GRIND HOUSE teaser bait
December 15th 2006 04:15
With baited breath and much antici ………… pation! I await this double-whammy from Hollywood’s rogue cinephiles; Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Grind House doesn’t get released in the US until April 2007, and there is no Australasian dates announced at this stage. Still, there is a wild and wicked teaser trailer to wrap your tequila goggles around.
Grind House is a blatant homage to the exploitation B-movie thrillers of the 70s. It combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the old grind house theatre-going experience which was especially popular in the sleazy downtown precincts of US cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. It even features fake trailers to non-existent exploitation flicks between the two main movies just like a classic double-feature bill.
I remember going to double-feature horror bills in my old hometown when I was a teenager, B movies like Blood Beach (1981) coupled with Galaxy of Terror (1982) or Inseminoid (1981) with Dead & Buried (1981).
In Tarantino’s Death Proof, a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women using his souped-up vintage muscle car as his weapon of choice. In Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, a small-town sheriffs’ department, on a world not so different to our own, has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called “sickos.” A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner take on the zombie army.
The trailer certainly captures the hack editing and grimy, saturated cinematography of those dodgy B movies, whether the actual movies themselves will look as weathered and choppy as the trailer suggests is hard to tell. More than likely Grind House will appeal greatly to those of us whom have enjoyed the guilty pleasures of such theatrical experiences, while the younger generation may very well find the whole package decidedly ill-conceived and downright annoying.
Personally I just know it’s gonna rock’n’fuckin’roll like a point blank double-barreled blast from a sawn-off shotgun. Instant cult status, I reckon. And if it’s not your cup of cold blood and vomit, then tough fuckin’ titties.
* trailer courtesy of iklipz.com and images courtesy of horror-movies.ca
Grind House is a blatant homage to the exploitation B-movie thrillers of the 70s. It combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the old grind house theatre-going experience which was especially popular in the sleazy downtown precincts of US cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. It even features fake trailers to non-existent exploitation flicks between the two main movies just like a classic double-feature bill.
I remember going to double-feature horror bills in my old hometown when I was a teenager, B movies like Blood Beach (1981) coupled with Galaxy of Terror (1982) or Inseminoid (1981) with Dead & Buried (1981).
In Tarantino’s Death Proof, a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women using his souped-up vintage muscle car as his weapon of choice. In Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, a small-town sheriffs’ department, on a world not so different to our own, has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called “sickos.” A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner take on the zombie army.
The trailer certainly captures the hack editing and grimy, saturated cinematography of those dodgy B movies, whether the actual movies themselves will look as weathered and choppy as the trailer suggests is hard to tell. More than likely Grind House will appeal greatly to those of us whom have enjoyed the guilty pleasures of such theatrical experiences, while the younger generation may very well find the whole package decidedly ill-conceived and downright annoying.
Personally I just know it’s gonna rock’n’fuckin’roll like a point blank double-barreled blast from a sawn-off shotgun. Instant cult status, I reckon. And if it’s not your cup of cold blood and vomit, then tough fuckin’ titties.
* trailer courtesy of iklipz.com and images courtesy of horror-movies.ca
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Comment by Cibbuano
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I wish From Dusk Till Dawn was a little more ridiculous, though...
Comment by Sisi
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
From Dusk Til Dawn a little more ridiculous?! Like it wasn't enough already? LOL. I think you'll find Grind House will fill that criteria amply.
Sisi,
Rose looks hot in this flick, even if she does only have one leg .... (the other is a machine gun) ... Alyssa, well, I've always had a hot spot for her too ...
JD,
"Good trashy fun" ... yup. In spades, my man, in spades.
Comment by Luke
Old Movies
Cane Toad Warrior
I'm a bit bummed that Stallone wasn't able to fit Death Proof into his schedule though... they would've been so sweet.
Comment by Ash
Flashes of memories
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Comment by Cibbuano
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god-DAYAM!
Comment by Bryn
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