grindhouse - original double bill - coming soon

irishash

hi all,

surprised I am the one to kick this off (or maybe I am not looking too hard) but empire online have gotten the "tour" dates for the original grindhouse double bill, trailers and all.

go to http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22237

It is a long list, but the most important info on there is the fact that the IFI have gotten the flick for 2 days - 18th and 19th of april.

Nothing on the IFI website yet, but I am sure there will be something soon enough, providing they actually care about the web site.

I'm going - how about you ??

rizzla

Don't think so, they got my money for Planet Terror and that's all their gettin. I'll probably pick up the double bill when it gets released on DVD.

johnny_ultimate

Cool, although can't help but feel the experience will be tainted by the fact that Ive seen the two films seperately now.
May still go along though - would love to see PT and some of the trailers on the big screen.

Pigman II

yeah i'd goto this

Galvasean

As long as they don't do some sort of 'premium price' I might take a look.

irishash

rizzla wrote: »

Don't think so, they got my money for Planet Terror and that's all their gettin. I'll probably pick up the double bill when it gets released on DVD.

with respect to all the views like this, i fully agree with you. The moment the Weinsteins decided to split the film, it was a black day for art over profit.

That is why I declared from a mountain top to all that could hear, that I would never watch this movie in anything other than the form it was meant to be watched in. So I did not go to "deathproof" or "planet terror" when they were released. I was pretty confident I would someday get to see the original version at some film festival of sorts anyway. Just did not think it would be this soon.

Watching the double bill on dvd is not the same - no trailers, have to get up to change discs, its at home !!

lodgepole

Galvasean wrote: »

As long as they don't do some sort of 'premium price' I might take a look.

I would expect a premium ticket price, it's a long screening. If I recall I paid a couple of extra euros for Lawrence of Arabia in the IFI and was happy to do it. The two night booking isn't going to be a massive earner for anybody involved.

Mossy Monk

Dublin only :mad:

Driver 8

The worst film Tarantino's ever made and a fairly dull film by Rodriguez? Nah, I'll pass...

rosboy

irishash wrote: »

Watching the double bill on dvd is not the same - no trailers, have to get up to change discs, its at home !!

Is this release the two full length films, or the shortened films that were originally released in the states?

Jello

Looking forward to this, was disappointed with Death Proof but loved Planet Terror.

Not The Real Scarecrow

Seen the theatrical version.Planet Terror was really good and then the trailers really hyped you up, then came Death Proof.After watching the high octane Planet and the cool trailers, Death Proof just seemed so slow and so...so ****.Recently went back and watched Death Proof and wasn't as bad as I remembered, but when you watch the 2 back to back, the flaws and bad pacing are too obvious.Also the shift in tone and lack of action don't work with Planet Terror.Apparently in the states, there wereloads of people leaving the cinema fairly early into Death Proof and that was why the film was split.

Zapp Brannigan

Hooray! I avoided the theater releases and DVD releases out of protest of the split. So now I finally get to see them!

grames_bond

Galvasean wrote: »

As long as they don't do some sort of 'premium price' I might take a look.

yeah im the same, altho you know its going to be pretty expensive, more so than a normal movie but hopefully nothing rediculous.

Jello wrote: »

Looking forward to this, was disappointed with Death Proof but loved Planet Terror.

i loved death proof, just thaught it was typical tarantino (but ive said this hundreds of times, its a "love it or hate it" movie) i never got around to see planet terror so should be fun!

irishash

rosboy wrote: »

Is this release the two full length films, or the shortened films that were originally released in the states?

It is the original cinema release that never saw the light of day outside of the US. So it is not the "director cuts" seen in the cinema and DVD (although I hate the word "director cut" - the movie that was released the first time was a directors cut most of the time)

So the grindhouse double will have the missing reels, fake trailers by eli roth, edgar wright and rob vombie, and bad scratchy look.

TheDoc

watched this again last night, maybe thinking i was being sour of my original thoughts.

but could only stomach it up to about half way before tunring it off, was it planet terror i watched? ( with fergie bouncing her tits around)?

