Ryan Arrowsmith Journal Archive Everyone on Earth should go see Grindhouse. Today!

Brian and I went to see the new Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino flick, , this weekend. For those of you who haven t heard about it, Grindhouse is actually two separate films, Planet Terror which was directed by Rodriguez and Death Proof directed by Tarantino,being screened together as one. To spice things up, the two recruited other directors (Eli Roth and Rob Zombie among others) to make funky little fake trailers for the intermission between the two films. (FYI: This is a great spot to go make some sprinkles if your bladder is filling up, but I recommend trying to maintain; the fake trailers are hilarious!

Nazis Werewolves! Thanksgiving serial killers! Trampoline murders!

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I was pretty excited about the extravaganza because I ve always enjoyed Tarantino s films. And Planet Terror, Rodriguez s contribution, is a zombie flick one of my all time favorite genres. Both films exceeded my expectations ten fold.

Planet Terror begins and sets the pace for both films. It moves fast, it has some good scares and it s really funny. Death Proof is more wordy, a Tarantino staple, but engaging and then exhilarating.

By the end of the movie, the entire theater was rolling with laughter. As a child of the 80s, I grew up on Kurt Russell (Big Trouble in Little China, Overboard, etc). It was great to see him back in action on the big screen.

He s always been one of my favorite actors for his sheer likability factor.
I heard the film only did $11.5 million over the weekend.

That s total BS! This is the movie event of the decade. I challenge you to see Grindhouse and not love it!

No, really. I dare you!
I m serious.

Go see it! April 9, 2007
I saw the trailer for that movie and have wanted to see it ever since. You ve cemented it for me.

I m there.
BTW, I m stealing your phrase make sprinkles . My son is 2 and potty training so my wife and I have been struggling to think of a cute word to use instead of pee pee.

Make Sprinkles is perfect. April 18, 2007
Ha! My trashy neighbors should pick up that phrase, too.

They re always hollerin , GO PEE PEE, CALLIE! from their balconies like we re not all trying to sleep. I would at least get some amusement out of make sprinkles.

Daryl wants to go see that movie too. I guess we d better get our butts in gear before it s out of the theaters.