I finally caught the Grindhouse double-feature at the Astor last night and you know what, I was sure as hell glad that I did! Seeing this classic double-feature at a theatre such as the Astor, was pure magic!
Both the Tarantino and Rodriguez films copped some flak on their initial release. Even tho I enjoyed both films (Rodriguez’s more-so than Tarantino’s) on their DVD release, seeing them on the big screen with a full-house, energetic and responsive Astor audience was pure magic! It was an enthralling night’s entertainment and hearing the crowd react and squirm and laugh and boo and cheer and practically roll with the punches and mayhem on screen - just made it all the more fun!
The Astor itself is such a classic theatre that it seemed tailor made to host this Grindhouse double-bill. I guess that is why the Grindhouse nights are so damn popular as the theatre has been featuring them several times a month for the past year or so.
Seriously, I know you’ve all seen the films. I know you’ve all got the DVD’s. But please, go to the Astor and don’t see these films… EXPERIENCE them! Allright?
Pure fuckn magic!
I hear ya. I thought Death Proof was pretty weak, but loved Planet Terror. Seeing them somewhere like the Astor would be great. I went to see the new edition of Blade Runner at the Hayden Orpheum a while back and there was something perfect about that too. Although it was a bit like going to see a movie in BioShock world.
Nice one JR, I would have so enjoyed to see both movies back to back instead of at different times which I had to resort to
I liked the idea and concept of a retro grindhouse movie a lot more than the execution. The film’s were really good, but i thought they could have been a lot better. I prefer dusk til dawn which i think has a similar feel.
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