Well of course they did. They stated it many times in various horror and other genre publications. The films were shot complete and later chunks were removed for the "missing reels"
I'm by no means an expert on explotation cinema and I clearly understand AC's point. I don't think an argument can be made in PT and DP's defense.
Though I can guess that no matter what the subject of the discussion is, you're probably writing nonsense, as usual.
Who doesn't?
??if that's true, you're right. But I'm sorry I cannot believe you on that point... Look at PT: it's obvious that the missing reel is a JOKE in this movie. The biggest part of the movie (big fight against zombies, sheriff getting shot, sex scene, explaination about "El Rey"...) takes place during the missing reel... RR never shot that scene, and everybody in the audience, even the stupidest teenager you can find will never believe they're actually IS a missing reel somewhere...
Because DP is not! And countless others who KNOW WHAT THOSE MOVIES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING. Again, people don't READ obviously.....PLANET TERROR was not much better, but it came the closest to emulating that type of film.Outside of MAYBE ten minutes of delivering on what the title promises, DP is still left with 100 minutes of QT's usual self absorbed referential yappin' to let the audience know once more that he knows about obscurities that the average person doesn't know and really doesn't give two shits about. I didn't like the movie, you obviously did. I didn't even pay to see it in the theater because it looked like crap from the commercial and I had a feeling it was gonna bomb because those kinds of films are a niche and the generation today isn't interested in anything over ten years old. They were gambling on Q's name alone and it didn't work. If you want to see what a REAL exploitation movie should be (then again, maybe you don't), check out some of these. Some are classics, some are good, some are average to mediocre and some are just plain bad, but most are remembered for certain qualities....ZOMBIETHE FLESH EATERSGALAXY OF TERRORFORBIDDEN WORLDTHE GREAT TEXAS DYNAMITE CHASEDEATHSPORTTHE STREETFIGHTERTHE EXECUTIONERMACON COUNTY LINEWHITE LINE FEVERPOOR PRETTY EDDIETHE LEGEND OF NI**ER CHARLEYTHE SOUL OF NI**ER CHARLEYBOSS NI**ERBLACK SHAMPOOPSYCHIC KILLERBEYOND THE DOORMAKE THEM DIE SLOWLYCANNIBAL HOLOCAUSTNIGHTMARE CITYSTUCK ON YOU! (Troma)THE TOXIC AVENGERMOTHER'S DAYROME ARMED TO THE TEETHVIOLENT NAPLESEATEN ALIVE (76)EATEN ALIVE! (80)THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIEDIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRYDEATHRACE 2000HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEPWALKING TALL (1973)THE FLYING GUILLOTINEFIVE VENOMSKING BOXERKILL SQUADTERROR EXPRESSANTHROPOPHAGUSBASKET CASEABSURDALMOST HUMANREVENGE OF THE NINJATHE BIG DOLL HOUSETHE BIG BIRD CAGEWOMEN IN CAGESCAGED HEATSWITCHBLADE SISTERSBURIAL GROUNDTHE BIG RACKETCANNONBALLCLASS OF 1984MANDINGODRUMTHE LOSERS1990: THE BRONX WARRIORSRAIDERS OF ATLANTISSILENT RAGETREASURE OF THE AMAZONVIOLENCE FOR KICKSTRUCK TURNERTHREE THE HARD WAYBUCKTOWNBLACULADEATHSTALKERESCAPE 2000THE BOXER FROM SHANTUNGFRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTERTHE GIANT SPIDER INVASIONHUNDRATHE THING WITH TWO HEADSBIG BAD MAMABLOODY MAMAEATING RAOULEAT MY DUST!GRAND THEFT AUTOMANIACMAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLANDLAST HOUSE ON THE LEFTLET SLEEPING CORPSES LIETORSOTHE LADY TERMINATORJUNGLE HOLOCAUSTILSA, SHE WOLF OF THE SSILSA, HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHIEKSILSA, THE TIGRESS OF SIBERIAI DRINK YOUR BLOODI SPIT ON YOUR GRAVEHUNCHBACK OF THE MORGUETHE HILLS HAVE EYESHELL OF THE LIVING DEADTHE GESTAPO'S LAST ORGYFIGHT FOR YOUR LIFESAVAGE STREETSSHE (1983)2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORKetc, etc, etc, etc..........
I don't remember the specifics of the argument but QT and RR's movies didn't capture the spirit of those movies in the way that something like The Devil's Rejects succeeded in doing.
I fully agree, and I don't think they ever intended to do so These two Grindhouse movies are movies for hipsters... which isn't a bad thing at all.