Just got back from Grindhouse

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Red Dawn

Elite Member
Jun 4, 2001
57,529
3
0
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Originally posted by: Xanis
Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Ehhh, not a fan of Tarentino's work. I hated Pulp Fiction

Lies. No one hates Pulp Fiction. :p

Didn't like it either.

Were you that kid who was born without a brain, back in 1980 something, but managed to defy all science, and live?
He's more of a Sound of Music/Moulin Rouge kind of Fella.
 
May 31, 2001
15,326
2
0
Originally posted by: natep
I just got back from watching it. Both features were awesome.

I think that it is a little unfair when calling QT's film slow after Planet Terror, which was incredibly fast paced and hilarious.

Death Proof has the most satisfying ending that I've seen in a long time.

The audience in the theatre I was at laughed en masse at Death Proof's ending, then proceeded to applaud.
 
May 16, 2000
13,522
0
0
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Originally posted by: Xanis
Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Ehhh, not a fan of Tarentino's work. I hated Pulp Fiction

Lies. No one hates Pulp Fiction. :p

Didn't like it either.

Were you that kid who was born without a brain, back in 1980 something, but managed to defy all science, and live?
He's more of a Sound of Music/Moulin Rouge kind of Fella.

Now wait a minute...I love Moulin Rouge but I also love Pulp Fiction.
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
68,143
10
81
I want to go see these so bad. just can't talk my wife into it.
 

Born2bwire

Diamond Member
Oct 28, 2005
9,840
6
71
When I first saw the trailers for Grindhouse I thought it looked like it would be an absolute blast. I really want to go see these movies.
 

Legendary

Diamond Member
Jan 22, 2002
7,019
1
0
Rodriguez's feature was amazing throughout. Tarantino's was uneven at best, but the longshot for the diner conversation and the car chase redeemed it in full. Just...damn. Part of the fun is seeing it in a packed theater, so go watch it this weekend. I saw it in one of the first showings in the US (10PM Thursday) and it was packed and the audience was loving it and so was I.

Rodriguez: 11/10
Tarantino: 7.5/10
 

BD2003

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
16,815
1
81
Planet terror was awesome. The trailers were great.

But death proof was totally retarded. It would have been entertaining if it was a half hour long. Sorry, but its no pulp fiction or kill bill. It was just a mess. Was there no voice of reason anywhere in that production to tell tarantino he might want to actually EDIT the movie?

Planet Terror:
I could even tell you how long it was - it was entertaining for every minute. It was so over the top...definitely the most fun I've had in a movie in a while.

Death Proof:
30 mins of girls going blah blah blah
2 minutes of action
30 more minutes of girls going blah blah blah
20 minutes of action that would have been better condensed into 5-10
 

Q

Lifer
Jul 21, 2005
12,046
4
81
I'm so confused, if you go back from Grindhouse, why is everyone talking about "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof?"
 

BD2003

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
16,815
1
81
Originally posted by: Quintox
I'm so confused, if you go back from Grindhouse, why is everyone talking about "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof?"

Because its two completely different movies.
 

JM Aggie08

Diamond Member
Jan 3, 2006
8,415
1,008
136
ya i walked out at some parts of death proof to use the john and get some food.

the last ten minutes were awesome thought.
 

DainBramaged

Lifer
Jun 19, 2003
23,454
41
91
Just got back. Whole production gets a 10/10 which means I'll buy it and any further special editions with the gimmicks that come out. I preferred Tarentino's feature a little. So effing badass.
 

KingofCamelot

Golden Member
Aug 20, 2004
1,074
0
0
Awesome movie. :)

Overall I liked Planet Terror better just because the first part of Death Proof seemed far too slow and unnecessary to me. The ending was great though.
 

Mr. Lennon

Diamond Member
Jul 2, 2004
3,492
1
81
Originally posted by: Adaman
I liked Death Proof a lot better than whatshisname's movie, but I'm a big tarantino fan. Trailers were all good.

Too bad there aren't more Tarantino's in the world. Hollywood ran out of ideas long, long ago.

Tarantino isn't really doing anything new

Text

I still want to see it though. I love both Rodriguez's and Tarantino's work.
 

Qwest

Diamond Member
Jan 21, 2001
3,169
0
0
If they had switched the order of the movies, might have worked better, who knows? For those of you who didnt like Tarantino's flick...Zoe is a real stunt woman playing herself. That sequence with her was ridiculous and took about 3 weeks to shoot.

 
Apr 17, 2005
13,465
3
81
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Originally posted by: Xanis
Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Ehhh, not a fan of Tarentino's work. I hated Pulp Fiction

Lies. No one hates Pulp Fiction. :p

Didn't like it either.

Were you that kid who was born without a brain, back in 1980 something, but managed to defy all science, and live?

He was intelligently designed that way.
 

Killerme33

Senior member
Jan 17, 2006
399
0
0
Originally posted by: BD2003
Planet terror was awesome. The trailers were great.

But death proof was totally retarded. It would have been entertaining if it was a half hour long. Sorry, but its no pulp fiction or kill bill. It was just a mess. Was there no voice of reason anywhere in that production to tell tarantino he might want to actually EDIT the movie?

Planet Terror:
I could even tell you how long it was - it was entertaining for every minute. It was so over the top...definitely the most fun I've had in a movie in a while.

Death Proof:
30 mins of girls going blah blah blah
2 minutes of action
30 more minutes of girls going blah blah blah
20 minutes of action that would have been better condensed into 5-10

Exactly how I felt. Waaaay too much talking in Death Proof. It wasn't like the talking in his other movies that you could actually follow, it was just endless blabber between girls that really led no where. The action sequences were good though, the talking just ruined it. They could've condensed the talking quite a bit and maybe added another set of girls he went after.

I loved Planet Terror though. Went from action to funny and back all the time, had my attention the entire time.

Edit: To be fair Kurt Russel was really good in Death Proof. Had me cracking up quite a bit.