Death Proof Exetended Cut DVD Review

[Funnyman]

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I got mine on Monday.

The lap dance is only cool because she dances to "Down in Texas" which if you read the From Dusk Til Dawn script Salma was suppose to dance to this song instead of Tito.

The Black and White on Kurt first seeing the final 4 girls scene was in trailers and promo pics everywhere. It was cut for bordom reasons. Mary Elizabeth (Cheerleader) gets more screen time and a singing scene which I never noticed how hot she was until now. Instant fan.

THe car crash scene is amazing in my home theater.

These are the 2 biggest scenes added. I actually liked the orginal theater cut better. It was less long winded, which the movie already was. I do however still love the movie. I wish the damn thing was being released like it was in the theater, but I guess to get the full version, I needed to buy the singles for now to show that there is want for a full version.

MOVIE 5 of 5
DVD 4 of 5 (no DTS)

[cocksmokinclerk]

thanks for the review funnyman, yea i wish it was relased in full like everybody else, but i'll buy any release of these, aweseom awesome stuff!

[dennisv]

Wait. You mean DP is out right now?? or is this U.K.

[Hominid]

I read "Fav Movie: Reservoir Dogs" and realized your opinion may be a tiny bit biased, no offense.

[therealjohng]

Originally posted by Hominid
I read "Fav Movie: Reservoir Dogs" and realized your opinion may be a tiny bit biased, no offense.


It's not mine and I agree with him. If that helps.

[Bourne101]

Loved the version of Death Proof that was featured in Grindhouse, so I hope the extra footage is interesting and not just pointless junk to boost the runtime.

[Funnyman]

I named my first born son Quentin....So yeah I am biased.

I do hate Four Rooms...LOL......

It's great. Best car chase scene since Ronin

[zombievictim]

Originally posted by Funnyman
Mary Elizabeth (Cheerleader) gets more screen time and a singing scene which I never noticed how hot she was until now. Instant fan.

Hell, that right there is worth a purchase for me! :D But with money running low, I'm pretty sure that I'll just netflix it.

[rhcp1214]

I will definatly be picking this up.
I think seperate releases of the extended cuts are OK, plus they have a healthy amount of features.
When a tricked out theatricle version comes around i might pick that up too but for now these are great.

and Mary Elizabeth is a hottie for sure.

[zombievictim]

Originally posted by rhcp1214
and Mary Elizabeth is a hottie for sure.

Jeese, I am definitely enjoying all the love that my girl is getting nowadays. Yay for Winstead!

[lilant2248]

I cant wait.

[Donnie_Darko]

While I was disappointed overall with Death Proof, I did like it, and was planning on buying the DVD. But upon hearing I'll get more Mary... yea, I'll just line up now at Best Buy. :D :cool:

[Scarface98.9]

I posted my own review elsewhere on the forum but here it is to:

In case anyone was interested, I just finished watching the "Uncut and Extended" edition of Death Proof. I got it a few days early due to my employ at Blockbuster. I saw the original version from the theaters and can honestly say that the Director's Cut is worse than the theatrical cut.

Yeah, I know.

A bit of history on it: I loved Planet Terror, the first of the 2 movie double feature when Grindhouse was in theaters. I'd always thought that Rodriguez was overrated but there was a certain something about his movies that usually meant I owned'em eventually. His commentary tracks and his great behind the scenes features usually help, even though I was underwhelmed with Sin City, the Desperado series, and everything else of his that I saw. But I loved PT.

The 2nd movie was Death Proof and I can say that i was immensely disappointed. While I've loved some of his movies, there's usually a few scenes in each I always skip, and rarely ever see the full movie. Mr. Orange's whole story in RD, the Okinawa bar scene in KB Volume 1, Bruce Willis' whole story in PF, and others. I just get bored and skip. There were a few scenes in the theatrical cut that I figured I'd skip if I ever bought the movie (more on this later).

The theatrical cut was really really boring IMO. It was better to split them up since I feel that they're completely different and really have no use being paired up after all this time (I was a big proponent for keeping them together on other boards). The theatrical cut had way too much dialogue and talking scenes and the movie moved at a snail's pace. It's an incredibly long lead up to an underwhelming car chase and for all that time invested, I felt cheated.

I couldn't shake off all the negatives I had about the dialogue, which is weird for a Tarantino movie. The dialogue felt completely unnatural to a lot of the actors and even that aside, it wasn't memorable or move the story along at all. It really did feel like some film student's attempt at recreating a Tarantino script as opposed to being from the deity himself. Not to mention they go through all that effort to establish the main group of girls in the first half, end that, then start over with another series of girls and go through the exact same rounds of dialogue to establish them. the movie's pacing is a joke and frustrated me to no end.

That was just the theatrical cut. Add 30 minutes more and you get my frustration in spades.

There are no major additions, no major action/thriller scenes, just more talking, an even worse sense of pacing, and just a lot of false promises.

Below are some of the newer scenes, but I might be missing some since I don't remember all of what was different. It was mainly talking anyways, but here're the notable bits:

-The strip tease was put back in but for whatever reason, it was shot mainly in wide shots so it's not like you get anything good to look at. The girl who did it coulda been a stunt girl for all I know. Maybe the actress didn't like Kurt Russel, I don't know. But I'm a red blooded american male, and if I got the opportunity, I'd give a lap dance for Russel. But it might've been for the best since the actress herself still looks like Chyna's ugly stepsister.

