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DVD Thoughts: Planet Terror and Death Proof

planet terror dvdI sad how it was decided to separate into two separate DVD releases. I even skipped last month's release of in release believing that I would just wait it out for the release of the theatrical experience.

However, with this week's DVD release of , I decided that, in the end, it would be easier to have each film separately, which would make for easier viewing experiences. So, I went out to buy Planet Terror and I also picked out Death Proof. As such, here is a joint review of the DVDs.

Both of the films are extended from the theatrical version. There is nothing noticeably different in Planet Terror. I believe there were some new scenes and additional gore, but nothing too spectacular. It even keeps the “ reel” from the theatrical releases. The changes are more apparent in Death Proof with new scenes and partial restoration of the missing reel (i.e. the infamous “lap dance” scene). I should also point out that even though the films have been separated, Planet Terror still says “Grindhouse” during the opening credits.

death proof dvdNow for the special features. First, it should be noted that the Planet Terror disc retains the trailer, which make the disc a little closer to the theatrical experience than Death Proof, which just goes straight to the feature (though it did feature the -fashioned “Feature Presentation” screen).

The second disc for each film contains about 5-6 ten minute featurettes that cover various aspects of the films. I was actually surprised at the amount of special features for films that originally joined as one. My favourite was Robert Rodriquez's “10-Minute Film School,” where he goes through how some of the sequences were filmed (and reveals that there WILL be a future DVD for the theatrical version of Grindhouse).

Overall the separate Grindhouse DVDs are enough release for a film that was originally shown as a double-feature. The only thing I'm really upset about in how the trailers, other than Machete, are missing from the release. Perhaps they would be on that double-dip release (I'll probably talk about double dipping another day).

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