Grindhouse (2007)

Although my younger son and I did watch this in the living room, we still went with the original, not-chopped-into-two-movies, version.

Here's how my viewing stages progressed:

--Anticipation tinged with concern over the sheer length

--Giddiness over the "Machete" trailer

--Enjoyment of the schlockily earnest first feature "Planet Terror," by Robert Rodriguez

--Bump in excitement during the in-between round of fake trailers

--Yawning, interminable boredom during nearly all of the talk, talk, and talk some more "Death Proof," Quentin Tarantino's half of the double bill

B+ for the trailers, B for Planet Terror, and a D for Death Proof (despite Kurt Russell's awesome presence) equals

C+

And, because it really is one of the best things about the movie, here's the Machete trailer in full (caution -- boobs ahead):