-An extended opening scene for the 2nd group of girls at a convenience store. For some reason, it was in black and white, and didn't serve much purpose. It was also loooooong and the scene after it established the girls and Kurt's pursuit of them a lot faster, so it was completely unnecessary.

-An extended conversation with Eli Roth and his lackey in the bar. I think. Just more talking but there was a funny line about Kurt coming out of a time machine. It might've been in the original movie, I'm not sure.

-A lot of close ups on Zoe Bell in the car (during their first conversation in the car) showcasing her horrible facial expressions and attempt at being funny and endearing. It was probably in the original version to, but I remember being impressed with her when I first saw the movie, but watching this version made me turn against her. It was weird.

-A few more scenes with Pam, played by Rose McGowen. They were fine and you actually learned a bit about her.

One thing I was really disappointed in was that they kept saying there'd be more scenes about Kurts character and they were gonna give him some depth, but they screwed the pooch on that one. He has about the same amount of time as before but now has two increasingly more boring groups of girls to kill in the movie.

In all, I thought this was a terrible, terrible, pull-my-hair-out failure on the part of Tarantino. Just so much wasted potential and terrible decisions that really sank the movie for me, and if you didn't like the original Death Proof, this one won't change your mind I don't think. I know a lot of people preferred this to PT and I just scratch my head to that. Just a terrible example of QT's fetishes getting out of control.

3/10

[TheJadedGamer]

Any faux trailers? I decided to rent the Condemned early instead because I haven't seen it yet instead of getting Death Proof since I've already seen it.

[Dragula]

Originally posted by TheJadedGamer
Any faux trailers? I decided to rent the Condemned early instead because I haven't seen it yet instead of getting Death Proof since I've already seen it.

Probably won't be. And they probably won't be on the Planet Terror DVD. I saw a thread saying Grindhouse will be on DVD in June 2008. They might be on that.

[poopontheshoes7]

I actually liked the extended cut better than the theatrical. To me the extended cut seemed more focused on Stuntman Mike. He doesnt have any huge scenes in the extended cut, but theres more emphasis on his stalking. In the second half of the film in the regular cut Stuntman Mike just kinda pops outta nowhere, but in the extended cut you see him stalknig the girls more. Oh and the lap dance was awesome!

[m_burlock]

A friend of mine told me the Special Features are nothing but people talking about themselves and how cool the film is and how cool it was to work with so and so etc.. When ever Q is on camera in the Special Features all he does is promote himself, he doesn't talk about the making of Death Proof.

[Scarface98.9]

Originally posted by m_burlock
A friend of mine told me the Special Features are nothing but people talking about themselves and how cool the film is and how cool it was to work with so and so etc.. When ever Q is on camera in the Special Features all he does is promote himself, he doesn't talk about the making of Death Proof.
The special features aren't really notable. A lot of "It was so much fun on set!" BS that are normal on EPK features on other discs. The Planet Terror dvd will likely have a ton of cool features on it since Rodriguez is involved, and usually does great commentaries and making of documentaries

[InvaderZim]

Death Proof (on dvd not in theater) - 6.5/10 - What the fuck... When Death Proof was part of grindhouse i gave it a solid 10/10. but for the dvd release they crammed so much more boring as shit dialogue and pointless scenes to fill a full movie that it destroyed this.. halfway through my wife and i were bored out of our minds... while when it was part of grindhouse it was the best film of the year

IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN DEATH PROOF DONT FUCKING WATCH THIS EDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT FOR GRINDHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

I FUCKING HATE THE WEINSTEINS AND HOPE THEY DIE SLOW PAINFUL DEATHS COCKSUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rant over.. This was lame...

BUT... whenever i talk about death proof being a masterpiece i will be referring to the grindhouse version.. just so you know

[jbar1026]

Originally posted by InvaderZim
Death Proof (on dvd not in theater) - 6.5/10 - What the fuck... When Death Proof was part of grindhouse i gave it a solid 10/10. but for the dvd release they crammed so much more boring as shit dialogue and pointless scenes to fill a full movie that it destroyed this.. halfway through my wife and i were bored out of our minds... while when it was part of grindhouse it was the best film of the year

IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN DEATH PROOF DONT FUCKING WATCH THIS EDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT FOR GRINDHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

I FUCKING HATE THE WEINSTEINS AND HOPE THEY DIE SLOW PAINFUL DEATHS COCKSUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rant over.. This was lame...

BUT... whenever i talk about death proof being a masterpiece i will be referring to the grindhouse version.. just so you know

i agree!!! i cant believe tarantino let them do that to a movie with his name on it. all they needed to add was the lap dance scene. i hope planet terror is treated better

[moose1132]

When it was a part of Grindhouse, I really didn't like Deathproof. I found it boring and filled with dialouge that seemed like Tarantino was trying too hard. But I'll give this extended version a rent. See if already sitting through a nearly 2 hour movie before Deathproof came on had anything to do with me not liking it.

[InvaderZim]

When it was a part of Grindhouse, I really didn't like Deathproof. I found it boring and filled with dialouge that seemed like Tarantino was trying too hard. But I'll give this extended version a rent. See if already sitting through a nearly 2 hour movie before Deathproof came on had anything to do with me not liking it.

You will hate it even more