deadlinehollywooddaily.com — The hard "R"-rated pic should take in just $13.5 million this weekend -- nowhere near even the lowest $20 mil opening predicted (or the $25 mil debut anticipated after midnight sneaks were added in major cities). It was good enough for 4th place among the Top 10 movies this weekend.
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supermosesApr 9, 2007
I love how people are judging the movie based on the trailers. Watch the f**king movie and maybe you'll enjoy the glorious over the top violence. All throughout Planet Terror I was laughing at its glory. The chick with the machine guy leg is awesome and hilarious at the same time. If you don't get that then go watch Mannequin.
madzombiekillaApr 9, 2007
Hero?Did you see the movie?
chorazinApr 9, 2007
I loved the dialogue in Death Proof, and I think I understand why he did it that way. I really wanted those shallow bitches to get what was coming to them from Stuntman Mike, because Tarantino portrayed them as pretty useless. He then flips the script literally and make you really like the next set of girls, and hope they waste Stuntman Mike. All the dialogue just lead up to pure awesome and the payoff was worth it.
Closed AccountApr 9, 2007
Bringing something from "the depths" into mainstream is not easy.Even if you do have star power behind it.
wileepeyoteApr 9, 2007
@theproboscusSome people can watch the trailer for the film and realize it is something they will not enjoy. I don't see how that is unreasonable. I myself haven't judged it yet, because I might like it given how the trailer looks. This doesn't discount however, the people who see the trailer and immediately think "what a piece of s**t"; those people should not go see the movie...
ezkcdudeApr 10, 2007
DON'T miss this movie. DON'T stop laughing during this movie. DON'T start pissing your pants during this movie. DON'T have a heart attack during the chase scenes in Deathproof. DON'T almost throw up a little bit in your mouth during some of the grossout scenes in Planet Terror. DON'T. DON'T. DON'T.
ness0013Apr 10, 2007
The movie was nothing short of amazing...end.
dailyspecialOct 13, 2007
If comparing it to gargantuan summer blockbusters of far less conceptual premise and integrity (eg: Archetype casts pandering to dumbed down "feed me" audiences with obligatory explosions/shirtless scenes, accompanied by one-liners catering to alpha-males there to protect their girlfriends) then yes profit-wise it was a "flop", but as others have expounded on in sufficient depth already, this movie was a smash hit with the Tarantino/Rodriguez die-hards that "get" what Grindhouse is about. Cult hit status is what Tarantino privately wanted anyways.