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It's Sergio Leone meets Sam Peckinpah meets Quentin Tarantino in this ultra-violent, mythological shoot-'em-up by auteur Robert Rodriguez. In Desperado, Rodriguez creates larger-than-life, genre-tweaking stock characters and puts them through their paces. As they stride bravely through an Old West lightly dusted with camp humour, they're periodically called upon to nimbly dodge bullets and fireballs through outrageously choreographed displays of Hollywood pyrotechnics. In this bigger-budget semi-remake/semi-sequel to Rodriguez's indie sensation, El Mariachi (made, famously, for $7,000), Antonio Banderas is the darkly charismatic El Mariachi, the Mysterious Stranger in town; Steve Buscemi is perfectly cast as his weasely, motor-mouth Comic Sidekick, laying the groundwork for El Mariachi's entrance by spinning saloon stories to build up his legend; Cheech Marin is a standout as the Bartender, who really knows how to handle a toothpick; and gorgeous Salma Hayek is, well, the Girl--treated to the kind of full-blown, slow-movement introduction the movies traditionally lavish on beautiful new stars. It doesn't add up to much but it's a kick. --Jim Emerson
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This sexy sequel to EL MARIACHI follows a mysterious guitar player (Antonio Banderas) as he seeks vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
This is my favourite film of all time as I can watch it again and again and always notice something new - either dialogue, photography, lighting etc. From the very start, when the cigarette is stubbed out oh so deliberately I start to smile and this continues as the over the top violence simply becomes the opportunity for Roberto Rodriguez to show his excellence. (one part I mus admit I fast forward is the scene when the young lad is to show what he is made of - this scene is simply violent) I have two copies as I lend it to friends and have a fear of not having it returned. The others in the series El Mariachi and Once Upon a Time in Mexico are good but cannot compete. This is the only review I have ever submitted so that says it all!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Shkandrij
Format:DVD
This film is abit cheesy really, and it tries really hard to be super cool, but that just makes it better! At first i thought, uh, another western spoof with a corny script and bad storyline (and you have to admit it is rather bad) but as the film progressed i began to fall in love with it.
There is alot of violence (the kind where someone gets shot and blood squirts out of them) but it's far from the kind that makes you feel sick. Some gun fights are abit unconvincing (all of them really) but you have to remember that it's a spoof (thats what it says on the back of the DVD case).
As a collectors edition DVD i thought the extras were poor, and should really of contained two discs or a special edition booklet at least. But for the money you can't do much better!
Make sure you check out some Tarantino films if you enjoy this one!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By "alessav"
Format:VHS Tape
So reads the neon letters over the bar in an inspired opening sequence, in a brilliant example of the originality and artistic flair that make the film compulsive watching. The Latin music is a heartbeat to the brutal underground of the drugs world, working out of the sleepy Mexican town. The film is full of clever touches, sumptuously shot with plenty of attention to detail, and features a stunning performance by Banderas as the mariachi hero. Buscemi does a highly credible job in his supporting role, and the other characters find their moments. It is a cynical genre film, one which deserves a place next to the Tarantino greats, and Rodriguez' tour de force.
There is no other way to see this film other than to buy it, because there is no way to watch it just the once. If you've ever loved a Western or Pulp Fiction, be assured you'll find this a worthwhile addition to your movie library.
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Desperado - El Mariachi's guns sing again
Classic shoot-`em-up from the modern master of the genre, Robert Rodriguez. It stars a magnetic and charismatic Antonio Banderas as the guitar toting gunslinger (or gun toting... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Victor
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Desperado - El Mariachi's guns sing again
Classic shoot-`em-up from the modern master of the genre, Robert Rodriguez. It stars a magnetic and charismatic Antonio Banderas as the guitar toting gunslinger (or gun toting... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Victor
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O O Antonio
Love this film, its almost surreal but not quite, great characters kind of tongue in cheek, Antonia is delicious as is Bucho if that's how you spell it, packed with action, great... Read more
Published on 20 April 2011 by Ms. C. A. Lorac
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whats in the guitar case? A Guitar and.............guns
Desperado is one of my favorite films ever made. Robert Rodriguez is a great director and Antonio Banderas is so cool in it.
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Published on 1 Aug 2010 by Sam lewis
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a true great
Robert rodriguez directed a visually stunning film with desperado,it didnt really have a storyline worth discussing in great detail but kept the interest going with cartoon like... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2008 by sean paul mccann
3.0 out of 5 stars
RODRIGUEZ' FILMS ARE GETTING QUITE GOOD!
DESPERADO is best described as a modern day western. In so many ways better than EL MARIACHI, mostly because of the excellently cast Antonio Banderas, who is just perfect as the... Read more
Published on 14 July 2008 by Sick-o
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sheer entertainment
No, you cannot possibly take Desperado seriously. The script / story (such as it is) is quite deliberately terrible -'simplistic' would be an overstatement. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2008 by S. Lindgren
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The film in which Rodriquez really came to prominence, Desperado is a continuation from his low budget effort 'El Mariachi', which deservedly gained him recognition from big... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2007 by carlosnightman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good little set !! !! !!
This small colection of films in their "reel colection" editions have just came to my attention and most of the films in these new editions arent really films i would want to buy. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2006 by M. Western
4.0 out of 5 stars
interesting and exciting
The charecters are amazing and the story was very good.The main charecter are ANTONIO BANDERAS and SALMA HAYEK. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2006 by mr.sixteen
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