| | Grindhouse Theatrical Release (Not Yet Available on DVD) (8 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Horror DVDs, Vintage Movies, Theatrical Releases (Not Yet Available) Videos, Horror Movies, Sex, Violence, Future/Futuristic Worlds, Gore, Anthology | | Starring | Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Josh Brolin, Tom Savini, Vanessa Ferlito, Bill Moseley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Naveen Andrews, Tracie Thoms, James Parks, Sheri Moon Zombie, Jordan Ladd, Eli Roth, Zoe Bell, Julio Mechoso, Stacy Ferguson, Michael Bacall, Michael Parks
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GRINDHOUSE is the cinematic equivalent of Bach and Beethoven adding their touch to a boy-band song. Master directors Quentin Tarantino (PULP FICTION) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) indulge their inner fanboys and team up for this homage to their favorite B-movies. Rodriguez's film, PLANET TERROR, is an old-fashioned zombie film that's infused with enough gore and giggles to please even Peter Jackson (BAD TASTE). Rose McGowan (CHARMED) plays Cherry, a go-go dancer whose night is interrupted by a vicious zombie attack that leaves her missing a leg. Her ex-boyfriend, Wray (Freddy Rodriguez, SIX FEET UNDER), takes charge, fashioning her a new leg from a machine gun and killing zombies along the way. In Tarantino's DEATH PROOF, Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks beautiful women with his deadly vintage car. When he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell), he learns they aren't such easy prey.
This double feature plays as a three-hour ode to the horror and exploitation films that once played in grimy grindhouses across the country. As with any Tarantino film, there are plenty of nods to pop culture, and this is no exception. Fellow horror directors Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, and Edgar Wright contribute fake trailers that are squeezed in between the two features. Genre fans will love seeing familiar faces such as Tom Savini, Danny Trejo, and Bill Moseley. Clearly Tarantino and Rodriguez were film lovers before they were filmmakers, and their passion for the medium is infectious. Those who can stomach GRINDHOUSE's high level of guns, guts, and gore are in for a treat. The hyper-violent films aren't for everyone, but three hours of film has rarely been this much fun. Grindhouse Reviews: "GRINDHOUSE, soaked in bloody nostalgia for the cheesy, disreputable pleasures of an older form of movie entertainment can also be seen as a passionate protest against the present state of the entertainment industry."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "PLANET TERROR is an instant classic of deadpan perfection....[DEATH PROOF's] final showdown is sheer brutality, sheer bliss, and sheer primal statement on the new power balance of the sexes." -- Grade: A-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "GRINDHOUSE is a double dose of lowdown, dirty, blood-splattering fun....This babes-and-bullets tour de force gets you high on movies again."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "DEATH PROOF is a slasher/revenge fantasy with a female empowerment theme....GRINDHOUSE is a rowdy jolt of quasi-nostalgic escapism."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today 4 stars out of 5 -- "Infectious and irresistible....It's blessed with a rare, raw enthusiasm, made by two directors who really care for their day job."-- Jonathan Dean, Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "Tarantino makes his usual interesting music choices, giving the film a must-have soundtrack. Rodriguez does his own score with a John Carpenter-esque synthesizer. Every little detail adds up to make GRINDHOUSE the total package..."-- Fred Topel, Ultimate DVD
This is the only Michael Parks video. Grindhouse | Orig Year | 2006 | | CD Universe Part number | 7045577 | | Release Date | New Grindhouse TR release date | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use | | Also Known As | Grind House | | Running Time | 191 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
Grindhouse Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Separate DVDs?
Too bad they just didn't release the DVD as the theactrical version because it is much better as a double feature than as individual DVD'S (planet terror, death proof. Good news is the Theactrical version will be released very soon. Great Movie! It like you're actually watching an old grindhouse film.
Submitted by vince (Murrieta, CA)
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Awesome in the theater
Awesome movie in the theater! Both Tarintino and Rodriguez did a fantastic job with the films. The dvd release however was a major dissapointment. They should have left it alone and released it as it was originally released in the theater.
Submitted by eggwhite (Seattle, WA, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. CAN'T WAIT FOR DVD!!
I disagree with the review below me,Rose Mcgowen was GREAT in the role of cherry!I heard that they are breaking this movie into 2 different DVD's. i think that is a mistake and they should keep it the way it was in the movies!!!
Submitted by mark (warren PA)
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Saw it opening day, laughed the whole way through at the many references to Tarantino & Rodriguez's other films. The theater was packed full, and when the end credits finally rolled the audience cheered.
Submitted by popo.deepdelver (Vancouver, BC, CANADA)
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This movie was so well done. They made it look exactly like a grind house movie. Preveiws and all. Everything about this movie rocked!!!!!
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