December 16, 2008

Grinding One Out

Way back in 2007, (full-time foot-fetishist/some-time filmmaker) Quentin Tarantino and  (my personal hero) Robert Rodriguez underwent a nostalgic experiment. GRINDHOUSE,
an unabashedly shlocky double-feature, was met with appreciative reviews and little theatre attendance. 
The poor turn out befuddled me. Why wouldn't you go to see two movies for the price of a single ticket...let alone from two of modern cinemas golden boys?
History would have to present proof that the individual films were a success, but the promising notion of a 2-for-1 picture show had experienced a quick death.
In Hollywood, however, imitation can truly be the sincerest form of flattery. The bean counters of Tinsel Town dismissed GRINDHOUSE, but newer filmmakers are crawling out of the wreckage.
Okay, this may not be entirely SAFE FOR WORK. View at your own risk...or at least at a corner cubicle :)






2 comments:

  1. Loved the Grind House. Got both on DVD though I do enjoy Planet Terror a great more than Death Match.

    As for the two previews... My jaw dropped at the ladies of Bitch Slap. Awesome name by the way. And the second preview it made me miss Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite. that movie is a damn classic.
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  2. I was partial to Planet Terror initially, but for some reason Death Proof won me over on DVD. The nuances are there. Planet Terror is better Grindhouse experience though. Rodriguez got the point.
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