Where is Machete?
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cCzltPD6Y

I want it and I want it NOW! Why is Rodriguez taking so long to make this?

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It might have something to do with the fact that Grindhouse was not a success in America. Then again, the way the Weinsteins have run their company, I'd almost expect them to greenlight four more Grindhouse projects based on how the first one did.

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This is the perfect weekend movie!

Would love to see this flick. :)

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As mentioned, it has to do with the fact that Machete was a fake trailer attached to Grindhouse. Grindhouse bombed quite badly. Therefore, the talk about Machete being made kind of fizzled out.

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Why do you guys suspect Grindhouse bombed so badly? Has Tarantino lost touch with his fans?

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Dayum. :( The titties shown in the trailer are worth the price for admission.

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No, I think releasing a 3+ hour movie on Easter Weekend against the Passion of the Christ probably had something to do with it. Also, the marketing sucked. I knew about the movie and from the trailers I couldn't tell it was two separate films. If I hadn't known already, I would have been incredibly confused about what they were showing me.

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Are you confusing your movies? Grindhouse was released in 07 while Passion was released in 04.

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Planet Terror seemed to fall into the same territory as regular zombie movies. It's incredibly enjoyable. But lot of people just don't get a lot out of a good living dead movie. And please don't argue the 'zombie or disease' thing; I don't feel like doing it.

Deathproof was a bit hard for a lot of people to enjoy.

After watching it on opening night, I expected it to be huge. Everyone had fun and I thought it'd be a very popular party-kinda movie.

Oh, and it opened against "Blade of Glory", "Meet the Robinsons" and "Are We Done Yet?". We also had Wild Hogs, Shooter and the TMNT animated flick in the top ten. Not exactly a lot of competition. If anything, I would blame 300, for eating up the previous weeks' 'Grindhouse' goers. You know, like people got their fill of bloody, fun, macho escapism for a month or two. 300 was up to $193mil as of that weekend.

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What the hell trailers/promotions were you watching?

http://teabass.com/wp-content/upload...poster-big.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Gxqe0YQqk

The first thing it says on that trailer is...Grindhouse: a theater playing back-to-back films.

It also includes line such as "Rodriguez and Tarantino are back-to-back with a double feature" and "First is Rodriguez's Planet Terror, plus Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof," as well as "Two Motion Features for the Price of One."

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I don't think so. I just think the movie appealed to a very small market of viewers. I think that the majority of people that saw it, liked it. While a lot of people stayed away because the idea of the movie didn't really do it for them. I think it's as simple as that.

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Last I heard Trejo said it was still on, it was just a matter of scheduling and other stuff.

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I may be wrong, but I believe in a lot of markets (the Christian South) they re-release Passion theatrically Easter weekend as a quick money maker, so the Christian groups can buy block tickets and use the film as some sort of sub-in for an actual mass.

But, I think the main reason was touched upon already, which is that this type of cinematic experience/experiment really only appealed to people like QT and RR themselves, real cinema fans. J6P would not get it and probably walk out bitching about the missing reels and such. The fact that I saw this at a mall theater was weird and it was also pretty empty. Grindhouse should have been relegated to art theaters because film fans that go to those were the only ones who would've gotten it.

Of course it is ironic, that a film made 30 years after true Grindhouse fare, trying to be Grindhouse, is now an art film.

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The re-release of Passion of the Christ was in 2005, it failed to do much business in theaters on its second go around.

Grindhouse was advertised fine in theaters (the trailer) -- the actual TV ads didn't do such a hot job and actually were confusing, especially if you didn't know what a Grindhouse picture was. They kind of tried to jam the contents of both movies into one short promo that aired in 15- and 30-second commercial spots. By the end of the ad, you had some okay visuals but didn't really have a feel for what the movies were about, plus the whole 70s throwback thing is a tough sale to begin with.

I enjoyed the hell out of the movie and wound up seeing it twice in theaters. Found Death Proof to overall be the more satisfying entry (felt like applauding the end, it hit all the right notes) though Planet Terror was fun and far more accessible.

I'd see Machete in a heartbeat, but it does seem unlikely to ever come out. Would make a great double feature with Black Dynamite.

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Wow, that'll teach me to post late at night. :doh:

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Well, evidently, a lot of audiences did not get it either:

Source

And from another IMDB article that mentions Grindhouse being split in two:

Source

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I'm talking specifically about the TV spots, which is where I imagine most of the public became aware of the film.

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I know for a fact that Rodriguez is trying hard to get this off the ground. I hope it happens because if the final product is anything like the trailer it will be epic.

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But Christian groups were the main demographic that Grindhouse appealed to. Damn you, Easter!

