Grindhouse

Weinstein admits that he thought the film would do much better than it did and sees the failure of Grindhouse's U.S. release as a rap on his reputation for movie savvy. In the West and the East, the movie played well. ... Full Review

Besides the frightening prospect of Rob Zombie being allowed to make another bad movie, the news should have been pretty harmless, but I started thinking about all the hype and general cooler-than-thou hipsterism that surrounds everything Tarantino/Rodriguez/Grindhouse, and things got ugly. ... Full Review

Since the release of Grindhouse in 2006, differing degrees of buzz have continued about the double feature's various faux movie trailers and whether or not Robert Rodriguez, the ambitious director who seems to be continuously accruing new projects without finishing any of his old ones (maybe this whole with McGowan, not with McGowan, with McGowan thing is getting in the way of his creative process... ... Full Review

I loved Grindhouse . Being a huge fan of Danny Trejo , Machete gave me just what I wanted -- a silly movie focused on someone I love watching. ... Full Review

The damned thing is only available in Japan, but there are rumors of a new Grindhouse complete release for later in 2008. but with the strike and Grindhouse 's poor performance I assumed this was an idea that was going to be abandoned ... Full Review

It would seems that he was wrong however as Grindhouse proved to be a major box office disappointment. You know post-modern self-awareness has probably gone too far when film-makers consciously set out to make bad films. ... Full Review

thank goodness Robert Rodriguez is actually making this twisted revenge film....As disgusting and horrific as it is, this is one of the most effective comedy films I have seen....Grindhouse also includes four trailors for (then) fake films from Robert Rodriguez, Rob Zombie ( House of 1000 Corpses , The Devil's Rejects ), Simon Pegg ( Shaun of the Dead , Hott Fuzz ), and Eli Roth ( Cabin Fever , Hostel )..... ... Full Review

thank goodness Robert Rodriguez is actually making this twisted revenge film....As disgusting and horrific as it is, this is one of the most effective comedy films I have seen....Grindhouse also includes four trailors for (then) fake films from Robert Rodriguez, Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil#39;s Rejects), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hott Fuzz), and Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel)..... ... Full Review

gene.seymour@newsday.com Whatever your recollections of Saturday night cheap movie thrills, "Grindhouse" will stir them up. In this double-feature nod to the bloody, cheesy, sexy and speedy flicks of the '70s, "Grindhouse" stacks two 90-minute flicks from writer-directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, and separates them with fake movie trailers directed by Rodriguez,... ... Full Review

It's like we cut the holy grail and nobody wants to use it," Trejo exclaimed to MTV News, mentioning that Rodriguez is already well underway with the story. Rumors of a feature-length leap for the Machete character began almost immediately, given the audience's enthusiastic response to the no-nonsense, ass-kicking, revenge-seeking Mexican immigrant played by Trejo, a fan-favorite character actor and frequent collaborator of Rodriguez. ... Full Review