every post), and that just sums it up for me. Things I wanted to buy people a pint for, things I had to get up and have a walk round the garden to cool off about, all of it fascinating. To maintain this kind of discussion on what is basically a news & reviews site without it descending into farce is really a bit special. Cheers again. Vic, seeing this again after a few months, I have to say many thanks for those kind words there. I didn’t say anything at the time as I was quite taken aback that anyone would even bother responding to something after that length of time, let alone the reviewer himself.

I check out many film sites, rarely stick with any, and almost never get involved. That meant a lot and encouraged me to post again. For better or for worse! I found Screen Rant purely by chance and was struck by everything from the general look and layout to the quality and passion of the reviews, the level of interaction from staff and posters, and the fact that unlike many sites you’re prepared to intervene with an opinion and prevent any slanging matches.

As an example, I’ve just ploughed through that Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed thread (and yep, I read every post), and that just sums it up for me. Things I wanted to buy people a pint for, things I had to get up and have a walk round the garden to cool off about, all of it fascinating. To maintain this kind of discussion on what is basically a news & reviews site without it descending into farce is really a bit special.

Cheers again.

]]> By: Bitch Slap: Grindhouse Done Right? - Screen Rant http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-24221 Bitch Slap: Grindhouse Done Right? - Screen Rant Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:14:41 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-24221 [...] title) isn’t the sort of movie we usually cover here at Screen Rant - but then again I did review the double feature Grindhouse, half of which was a blast (Robert Rodriguez’ Planet Terror) and half of which was one of the [...] [...] title) isn’t the sort of movie we usually cover here at Screen Rant – but then again I did review the double feature Grindhouse, half of which was a blast (Robert Rodriguez’ Planet Terror) and half of which was one of the [...]

]]> By: Screen Rant http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Screen Rant Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:31:32 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3772 Dentist, it does my heart good to read a response to my review like yours, my friend. :-) Vic Dentist, it does my heart good to read a response to my review like yours, my friend. :-)

Vic

]]> By: The Big Dentist http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3771 The Big Dentist Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:46:01 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3771 Sorry to post this nearly a year after everyone apart from Peter (another overseas latey?), but we only had the UK premiere of Grindhouse in its entirety on March 8th. And that was a one-off too. Vic, I agree with every word. I'd seen Planet Terror already and liked that; loved the shite trailers, but Death Proof... what was he thinking?? This wasn't even a 70s pastiche, just SLACK. I was literally squirming in my seat, praying for someone to set off the fire alarm by the end of it. Everyone's soporific smartass dialogue coming from exactly the same authorial voice: that's just bad writing, period. Grindhouse? Grind yer bloody teeth more like, to the extent that I couldn't enjoy old Kurt when he was on screen, as I couldn't get past the fact that he was simply mouthing Tarantinoisms. The gratuitous references to Vanishing Point really grated as well. Now there's a road movie that's truly more than the sum of its parts: an unconscious (ahem) existentialism that Tarantino can only dream of. He was over here last year trying to drum up an audience for the extended version of Death Proof (thank God I didn't have to sit through that, and I don't give a toss if the lapdance was one of the reinstated "cut reels" either). He appeared on Jonathan Ross's chat show and Ross made some joke about his man-boobs. I have to report that our Quentin was NOT A HAPPY CAMPER, the pie-eating swine. Still, one bonus was that Edgar Wright was at the screening to talk about his Don't trailer. Seeing Nick Frost covered in poo, doll in mouth, doing the Hot Fuzz handclap was worth ten quid on its own. Sorry to post this nearly a year after everyone apart from Peter (another overseas latey?), but we only had the UK premiere of Grindhouse in its entirety on March 8th. And that was a one-off too. Vic, I agree with every word. I’d seen Planet Terror already and liked that; loved the shite trailers, but Death Proof… what was he thinking?? This wasn’t even a 70s pastiche, just SLACK. I was literally squirming in my seat, praying for someone to set off the fire alarm by the end of it. Everyone’s soporific smartass dialogue coming from exactly the same authorial voice: that’s just bad writing, period. Grindhouse? Grind yer bloody teeth more like, to the extent that I couldn’t enjoy old Kurt when he was on screen, as I couldn’t get past the fact that he was simply mouthing Tarantinoisms. The gratuitous references to Vanishing Point really grated as well. Now there’s a road movie that’s truly more than the sum of its parts: an unconscious (ahem) existentialism that Tarantino can only dream of.

He was over here last year trying to drum up an audience for the extended version of Death Proof (thank God I didn’t have to sit through that, and I don’t give a toss if the lapdance was one of the reinstated “cut reels” either). He appeared on Jonathan Ross’s chat show and Ross made some joke about his man-boobs. I have to report that our Quentin was NOT A HAPPY CAMPER, the pie-eating swine.

Still, one bonus was that Edgar Wright was at the screening to talk about his Don’t trailer. Seeing Nick Frost covered in poo, doll in mouth, doing the Hot Fuzz handclap was worth ten quid on its own.