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It probably wont happen. The only people still pimping it are the actors and filmmakers who are not the money men.

The entire Grindhouse concept was supposed to launch a series of Weinstein Co. produced movies, a direct to dvd line and so forth. But, the film seriously underperformed, the Weinsteins aren't in the best financial shape, and the film makers, for the most part, have moved on to other, more sensible, priority projects.

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People were walking out of the theater during Death Proof once the second group of chicks started blabbing on and on. I guess they had enough of the first group. By the end my brother and I were the only ones left. Not that it was full to begin with. I loved Planet Terror but Death Proof is still the worst Non-Matrix movie I have ever seen. I would love to see a Machete film however but as most have already posted it isn't likely due to the poor box office in the US. Did the dvds sell well because you can find them for like $7 each at Wal-Mart?

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LOVE Planet Terror, but anything in Death Proof that didn't feature Kurt Russell was horrible. The "talky" parts of Death Proof essentially equated to Tarantino masturbating on screen for 30-40 minutes at a time. Completely not awesome.

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As much as I like the idea of a Machete movie, I'm worried that the idea of a Machete movie is a lot better than an actual Machete movie.

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I think the biggest problem was the reported budget of $53 million. If they had stuck to the low budget roots of these films they would've been more profitable. Not that they could have been made for $200,000 or whatever those films used to cost, but there are ways they could've trimmed costs.

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Eli Roth has confirmed he is indeed making "Thanksgiving"

Read about it here:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15906

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I think the concept itself wasn't going to be a big hit. Seemed like more of a cult type of film from the get go, so the poor box office didn't surprise me. And i'd agree that the TV spots made it hard for a regular movie goer to understand what they were trying to do and what Grindhouse actually was.

That, and I thought Death Proof was boring as hell.

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See, its that kind of hyperbole that gives people too much hope. He hasn't "confirmed" anything. He says, "...The plan is this: I want to do a huge budget movie, but tack on three weeks to the end of it and shoot ‘Thanksgiving’,” he revealed. “I want to do an $80 million dollar movie, and then schedule three weeks at the end to quickly shoot a $5 million dollar movie.” A plan is not a confirmation. He also planned on adapting Kings Cell and remake The Bad Seed but those stalled, so could this.

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I remember when Eli Roth "confirmed" that he was making the movie "Cell" as well, and as you said, that never happened. I remember when he "confirmed" he was making a movie called "Trailer Trash", which also never happened.

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The movie made about as much as a real grindhouse flick would have. Seems about right. :D

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plenet terror is a gud weekend pass time...

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Best post ever...

I would definitely see Machete, as well as "Don't!". Gosh this thread makes me want that Japanese Grindhouse set for the theatrical cuts. In fact I'd rather they release the double feature disc rather than Machete.

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I'm pretty sure he still intends to make Cell.

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!! :rock: :banana: :bdance:

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Fucking YAY! on that news...also...

Being the only mexican kid in my circle of friends and whatnot...I was laughing like crazy at the concept of Machete. Grindhouse was the only time I had ever EVER been that excited by the things on screen. I was heavily exicited and whatnot. Also...once the tagline "They just fucked with the wrong Mexican!" came up I was screaming in joy cuz...well it's fucking badass. I'm sure this alone will get the Mexican crowd here in Texas to go see it (well...maybe a small number in reality but you never know!). About time we have a hero to cheer for :)

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http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15988


"In addition to the news that Robert Rodriguez is going to direct 20th Century Fox's reboot of the Predator franchise, it was also announced that the writer-director-producer is eyeing a June start date in Austin for Machete, a feature about the blade- wielding antihero who appeared in a mock trailer that was part of Grindhouse back on '07. The film is financed and produced by Overnight Productions, with Danny Trejo starring as the title character. Machete is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator. Rodriguez wrote the script and will direct the film with Ethan Maniquis, his longtime editor."

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well shit, i'll believe it when i see it. not too excited about the predator reboot but if anyone is going to do it, i'm glad its him.

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Yay!

IESB is reporting that director Robert Rodriguez is rebooting the franchise (Predator). "I'm going to be able to shoot my upcoming Machete here, a sci-fi action film called 'Nervewrackers,' a re-boot of the Predator series called Predators, and a couple of smaller movies called 'Sin City 2' and 'The Jetsons,'" he said in a speech speaking to Texan politicians.

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Interesting. Always wary when a director says "I'm doing this, and this, and this, and this, and this..." because a full director plate almost never pans out. Curious to see who's producing Machete and what the budget will be. If he makes it, hope he aims cheap and more true to old b-films.