# Grindhouse movie review on aintitcool; or, the most awesome thing ever written **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896 "2007-03-28T21:36:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/21 "2007-03-29T17:24:14Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] Marchant-Ivory move over! There’s a NEW team in tinseltown producing classic cinema, and the name is Tarantino-Rodriguez! [/QUOTE] [Not](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113101/) [Exactly](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116367/) [New](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401792/) (though “classic” may be a bit of a stretch) ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/22 "2007-03-29T18:29:11Z")
> [@](#): > > Well, Kurt Plissken looks like a dumpster full of drop kicks. He could fuck a bulldozer into eight Mini Coopers. This is possibly the funniest, most badass quote in the whole thing–maybe the funniest thing I’ve read in about a bajillion years! I wanna see this movie so bad I’m actually willing to go to a theater, which is really a huge concession because I frakkin’ HATE going to theaters–maybe I’ll get mad godlike ninja dropkick skillz from watching the movie so I can fuck up anybody who annoys me during the flick–yeah, that’s probably what’ll happen… ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/23 "2007-03-29T18:30:14Z")
Where do I find more of his reviews? I tried looking on the aintitcool site, but couldnt find any. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/24 "2007-03-29T18:38:10Z")
[QUOTE=mr. jp] Where do I find more of his reviews? I tried looking on the aintitcool site, but couldnt find any. [/QUOTE] Try doing a site search on Cumptson’s name. [here’s a few reviews](http://www.aintitcool.com/semperex_search?semperex_search__keywords=cumpston). ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/25 "2007-03-29T18:56:54Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Try doing a site search on Cumptson’s name. [here’s a few reviews](http://www.aintitcool.com/semperex_search?semperex_search__keywords=cumpston). [/QUOTE] Thanks. Most of them are unreadable to me though, due to bad layout. It makes me so mad I feel like letting out a string of juvenile metaphors. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/26 "2007-03-29T20:00:21Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] I read that review the other day and laughed till I cried. The review seems to have a similar tone to the film itself, which I can’t wait to see. **Pravnik** , where in Texas are you (and that drive-in)? [/QUOTE] Don’t know where he is, but there’s [definitely an operational drive-in theater near Ennis, TX on I-45.](http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97325&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=28038) I’ve driven by it, and there are definitely first-run movies listed and showing. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/27 "2007-03-29T20:04:25Z")
His juvenile, yet highly entertaining, style reminds me of Seanbaby. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/28 "2007-03-29T20:07:36Z")
The gun for a leg thing seems pretty stupid,but i like Kurt Russell so I will watch it ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/29 "2007-03-29T22:23:50Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] **Pravnik** , where in Texas are you (and that drive-in)? [/QUOTE] Beautiful downtown Abilene, home of the Town and Country Drive-In. Thinking of moving to Austin or back to Houston, though. ---
**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/30 "2007-03-30T00:49:51Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] Beautiful downtown Abilene, home of the Town and Country Drive-In. Thinking of moving to Austin or back to Houston, though. [/QUOTE] Total hijack-I live near Abilene, and we are thinking of moving to Austin also! Sort of back to the OP: Lamesa, Tx. has a drive-in movie, the only cool thing there, and there is a nice one between Midland and Odessa. ---
**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/31 "2007-03-30T00:53:29Z")
> [@](#): > > wanted to recreate the way movies were back in the 1920’s, when you could sell a script that was one page that just said, “TITS THEN A MONSTER THEN MORE TITS THEN AN EXPLOSION THEN BONUS TITS” and everyone knew what you were talking about. Wait, is he implying that movies today are in trouble of having too much substance? :rolleyes: I think Hollywood is actually more about “TITS THEN A MONSTER THEN MORE TITS THEN AN EXPLOSION THEN BONUS TITS” today than it was 80 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/32 "2007-03-30T01:12:59Z")
