Grindhouse

I went to the premier in Austin last night. Wow, what an awesome event. Here are a few brief thoughts: One of the previews, that is being made into a movie, looks absolutely absurd and I am sure that it... Read more at imdb.com

i have been reading a lot of these reviews and i couldn't help but ask myself if the studio(dimension films)is paying people to write some of these comments on this site.I'm seeing reviews like this movie is brilliant,and masterpiece,or the... Read more at imdb.com

Films like Pulp Fiction are one of a kind, literally. No one can duplicate the success of Pulp Fiction. Many have tried, none have succeeded. The problem with this is that Quentin Taratnino made such an auspiciously brilliant debut with Reservoir... Read more at imdb.com

When I first heard about Grindhouse, I was pretty excited. I have enjoyed practically everything Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have ever done, so the idea of such a nostalgic homage as Grindhouse really peaked my interest. I was really... Read more at imdb.com

I won tickets to the world premiere of Grindhouse in LA this past week and it was the best 3 hours of my life in recent history. The stories of the two movies combined with the detail and inventiveness of... Read more at imdb.com

There was no doubt in my mind that Grindhouse would be awesome. Two great directors making back to back movies. All films paying homage to the old grindhouse films the two filmmakers grew up on. I have just returned from... Read more at imdb.com

If you are reading this review then I'm assuming you have some vague idea of what a grindhouse film is, if not, look it up then get back to me. For those familiar with the cheesy B movie genre, you... Read more at imdb.com

Before you begin, this review contains minor spoilers. No strong plot points are revealed, but you may be able to venture a few correct guesses about the film after reading this.I saw "Grindhouse" the day it came out. First off,... Read more at imdb.com

My friend and I got some passes to the sneak peak of this movie last night, both being fans of T & R couldn't pass up a chance to see this film.It was a total knockout blow. Starting with Planet... Read more at imdb.com

Grindhouse is all about excess. Excess blood, gore, puss, explosions, near non-stop laughter and violence. The only thing you will find little of in it is nudity. It's typical Tarantino-paranoid-about-nudity and what we get are two distinct halves to one... Read more at imdb.com

Grindhouse is a glorious movie experience, two brilliant movies slammed together in a two-for-one bonanza. At this point I probably do not need to mention that Grindhouse is the bold movie experiment from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, in which each provided one 80 minute action flick (Planet Terror and Death Proof, respectively ... Full Review

Although Grindhouse is postmodern by design, the filmmakers have made sure their involvement is spirited and appropriate, with less winking and more blatant outrageousness. That debate doesn't matter -- what does is how one ultimately balances the other, and how Grindhouse  as a whole makes the case for exploitation films in terms of their capacities to be guilty pleasures, their potential as a distinct formative experience, and their legitimacy for classification as significant cultural... ... Full Review

Sometimes not being ambitious makes for a better film; you get the feeling that Rodriguez outsmarted himself by being too bright, too aware, too sophisticated for the genre. In other words, this is a zombie film to end all zombie films, and I only wish Rodriguez had done a better job; trying to shoehorn every possible element into his film he's lost sight of the fact that his original models were a lot neater than this. ... Full Review

The movie wants to be as repulsive and nauseating as possible. So, OK, "Grindhouse" is an attempt to re-create a double feature that never existed for an audience that no longer exists. ... Full Review

It was the perfect atmosphere to see Grindhouse in. Instead of taking the best elements of the films before it and expanding upon them, Grindhouse came across as more of a parody at times, and I wasnt too fond of that. ... Full Review

Which isn't to say we're talking "Grindhouse" money here, folks. With $122 million, the adventurous ogre can now lay claim to the third-highest weekend gross in history, behind only "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and this month's "Spider-Man... ... Full Article

GRINDHOUSE (2007): Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof and Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror show as part of a double bill. 191 mins. Tonight and Saturday at midnight at the Inwood Theatre, 5458 W. Lovers Lane. $8.50, discounts for seniors and students. 214-352-5085. ... Full Article

It's the moment any UK film fan worth their salt has been waiting for - Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse shown in its full-on, fuck-off glory. ... Full Article

If like us, you were annoyed that Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez' Grindhouse never got the chance for a proper showing this side of the pond, worry not. ... Full Article

In case you missed it (and, unfortunately, many did), Grindhouse was a two-for-one spectacular of 70s trash nostalgia. Robert Rodriguezs sci-fi zombie gorefest Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantinos female empowerment slasher/car chase flick Death Proof unspooled double feature style, complete... ... Full Article