]]> By: Peter Hassall http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3770 Peter Hassall Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:11:15 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3770 I partly agree with you. The trailer for Machete and the feature Planet Terror are great. Yes, in Death Proof the first group of women talk for far too long, and the second group swear too much...but...the pop culture references, Kurt Russell's acting and dialogue ("Do you ladies know ANY of these shows or people I'm talking about?"; "Hey, Pam, remember when I said this car was death proof? Well, that wasn't a lie. This car is 100% death proof. Only to get the benefit of it, honey, you REALLY need to be sitting in my seat."), and the car chases and stunts are excellent! I work as a stuntman so maybe I'm biased, but I enjoyed both movies and they both brought back fond memories of watching scratchy prints of double features at suburban grindhouses in Auckland, New Zealand in the 1970's. So, you can imagine how totally angry I was that I was unable to watch Grindhouse in it's original double feature form at a cinema. Recently I bought the hardcover book about the movies. In the sam estyle as with teh films, all the pages were printed as though the edges were damaged, stained, etc. Nice. I partly agree with you. The trailer for Machete and the feature Planet Terror are great. Yes, in Death Proof the first group of women talk for far too long, and the second group swear too much…but…the pop culture references, Kurt Russell’s acting and dialogue (“Do you ladies know ANY of these shows or people I’m talking about?”; “Hey, Pam, remember when I said this car was death proof? Well, that wasn’t a lie. This car is 100% death proof. Only to get the benefit of it, honey, you REALLY need to be sitting in my seat.”), and the car chases and stunts are excellent! I work as a stuntman so maybe I’m biased, but I enjoyed both movies and they both brought back fond memories of watching scratchy prints of double features at suburban grindhouses in Auckland, New Zealand in the 1970′s. So, you can imagine how totally angry I was that I was unable to watch Grindhouse in it’s original double feature form at a cinema. Recently I bought the hardcover book about the movies. In the sam estyle as with teh films, all the pages were printed as though the edges were damaged, stained, etc. Nice.

]]> By: Vic http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3769 Vic Wed, 30 May 2007 00:37:00 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3769 Well I'd give most of the trailers and "Planet Terror" a rating that high but "Death Proof"... ugh. Vic Well I’d give most of the trailers and “Planet Terror” a rating that high but “Death Proof”… ugh.

Vic

]]> By: Jay-rod http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3768 Jay-rod Wed, 30 May 2007 00:28:27 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3768 Oh come on! This was a truly original a brilliant idea. But, I do agree that Death-Proof was slow. Other than that, both were truly great homage to the sexploitation flicks of the 70's. 4.5 out of 5! Oh come on! This was a truly original a brilliant idea. But, I do agree that Death-Proof was slow. Other than that, both were truly great homage to the sexploitation flicks of the 70′s. 4.5 out of 5!

]]> By: Vic http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3767 Vic Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:52:32 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3767 Already? I'd read that they were planning on splitting the thing into two movies, but I didn't think it was going to happen that fast! Personally I think they're beating a dead horse with this one... this weekends box office confirmed that "Grindhouse" has officially bombed. There might be hope for the split version overseas, but it ain't gonna help here in the U.S. Vic Already? I’d read that they were planning on splitting the thing into two movies, but I didn’t think it was going to happen that fast!

Personally I think they’re beating a dead horse with this one… this weekends box office confirmed that “Grindhouse” has officially bombed. There might be hope for the split version overseas, but it ain’t gonna help here in the U.S.

Vic

]]> By: Jim http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3766 Jim Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:51:19 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3766 Good review. So Ken and I are going to see Grindhouse this week and upon looking at the show times on one of Milwaukee's local websites I noticed a disturbing trend. 95% of the local theaters have broken Death Proof and Planet Terror into two movies. That is garbage. Good review. So Ken and I are going to see Grindhouse this week and upon looking at the show times on one of Milwaukee’s local websites I noticed a disturbing trend. 95% of the local theaters have broken Death Proof and Planet Terror into two movies. That is garbage.

]]> By: Vic http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3765 Vic Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:42:57 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3765 I'm so glad you agree, Smitty! I keep reading reviews and comments on other sites stating that people actually think "Death Proof" was the BETTER of the two!?! Vellian, thanks, I'll make the correction. :-) Vic I’m so glad you agree, Smitty! I keep reading reviews and comments on other sites stating that people actually think “Death Proof” was the BETTER of the two!?!

Vellian, thanks, I’ll make the correction. :-)

Vic

]]> By: Smitty http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3764 Smitty Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:35:28 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3764 Planet Terror was very, very awesome, the total B-flick style movie I always crave Like Army of Darkness or Flying Vampire Piranhas From the Planet Pluto (Try finding that one, I own the only copy I have ever found, its on Beta). But Death Proof???? Are we sure it was Tarantino and not Winfrey who directed that movie???? I felt like I was watching a bad Dr. Phil dramatization clip for most of it. I really can't believe they stuck those two movies together. I am really kicking myself for watching this one without seeing what you had to say. Vic, what is this world coming to??? :) Planet Terror was very, very awesome, the total B-flick style movie I always crave Like Army of Darkness or Flying Vampire Piranhas From the Planet Pluto (Try finding that one, I own the only copy I have ever found, its on Beta).

But Death Proof???? Are we sure it was Tarantino and not Winfrey who directed that movie???? I felt like I was watching a bad Dr. Phil dramatization clip for most of it. I really can’t believe they stuck those two movies together.

I am really kicking myself for watching this one without seeing what you had to say.

Vic, what is this world coming to??? :)

]]> By: vellian http://screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-vic-631/comment-page-1/#comment-3763 vellian Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:28:52 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/review-grindhouse-631/#comment-3763 Vanishing Point (1971)--not The Vanishing! Vanishing Point (1971)–not The Vanishing!

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