Grindhouse split update

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by: Mike Sampson Apr. 17, 2007

We received some reports over the weekend and yesterday from some readers saying their local theaters were running the GRINDHOUSE films separately or running them together with an intermission instead of the fake trailers. Curious, we did our best Carl Monday impression and did some investigative reporting. Was this the case of some rogue theater owners splitting GRINDHOUSE on their own? Had The Weinstein Co. officially re-released GRINDHOUSE as two separate films - "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof." After some digging and talking and e-mailing and harassing, we were able to find out the truth. It seems in the wake of the opening weekend disaster, the Weinsteins, as they widely admitted to, considered splitting the films. Being the Weinsteins, they did what they do best: they tested. Last weekend they tested various concepts of improving GRINDHOUSE business in select theaters including two of the various methods above. None of the methods seemed to have any positive effect on box-office receipts and word I got from inside the Weinstein Co. last night was that the plan to split GRINDHOUSE in two and re-release was very likely kiboshed. So that could be it for the GRINDHOUSE experiment folks. Just left to die a slow death and develop a cult following on home video, not unlike....well grindhouse movies.

Source: JoBlo.com

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Skellington
12:03PM on 04/29/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
As much as I liked Grindhouse I think its a good idea in a way. Okay you lose the grindhouse experience of you seprate them films but you get to enjoy more each films individually. Lots of people thought Death Proof was a let down but its just cause they were expecting a second Planet Terror which is kinda stupid.
As much as I liked Grindhouse I think its a good idea in a way. Okay you lose the grindhouse experience of you seprate them films but you get to enjoy more each films individually. Lots of people thought Death Proof was a let down but its just cause they were expecting a second Planet Terror which is kinda stupid.
 
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h
5:15AM on 04/18/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Thank God for that
Splitting Grindhouse up was SUCH a dumb, cynical idea. But is it still the case that they're planning to split it for the Europe release anyway? Weinstein's said that in an interview before. As a UK resident, I'd be so pissed off if the US gets to keep the proper version but the rest of the world is still treated like shit...
Splitting Grindhouse up was SUCH a dumb, cynical idea. But is it still the case that they're planning to split it for the Europe release anyway? Weinstein's said that in an interview before. As a UK resident, I'd be so pissed off if the US gets to keep the proper version but the rest of the world is still treated like shit...
 
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Sqallus
11:38PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Retarded
These movies will lose a lot of the charm that they had in theaters if they split them up in my opinion. Its just a real shame that more people didnt see this awesome movie.
These movies will lose a lot of the charm that they had in theaters if they split them up in my opinion. Its just a real shame that more people didnt see this awesome movie.
 
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Blaaguuu
10:58PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ggfunk, The movies are so intense, you wont even notice that they were long.

It kinda like this: Movies Starts - Holy Shit! - Movies are over - That Was Awesome!
ggfunk, The movies are so intense, you wont even notice that they were long.

It kinda like this: Movies Starts - Holy Shit! - Movies are over - That Was Awesome!
 
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Mod Hip
9:18PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Here's hoping that along with a regular DVD release in the near future we also get seperate releases... Death Proof was quite awesome but Planet Terror was mostly uninspired, imo. [link] for further opinionation if you want to argue with me.
Here's hoping that along with a regular DVD release in the near future we also get seperate releases... Death Proof was quite awesome but Planet Terror was mostly uninspired, imo. [link] for further opinionation if you want to argue with me.
 
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DevilsRejects
7:43PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm glad to see this crap not happening. I'd be in depression for a month.
I'm glad to see this crap not happening. I'd be in depression for a month.
 
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Mattman335
7:25PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Aww... Sadness
I would rather the movie never had existed than have it split. Those movies are like apples and apple skins. They need each other or they get all brown and sticky. Grindhouse left me with perma-smile for the entire week after I saw it. I don't see how a movie can be too long either. First of all, it's 2 movies. Second of all, we pay too much damn money for a ticket to any movie. The longer the ...
I would rather the movie never had existed than have it split. Those movies are like apples and apple skins. They need each other or they get all brown and sticky. Grindhouse left me with perma-smile for the entire week after I saw it. I don't see how a movie can be too long either. First of all, it's 2 movies. Second of all, we pay too much damn money for a ticket to any movie. The longer the better I say. I think if they leave it alone and accept the modest payback they're getting, it will catch on. It's way too much of an important film to have it's artistic integrity fucked around with.
 
