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An actress, completely costumed as Cherry Darling (mind you, an actual amputee), stood next to a pole and enticed me to come closer. Dimension’s booth at Comic-Con is basically all about the Grindhouse DVD release. What I found though, just about made me want to cry. If it wasn’t bad enough that all ads for the film were pulled within a week of its release, the DVDs will be released as separate films.

The redeeming factor of this news is that both films will be the full director’s cuts. The downside: two release dates and a math equation that goes something like this: (2 x MSRP = $$). Deathproof is set to release in September and Planet Terror is set to hit in October, just in time for Halloween. Below, are some photos of the DVD’s. I think the studio expects everyone to run out and lay down their hard earned cash for multiple copies of Grindhouse, but the sad fact is that a lot of people will. Maybe the studio is just trying to make up for the very low box-office totals from earlier this year. Ultimately though, this is yet another example of Hollywood sticking it to us.

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