I enjoyed seeing more of Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the expanded version. Just wish that perhaps after the credits rolled, they would have favored us with a parting, follow-up scene of what happened between her and the hillbilly.

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Originally posted by Monkey_Boy:
the chase is one of the best I've seen. I really can't think of a movie with a better one...

I didn't think the chase itself was that great. What made it seem better than it was was having Zoe on the hood of the car, which I have to admit was a pretty cool stunt.

Tarantino said he thought that last great car chase was in Terminator 2, but I'd say the car chase in 1998's Ronin was pretty badass. They destroyed something like 80 cars for that chase scene.

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Originally posted by ericg75:
Tarantino said he thought that last great car chase was in Terminator 2, but I'd say the car chase in 1998's Ronin was pretty badass. They destroyed something like 80 cars for that chase scene.

Hadn't seen "Ronin", but NOW I gotta check it out! However, that was a ninties movie. Tarantino was goin' for a more seventies feel. Watching the chase in "Death Proof" reminded me alot of the original 1974 "Gone in 60 Seconds", which I'm sure he was going for since they made a point to mention that movie along with "Vanishing Point". As I've typed before, this chase was far superior when compared to "Gone...". (I haven't seen "Vanishing Point", either. It's on the list of movies to watch! Or should I ask if it should be on that list? ) It wasn't just Zoe strapped to the hood that did it for me. It was the mayhem that ensued: The taunting. The begging. The pleading. The bleeding! I crapped myself when Zoe ran upon ol' Stuntman Mike with that friggin' pipe! And the bootheel to the face at the end? A wonderful cherry on the top!

As far as comparing to anything done today? As far as I can think of (and my brain has had a bit of trauma this week), this movie is still a great chase movie in the purest sense!

Welcome back MonkeyMan, good to see you. Seriously, if you haven't seen Ronin you owe it to yourself to do so.

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Originally posted by Mike:
Welcome back MonkeyMan, good to see you. Seriously, if you haven't seen Ronin you owe it to yourself to do so.

Thanks, Mike! So far you guys haven't steered me wrong. "Ronin", I'm comin' for ya, baybay!

I actually forgot how much fun "Planet Terror" is! This movie truly is a homage to those crap-nasty flicks of old! Tarantino cheated and actually made a real modern-day movie, he even occasionally forgot to put scratches in the film for extended periods of time. Rodriguez warps the film, burns it, & scratches the tar out of it! I can't believe I enjoy it as much as I do since I'm such a stickler for picture quality and sound! We do get the trailer for "Machete", which is very nice and we also get to keep our "missing reel". However, now I'm a tad bit upset we don't get to learn what Wray told Sheriff Hague that gained so much respect from the man! (Can't there be a single DVD incident where I don't get upset about something?! I don't think my heart can take it!) Since I hadn't seen the movie in a few months and I've been on all sorts of drugs these past few weeks (long story ), I can't seem to recognize the new scenes very well. Like, I think there's an extended scene involving the doctor that's supposed to saw off the fisherman's arm. I don't remember his character being introduced in the theatrical version. I could be wrong, though. I guess I'll have to wait for the theatrical version for comparison. Oh, yeah. Mr. Rodriguez said there would be a 2-disc "GRINDHOUSE" DVD! (Great news for you, ericg75! Maybe you'll enjoy it more! )

The "extras" are few, but great! The 10-minute film school does give you a ton of information on the behind-the-scenes info that you wanna know in such a short period of time. Including a cute story on how Rodriguez filmed his son living through the entire movie so it wouldn't scar the poor kid! No word on the direct-to-DVD release of "Machete".

If you sit through the credits you'll see a snippet of a little sumpthin', sumpthin'. It'll actually make a little more sense after you watch the 2nd disc.

Saw Planet Terror tonight. The "missing" reel still missing- bummer! On the plus side, Rose McGowan & Marley Shelton were even hotter than I recalled. Oh well. When Grindhouse is released, I'll be selling the two halves (PT & DP) to a used dvd shop near Indy. What a waste of money on the seperate halves.

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Originally posted by crazed:
When Grindhouse is released, I'll be selling the two halves (PT & DP) to a used dvd shop near Indy. What a waste of money on the seperate halves.

Really? You don't like 'em as stand alone films or did they not have enough added to make 'em worth watchin'? Or was it just the theatrical experience of havin' the 2 of 'em together?

They didn't have enough added (especially "Planet Terror") and the theatrical experience of the combination of the two films.

Dittums.

Remember, crazed has Grindhouse as his number one of the year, not the slashed-up, one-for-two trade-in. Even if I still love Machete.

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Originally posted by marky f of the Moderatin' Bunch:
crazed has Grindhouse as his number one of the year

Number 1 of the year? Well, that changes everything !

I haveta admit, I liked 'em both alot better when they were shown in the theater, it was just the experience of the two back-to-back with the goofy trailers. The fact that they showed "Planet Terror" first was a good call because of how the dialogue can really bog down "Death Proof". So, after the action-packed gorefest that was "Planet Terror", you could actually let down your guard and relax a bit while the girls were chattin' away about "scoring". It just got ya ready for the action that was comin' up! Don't get me wrong, though, I do enjoy that I can choose to watch the full length movies whenever I wanna. There are some nice added moments that make 'em worth it for me. Even if I still don't know what makes El Wray gain so much respect from Sheriff Hague or how the entire friggin' BBQ joint ended up in flames!