Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-03-2007, 06:05 PM

Attended the world premiere of Grindhouse and cannot remember the last time I had that much fun watching a movie with a large audience. Most people were at times laughing, screaming, covering their eyes, delighted or horrified; it was a wonderful experience. I wasn't planning on seeing it again after it's released, because the one time can't be topped, but I think I'm changing my mind.

Also, saw The Lookout. Solid performances and an interesting/sad story. Now I really must see Brick.

And, Blades of Glory. Saw a screener when working on the website and the final cut was pretty similar. Tummy ache after all the laughter.

Alex · 04-03-2007, 06:53 PM

Everybody I know who has seen it has pretty strongly agreed that the Tarantino half is light years better than the Rodriguez half.

What are your thoughts on the two halves?

I believe they're being released independently in Europe. It'll be interesting to see how they perform.

flippyshark · 04-03-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Everybody I know who has seen it has pretty strongly agreed that the Tarantino half is light years better than the Rodriguez half.

Christy Lemire, an AP critic filling in for Roger Ebert on Ebert and Roeper, definitely felt otherwise. she thought the Tarantino half almost killed the joy of the whole outing. Roeper disagreed. You can see their reviews here.

This opens on my birthday (Friday the 6th) and I hope to be there for it.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-04-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Everybody I know who has seen it has pretty strongly agreed that the Tarantino half is light years better than the Rodriguez half.

What are your thoughts on the two halves?

I believe they're being released independently in Europe. It'll be interesting to see how they perform.

I think the three people I saw it with felt that Rodriguez's was the better and more fun. For me, it was about the entire experience: the fake trailers and the two movies all seen together in one sitting. Separately, they might not work at all. All together, movie-going gold.

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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	Attended the world premiere of Grindhouse and cannot remember the last time I had that much fun watching a movie with a large audience. Most people were at times laughing, screaming, covering their eyes, delighted or horrified; it was a wonderful experience. I wasn't planning on seeing it again after it's released, because the one time can't be topped, but I think I'm changing my mind. Also, saw The Lookout. Solid performances and an interesting/sad story. Now I really must see Brick. And, Blades of Glory. Saw a screener when working on the website and the final cut was pretty similar. Tummy ache after all the laughter.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Everybody I know who has seen it has pretty strongly agreed that the Tarantino half is light years better than the Rodriguez half. What are your thoughts on the two halves? I believe they're being released independently in Europe. It'll be interesting to see how they perform.
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