I dont see the audiences for these tbh? i really cant udnerstand. I see great constructive posts from posts all over this forum and other forums, but seem to enjoy this?

of course opinion is opinions, but id greatly love for some to explain the appeal of these films? really?

wasnt scary...wasnt gory it was borderline laughable, no good acting ( from actors i usually respect , michael biehn im looknig at you) story was ridiculous and seemed so disjointed and muck.

And people say " how do they get money to make the likes of meet the spartans"

id post the same question to these films... is it because they seem to be an insult to film making that makes them appealing?

i must be missing out, cause my uncle assumed a 20 yr old would love this film, hes a big tarantino fan, but i just couldnt avoid giving it a verbal bashing.

johnny_ultimate

[DM]-TheDOC- wrote: »

wasnt scary...wasnt gory it was borderline laughable, no good acting ( from actors i usually respect , michael biehn im looknig at you) story was ridiculous and seemed so disjointed and muck.

You just summed up the appeal right there. They are very funny films, not meant to be scary in the slightest, just completely OTT action and stupidity, done well. This is a throwback to the days of bad acting and ridiculousness, and I couldn't help but love it (Planet Terror especially. Death Proof would have been far better without all the dialogue).

But sometimes a purposefully bad or OTT action film is what is needed: see also the likes of Shoot 'Em Up, Crank, Die Hard 4. These are films which are meant to be nothing but entertaining, and entertain they do. Certainly far more enjoyable that the rubbish blockbusters that are supposed to entertain us, but take themselves way too seriously - Transformers (a truly deplorable experience), the last two Pirate films etc...

Sanjuro

Wont be going. Planet Terror was so hideously awful I turned it off halfway through. Too contrived.

TheDoc

i found transformers very enjoyable

die hard 4 was ok, crank i liked, shoot em up i thought was tripe

perhaps a film should have a warning before you go in saying

would help, id avoid them, cause i dont think i like many

still hope all the fans of the series enjoy i know alot of people here hopng hard for this to happen

Raekwon

The whole concept is dead in the water now. If the Weinstein’s hadn't been such knobs and split the movies in the first place then this double feature would have had some appeal, but 1 year on and with both movies out on DVD I doubt many people care anymore.

earljustine

rizzla wrote: »

Don't think so, they got my money for Planet Terror and that's all their gettin. I'll probably pick up the double bill when it gets released on DVD.

Yes, I will also just wait for the release on DVD. I used all my money for Planet Terror.

Vic Vinegar

I for one don't really care that they were split

Planet Terror - brilliant, schlocky entertainment 9/10

Death Proof - crappy, fat lap-dancy & boring! 3/10

Tarantino is really starting to annoy me!

BLITZ_Molloy

I'd agree with Mountain Lips. I quite enjoyed Planet Terror. Deathproof was horribly slow. That's particularly why I'd enjoy seeing it in the original 'cut to the bone' version that Tarrantino had to submit for Grindhouse. If it was a bit more fast paced I think Deathproof could move up to a 7 or 8 out of 10 from the 3 or 4 I'd give it now.

Necronomicon

Argh, Dublin only. I've avoided watching both movies up until now, have to wait for the dvd release.

irishash

Necromomicon wrote: »

Argh, Dublin only. I've avoided watching both movies up until now, have to wait for the dvd release.

Just an update - it looks like they have moved the dates of the screenings in Dublin to the 19th and the 20th of april. They have also set the time of the movie screening - now i have no idea who makes a decision like this, but the time of the screening is 2pm on both days.

That time has to be the most bizzare decision I have seen in a while - the whole concept of this movie was the whole late nite double bill/drive-in experience of days gone by. I dont want to go and see this movie and leave the cinema while it is still bright outside !!! The Sunday showing I could understand, but Saturday ??

Anyway, I believe that CORK is going tohave a screening also, along with belfast, so keep an eye out, Necromomicon, on the local scene.

Jello

irishash wrote: »

Just an update - it looks like they have moved the dates of the screenings in Dublin to the 19th and the 20th of april. They have also set the time of the movie screening - now i have no idea who makes a decision like this, but the time of the screening is 2pm on both days.

