Saturday, September 7, 2013

Robert Rodriguez Western Trilogy

1) El Mariachi
The best of all three - he should have stopped here. In fact, All in all, I say: SEE IT and then forget I even told you there were two more.
This was a low, low budget independent film. I saw it with about two other people at United Artist Tara Cinemas. It was only out about two weeks, but I loved it and since then it has become a cult classic. No one of fame was it in, but it was perfect. IMDb writes, "A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him." There was more: a lonely mariachi falls in love with a woman who is promised to the local drug kingpin.

2) Desperado
The same Mariachi from the first film, but now Rodrigues is famous and has money, so he gets professional actors and messes up the whole romance and violence. The only good part is when Banderas is playing guitar and singing the Los Lobos song - that's it. All in all, I say: SKIP IT. IMDb writes, ""El Mariachi" Was a traveling mariachi in search of a steady employer. He got mixed up with another man carrying a guitar case in the same town, and was hunted down. He fell in love with a girl named Domino, however, she was killed and El Mariachi was shot in the hand, nearly causing him to never play guitar again. El Mariachi went out and got revenge on all those who destroyed his life. Eventually leading up to his brother, "Bucho". Bucho kills his only friend, Buscemi and causes El Mariachi great grief. El Mariachi falls in love with another girl, Carolina. They eventually marry and have a daughter together."

3) Once Upon A Time in Mexico


IMDb writes, "However, years later, a man named General Marquez kills Carolina and their daughter and leaves El Mariachi for dead. He is sought out by Agent Sands and is caught up in a battle against the Barillo cartel, who plans to assassinate the president. However, El Mariachi meets again with Marquez and exacts his revenge, avenging his loved ones and bringing him to peace." The screenplay was overreaching and there was way too much going on. All in all, I say: SKIP IT. I'm not even going to tell you who else is in this - they should be ashamed.

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