Comic-Con: Grindhouse: Two DVD Releases – Two Release Dates

Posted by Brian C. Gibson (brian@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 29, 2007

cherry_sm.jpgAn 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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  • This isn't Hollywood sticking it to us. Many people will be glad to get PT without having DP attached. Besides a director's cut of DP is unimaginable. What's their to add besides more tedium and lame dialogue?
  • James Baack
    Why not hust release it the way it was shown at the theatre?
    This is a rip-off and I hope no one buys it this way. This is wrong to the consumer and the fans.
  • James Baack
    This is the only time that I can actually support the idea of buying a "Bootleg" copy.
    You know that they will be out there with the original theatrical release and I hope people buy those instead and teach the greedy bastards a lesson.
  • paddy
    i live in the uk and havent seen the movie yet so will buy them on import my reason for this is i don't no when planet terror will be out and the deathproof dvd is out in the us nearly a week before it is released in the uk at cinemas i find that the most disapointing feature of these dvds is that the trailers are not included so when all the hype has died down then the money grabbing bastards that is the weinsteins will release grind house in its original format on dvd so that us completists will have to buy it like wise with the new kill bill collection they really do no how to cash in
  • adrian
    Paddy, uk releases for cinema are now 21st of september for death proof and 9th of november for Planet terror. I'm waiting for both uk releases at the cinema obsessively and have found a double bill edition of grindhouse to view afterwards.
  • Lolly
    Honestly, I for one will be glad to even get my hands on a copy of either movie...The moment I first say the previews for Grindhouse, I wanted to see it, but unfortunately for me it was not released here in Australia. So to me it would be worth spending that little extra just to be able to see it.
  • N
    like lolly said , the rest of the world was robbed of grindhouse at all !!! we all saw ad's and posters and 5 page spreads in movie magazines only to have the selfish studio pull the release on us !!
  • B
    DON'T DESTROY THE GRINDHOUSE!

    Sign the petition!

    http://www.petitiononline.com/saveGH/petition.html
  • Will
    This is gay, stop this bulls***. This is no longer grindhouse.
  • michael
    ""What's their to add besides more tedium and lame dialogue??"
    maybe a correct form of there. To answer your question, there's lots to add, but only a the people who really liked DP will watch it. (myself). and the release on two dvds is not right, because it's not two movies. it's one movie "Grindhouse" with two segments. so they're just splitting the movie and then making us pay for it twice.
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