Thank You, you dumb Americans...

Grindhouse being split up in Europe has nothing to do with people leaving the theater in the US following the first film.

It was split up because it didn't perform well in North America and the Weinsteins thought splitting the film up in other countries could help make it a little more profit.

You're assuming a lot! Maybe after sitting through that very *beep* first film, they decided it would be wise to go home. My opinion, of course.

Dale

Even being an American, I can't and won't defend Americans for letting Grindhouse flop. You're right to call Americans stupid here (and most other places too, I hate my fellow countrymen) but furthermore because Blades of fvcking Glory came out the same time as this and it far exceeded it in revenue.

The failure of Grindhouse in the theater, not only financially but also in its ability to be recognizied as a double-feature, does indeed demonstrate the lack of taste and the absolute absence of thought in Americans today. As elitist as that sounds, I don't care because I think Grindhouse is a TRUE masterpiece of modern cinema. What QT & RR did was so bold, so creative, intelligent, savvy and fun that it's absolutely CRIMINAL that they weren't more recognized for the immense talent that it took to create this movie. I cherish the little details they implemented into Grindhouse. They are evidence to me that the filmmakers were not condescending to us like most Hollywood producers do, but instead inviting us to enjoy the small, seemingly trivial things of life and film with them; details that Hollywood is surely oblivious to.

But every time I watch this film I am blown away by it. I saw it three times in the theater and to this day it's unquestionably the most fun I've ever had in a movie theater. When it came out on DVD in the fall of 2007 while I was studying abroad, I had someone ship them both to me in France so I could show my classmates it back-to-back on a projector (with the fake trailers from YouTube), and they all loved it. Even as I write this paragraph I have the enormous vinyl banner on my wall that I enjoy looking at everyday.

This film gave me everything I wanted in a movie: blood, action, great music, a thoughtful approach to movie-making, Mopars, sexy women and hilarious dialogue. EVERYTHING. I hope one day I can thank QT & RR in person for this movie as it's that special to me.

Needless to say, I can't wait for Machete.

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people like you find it easy
naked to see
walking on air

Shut the *beep* up! I cannot stand when people generalize Americans. How in the hell is it MY fault people didn't like it, or they just didn't read that it's a double feature? It's not my fault. And just because people didn't know it was a double feature doesn't mean that they're stupid. It just means they were ill-informed. And I seriously doubt that's the reason they split it up into two movies. I have never heard of anybody walking out, unaware that there were two movies. They probably did it to sucker more money out of you. Don't blame us.

WHERE THE *beep* ARE MY HARD BOILED EGGS?!

wahhh...cry us a river, Peter O'Fool

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Odd. I searched the net and couldn't find one example of anyone walking out after the first half of Grindhouse. I should also note, there were no credits between the two halves. So, how would anyone have enough time to get up and walk out without noticing that the second half was starting. So, the next time you want to write an anti-American post, get the facts straight. Because it's you who looks like an idiot now.

Example of senility.http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2779/paintx.png

The silliest thing in Australia was that Death Proof went to theatrical release but Planet Terror got straight to DVD.

That is retarded! Why not just release one film, GRINDHOUSE? It could have been a success over here!