Grindhouse Releasing

[DodgingGrunge]

You know, the thought just occurred to me (which is in and of itself a rarity) as I pulled out my copy of Cannibal Holocaust:  Does anybody know offhand if Tarantino/Rodriguez forged any sort of alliance with the gutter-horror-kung-fu distribution company for use of its name and logo?

[The Burgomaster]

I remember that clip very well freom when I was growing up.  I'm glad Tarantino dug it out of the archives.  It brought back a lot of memories . . .

[KYGOTC]

I am SO bleepin exited for this dvd release, as long as they dont screw it up and split the movies onto 2 different dvds or ad in the "missing" reels or cut the the time or anything like that. But I did hear that they're putting in some of Stunt Man Mikes orgin story, so thats pretty niffty. Good move, weinstein! 

[Torgo]

I've heard that they're going to supposedly release Grindhouse as it was shown theatrically (with the few seconds of excised gore for the MPAA put back in) and then split them up with extended editions of the 2 films along with all kinds of extras for each individual film.

[DodgingGrunge]

I've heard that they're going to supposedly release Grindhouse as it was shown theatrically (with the few seconds of excised gore for the MPAA put back in) and then split them up with extended editions of the 2 films along with all kinds of extras for each individual film.

I've heard the same things, but one should always exercise caution when it comes to Tarantino DVD releases.   Remember the buzz prior to the special editions of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown?  They were rumored to include multiple commentary tracks, lengthy featurettes, etc., however the actual releases didn't even justify the 2-disc packaging.  And lest we forget the Kill Bill director's cut! 

But maybe the stinginess was as much Miramax as anything else.  Since this is a Weinstein, Co. release, maybe things will be different.

[KYGOTC]

I've heard the same things, but one should always exercise caution when it comes to Tarantino DVD releases.  2-disc   And lest we forget the Kill Bill director's cut! 

Maybe Rodriguez will set him straight. And what was wrong with the Kill Bill dvds?

[DodgingGrunge]

And what was wrong with the Kill Bill dvds?

1)  Kill Bill is *one* movie, not two.  Studio number-crunchers have determined that 3+ hour movies receive less showings per day per screen, and thus fall victim to smaller weekly grosses.  In addition, some viewers are turned off by long runtimes because of overactive bladders or underactive attention spans.  As such, there is usually a runtime clause in the director's contract.  The most famous example of this was back in the 80s where Terry Gilliam and Universal went to war over the runtime of Brazil.  But getting back to the movie at hand, Tarantino had to split it into two serials and mock up some transition-exposition-type scenes to help viewers along.

2)  Kill Bill also received an NC-17 by the MPAA because the Crazy 88's battle sequence was too violent.  To get around this, Tarantino changed it to B&W.  While this is a neat trick, it obscures the amazing special effects of the original scene.  If you're curious, most Asian cuts leave the battle intact.

3)  The DVDs have no features to speak of.  Haha.

[KYGOTC]

Meh, Im not really a Tarentino fan anyway.

[Torgo]

And what was wrong with the Kill Bill dvds?

1)  Kill Bill is *one* movie, not two.  Studio number-crunchers have determined that 3+ hour movies receive less showings per day per screen, and thus fall victim to smaller weekly grosses.  In addition, some viewers are turned off by long runtimes because of overactive bladders or underactive attention spans.  As such, there is usually a runtime clause in the director's contract.  The most famous example of this was back in the 80s where Terry Gilliam and Universal went to war over the runtime of Brazil.  But getting back to the movie at hand, Tarantino had to split it into two serials and mock up some transition-exposition-type scenes to help viewers along.

2)  Kill Bill also received an NC-17 by the MPAA because the Crazy 88's battle sequence was too violent.  To get around this, Tarantino changed it to B&W.  While this is a neat trick, it obscures the amazing special effects of the original scene.  If you're curious, most Asian cuts leave the battle intact.

3)  The DVDs have no features to speak of.  Haha.

I got a bootleg copy of the Japanese version of Kill Bill Vol. 1 off of Ebay for only 15 dollars.  It's almost as good as picture quality as the Region 1 R rated DVD. The only thing is that you have to be quick on the draw to cut on the subtitles when they start speaking Japanese.

And as for the Region 1 DVD's, there were extras on there. Each one had an almost half hour making of feautrette (that sometimes felt more like EPK's) but one of the two has some really insightful Tarantino interview footage on it.  Vol. 2 also had the infamous deleted scene in which we get to see Bill in action  taking out some stereotypical kung-fu villians while the Bride watches on.

So, to be fair, they weren't bare bones, and even though I prefer the color House of Blue Leaves sequence (and uncut as well), the B/W was scripted and some people say that that is his preferred version.

The only country that got the "uncut" version was Japan anyway.   

[daveblackeye15]

Hey was the ad for resturant next door real or was it new and they did a good job of making it look old?

I'd say the only trailer that didn't look like it was from the seventies was Machete but that's the one I want to see as an actual movie the most.