Hobo with a Shotgun

So i have a massive headache due to the 3+ hours i spent in the theater watching Grindhouse, but i regret nothing.

In American cinema convention is rarely broken. Even in movies as fantastic as say, Crash or the Lord of the rings trilogy, its not like they uncovered any new ground.

Now i'm by no means saying Grindhouse was better then Crash, i'm just pointing out that there both great movies for completely different reasons. Crash is a sensitive Drama that was well acted and proclaimed an important message. Grindhouse was a sleevefest with ample amounts of Gore (although very little nudity, surprisingly). But Grindhouse was a cinematic experience that is so rarely created in Hollywood.

With literarly hundreds of pop culture references, cameos by Nicolas Cage and Bruce Willis, Quentin Tarentino dialogue that is totally irrelevent to the plot, Fake trailers and commercials, Reels that seem fairly damaged, and reels that are missing entirely.

Grindhouse is specifically crafted to give the viewer the "old 70's cheap theater" feel that i didn't even know existed before hearing about this film. and did i mention its gory?

Tarentino kicks Jackson in the nuts while rodriguez holds him down. figuratively speaking.