Grindhouse split update
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.
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Thank God for that
Retarded
It kinda like this: Movies Starts - Holy Shit! - Movies are over - That Was Awesome!
It kinda like this: Movies Starts - Holy Shit! - Movies are over - That Was Awesome!
Aww... Sadness
A bit too long for me.
DVD will have more experimenting
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
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.
That would have been a stupid move.
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 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.
NOT EVERYONE IN THE MIDWEST...
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Never In My Life...
LEAVE IT ALONE!!!
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.
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.
Who cares if it was easter.
It was stupid...
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.
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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PS Grindhouse movies are inherently bad. So.....
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Aa A American I am sad to say some don't know good films:(
Its an experience