Grindhouse - An Unexpected Legacy
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Support the channel: / rossp . Though upon release Grindhouse was a bit of a flop, since then it has not only reached a certain amount of commercial and critical success, but has inspired a wave of new films rooted in nostalgia and bloody creativity. Here's a look at just what has come in its wake.
Apparently Robert Rodriguez had taken the film out of the reel, tied it to the back of his car and literally had it "grind" across the pavement while driving to produce that old-school grindhouse visual quality. Authenticity at its best. I've still yet to see Hobo with a Shotgun and Black Dynamite besides a few scenes though....
Not sure what film that would be as the entire movie was shot on digital unless it was just overlayed blank film.
That's one of the dumbest ignorant shit i've ever heard, but knowing RR, i wouldn't surprised if it weere true
Yeah no lol... it's literally a filter
I think Grindhouse needs to come back in order to freshen up the action genre.
I thought most Indians hate grindhouse films and b flicks
what dose he mean by the grind house effect
@@DanielMazz film graininess.
Dunno if you guys cares but if you're bored like me during the covid times you can stream all of the new movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother during the lockdown xD
@Mohammad Louis definitely, I have been using instaflixxer for months myself =)
Here in Russia we never got to see the original cut. But our theater showed both films back to back. It was great and took almost 4 hours. When I left the theater the sun was already rising. Easily in my top 5 movie going experiences.
lol. that's gnarly, man.
what are ur other top 4 movie experiences???
I was about 14 when my father and I went to see this. It's true, I will never forget how special this was. That's what set Grindhouse apart from other really good movies. It wasn't just a film, it was an experience.
Hobo with a Shotgun and Black Dynamite are works of genius. Good call.
No mention of Turbo Kid?
I forgot about it. Dang. Saw it and enjoyed it, though it was not my favourite film.
Rossatron some really great suggestions here guys, absolutely love Tarantino's movie movie Universe, would you count Kill Bill or From Dusk Till Dawn as grind house?
black dynamite for me is one of the best comedies ever made. shows an amazing understanding of the genre and displays it perfectly
It is a masterpiece.
As a 46 year old cinephile, let me tell you with supreme confidence.....GRINDHOUSE.... which I saw twice in the theatre including opening night was the absolute BEST theatrical experience I have ever had.
For what it was suppose to be it is a masterpiece
Seeing Grindhouse on opening night with my friends is my #1 movie-going experience. After the trailers, Planet Terror and the second set of trailers played, tears were running down my cheek.
I was about to say much the same. That final scene of Death Proof where Kurt Russell gets his ass kicked had me cheering.
My friends and I saw it the second night. I really think majority of the audience didn’t understand what they were watching, half left after planet terror. Either way, that was the most fun I ever had going to the movies. A true experience
You, Nerdwriter, and Every Frame a painting, are some of the best analyzed movie critics/reviewers/analytics on youtube, though I like you the most, cause you focus on the genre I love the most, keep up the amazing work Ross.
Ta very much Andrew, though I don't quite think I'm at their level.
nah dude you got it backwards, they're not at your level.................... that meant to sound badass, so if it sounded cheesy I'm sorry :( but hey not like it's far from truth.
andrew makatsaria Nerdwriter went full-on selfparody, but without the self-awareness. Dude made a fucking video-essay on fidget spinners.
AllOuttabubbleGum your channel is nothing but a massively underrated creator of awesome content too man, you deserve more.
i would add YMS too...although most of his criticism is negative, it also reveals a lot of whats wrong with movies and overall lazy filmmaking. it's nitpicking at it's best.
the girl on the hood chase was fucking amazing
akba666 Zoë Bell. Kiwi stunt lady turned actor. Agreed.
Aniruddha Shanbhag aaaaaaaabs
I love Black Dynamite and even the awesome animated series with the original cast.
The single best movie theater experience I've ever had. I LOVE this double feature masterpiece!
Yeah, Black Dynamite is amazing.
Do you mean the same Black Dynamite as what I'm talking about? I mean, a lotta cats got that name.
Yeah, Mama, that's the one, ya dig?
