Kill Bill was three hours, and Tarentino and the studio therefore split it into "Kill Bill Part 1" and "Kill Bill Part 2", released a few month's apart. That seems to have worked. The LOTR flicks were all three hours long, but that's rare nowadays, and I think the density of the source material more than justified it. I'm probably a bad example, because I like long movies and have no trouble with a three hour double-feature, but I can see that most people nowadays don't have the staying power. Heck, more people are deciding to skip the theatre altogether in favor of home viewing, where they can pause movies frequently. I'm old-school and love my big-screen theatre-going experience, where you more or less have to absorb the whole film at once. Nothing drives me crazier than watching a movie at home and having to pause it for bathroom breaks, cooking, phone calls, etc.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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" > > > 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] > > , [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)" > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