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ggfunk
7:16PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
A bit too long for me.
I'd love to see GH in the theater, but it's hard for this movie fan to admit, the movie is too damn long to sit through.
I'd love to see GH in the theater, but it's hard for this movie fan to admit, the movie is too damn long to sit through.
 
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KcMsterpce
6:23PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
DVD will have more experimenting
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS!!
I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that they will be released on two separate DVDs. PLANET TERROR will be one release, and DEATH PROOF the other. Probably will have all the trailers, or half on each release. For $19.99 each. Then, 6 months to a year later there will be a Mega-Three-Disc "Full Grindhouse Experience!" release in three discs, with bo...
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS!!
I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that they will be released on two separate DVDs. PLANET TERROR will be one release, and DEATH PROOF the other. Probably will have all the trailers, or half on each release. For $19.99 each. Then, 6 months to a year later there will be a Mega-Three-Disc "Full Grindhouse Experience!" release in three discs, with both movies "As They Were Meant To Be Seen!" and extras. So, the theatrical experimentation is through, but the project is far from over.
 
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afulinara
4:03PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
That would have been a stupid move.
If they split it in 2, they might have as well just taken the whole grindhouse title off of it.
If they split it in 2, they might have as well just taken the whole grindhouse title off of it.
 
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hcaulfield37
3:56PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Grindhouse freakin' rocked the...well, house. They split the film(s) at five theaters where I live. Shame. I've sat through Grindhouse THREE TIMES now, and you know what? I'm gonna see it again.

It should be noted that the only reason Grindhouse is getting trashed by the press is because of the media onslaught that insued prior to the movie's release. If the film hadn't been prom...
Grindhouse freakin' rocked the...well, house. They split the film(s) at five theaters where I live. Shame. I've sat through Grindhouse THREE TIMES now, and you know what? I'm gonna see it again.

It should be noted that the only reason Grindhouse is getting trashed by the press is because of the media onslaught that insued prior to the movie's release. If the film hadn't been promoted so much - not including the internet, sadly - there would be very few articles or comments on how much money it's made. Children of Men, The Fountain, and Pan's Labyrinth weren't exactly swimming in cash, you know.
 
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evilmonkey
3:28PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
NOT EVERYONE IN THE MIDWEST...
is shunning this movie. I'm from Missouri and I know a ton of people that have seen this and have loved it...
is shunning this movie. I'm from Missouri and I know a ton of people that have seen this and have loved it...
 
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The Fire Duece
3:15PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
define irony.


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define irony.


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Severed Mind
2:15PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Never In My Life...
have I been as disappointed after a movie than with Grindhouse. I found it boring, um, boring, and above all, boring. Sad times...
have I been as disappointed after a movie than with Grindhouse. I found it boring, um, boring, and above all, boring. Sad times...
 
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Rabbit
2:12PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
LEAVE IT ALONE!!!
Let it gain cult status on video because that's where exploitation films gain their momentum. Don't fuck with it!!! Leave it alone!!!
Let it gain cult status on video because that's where exploitation films gain their momentum. Don't fuck with it!!! Leave it alone!!!
 
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ReiSoryuh
2:11PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This all makes me very sad.
I personally loved it but a handful of my friends, who are just as much into [link] film as I am, told me they thought it was just really stupid.
This all makes me very sad.
I personally loved it but a handful of my friends, who are just as much into [link] film as I am, told me they thought it was just really stupid.
 
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GrindhouseFan83
2:07PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Who cares if it was easter.
Easter is on a sunday not a friday. Yes it was good friday but still. Im catholic and could give 2 shits what religious day it came out on. I saw it opening day, If I wanna see a movie I will see it. Black Christmas came out on christmas and the cinema near my house was sold out.
Easter is on a sunday not a friday. Yes it was good friday but still. Im catholic and could give 2 shits what religious day it came out on. I saw it opening day, If I wanna see a movie I will see it. Black Christmas came out on christmas and the cinema near my house was sold out.
 