My mama said my daddy's name was Black Dynamite.
Hush now little girls, a lot of cats have that name.
that should be the next movies he analyzes
Surprised you didn't mention Turbo Kid, that film felt like a very Mad Max style 80s throwback. Good fun, felt very Peter Jackson esque in terms of the mix of gore and comedy.
I liked Turbo Kid.
Yeah, it was sort a weird mix of Mad Max meets New Retro Wave with massively over the top gore and violence. It's great how the gore can have you both cringing and laughing simultaneously.
I honestly forgot about it. Shit happens. You're right though.
Turbo Kid is amazing can't wait for the sequel
Grindhouse was very much underrated. I went to the theater to see it. I love the old style Grindhouse movies. And I thought this was a fun time. I guess these are the types of films only appreciated by a few. But an era of film making I hope people will always appreciate.
Glad you gave Hobo With a Shotgun props! Made by the people who brought you the Trailer Park Boys! The trailer for Hobo With a Shotgun won a contest and was featured in Canadian showings of Planet Terror/Deathproof. It was so successful it prompted the creation of the full length film.
Seeing Grindhouse in the theater really WAS one of the best film experiences ever.
I want "Dont" to be a real movie so bad
No, you don't. The whole point of the trailer was that the film was slow, British, and a little dull, so the trailer was made to look as scary and "American" as possible in order to get the bums in the seats. The trailer is the best version of the film.
@@doktor_ghul , well it's a fake trailer, so everything can be changed in the movie ( except it's basic plot)
When I saw the film Black Dynamite for the first time I literally thought it was a 70s movie.
Hobo AND Machete were amazingly violently, fun movies! You can feel that the director's were having a blast making them. Good Call!
They play Grindhouse at the Astor Theatre here in Australia occasionally. I've been to see it 7 times, it's fucking incredible to be in a huge room full of people all watching the same thing when you all just "get it"
My favourite film in this genre is Turbo Kid. Not only for the reasons you gave in your video but also because it had a lot of heart at the centre of it's story, which I really wasn't expecting after seeing it's trailer
I really liked Grindhouse. As a child I caught the very end of the Grindhouse era. When this came out It was shot back to a more innocent time with lax parenting and no internet. What a time to be alive.
Seeing this in the theater was like getting on an exhilarating theme park ride. I was so goddamn excited. It was my atypical new-Tarantino-flick volcanic eruption squared. It was, also, one of those rare times in which I knew, long before it opened, that this film was not gonna disappoint. So, I overloaded on memorabilia. The first show time, Friday April 6th, 2007 at 10:30 a.m; I was in the theater lobby all decked out in a GRINDHOUSE t-shirt & DEATH PROOF shoes(that were incredibly uncomfortable). My boys weren't gonna let us down. And they didn't. Of course they didn't. It was audiences that let THEM down. Nobody went to see it. Didn't even give it a shot. Broke my heart so much I wrote a letter to the editor of my city newspaper. And this fucking town shit all over it and me. How dare I stand up for that movie. Those people hated something that they'd never seen. Who knew they spoke for the nation? But fuck em if they can't have fun. GRINDHOUSE is the definition of why we go to & absolutely adore the movies. It's probably the greatest love letter ever written.
I never understood people who didn't like this movie (3 movies). It was an unending funtime exprience full of memorable scenes, quotes and cinematography.
I still remember fondly when I watched Machete at the cinema: a friend of mine and I were practically all of the people who went to that screenplay (here in Argentina there wasn't all that much of an interest for the movie)... also there was an elderly couple for some reason XD . Anyway, we were fans of the original trailer, and to see a full fledged movie of Machete blew us away!
Great video as always, Rossatron
It was the same when I saw Machete. I think there were actually more people in the theater for Machete Kills.
I remember being in line, there was a harry potter film out at the time, i saw the better film and in it way , machete really had something to say about immigration and politics in it's own blood violent way .
You're one of my favorite channels on RUclips. I feel like I've learned a lot about action scenes and now I can't help but notice things when watching bad action. Thanks for the great content.
Truth is I'm making an action film so I wanna make all the other action films look bad to make mine look better. Peace.
