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These trailers are going to be as awesome as the movie.
I also heard somewhere that the fake trailers could end up being the basis for future Grindhouse features. Hopefully they'll make more because this look really awesome.
Heard they were splitting Planet Terror and Death Proof up in countries outside of the US and Canada (Kill Bill style). I checked and I don't think they're doing it here so that's a relief. I think the UK has had them split in two though. Poor guys.
Michael Biehn is in Planet Terror - AWESOME! Big Biehn fan here. I also heard he's rumored to have a role in the new James Cameron movie "Avatar"... which would reunite him with Aliens star Sigourney Weaver.
Watch Eli Roth's Faux Trailer 'Thanksgiving' over at IGN.
edit: The trailer is really graphic, definitely not for the younger members.
That was amazing! It looked exactly like a trailer for an exploitation film from the '70s, complete with repeating the title of the movie over and over again. We get it already, haha! Wright's and Zombie's trailers look great as well (Nicholas Cage looks rather nuts for, well... Nicholas Cage). Unfortunately, this has confirmed my fears that Rodriguez and Tarantino are more concerned about capturing the grindhouse look (grainy screens, missing reals, etc.) than their own films but considering these are just fake trailers, I don't care. I never thought I would see something like this recreated in my lifetime. Awesome!
Unfortunately, this has confirmed my fears that Rodriguez and Tarantino are more concerned about capturing the grindhouse look (grainy screens, missing reals, etc.) than their own films
i highly doubt that...
why are you watching the trailers now? your spoiling it for yourselves when the movies comes out..
why are you watching the trailers now? your spoiling it for yourselves when the movies comes out..
I actually thought about that before I watched this one and I decided that were these trailers for real films, I would've watched them without hesitation. Besides, they're not the main attractions of Grindhouse.
And I'm sticking by what I said about the directors caring more about the look than the stories. In one of their earliest interviews about Grindhouse, Tarantino actually referred to their films as "throwaways." This was before either of them had written their scripts but the point is neither Rodriguez or Tarantino planned to put as much effort into their scripts this time around as they figured they couldn't top Kill Bill or Sin City with their following films and would have to wait till next time to try. Additionally, I read in another interview that Planet Terror contains a missing reel. This means that half of the story is quite literally cut out. Back in the '70s and '80s, this was because the reels were damaged beyond repare and had to be removed but that doesn't happen today and would never have happened to a major Hollywood film even back then. That means Rodriguez intentionally left out a major part of the story. He didn't even try to write it. No matter how you look at it, that's sacrificing story for sensationalism.
I'm still going to see the film and I'm sure it's going to be good, I just think it's a shame the directors had to take this kind of approach making it and considering both are two of the most talented filmmakers in the business, they should know better.
No matter how you look at it, that's sacrificing story for sensationalism.
Wasn't that the entire point of these 70's and 80's grindhouse flicks in the first place? They're trying to recreate the spirit of those crappy movies you see playing at 3 am when the TV stations have nothing better to put on and they know that only alcoholics and those in sexless marriages are watching.
Seems to me that, in this instance, sacrificing story for sensationalism is about the smartest decision they could make. Let them make up for it in their other movies. I highly doubt that either Rodriguez or Tarantino were going for high art when they thought up these bloody things.
Wasn't that the entire point of these 70's and 80's grindhouse flicks in the first place? They're trying to recreate the spirit of those crappy movies you see playing at 3 am when the TV stations have nothing better to put on and they know that only alcoholics and those in sexless marriages are watching.
Seems to me that, in this instance, sacrificing story for sensationalism is about the smartest decision they could make. Let them make up for it in their other movies. I highly doubt that either Rodriguez or Tarantino were going for high art when they thought up these bloody things.
Cheers, Chismeister.
Exploitation filmmakers back in the day certainly put an emphasis on sensationalism but they certainly didn't try to make bad movies. They tried to write good stories just like everyone else, if not, better stories since the content was what made their films sell. They certainly didn't want to see their reels chopped up. That's just the way things turned out. Rodriguez, on the other hand, didn't have to worry about any of the issues these guys faced yet he still put a missing reel into his script. That's not trying to make an exploitation film, that's trying to make a film that looks like an exploitation film. There's a difference. I understand RR and QT are trying to create an experience, not just a film, and I'm all for that but personally, if I go to see a movie and the film unexpectedly stops or jams or a reel goes randomly missing, I'm going to be really pissed off. I think a lot of other moviegoers would feel the same.
On the other hand, next week, I'll probably be gushing over this film with the rest of the Tarantino fanboys. The fact is, as is to be expected, there's been massive hype growing around this thing since day one and hype usually ruins movies for me. I guess I'm just trying to find reasons to criticize the film before I even see it so I can enjoy it like everyone else when it comes out without such high expectations.
This is the first time that a rumor thread has been reopened after a films release, but a potentially insane rumor has emerged. Anyone who hasn’t seen the film might find this news interesting. So, Grindhouse was a box-office flop.
And this doesn’t exactly sit well with the Weinstein Company. Its seems that Harvey Weinstein is considering the idea of quickly recuting the film, chopping Death Proof from Planet Terror, throwing in some of the missing footage, and then re-releasing them in the coming weeks.
Though earth and man are gone, I thought the cube would last forever. I WAS WRONG.
Sounds made up to me. Makes you wonder if the studio leaked this just to cause a stir, with the idea of generating a little urgency for everyone to go out and see it before the recut is submitted. I don't doubt they're above doing something like that.
"If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein
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