I was watching AOTS today and they were discussing how the movie “Grindhouse” didn’t do so well in the theatres for it’s opening weekend. One comment that was made was that it was Easter weekend, so it made sense that a exploitation tribute double-feature didn’t make top dollar. On the one hand I do agree with that view, but on the other I just think that this is not what people are into nowadays. A throwback to a 1970s genre of movies is not for everyone, which doesn’t mean that I would expect either of those great filmakers to prostitute themselves and give everyone what they want, I respect them for what they have done. I just think they need to recognize the fact that they have created a very particular kind of film experience that not everyone is going to rush out and see. Hardcore fans of both director’s sure, hardcore fans of that kind of film, most definitely, the other 90% of movie goers…not a chance.

Where Grindhouse will be extremely successful is in the DVD market. This will be their cash-cow. I can see it now: Grindhouse (regular version with a few behind the scenes, some deleted scenes, and a director’s commentary), Grindhouse (Limited Edition with a Grindhouse genre retrospective from Quintin himself, tons of behind the scenes, deleted scenes, and a few more commentary tracks), Grindhouse (The DVD market Exploitation triple disc explosion version, complete with the lost footage that Quintin was talking about, even more ‘making of’ and deleted scenes, and a bonus disc featuring Quintin and Rodriguez’s favourite grindhouse movies from the 70s). It is going to get insane my friends, and yet it will be eaten up like a fat kid on a smarty.

cheers,

Jonesy