Have you seen Grindhouse and if so, what are your thoughts on the film. I would!

Have you seen Grindhouse and if so, what are your thoughts on the film. I would really like to hear opinions.

Saw a sneak of it in Miami before it opened with nothing but hardcore fans. Nielson Co. was there handing out questionaires asking- which did we like better, and how many QT and RR films have you seen/own on DVD. It was a blast. Everyone loved Planet Terror, which far exceeded my expectations, as well as Death Proof, which had the whole theater applauding at the final freeze frame.

The word "experience" has been used a lot when people talk about this film -but that's exactly what it is a completely unique re-creation of the "42nd street" grind house experience.
To split the films, as they did in foreign markets, and plan to do for the DVD(s) here, (at least for a while), is to completely ruin that experience.
And yes- I cannot fathom why it had to struggle to (not) make it's money back, when every cheesy piece of gore/unscary horror crap doubles or triples theirs and get a sequel or two.
The two directors fans alone should have generated enough to make this movie a little bit of cash. Very sad state of affairs, as someone pointed out, when Ice Cube (co-founder of the 1st gangsta rap group EVER) is making money from a terrible sequel/remake to an equally terrible kiddie film, and Wild Hogs cashes in to the tune of 500 mil (before DVD)!

One last thing as to the overwhelming venom against Death Proof. I think everyone is really starting to lose their attention spans. Yes, QT may be getting a little too impressed with his dialogue (for the first time), as the conversations between the two sets of girls wasn't up to RD, PF, KB, or even Jackie Brown standards. But it was still masterful, and the long parts only serve the stories action and climax.

Secondly, Planet Terror was a blast. It was silly gory nonstop fun, and I loved the characters (Love that Cherry!). But for all it's extra scratches and missing reels - it was a lot more like an early 80's B-horror tribute, the kinds of things you could see on cable or rent circa 85-87 before BLOCKBUSTER made themselves a monopoly, bumping out mom and pop vid shops for good.
Death Proof was, in my estimation (old-timer that I am), much closer to what the real grind house movies were actually like. They featured posters that boasted scantily clad women and bloody terror as never before seen - but never really delivered this. The whole film had a slow 70's feel to it -the way the girls looked -average, unknown actresses, and the long dialogue that wasn't so interesting, saving what little money they had in the budget to pull off maybe 15-20 minutes of real thrills (often with cars and real stunts - no CG).

So,even though at my 1st out of four screenings of the film- I sat, survey in hand, pondering -even telling the lady collecting them that "Which did you like better?" was not a fair question.
I will say Death Proof was more "Grind House" while PT may have been more fun. The point is, all together, from "MACHETE", to the faux commercials and cheeesy psychedelic musical interludes, it is a total experience that shouldn't be missed (by the right type of viewer).

I don't think I've had that much FUN at the movies since - well...Pulp Fiction