Here at Geeks of Doom we have 1 Grindhouse prize pack up for grabs to one lucky winner, as well as a Planet Terror DVD for the first runner up!
Grand prize winner:
Grindhouse prize pack, which includes:
-- Planet Terror "Cherry Darling" action figure
-- Planet Terror Extended & Uncut DVD
-- Death Proof Extended & Uncut DVD
First prize winner:
-- Planet Terror Extended & Uncut DVD
Planet Terror
2-Disc Extended and Unrated Edition
Written and Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Josh Brolin
The Weinstein Company
On sale: October 16, 2007
Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror was originally released in theaters earlier this year along with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof under the title Grindhouse. The two feature-length films were accompanied by four faux action/horror trailers and were filmed in low budget style in an effort to replicate the 1970's "grindhouse" movie-going experience.
Sadly, while Grindhouse nailed the theater experience, it failed at the box office -- though not for lack of a few good stories, my favorite being Rodriguez's zombie romp Planet Terror, released here in its own unrated and extended DVD edition...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
This article is separated into four parts. It's a review of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof and a whole lot more, so clear your calendar for a little while.
Part One: Tarantino and Me
I pondered over one question for the good part of two months -- who is my favorite director? Is it Kubrick, who amazed me in A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket? How about Hitchcock, who always seems to make me shit myself during the shower scene of Psycho? Maybe it is Spielberg, whose mixed variety of films never seems to fail me? These three are definitely up there, but not a single one of these guys beat Quentin Tarantino...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
An unrated and extended version of Death Proof, the Quentin Tarantino-directed portion of theatrical double feature Grindhouse, will be released as a 2-disc DVD on September 18, 2007, by Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.
Nearly 30 minutes longer than the original theatrical version, the Unrated Extended cut includes footage never-before-seen domestically, including the conspicuous "missing reel" of Vanessa Ferlito's lap dance, and a black-and-white segment in the second "act" offering a prelude to Kurt Russell’s Stuntman Mike character...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