Amazing to see a shout out to Black Dynamite - best Comedy meet since Spinal Tap. It's a masterpiece.
I enjoyed the Grind house movies by Rodriguez and tarantino. however I thought it would have been better if they had been given a an actual grindhouse movie budget. so they'd have to cut corners and struggle more to make the film. it would add to the authenticity
But but... live up to the posters?
ok well maybe not that low but some of the stuff in those movies very lazy. particularly effects wise, with crap cgi and fake cigarette burns. also the probelm with old grindhouse movies could also be from bad writing and directon but with master directors tarantino and rodriguez, even with a grindhouse budget could make a great film that lives up to the poster
Rodriguez already made a movie with a GrindHouse budget, that would live up to any poster. It's called El Mariachi, and he made it on a seven thousand dollar.
Black Dynamite is my absolute favourite movie of all time and seeing it get such a fervent shout-out made my day :D
I found out I couldn't tell bad action from quality before I stumbled across this channel and binged all of it. Love your analysis, keep it up man. Channel whitelisted on my adblock.
You're legit, thanks.
Planet Terror is one of my favorites. I've watched it countless times and it jacks me up. Punchy dialog, colorful characters, bloody action, well-blended effects and an awesome soundtrack. Even on its own, I still love it to death.
Death Proof is equally good. Perhaps more so in some respects just from how absolutely faithful Tarantino was to replicating the feel, look and crudity of the era's films. While I would've loved seeing them together at once, they remain excellent viewing separately.
Tbh I like the classic visuals in the movies even the deaths on how well and detail every death in their movies were, the comedy was decent and the story's are pretty good.
Some friends called me up on spring day in 2007 and said "let's go see a movie tonight". The wife said to go have fun with your friends and so I went. I had been pretty busy with work and an toddler so I didn't know about the movie. Some 4 hours later I was completely taken by the entire experience. I can't think of any other movie I've ever seen which hit me like that. I thought it was a blast and while it is not for everyone it was certainly exactly what a B horror double feature should be.
I watched both of these so many times. Planet Terror stuck with me because that storyline was done so perfect. Also, that main musical theme was perfectly fitting for that type of movie. Death Proof was so different and so good!
when i heard the DYNAMITE, DYNAMITE i screamed on top of my lungs, thank you so much for talking about this film it is so SO underappreciated it is almost a crime in my opinion
I saw the double feature in theatres six times. There will never be another experience like this.
You can extend that influence to pop culture in general, even music videos and t-shirts sold by supermarkets and high street fashion stores were directly influenced by the project. Great video!
I was super lucky. Not only did I get to see it as a double-billing in the theater, as intended with fake trailers and everything, I got to see it with an older lady friend who grew up seeing real Grindhouse double bills growing up in the early 70's in rural Maine. We saw it in a tiny, indie cinema packed with Tarantino fans--everyone drinking beer and scarfing pizza. It's hard to imagine a better way to see it than with a tattoo'd biker chick who was enjoying the hell out of every second.
One of the things I remember most was, while watching Planet Terror I was thinking, "I'm having so much gawddamn fun! How is Tarantino going to top this?!" I was then blown away by Deathproof which turned out to be a real cinematic effort which built and built and cranked up the tension until I was on the edge of my seat. Russell was SUCH a great villain that when the girls finally round-robin kicked his ass, the entire theater jumped to their feet and cheered.
Grindhouse was, indeed, one of the greatest theater-going experiences of my life. It's actually very difficult to recall any other that topped it. (Though Dredd and Edge of Tomorrow were also great)
Just seeing clips from Black Dynamite makes me giggle. The acting in that movie is just spot on.
Going to see that in the theater, with the actual intermission and all of that, was one of the best movie going experiences I've ever had.
I had watched grindhouse and it’s so creative. I love the horror in Planet Terror and Kurt Russel in Seath Proof, and I love the fake trailers. Planet Terror is my favourite.
