Grindhouse Into My Easter Weekend

My partner and I saw GRINDHOUSE on Friday night. I am happy to report that we were completely blown away by the double feature. She and are longtime fans of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez so we just had to experience this film on its opening night. As you may already know, I hate sitting in a crowded movie theatre. For some reason, the 8:00 show wasn't sold out and there were plenty of open seats in the first four rows and many sprinkled around the rest of the house. We sat in the fourth row with the aisle directly behind us. Perfect. No one to kick my chair. I was able to sink into my seat and concentrate on the goodness on the screen. We were a few minutes late walking into the theater but just in time to catch some of the trailer for the upcoming John Cusack horror film 1408. It began with the fake trailer for Machete, an exploitation film featuring Danny Trejo (no Rodriguez movie is complete without the tattooed, mustachioed Mexican-American actor). The moment I saw Trejo's trademark oversized chest tattoo of a woman in a sombrero, I knew were in for some serious fun. I won't review the movie here. I just want to say how much we enjoyed this homage to the horror and exploitation films of yore. I want to thank my movie companion for meeting me at the cinema and bringing me some delicious food stuffs to enhance my grindhouse experience.

Now that GRINDHOUSE is over, I am sad that I'll have to wait several weeks for the DVD release. Until then, I look forward to some great horror sequels I have been dying to watch. For instance, there is 28 DAYS LATER, the sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 DAYS LATER. Also, I want to catch HOSTEL 2 starring another short Mexican-American actor who is redefining what it means to be an American leading man in Hollywood. How I've longed for the sequel to HOSTEL, the over the top horror film by Eli Roth about American backpackers in search of a fabled hotel teeming with hot European women ready and waiting for stupid and eager American travelers. Somewhat related to my horror desires is HOT FUZZ, the upcoming comedy written by and starring the hilarious British anti-heroes of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. So much to look forward to. It's a good time to be a movie lover.

That is all for now. Happy Easter, everyone!