That time has to be the most bizzare decision I have seen in a while - the whole concept of this movie was the whole late nite double bill/drive-in experience of days gone by. I dont want to go and see this movie and leave the cinema while it is still bright outside !!! The Sunday showing I could understand, but Saturday ??

Just saw it on their website there, madness. At least they're standard price tickets though...

Zapp Brannigan

Well thats me out, I work weekends.

Guess I'll have to wait until the double DVD (although I don't think it'd be the same)

dr.bollocko

In fairness, conceptually Grind house didnt really work out in the States. Fans left after the first movie. People were just confused. Americans are a bit dumb like this. Of course the Grindhouse concept will work better in Europe, but this tour just seems like a make-a-buck and make some hype tour for two movies that have already gotten separate DVD releases.
From having seen both Grind House and Deathproof in separate installments, I have to say that the indiv. release of Death Proof was superior to the GrindHouse version. I thought it was just a strange cool movie, great car chases, nice dialogue and a pretty good Tarantino take. Planet Terror I could take or leave to be honest, but only having seen it in the Grindhouse cut, I would like to see it as a separate entity on DVD.

cine-man

Grindhouse is screening at Cineworld on Monday 28th April @ 8.00pm.

Tickets are going on sale on Tuesday; normal prices apparently.

Zapp Brannigan

cine-man wrote: »

Grindhouse is screening at Cineworld on Monday 28th April @ 8.00pm.

Tickets are going on sale on Tuesday; normal prices apparently.

I will be there! Whooo!

grames_bond

cine-man wrote: »

Grindhouse is screening at Cineworld on Monday 28th April @ 8.00pm.

Tickets are going on sale on Tuesday; normal prices apparently.

thats a normal time, proper grindhouse- should be fun!

irishash

cine-man wrote: »

Grindhouse is screening at Cineworld on Monday 28th April @ 8.00pm.

Tickets are going on sale on Tuesday; normal prices apparently.

Went into cineworld today at 14pm. The girl at the ticket desk had no idea of what I was on about. She checked the screenings for the 28th april and all that was showing are the reg movies and the film festival flicks like "run lola run"

cine-man: where did you get the info on the screening ?

Jello

irishash wrote: »

Went into cineworld today at 14pm. The girl at the ticket desk had no idea of what I was on about. She checked the screenings for the 28th april and all that was showing are the reg movies and the film festival flicks like "run lola run"

cine-man: where did you get the info on the screening ?

Yeah... it's not on their website either.

cine-man

I saw it here http://www.myspace.com/ukgrindhousetour, and asked about it in the cinema. The manager told me the film programming gets done on a Tuesday and it would be added then; it'll probably be up tomorrow.

crybaby

Deathproof is utter utter drivel as a seperate movie and I really dont see how its going to improve bunged together with Grindhouse

cine-man

The booking is available now, just got my tickets.

https://www.cineworld.ie/reservation/paiement/ChooseTickets.jgi?CINEMA=61&FILM=23741&PERF=262437&SAISIE_PLACES=OUI&AUTOSEAT=1&MODE_PAIEMENT=CB&JOUR=0

calahans

I saw the double bill on a pirate version and the only good thing about the movies are the fictional trailers in between. I wouldn't waste three hours on *ironic* bad movies....

irishash

cine-man wrote: »

The booking is available now, just got my tickets.

https://www.cineworld.ie/reservation/paiement/ChooseTickets.jgi?CINEMA=61&FILM=23741&PERF=262437&SAISIE_PLACES=OUI&AUTOSEAT=1&MODE_PAIEMENT=CB&JOUR=0

Thanks for the update - got my tickets at the cinema 20 mins ago. Looking forward to it now.