In my opinion, the closest thing we got to a grindhouse (-ish) franchise was the 2007 double feature,hobo with a shotgun, machete and machete kills, and black dynamite (probably the only film not related to the previous films mentioned above). With that being said, TO THIS DAY, I still keep my fingers crossed and sincerely hope that the powers that be in Hollywood will decide to revisit the grindhouse genre once again someday. And maybe Warner Bros, Universal,Lionsgate,A24, or maybe even blumhouse will be at the helm this time (since dimension and the weinstein company are no longer in business). Hell, at this point I'll even take seeing a giallo film and an oz-ploitation movie as the next double feature if it means grindhouse has finally returned to theaters
Grindhouse the movie has one of the most adrenaline filled, exciting and thrilling trailers I've ever seen in my life. It's like a whole movie itself.
Jason Statham's Crank and Paul Walker's Running Scared are classic examples of modern inspired Grindhouse features
The Tarantino/Rodriguez double bill is a masterpiece and it´s a shame that they released the films separately on home video media. The whole thing with all the trailers in between...it´s a blast. Both films are great and the concept of the presentation too.
I need to rewatch hobo with a shotgun. I remember feeling that the tone was off for it to be a true grindhouse film, far too cynical, almost mean spirited, but I'll give it another shot. Grindhouse is one of my absolute favorite films so I enjoy hearing anyone talk about it, same with Black Dynamite
Maybe it was that the film was just too deliberately cynical, while the average Cannon film it was patterned after was more incompetently cynical or just flat out nuts.
Yeah I remember that movie having an ugly tone to it and just generally being unpleasant in quite a few places but when it worked, it worked awesomely but I do wish it was more like the 70s vigilante trailer it came from and not an 80s synth neon action film. Still good movie through.
Yeah, Hobo is actually somewhat hard to watch.
Black Dynamite I think does a better job of hitting it's objectives.
I saw Grindhouse the day it came out and it's still one of my most favorite movie experiences ever.
I remember seeing Grindhouse at a local theater ten years ago, I was still in high school and went by myself because I didn't know anyone else that wanted to go and they all bitched about it being 3 hours long. It's a movie-going experience I'll never forget. I was a fan of both Planet Terror and Death Proof (the end chase and the stunts they did were fantastic in that one) and mixed in with the fake trailers it was an incredible time at the movies. I agree that Black Dynamite is definitely the best thing to come out that was influenced by Grindhouse.
I was born too late to have any particular nostalgia for this style, but the appeal of ridiculous explosions and gore effects transcends generations.
I saw Grindhouse over 10 times in cinema. Loved every damn second of it.
4:17 Can't tell you how many times I rewound that clip
Fortunately, I saw Grindhouse twice in the theatre and loved it. I REALLY felt like I had been to the movies when I saw Grindhouse. I wish they had not have split the two movies when they released it on video. It was a great theatrical experience.
Awesome Video! So glad that you gave Grindhouse it's props. Artists who have the balls to take risks, & stay true to themselves should be applauded. So many films get ruined by too many uncreative hands in the project, & I think these two guys, understand how detrimental that can be to Art in general.
I never knew that Grindhouse wasn't considered a success. It was huge to my friends and me when it was released. Black Dynamite is great, but I really love Hobo with a Shotgun.
Great video as always. I enjoy the grindhouse films especially Machete bieng my favorite. And the soundtrack for Planet Terror is AMAZING!!!
Funny you mention Hobo With A Shotgun. It actually started it's existence as a faux trailer that was submitted to a competition for the film Grindhouse, and it ended up winning, with the trailer being featured in the Canadian release of the film. It got such a positive response from the faux trailer, the filmmakers ended up just making it into its own film.
I was 21 going on 22 when I saw GRINDHOUSE on the big screen in Asheville at the now-long-gone Beaucatcher Cinema 7 directly across from the Asheville Mall in its original double-feature format and my God, it was one of the best big-screen viewing pleasures of my life! Save the Grindhouse... SAVE THE DREAM!
Great video. Love the shout-out to Black Dynamite, one of the funniest movies ever made. Because of that film, I learned that 'donuts don't wear alligator shoes.'
