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Author Topic: Grindhouse Alex Grueneberg Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: Chicago, IL Registered: Aug 2004 posted 04-06-2007 04:10 PM                        "Get more out of life...." "...go out to a movie. Didn't really like the movie, its a wooly mammoth on the platter (hey, i have 3 booths) but I sure did love all the snips. It is a bit nerve racking to watch though. Kept wanting to run upstairs! Oh and personally I believe Fight Club was more accurate (at least when the film wobbles in the gate you can see the sound track!) and general projection mayhem however they had the sound delay off as well when the single porn frame pops on screen. "uuhhh". Hey Kodack ladies and other film ladies. I dug up an old early eighties Cineplex Odeon feature presentation snip that I had laying around and threw that on. I'm sure i'll get yelled at about it as obviously we're not a CO, but I'm sure someone will get a laugh. Kind of like it was accidentally left on the head from the last theater.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-06-2007 04:22 PM                    The fake splices reminded me of negative splices seen in work prints and the generic Death Proof title reminded me of what they would do with old Re-named Kung fu movies. I agree to much talking in Death Proof and the annoying camera movement around the table would have been hard if not impossible to do back in the 70's. Kurt Russel played that part well.  |  IP: Logged Matt Hollis Film Handler Posts: 49 From: Paragould / Jonesboro, AR, USA Registered: Jan 2005 posted 04-06-2007 05:18 PM                        Come on now guys and gals, don't be so hard on 'em because the effects didn't "look real enough." Take the movies for what they are worth and take the effects as a little bonus. I thought they were amusing and added to the effect. I personally enjoyed both movies. One thing no one has really mentioned is how original this movies(s) is. I found it refreshing to run something that wasn't a direct sequel, prequel or remake. Just my two cents worth.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-06-2007 05:50 PM                     quote: Darryl Spicer the annoying camera movement around the table would have been hard if not impossible to do back in the 70's. My knowledge of film history may be a bit lacking, but I could've sworn they dollies back then.  |  IP: Logged Paul Gordon Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 580 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Registered: Aug 2005 posted 04-06-2007 06:15 PM                        Pretty ok, Planet Terror being far more enjoyable then Death Proof. Its funny they didn't put in a missed reel change, like some countdown leader or the test frame with the smiling girl. Also the reel changes should have had loads of hand made cues... but maybe that would fuck up the change over houses. Also has anyone seen Vanishing Point..its pretty boring.....much like Death Proof. Where was all the sex? or at least nudity..  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-06-2007 06:35 PM                    quote: Mike Schindler My knowledge of film history may be a bit lacking, but I could've sworn they dollies back then. Yeah they had dollies back then but that one continuous shot would have been very hard to pull off back then with the bulkiness of the equipment compared to today. It is a shot you did not see used in that fashion in those close proximities.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 04-06-2007 07:17 PM                        quote: Paul Gordon Also the reel changes should have had loads of hand made cues... but maybe that would fuck up the change over houses. Yes, that's probably why. Not sure why some places still run changeovers. I guess they just can't let go of the past and like their dinosaur-aged technology. If this were a digital-only movie, they could have done it. Therefore digital houses > changeover houses.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-06-2007 07:57 PM                     quote: Darryl Spicer Yeah they had dollies back then but that one continuous shot would have been very hard to pull off back then with the bulkiness of the equipment compared to today. That's an interesting point. I hadn't thought of that.  |  IP: Logged Jason Winn Expert Film Handler Posts: 131 From: Mesquite, TX, USA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 04-06-2007 09:05 PM                     I loved it! I think Planet Terror was better than Death Proof. Planet Terror was very bloody and violent and action-packed! I had a great time watching it. Then, the movie kinda fell apart during Death Proof. The ending to Death Proof was pretty good, but everything leading up to the ending was boring. Too much talk, and not enough action. Also, why was Kurt Russell going after those girls anyway? They never explained his motivation or reasoning behind it? But, he still did a good job playing the part. He should've had more screen time than those girls, that yakked on and on about stupid crap nobody cares about. Planet Terror, on the other hand, was an awesome movie! My only complaint during Planet Terror was the "missing reel" during the sex scene. What's up with that? I don't understand why Planet Terror looked like an old, beat up 1970s film, but Death Proof didn't. Both movies should've had the same look. Also, I saw a few people leave the theatre after Planet Terror. I guess they didn't realize there was another movie, or maybe they already knew Death Proof sucked. I just thought that was kinda funny.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-06-2007 10:02 PM                     How are the credits done? These days credits last like 5 minutes whereas back then maybe a minute or so.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-06-2007 10:52 PM                        I only saw the first 2 hours, got paged for a work emergency. But I gotta say I mostly liked what I saw. Plenty of laughs, gore galore, bad/good acting. I remember seeing movies and presentations like this in downtown Denver, early 70s. I don't recall missing reels, but plenty of splices with missing footage, bad changeovers, and generally trashed prints that were barely playable. Technically, Rodriguez and Tarantino may not have gotten all the details of film done wrong exactly right, but this is a pretty good approximation. Except for the sound, which is way too good in Planet Terror. The fake "intermission" is pretty funny. I appreciate that Regal has someone walk the auditoriums during the show. I really do. But is it really necessary for that bright green flashlight to go bobbing up and down every aisle, multiple times? Is that less distracting to the audience than people checking their cell phones for text messages during the show? There must be a better way. (For the record, my phone is set to vibrate when I'm at a movie and if it "rings" I go out to the lobby to check it.)  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-06-2007 11:59 PM                     quote: Mike Heenan How are the credits done? These days credits last like 5 minutes whereas back then maybe a minute or so. Planet Terror basically ends with a 'The End' card and a faux-tailout of clear leader. Then the faux trailers begin. Death Proof begins in typical pre-1975 fashion listing a bunch of credits, the color lab and MPAA logo in the beginning. It also ends in a freeze-frame of the final scene with a 'The End' card, then blacks out and the credit roll (for both features and the faux trailers) begins, interspersed between quick flashes of LAD Girls past and present, to include a couple of 'live' LAD girls. -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-07-2007 11:53 AM                     That's kind of cool... I was thinking they would do fake credits and have it really splicey or something and then a film break to the next feature but that's pretty close I guess.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-07-2007 10:17 PM                        Explore the Grindhouse including the booth. Don't bother if you're on dialup though.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 04-08-2007 02:42 AM                        CINEMA: Cinemark Movies 12, Ames, IA AUDITORIUM: 7 PRESENTATION: 35mm/Mystery Meat Digital PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: None RATING: Three stars (out of four) Cinemark has a new branding spot during the video pre-show that stars Front Row Joe and an uncredited Popcorn Penny as "Slutty McConcessionaire". Some guy behind me: "Nice tits! For a cat!" "Grindhouse" is really a tribute to drive-in double features when drive-ins survived on cheap exploitation flicks. But "grindhouse" sounds cooler and they could probably trademark it. Both features were completely awesome. Rodriguez's zombie flick was action packed with a great sense of humor about itself. Just about the time it's drained you, Tarantino tones things down long enough for you to catch your breath, then provides a couple of kickass car chases. The "Reel Missing" in the Tarantino flick was perfectly placed. The mostly college-aged male crowd went ape over the whole thing. Especially "Thanksgiving".  |  IP: Logged

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