like most of 11 people that read this blog on a monthly basis, i too am amped and excited to see the rad-as-hell looking double feature flick grindhouse that opens this friday. however, my excitement and anticipation is exactly what worries me. why? i worry that i am falling into another motion picture marketing hype k-hole, consisting of explosions, hot chicks, celebrity cameos, cool cut scenes, grainy film stock, and nostalgia, only to have my dreams of a well crafted movie experience fall flat. are my expectations being raised too high? will i be reminded of that giant cinematic middle finger that i got after waiting in line for matrix 2 and again for matrix 3? luckily, with grindhouse, that’s not going to happen. there a great article on filmwad titled ‘going to see grindhouse? you need to read this.’ the perfect resource for de-hyping the grindhouse hype that may be coursing through your veins. you can properly lower your expectations without completely killing your interest in seeing the movie. thank you filmwad! i feel better already.
A few years ago I had a dial installed in the back of my head with which I can calibrate and dial-down my expectations for, well everything. I found that everything is that much more enjoyable when you lower the expectation-ometer to about 3.
man, really, really nailed it.
jamie -
i wish i had that dial. did you get that after The Phantom Menace came out? smart move. i am lowering my expectations down to 2.
derek -
by saying nailed it, do you mean that filmwad was correct in it’s de-hyping protocols and procedures? i’ve already heard from two sources that ‘death proof’ is waay too heavy on the dialogue.
by ‘nailed it’, i mean that the writer of the article was right on-the-money. i used the protocol and the procedure and i agreed with most of his points…and yes, Death Proof was waaaaaaaay too talky. it looks like Quentin has been taking his ‘Chatty Chathy’ pills on a regular basis.