I stumbled over your exploration of werewolf films, and being a fan of lycanthropes, I watched. Very impressed, I had a look at the channel's selection. Once I saw this ( and the video about action films and editing ), I thought, " This guy knows his films. He gets why films work, and why they don't." . You've got a new subscriber. Now, time to go watch some more.
I never really connected Grindhouse to stuff like Kung Fury, though I guess it makes sense. I always assumed it was just the endless 80's/90's nostalgia and using computers for everything to get a film out there. I guess spiritually they are connected but I wonder if the creators of Kung Fury and Turbo Kid would site Groundhouse as an influence.
White meat. Dark meat. All will be carved.
Is it wrong that I wanted to see those other fake trailers become movies?
All I want is those three films to become full features are you mad.
I think what's most fun about these is that these kind of trailers can only show one amazing scene after another.
(there's a reason there are dvds that contain nothing but trailers for these classic exploitation films)
My favorite horror comedy is planet terror, i wish i could say the same about deathproof
Death Proof I feel is more 'actual grindhouse', whist Planet Terror is sort of 'dream Grindhouse'. I prefer Death Proof personally, but I do very much enjoy Planet Terror (though I sort of wish in some ways PT had been more traditional/practical). I just want to see the three remaining fake trailers made as films. Don't mainly.
Death Proof would have been an amazing 45 minute short, but as a feature length film it just drags on forever with long scenes of nothing happening
MrNegativecreep07 thats exactly what happened in loads of exploitation movies though. it might seem boring but its very deliberate.
But that wasn't what happened in Planet terror, Black Dynamite or Hobo With a Shotgun. Tarantino's films have never been fast-paced, but this was the only film of his where it felt like it was dragging.
MrNegativecreep07 I watched it again today and yeah you are right its about 20mins too long. 2 hours is too much but 1 hour 30/40mins would be better
I've wondered if The House of the Devil was at least somewhat inspired as well, given the timeframe of its' release. Not so over the top as a grindhouse movie, but squarely in that desire to recreate traditional values and tonally-perfect homage style of filmmaking.
I saw this movie the day it came out. Complete with all the "trailers". It's really the only way to truly see it. If you haven't, you're really missing out.
This is a very original video on Film Criticism. Kudos! Machete and its sequel are my favorite out of the films you mentioned. My friends are used to big budget blockbusters but they changed their preferences after watching Machete, Machete 2, and Death Proof.
Honestly I would love to go to grind house theater. But there aren't any around me. Which makes me depressed because I would love go and experience it
I went alone to watch this, so much fun. Felt like I had done something nobody else had.
Awesome video, Rossatron! As usual, I couldn't agree more with your views. A lot of people have bashed the grindhouse sub-genre that was created in the wake of the Grindhouse double-feature. I, personally, have loved the films I've seen that were inspired by it. Gonzo, in the best sense of the word!
They played this at the bev recently! Was fun getting to see on the big screen.
Damn you analyze these movies really well, your channel really reminds me of Cinemassacre. Great job!!
Saw the theatrical cut the first night it was released in theaters way back when. While I loved it- and still do- I couldn't help but think, "man...Troma has been doing this for YEARS!"
Where's the Troma love??? This is their specialty.
I fucking loved Hobo With A Shotgun.
Grindhouse was the most fun movie experience I've ever had. Next would be seeing Cabin Fever with five friends, and being the only ones in the theatre, so it was basically an MST3K experience.
Peter Jackson's "Bad Taste"......... need I say more..
Yes, Dead Alive.
meet the feebles
I'm a Derek and Derek's don't run.
Review would have been worth it for the PJ namechack alone. Bad Taste and Feebles were well ahead of their time
I see many people wanting these grindhouse movies back! I have an all-grindhouse-movies-based channel with a couple of friends called "Thunder Zebra", we try many different techniques and visual styles so you guys might like it! :)
I remember seeing the posters for Death Proof and Grindhouse. The poster for Grindhouse intrigued me very much :P
Interesting that the RUclips algorithm delivered this video to me mere days after I decided to replicat my Grindhouse experience of 2007 by watching both movies plus the fake trailers (thanks again RUclips). It really is an extremely interesting experience when you look at it all from a historical and film making perspective. Both movies are far from perfect, but together with the trailers you really get that cheap sleazy '70s vibe that the directors were going for, and it really is a lot of fun.
