Editorials > Today's FilmWad Rant: Grindhouse DVDs Shouldn't Have Been Separated

Why? I mean, I know why - but, umm, why? After purchasing and watching Death Proof last night, I realized that the movie (while still amazing) didn't have the same effect on me as when I saw it in conjunction with Planet Terror and the faux trailers in between. The Weinsteins, Dimension, Trouble Maker Studios, Q.T. and everyone else involved in this decision should have known better.

Yes, you're trying to recoup lost money since the film bombed at the box office but you guys are to blame for that anyway with your poor marketing tactics. Yes, if you separate the movies you have a better chance of creating awareness for your "Grindhouse" brand but this isn't the same "experience" anymore. There is no reason to call this DVD "Grindhouse Presents Quentin Tarantino's Deathproof" when in fact it's not Grindhouse anymore.

I don't know, perhaps it's the fanboy in me talking. Yes, the same fanboy along with all the rest of our "special breed" of movie watchers who actually paid to watch the movie in the theater. And we did this because we were actually intrigued by the idea of bringing back Grindhouse cinema. Boy, were we not disappointed. I can't remember a single person walking out of the theater that day who didn't say, "Man that was the most fun I've ever had watching a movie!"

Anyway, the point of this rant is simple. Last night, a good buddy of mine who hadn't see the movie when it was still in theater watched it for the first time. When Deathproof ended he said two things:

1. "That was fucking amazing."

2. "Wait, when did you say Planet Terror comes out? November? Fucking piece of shit studio."

To which, I looked at him and said, "Now imagine watching that movie in a theater with Planet Terror and some crazy faux Grindhouse trailers mixed in between." He smiled and replied, "That would have been sweet." 

P.S. I have a crush on Zoë Bell.