While I agree that three hours is too long, wasn't Kill Bill and lord of the rings long too?
Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > yeah, I hear that Planet Terror isn't thought to be as good as Death > Proof. I still wish > they could have left them together as one movie, though i admit that a > three hour length is too long. > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:daikaiju66%40yahoo.com>> > I better get my butt in gear and check it out before it disappears. > > I grew up in New Orleans and there were several Grindhouse type > theaters(The Circle, The Gallo, The Carver, The Famous, The Orpheum, > etc.) and I got to watch some of the same stuff that Tarantino loves > so much. Unfortunately those movies were cult flicks for a reason. I > get that Planet Terror is pastiche of Italian zombie gore flicks but > some folks don't. > > Another downside to the movie is the massive shift in tone from > Planet Terror to Death Proof. It seems to be throwing some folks off. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I think I disagree with this. I don't think the idea of a double- > feature is that hard to grasp, even for youngsters who've never seen > one before. Hell, I'm 43, and though I'm extremely familiar with the > term, I never saw one at the theatre back in the day. I think it has > more to do with whether the subject matter and marketing themselves > were appealing. I think the girl with the machine-gun leg, adn the > cheesy zombie shots made some people laugh, but maybe didn't excite > them. People nowadays--espeically the young folk--seem to be going > for that disgustingly explicit and gore-based horror that's all the > rage. Stuff like "Saw", "Hostel", "Touristas", etc. Both of these > flicks are very tongue-in-cheek and self-referential. Now, I rmember > the days of crap like "Boggy Creek", "MAcon COunty Line", "The > Incredible Two-Headed Transplant", etc., so I want to see them. But > for those who aren't my age, and for youngsters, the lack of obvious > horror gore or "Kill Bill" style fighting and acti > > on may not be a draw. Perhaps--perhaps--the combined three hour > length hurt a bit of business. But I think a tweak in marketing--such > as trailers shown--would be more effective. I'd hate to see the > concept die just because the audience isn't hip or interested enough > to get it. > > > > Besides, sometimes the movie going public just doesn't get it. > That's what DVD and On Demand rentals are for. "Grindhouse" is gonna > do very well there... > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > ovie mogul Harvey Weinstein is planning to re-release Grindhouse > as two > > > separate films - after the double-bill flopped at the box office. > The > > > film, a double-feature directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert > > > Rodriguez made just $11.6 million in its opening weekend in the > US. > > > Producer Weinstein is disappointed - and thinks Tarantino's Death > Proof, > > > starring Kurt Russell, and Rodriguez' Planet Terror, with Rose > McGowan, > > > will perform better on their own. He tells PageSix.com, "I don't > think > > > people understood what we were doing. The audience didn't get the > idea > > > that it is two movies for the price of one. I don't understand > the math, > > > but I want to accommodate the audience." > > > http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2007-04-11/ > <http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2007-04-11/> > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