I saw this on opening weekend with my buds in a packed house. I didn't even know it had bombed till sometime later.
I saw Grindhouse in theaters with a couple of friends and I had a blast.
As fun Planet Terror and Death Proof were, the two best Films that spawned from that short phase of filmmaking are really Black Dynamite and Hobo with a Shotgun. Everything is as you said pitch perfect with these two. Rutger Hauer is just unbelievably bad-ass as the Hobo ^^
I absolutely loved "Grindhouse". A love letter to badass cinema by Tarantino and Rodriguez. Went to see it with a couple of friends and we loved it. "Grindhouse" was not just a movie, but more of an experience. A great moviegoing experience that needed to be scene in theater. Left the theater with a smile on my face. This movie needs to be seen as a double feature. My favorite movie in the last 15 years.
Great Video again.
Yeah I'm quite jealous that I did not get to see them both in the theater in one sitting. Had to go twice.
And my Dvd version does not have all the trailers... But still it's a great experience indeed.
Thanks for yet another great video. I'd never heard of Black Dynamite, but Michael Jai White and your recommendation ensure that I'll be streaming it tonight. Cheers
I'm starting my own exploitation reviews for my channel starting with Grindhouse. I will only be reviewing the films separately since I've only seen the them separately although I am planning to watch the double feature version soon. I feel that this video will help me get started with my review. Thank you so much
I've been pissed at myself for 10 years... because I didn't make the theatrical run of _Grindhouse_.
I need to dig in with a 6 pack and some stale popcorn and fire up the projector for this rewatch
great retrospective dude grindhouse was and still is my favorite movie of all time. I saw it originally in theater on my 18th birthday back in the day, and it turned me on to double features and a whole bunch of b movies like hobo with a shotgun. black dynamite. and machete. all these flicks are wicked there is a place for these movies, thanks for the awesome video.
I always loved Death Proof... How Tarantino frames the shots with the Neon Signs and the girls is awesome... I hate it when people say the girls just yap about nothing... Most of their conversations set up something that pays off later on the film....
Hobo with a Shotgun just feels like a Troma film, not something I'd have ever found in a little theater somewhere. I agree that Black Dynamite is a phenomenal Grindhouse style movie.
You should have given more props to House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects to GH, which weren't even legacies to GH, since they came before it.
Watched both together with all the trailers and stuff , its definitely an experience
a certian type of feeling you get whilst ingesting grindhouse
nothing else delivers that sensation
Great commentary. I agree that the movie was imperfect but a big positive overall and i love planet terror.
I was disappointed when they were released on DVD that Planet Terror didn't have the "missing reel" restored like was done with Death Proof. I still want to know why it went from a few zombie encounters to everything exploding all over the place.
I'm always excited when your video come on my notifications
I'm always excited when I come on anything
Rossatron by the way did you hear about dredd on Netflix and how is that action movie you said you were doing in the last video
I did, isn't it on Syfy though? And its in early days.
Rossatron oh I heard it was on Netflix
both directors knew how to do it, while there are some issues thats the whole point, i wish i wasnt 5 when this came out cause i would have gone to see it like 7 times
Brawl in Cell Block 99 is the newest to do it. And it does it well! Great flick.
Great video man. I totally agree, seeing both movies in the theater was so much fun. A great experience. I would love to see a sequel made by Tarantino and Rodriguez.
The irony I just saw both planet terror and death proof recently. I do have to say that death proof is in many ways superior to Planet Terror. But it is still nice to have both and not only that but to see Robert Rodriguez violent bloody work and not his family children films.
Oh I love Death Proof.... The character interactions and the dialogue cracks me up....
watching them in the theater was amazing
Congrats on 60k!
Man, initially, I couldn't believe that it's been a decade since Grindhouse came out, but that I thought back, and yeah, I've done a lot of stuff since it was released.
I didn't see Grindhouse in it's original theatrical release but I did end up catching it at showing at an indie theater a few years back and honestly I bet it would have been better than seeing it in a cineplex.
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