So this weekend was probably the most sadistic and bizarre one I've had in recent memory, and I would like to share with you guys.
Friday, I saw a production of Shakespeare's infamous Titus Andronicus. If you haven't read it, just know that this play has dismemberment, rape, murder, and cannibalism to boot. The odd thing about this production was that the audience sat around the entire stage, most of the props were rocks even though it had a distinct military-industrial look in all the costuming, and the first 3 acts were tragic and disturbing, while the last two were hilarious - and those were the scenes involving cannibalism.
Saturday was made the highlight of my weekend when I saw Grindhouse. This is not a movie - it's an event. At 3 hours 36 minutes, it's a beautiful waste of an afternoon. Just bring lots of sugary snacks and popcorn, because this is the best straight up popcorn entertainment flick I've seen...period. It's heinously gory, but few of the scenes of gore fail to be absolutely hilarious. And the fake trailers, particularly the ones in front of Deathproof, are almost the best part of the entire experience. Planet Terror, as many seemed to agree, is the stronger of the two outings, but that's not to say Deathproof doesn't have its charms. Terror is just so over the top, so completely immersed in its schlockiness that it gets the upper hand over Deathproof's considerably cleaner look and lengthy scenes of dialogue which almost make you care about the characters. And Terror has Michael Biehn playing essentially the same character he has always played, which is awesome. Overall, this is something that really must be seen in theaters to be enjoyed to its fullest extent, as it does a splendid job of recreating the experience promised by its title. It wouldn't be the same - so I advise you to get out and see it before its tragically abysmal draws at the box office yank it from theaters.
Sunday I caught a showing of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, which was soaked in buckets of cartoon blood. It's nothing more than a long episode, so if you're expecting something grandiose, you'll be quite disappointed. It does deliver the series' trademark humor pretty consistently, though it fails to live up to the peak reached in the first two seasons of the show...except for one clip in the very beginning that eclipses the rest of the movie. It involves Mastodon, and that's all you need to know.
On a different note, I'm coming to Atlanta on June 6, and staying until somewhere around the 20th. You bastards best be around at least on the weekends.
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I liked Death Proof more. I guess I'm wierd. You better be ready for an ass whooping when you come home. Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
I liked Deathproof, but it should have been first. Its a better movie, but it just wasn't Grindhouse enough. I'll be around probably one or two of those days, and you are welcome to come to Athens anytime- taking those summer classes, me.
But Deathproof was the more grindhouse movie. Most 70's action or suspense movies acted like that. As much as I liked Rodriguez's movie, it was the extreme of 80's action movies. Just because Death Proof wasn't batshit crazy and because there weren't as many film burns and fuzz over it doesn't mean it was less grindhouse. Rodrigez's movie was the joke about the grindhouse, whereas Tarentino's was the tribute. It was the Hitcher, Crazy Larry Dirty Mary, Vanishing Point, Bullit, Smokey and The Bandit, etc... all rolled into one.
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