[QUOTE=Carnick] Wait, is he implying that movies today are in trouble of having too much substance? :rolleyes: I think Hollywood is actually more about “TITS THEN A MONSTER THEN MORE TITS THEN AN EXPLOSION THEN BONUS TITS” today than it was 80 years ago. [/QUOTE] You’re forgetting about the 1922 classic **Monster From the Exploding Tits** , starring Mary Miles Minter and Wallace Reid, and featuring Lon Chaney as Dr. Titmonster. I like this bit: > [@](#): > > This one was directed by Quentin Tarantino, who’s been an actor in stuff like RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION (he’s also in PLANET OF TERROR and DEATH PROOF). This is his first directing job […] I hope he directs more movies. I may not see the movie, but I’ll definitely be looking for more of this guy’s reviews. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/33 "2007-03-30T01:17:37Z")
Overhead recently: FIRST YOUNG GUY: Dude, I’ve gotta see this new movie _Grindhouse_! SECOND YOUNG GUY: What’s it about?" FIRST YOUNG GUY: It’s like _Snakes on a Plane_, except there are no snakes and no plane. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/34 "2007-03-30T02:00:34Z")
> [@Neill Cumpston](#): > > This one was directed by Quentin Tarantino, who’s been an actor in stuff like RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION (he’s also in PLANET OF TERROR and DEATH PROOF). This is his first directing job […] I hope he directs more movies. This, and the fact that he keeps referring to _Planet Terror_ as _Planet of Terror_, reminds me of Jackie Harvey, the _Onion_ Hollywood-gossip character who always messes up simple names. I’m guessing this is intentional on the part of Cumpston’s writing style. I think it’s very funny. Fuck-a-dilly. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/35 "2007-03-30T02:03:18Z")
Cheesy, over-the-top, mindless entertainment? Absolutely. And I am _so down_ with this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/36 "2007-03-30T17:51:50Z")
Oh lordy I can’t wait. It’s gonna be fantastic! Tarantino is a God, and Rodrigues is a pretty worthy apostle. I have little doubt it’s going to be one of my favorite films of the year. My husband and I watched a theater employee put up a huge Grindhouse standup in the corner of the lobby a few weeks ago. We offered to help but I guess it was against the rules. Man that thing was sweet. If we had a spare room-sized space to put up, we’d try to snag one. [QUOTE=Kythereia] Cheesy, over-the-top, mindless entertainment? Absolutely. And I am _so down_ with this. 😃 [/QUOTE] You wanna see **Stardust** _AND_ **The Golden Compass** _AND_ **Grindhouse**? Are you my long-lost twin, or what?? I’m not stalking you, honest, but we want to see all the same movies. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/37 "2007-03-30T20:45:05Z")
[QUOTE=Autumn Almanac] Geez, I am so excited for this movie. Rose McGowan with a gun for a leg… that’s pretty damn hot. [/QUOTE] Hot, yes. But if I’d lost my leg and was about to go into a gunfight, I would want a prosthetic I could **walk** on, and then I’d carry my gun in my hands, which makes it much easier to aim. Otherwise, however, I have high hopes this film maintains the high standards of realism you would expect of a zombie action flick with boobs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/38 "2007-03-30T20:49:39Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] But if I’d lost my leg and was about to go into a gunfight, I would want a prosthetic I could **walk** on, and then I’d carry my gun in my hands, which makes it much easier to aim. [/QUOTE] Where’s your _vision_, man? Let me repeat: Rose McGowan… with a gun… FOR A LEG! 😉 I bet the _Charmed_ writers are kicking themselves that they didn’t come up with the “Rose McGowan with a gun for a leg” concept first. Guns for arms are also hot (see: Samus Aran), but that’s played out. Gun for a _leg_? Genius! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/39 "2007-03-30T20:50:30Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Hot, yes. But if I’d lost my leg and was about to go into a gunfight, I would want a prosthetic I could **walk** on, and then I’d carry my gun in my hands, which makes it much easier to aim. Otherwise, however, I have high hopes this film maintains the high standards of realism you would expect of a zombie action flick with boobs. 😉 [/QUOTE] Don’t forget, it’s also on another planet…of terror. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896/40 "2007-03-31T04:26:36Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] You wanna see **Stardust** _AND_ **The Golden Compass** _AND_ **Grindhouse**? Are you my long-lost twin, or what?? I’m not stalking you, honest, but we want to see all the same movies. [/QUOTE] That’s okay. The police officers over here are just nice friendly guys who stopped by for a quick chat. I promise. 😉 (Bring yourself up to Toronto sometime, for the movie-going experience…) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grindhouse-movie-review-on-aintitcool-or-the-most-awesome-thing-ever-written/397896.md?page=3)