EL MARIACHI: All he wants is to be is a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse of deadly mistaken identity. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life in this critically-acclaimed film debut from director Robert Rodriguez. Financed with earnings from a month-long stay in a research hospital, this astonishing action adventure was shot with no second takes, using borrowed equipment and a talented cast of unknowns. The riveting result is a wild bullet-dodging ride through a world of bandido violence, from the suspense of the opening shoot-out to the tragedy of the unexpected conclusion. With little more than a great story and a lot of heart, Rodriguez has created pure movie pleasure, setting new standards for independent filmmaking, and establishing himself as an unquestionable talent. “An enormously entertaining movie.” (Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES). DESPERADO: Antonio Banderas, Joaquim De Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin and Quentin Tarantino star in this stylish shoot-’em-up described as a south-of-the-border Pulp Fiction. Director Robert Rodriguez follows up his legendary debut film, El Mariachi, with this sexy sequel about a mysterious guitar player (Banderas) searching for vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO: Leaping back into action, gun-slinging, guitar-toting hero “El Mariachi” is back in town in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, as director Robert Rodriguez delivers the epic final chapter of his pulp Western trilogy. Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Enrique Iglesias and Willem Dafoe ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO is a full-frontal assault.
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March 5, 2010
#1
To my opinion “Desperado” is the best entry in the trilogy. It’s very stylish and romantic. Many people consider “El Mariachi” to be the best and I won’t argue although I don’t like the first film. “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” consists of many first-rate stars and therefore is interesting to watch but it lacks the freshness and novelty of the previous both. As I think the whole trilogy sticks to “Desperado”, this film is like a magnet that attracts the other two.
But that’s a question – to buy or not to buy? I wouldn’t. Of course the price of the trilogy is impressive but there practically are no bonus features here. I’d rather purchase all three separately. On the other hand all those trilogy boxes look very good. So if you’re a really crazy fan of Robert Rodriguez I think you’ll prefer to by both the trilogy box and all three editions separately.
4 1/2 for the movies and 3 for the edition.
March 5, 2010
#2
Only saw the last 2 parts. I got this set for my friend’s daughter and she said the first part was decent, it had words you had to read because of the foreign language but it explained a lot.
March 5, 2010
#3
Liked the last two movies, but I didn’t like the first one as much. The set is a good purchase, however, as it shows where the last movies came from.
March 5, 2010
#4
i usually watch movies before i buy then , so that’s why i bought this movie. it’s very entertaining.
March 5, 2010
#5
El Mariachi was new, refreshing, quick, and stylistic. Desperado was a little more due to it’s available budget. But, Once Upon a Time in Mexico was a disappointment. I am a fan of Rodriguez, but this was something put together quickly for those who pushed him for a sequel, pure and simple…