SR Reviews GRINDHOUSE

[SouthwestRanger]

BV'ers: Before I went off to the CHILLER THEATRE Weekend I took in the latest Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino Opus GRINDHOUSE ...

Needless to say I was not disappointed and had a feeling of nostalgia thanks to the 70's atmosphere the fil projected...



GRINDHOUSE starts off with the kitschy title cards we remember from the 70's one show theatres and then gets into the hilarious trailer MACHETE with Danny Trejo as the title character who takes on corrupt politicians and other Anglo villians exploting Illegal Aliens (They F**ked with the wrong Mexican!!!) with the help of Cheech Marin as a vigilante priest...and several shrapened kitchen tools :evil:




Then we get into the first feature PLANET TERROR which reminds me of all those great 70's B Movies like WITHOUT WARNING.... [img]biggrin.gif[/img] and TRACK OF THE MOONBEAST....

Rose McGowan plays stripper/exotic dancer Cherry Darling who decides to quit and go off and search for a better life as a stand up comic...Meanwhile Bruce Willis and several of his Black Ops Unit decide to unleash some chemical warfare and create problems for the locale populace by transforming in to pus filled sore covered creatures.... :x



Rose runs into her old boyfriend El Rey (Freddie Rodriquez) and JT the Texas BBQ King (Jeff Fahey who I met at Chiller and he's one **** of a nice guy !!!) and proceeds to get her leg taken off in a freak accident...

Meanwhile Dr. William Block and his treacherous lesbian Wife Dakota try to stem the zombie tide along with Sheriff Hague (Michael Biehn who I also met at CT) and his befuddled Deputy (Tom Savini who was also at CT) ....

Cherry, El Rey, The Sheriff, and Dakota are then joined by the Crazy Baby Sitter Twins (The Oh So Sweet Electra and Elise Avellan who also were at CT),
several of Cherry's former coworkers, and other townsfolk to blast the Zombies with the added help of a CAR-15 attached to Roses stump....Yet Bruce Willis and his Rapist subordinate Quentin Tarantino try to kill them off but Rose & Co. manage to get to safety with several major losses....

PLANET TERROR - 3 and a half Stars out of 4 !!!!

Then we get 3 snazzy Trailers, WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE SS. directed by Rob Zombie and featuring cameos from Sybil Danning, Udo Kier, Bill Moesley , Rob's Wifey Sheri Moon, and Nicholas Cage as FU MANCHU !!! :lol:

DON'T is a English type slasher thriller set in a haunted house with all sorts
of weird and evil characters and THANKSGIVING which is a salute to all those Holiday themed slasher flicks with hilarious black humour and a Cheerleader who strips whilst jumping up and down on a trampoline and meeting with a graphic end 8O

DEATHPROOF is the second feature which shows Kurt Russell as the rugged Stuntman Mike who goes after uppity women in their cars and then meets his match from some Movie Production crew chicks Lee (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Abernathy (Rosario Dawson), Kim (Tracie Thoms), and Zo? Bell (played by herself and Uma Thurmans stunt double in Kill Bill), who proceed to lay some serious whoop *** on Mike ....



If you loved DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY, VANISHING POINT, and TWO LANE BLACKTOP then you'll enjoy DEATHPROOF....It's a little to talky and then gets off to a slow start but it is enjoyable....

So check out GRINDHOUSE and relive those 70's memories !!! 8)

[raintown boy]

Thanks for the review. I can't wait to see Grindhouse, though I've heard that when it comes to the UK it is to be shown as two seperate movies. A shame - I used to love double bills when I was a kid.

[Tard]

Rumor-mill has it Grindhouse will be released on DVD as two seperate movies also. Not even a 2-disc set, but two seperate releases. Haven't heard anything about the trailers remaining or being discarded from the upcoming DVD cuts.

[SouthwestRanger]

GRINDHOUSE also features Michael Parks who appeared in KILL BILL 1, Jason Isaacs from THE PATRIOT & HARRY POTTER in DON'T, and SHAUN OF THE DEAD'S Simon Pegg as a cannibal in DON'T....



Also the sight of Freddy Rodriguez being bad *** on a kids pocket bike is a scream !!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

Both Rodriguez and Tarantino have said that they are interested in making a sequel to Grindhouse.2] Tarantino said that he wants to shoot an "old-school Kung Fu movie in Mandarin with subtitles in some countries, and release a shorter, dubbed cut in others" for his segment.

It has also been reported by Rotten Tomatoes that Edgar Wright may expand Don't into a feature film. Rodriguez plans to film a direct-to-DVD adaptation of Machete and release it by the time Grindhouse is released on DVD.

[Tard]

I wouldn't hold my breath on a Grinhouse sequel, or any of the trailers being expanded into full-length features. With marketing included, Grindhouse cost $100Million to make & release. As of last Sunday it hadn't even pulled in $20Million.

[SouthwestRanger]

Here is a listing on the GRINDHOUSE Soundtrack...

The soundtrack to Planet Terror was released on April 3rd from Var?se Sarabande, though the score managed to sell on iTunes a week early.



1. Grindhouse (Main Titles) - (Robert Rodriguez)
2. Doc Block - (Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel)
3. The Sickos - (Robert Rodriguez & Graeme Revell)
4. You Belong to Me - Performed by Rose McGowan (Pee Wee King, Chilton Price & Redd Stewart)
5. Go Go Not Cry Cry - (Robert Rodriguez & Rick Del Castillo)
6. Hospital Epimedic - (Graeme Revell & Robert Rodriguez)
7. Useless Talent #32 - Performed by Rose McGowan (Rebecca Rodriguez & Robert Rodriguez)
8. His Prescription... Pain - (Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel)
9. Cherry Darling - (Robert Rodriguez)
10. The Grindhouse Blues - (Robert Rodriguez)
11. El Wray - (Robert Rodriguez)
12. Police Station Assault - (Robert Rodriguez)
13. Dakota - (Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel)
14. Zero to Fifty In Four - (Robert Rodriguez)
15. Fury Road - (Robert Rodriguez)
16. Helicopter Sicko Chopper - (Graeme Revell & Robert Rodriguez)
17. The Ring in the Jacket - (Robert Rodriguez & George Oldziey)
18. Killer Legs - (Robert Rodriguez & Rick Del Castillo)
19. Melting Member - (Graeme Revell & Robert Rodriguez)
20. Too Drunk to **** - Performed by Nouvelle Vague (Jello Biafra)
21. Cherry's Dance of Death - Performed by Chingon (Robert Rodriguez)
22. Two Against the World - Performed by Rose McGowan (Rebecca Rodriguez & Robert Rodriguez)

The soundtrack was also released on April 3 from Maverick Records. It also includes trademark audio snippets from the film.

1. "The Last Race" ? Jack Nitzsche
2. "Baby, It's You" ? Smith
3. "Paranoia Prima" ? Ennio Morricone
4. "Planning & Scheming" ? Eli Roth & Michael Bacall
5. "Jeepster" ? T. Rex
6. "Stuntman Mike" ? Rose McGowan & Kurt Russell
7. "Staggolee" ? Pacific Gas & Electric
8. "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" ? Joe Tex
9. "Good Love, Bad Love" ? Eddie Floyd
10. "Down In Mexico" ? The Coasters
11. "Hold Tight" - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, **** & Tich
12. "Sally and Jack (From the Motion Picture Blow Out)" ? Pino Donaggio
13. "It's So Easy" ? Willy DeVille
14. "Whatever-However" ? Tracie Thoms & Zo? Bell
15. "Riot In Thunder Alley" ? Eddie Beram
16. "Chick Habit" - April March