Grindhouse

I know a lot of horror enthusiasts are totally salivating over Grindhouse (the upcoming Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature) solely based on the images in the trailer of Rose McGowan with a shotgun where her leg used to be. For some reason, this gets certain geeks all fired up.

Personally, I don't have much of a gun/girl fetish. I'm salivating over the film for other reasons. As a zombie movie fan, I'm excited to see those two directors combine to handle one of my favorite genres. I know the end product will be over-the-top in terms of visuals, gore and writing, but that will hopefully be on purpose. And I expect both films to have a sense of humor, which I love in a horror movie.

But I'm also excited from an industry standpoint. How will the movie theaters handle a double feature in the modern age? Considering that theaters lose money on every film they show as it is, what will it cost them to show two, back-to-back? How will it be marketed? Where will it play? This will be an interesting experiment, and, assuming it doesn't end up costing an arm and a leg to attend, I'll definitely be buying a ticket and joining in on the fun.

There are a lot of films I'm more excited about this year (Spider-Man 3, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Transformers), but this one's on my radar and should be a fun ride.