Death Proof – Extended and Unrated 2 Disc Special Edition [$29.95]

Planet Terror – Extended and Unrated 2 Disc Special Edition [$29.95]

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s collaborative cinematic crack, the brilliant and brash Grindhouse, was a failure in perception, not in execution. Exploitation fans just couldn’t cotton a three hour sleaze fest bowing over Easter weekend. Before an eventual full blown DVD delivery of the entire in theater experience, we get two separate releases, and both are fantastic. Tarantino’s car chase slasher stunt gets an inflated narrative and more scintillating dialogue. Rodriguez offers up missing transition, loads more gore, and a commentary track that dissects the teamwork between the filmmakers. Until we get the final version, fake trailers and drive-in bumper material intact, these will have to do. They’re a sensational substitute.