Posted by Larry on 09/27/07 22:41

total shit
"Jordan" <lundj@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1190509117.557386.226400@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>I sat down and watched Death Proof last night... actually that's not
> entirely correct... I sat down last night, watched as much Death Proof
> as I could stand, chapter skipped to Chapter 10 which is where the
> movie actually starts and watched the rest of it.
>
> I do like Tarantino flicks, in fact I think Kill Bill, pt1 is as close
> to being a perfect movie as I've seen, but every now and then he hits
> this self indulgent phase where all he wants to do is shoot scene
> after scene of women walking. Jackie Brown fell into this trap and so
> does Death Proof. Yes, the women are very pretty... great... MOVE
> ALONG... Yes, yes, you know more about awesome 70s music than anyone
> alive... now please start telling an actual story...
>
> Maybe it's because this DVD is an extended version of the theatrical
> release (which I haven't seen), I don't know. Large parts of the first
> 9 chapters could be removed entirely without affecting the film at
> all.
>
> - Jordan
>
> p.s. For those wondering, no, the rest of the Grindhouse trailers do
> not appear on this disc. There's one for Death Proof and one for
> Planet Terror.
>

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