October 10
The Grindhouse movie was presented as a double feature of exploitation films that could have come straight from the 1970s. The presentation was supposed to replicate the vibe of going to a seedy New York theater on 42nd street back in the day.
I didn't see Grindhouse in the theater when it was released in 2007, so I don't know if the illusion worked, and I regret that. I suppose that's why I kept buying Grindhouse stuff. I've been trying to visually replicate at home a visual replication in the theater that might not have replicated an experience at all. Writing that sentence made my brain hurt.
That Tarantino ranks Death Proof as his worst film somewhat softens the blow.
Hard to believe that was 18 years ago.
P.S. If they ever have a Grindhouse revival, I have my shirt picked out.
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