Rodriguez Talks Grindhouse to Siegel
Just because Grindhouse is floundering at the boxoffice doesn't mean it's all over. Just because it didn't work as w wide-audience commercial release doesn't mean that discerning cineastes shouldn't still FLOCK to see it, because Grindhouse is a whole lot better than all the other crap out there. (I for one, continue to be dumbfounded by the positive attention that Paul Verhoeven's Black Book is getting. This movie is a tonally warped, over-the-top, misguided take on World War II Holland under Nazi occupation.) The photo above from Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof captures some of the great energy Grindhouse has; here's some video of Robert Rodriguez talking with ABC critic Joel Siegel about how he and Tarantino learn from each other.
You know, maybe it's just that no one outside of the biz ever heard the term grindhouse before Taratino decided to use that tag. What is that, like a stripper joint? And who has affection for crappy creepy old movie theaters anyway. Cheers!
Posted by: parke | April 10, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Sorry, but a HUGE disagrement here. I think Black Book is terrific! The best Verhoeven films in years
Posted by: Sergio | April 10, 2007 at 07:16 PM