Grindhouse: The Sleaze-filled Saga of an Exploitation Double Feature
by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
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Author: Quentin Tarantino, Robert RodriguezEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-06
ISBN: 1602860149
Number of pages: 251
Publisher: Weinstein Books
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Book Review: Good 'special features' for fans more than film-makers
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed the RR/QT Grindhouse release, so after getting the special editions of both films (the extra disc best buy ones in a tin case!), I just had to grab this book too. The book reads like the DVDs' special bonus features play. Interviews with cast and crew, nice on-set color photos, and some 'promo-art' pages (the kind you want to tear out and put on your wall) make up the book with the inclusion of Planet Terror and Machete screenplays. Death Proof, Thanksgiving, and Machete each have their own sections; also a RR/QT POV exploitation film experience discussion is included. Each film has a breakdown of Stunts, Special Effects, and the main players. The layout fits with the films' atmosphere, with psuedo-worn pages and nice graphics. The book is manufactured well, sturdy binding with a nice durable semi-matte hardcover.
So for the film's fans who want a little extra bonus features this is a good buy. There is some film-making insight, but this is more of a glimpse, and some of it is in video form on the DVDs. It supports the involved, and since its box-office revenue was less than desired, I loved these films and the idea behind their conception and would love more of them. So please, if you love these films, buy this book, buy the DVDs, and hey even push your local niche-theaters to rerun Grindhouse come halloween! -SOB
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