From the posts on this topic, it really seems to be a real love/hate thing going on. I have not seen either movie, as I was waiting for the opportunity to see the original version first and who knows, I may also hate the movies. But as an experience, an experiment done by 2 talented film-makers, I am excited to see what they have attempted.

grames_bond

cine-man wrote: »

The booking is available now, just got my tickets.

https://www.cineworld.ie/reservation/paiement/ChooseTickets.jgi?CINEMA=61&FILM=23741&PERF=262437&SAISIE_PLACES=OUI&AUTOSEAT=1&MODE_PAIEMENT=CB&JOUR=0

are they priced differently? (my internet explorer isnt lettin me view that link)

Zapp Brannigan

Tickets are normal price.

Jello

Went to the screening today in the IFI and thoroughly enjoyed it. The place was packed!

Thought they worked much better as part of the original double bill, especially Death Proof, which benefited from its shorter run time (though I admit the girls did annoy me slightly once or twice, but Stuntman Mike more than made up for this!). Planet Terror was just perfect IMO. Was also great to see the fake trailers in there with them.

Anyway, along with Rambo, this is the most fun I've had at the cinema in a long while. Great experience to see them both on the big screen.

bigslick

Hey guys, am seriously considering going to cineworld showing.

but how long is the grindhouse showing overall? bout 4 or 4.5hrs?

Pigman II

It was about 3h10 yesterday

fergisimo

Got my ticket for The Gate, Cork's showing of it. ****ing stoked.

Lawless_Samurai

Missed out last weekend in the IFI. Raging :mad: Just wondering if I'll have to book tickets for the showing in Cineworld? I really wanna go but I might have to play a match that evening which means I might miss it so I don't wanna book it.... What ya reckon???

Cactus Col

I've seen both of these films.

I really enjoyed Planet Terror, and wouldn't mind seeing as it was supposed to play out (as part of a double bill.)

Problem is I really disliked Death Proof. I cannot see a way for that film to be redeemed, unless severly cut.

irishash

Cactus Col wrote: »

Problem is I really disliked Death Proof. I cannot see a way for that film to be redeemed, unless severly cut.

27 mins were added to the single release version of death proof. That kind of running time difference may make the film a little tighter and easier to enjoy.

Lawless_Samurai wrote: »

Missed out last weekend in the IFI. Raging :mad: Just wondering if I'll have to book tickets for the showing in Cineworld? I really wanna go but I might have to play a match that evening which means I might miss it so I don't wanna book it.... What ya reckon???

The best thing to do, if you have time, is to call to the cinema and see how the sales are for the film. I know of quite a few people who did not go to the IFI screenings at the weekend through a combination of the time of the showing and of course the fact that the screenings sold out, and knowing that cineworld was going to show it, decided to wait. It could be another sell-out and cineworld just started to promote the screening inhouse as well.

lodgepole

Jello wrote: »

Went to the screening today in the IFI and thoroughly enjoyed it. The place was packed!

I didn't realise it was a Horrothon presentation and that Ed King was showing his "award winning" The Blaxorcist before it. Having read the script, i'm keen to find out exactly who gave it an award. Did they give a talk before the film or was it just a regular screening?

Cactus Col

aidanpower wrote: »

I didn't realise it was a Horrothon presentation and that Ed King was showing his "award winning" The Blaxorcist before it. Having read the script, i'm keen to find out exactly who gave it an award. Did they give a talk before the film or was it just a regular screening?

Was that recently? Or was that the planet terror screening at the horrorthon?



So for those that have seen the double feature, does the 27 minute cut out of death proof make it any more enjoyable?

Pigman II

aidanpower wrote: »

I didn't realise it was a Horrothon presentation and that Ed King was showing his "award winning" The Blaxorcist before it. Having read the script, i'm keen to find out exactly who gave it an award.

Actually now that you mention it that short was cringe-worthy. I felt embarrased for all involved. They should feel likewise.

Pigman II

Cactus Col wrote: »

So for those that have seen the double feature, does the 27 minute cut out of death proof make it any more enjoyable?

It certainly does. Tho that might have been just down to the fact that it was a repeat viewing for me and I knew where the film was gonna drag etc (ie everything to do with Jungle Julia).

Truth be told tho the chase at the end of DP is the best section of either movie.