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vini
1:11PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It was stupid...
To release it on an Easter weekend anyway.
To release it on an Easter weekend anyway.
 
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HoyleHaw
12:57PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
So that's it! Goddamn Bible-thumpers!

Just kidding. But it makes sense in a way. I'm on the East coast, but I live in rural North Carolina. So technically I'm part of the Bible-belt, and probably a part of the problem, too.

Still, glad to hear it tested badly. So most people will get the whole show if they still care to.
So that's it! Goddamn Bible-thumpers!

Just kidding. But it makes sense in a way. I'm on the East coast, but I live in rural North Carolina. So technically I'm part of the Bible-belt, and probably a part of the problem, too.

Still, glad to hear it tested badly. So most people will get the whole show if they still care to.
 
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GrindhouseFan83
12:44PM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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Grindhouse did good on the East coast and West coast. Its the hicks in middle america who arent seeing it.
Grindhouse did good on the East coast and West coast. Its the hicks in middle america who arent seeing it.
 
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rebelalliance
11:48AM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
????
Allright, I, too am kinda upset that Grindhouse hasn't made more money. But, in the grand scheme, who cares? It's not like this is some kind of modern cinema travesty, maybe people just didn't want to see the movie! I did see it and I did enjoy it, but thats it. Is it all possible that bad word of mouth sank this moive? Yes, we are all big movie nerds and eat up all sorts of cinema, specially f...
Allright, I, too am kinda upset that Grindhouse hasn't made more money. But, in the grand scheme, who cares? It's not like this is some kind of modern cinema travesty, maybe people just didn't want to see the movie! I did see it and I did enjoy it, but thats it. Is it all possible that bad word of mouth sank this moive? Yes, we are all big movie nerds and eat up all sorts of cinema, specially from the lords of all geekdom QT and RR. But truth be told, we are quite a small percentage of the actual movie going public. I don't think most people are interested in seeing violent stuff like that. They're more in to... Ice Cube. Whatever. Anyways, stop acting like the apocolypse is approaching just cause a movie didn't do as well as we think it should of.
PS Grindhouse movies are inherently bad. So.....
 
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offspring311
11:23AM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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My boyfriend wanted to see the Robinsons over Grindhouse, we are now broken up. How stupid some people can be.
My boyfriend wanted to see the Robinsons over Grindhouse, we are now broken up. How stupid some people can be.
 
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GrindhouseFan83
10:57AM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Aa A American I am sad to say some don't know good films:(
I don't get it. Why is it that people in this country would rather see a film like are we done yet, A movie thats been made a thousand times befor over and over, Meet the robinsons, What the fuck! How can some people want to see movies that where done already befor. Grindhouse was a great movie expereiance and I for one am also sad to see this film die. It's a crime that movie goers don't want ...
I don't get it. Why is it that people in this country would rather see a film like are we done yet, A movie thats been made a thousand times befor over and over, Meet the robinsons, What the fuck! How can some people want to see movies that where done already befor. Grindhouse was a great movie expereiance and I for one am also sad to see this film die. It's a crime that movie goers don't want to see, or try something new. I don't want to here about a 3 and a half hour run time. People saw the piss poor king kong movie and they raved and raved about it, But if it's something like grindhouse they don't want to see it. Well FUCK them! Us true fans of Grindhouse will continue to support it and buy the dvds and anyone who dosent like it can go FUCK themselfs!!! Also i agree with the dude below. It was the most fun I've had at the movies for a long time!
 
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wallcrawler383
9:31AM on 04/17/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Its an experience
I am saddened to hear that this film isn't pulling in more viewers. Yeah it's for a particular audience but Grindhouse was amazing and was the most fun I've had at the movies for a long time. I'll definitley be getting the DVD, that's for sure.
I am saddened to hear that this film isn't pulling in more viewers. Yeah it's for a particular audience but Grindhouse was amazing and was the most fun I've had at the movies for a long time. I'll definitley be getting the DVD, that's for sure.
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