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i agree with the comment below me. I saw grindhouse yesterday and i thought that it was a great film, but the whole presmise wasnt mainstream. I loved the movie and to split it in two would just to make a quick buck at the expense of destroying a whole movie. The Weinstein company has been sucking at every thing they have popped out. When Grindhouse didnt deliver to their unattainable expectations, they jump the gun. Face it, Grindhouse is a film that demands a new, fresh and original audience, something America isnt used to seeing these days at the multiplex.

i agree with the comment below me. I saw grindhouse yesterday and i thought that it was a great film, but the whole presmise wasnt mainstream. I loved the movie and to split it in two would just to make a quick buck at the expense of destroying a whole movie. The Weinstein company has been sucking at every thing they have popped out. When Grindhouse didnt deliver to their unattainable expectations, they jump the gun. Face it, Grindhouse is a film that demands a new, fresh and original audience, something America isnt used to seeing these days at the multiplex.

Although i think the double feature element is a terrific idea , even if some may not be totally satisfied with the overall outcome , quality etc .. , at least someone tried something different , and later on today i'll let you know if i think they succeeded , and releasing each seperately , focusing on the individual stories can only help marketing . You have to remember who we are dealing with here , the mainstream public , they get confused very easily . If a film deals with too many diff subjects or genres and so forth , they don't know what to make of it , and they'll just go for something that's obvious and cliched , like the latest Fomedy , familiar actors , nice and safe cgi entertainment , or a pretty much one note cgi gore fest about bad guys and good guys .





Now you have a film such as Grindhouse which contains , not only 2 seperate films , but faux trailers also . It's an ambitious project that contains many cinematic themes , i would say it's even sophisticated mayhem . And i think that's mainly what may have hurt it , it's groundbreaking nature and lack of focus couldn't endear it to a wide audience .







So releasing each sperately , with the trailers intact ( i would'nt even play up the faux trailer angle , surprise everyone ) , and with a clear focus about what each individual film has to offer , can only benefit the potential box office draw , in my opinion . Planet is an over the top zombie film , market it as such , Death Proof is basically an over the top car chase revenge film , market it as such and feature the car chases in the trailers , it's the focus that needs adjusting not the content of the films .



And here's the thing that most people may not agree with , tone down the allusions to the films being inspired by Grindhouse , that's strictly for the fanboys like me . Just release them as modern day offerings , and the people in the know will understand it's a homage , loving nod to the sleaze of the past ,the whole Grind thing may have confused people , most people don't know what the heck it is or relates to .





Allright , i'll be seeing it soon , and i'll let the shmoes know what i really think , because since i have yet to see it , my comments are strictly conjecture at this point . Hey , ring up another 6 dollars , it's almost in the black :D .

Im loved grindhouse. This is sad that america dosent know good movies when they see one. I just hope that the DVD has both films on it, and not just planet terror on one dvd, and then you have to buy death proof on the other. Grindhouse was the best movie I have seen in years. It fucking RULED!!!!

i want to see death proof again. i do not want to see planet terror again.