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But when El Mariachi crossed the border in 1992, things changed. Granted, it still involved a drug lord in a shoot-em-up but this time the good guy was a Mexican.
Austin-based Rodriguez made El Mariachi for a fistful of pesos and a little help from his friends. He wrote, directed, coproduced, edited and operated the camera. Plus, he assembled a cast that had never acted before to work por nada.
Desperado continues the outrageous action adventure. Working with a much bigger budget, Rodriguez returns the nameless mariachi to non-stop action. Again thrust into a world he never made, the hero takes his guitar-case arsenal deep into the criminal labyrinth of Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), el gran chingon of the Mexican drug lords. With an amigo (Steve Buscemi) and a beautiful bookstore owner (Salma Hayek), el mariachi confronts an outrageous cast along the way, including a bartender (Cheech Marin), a drug-deal, pick-up guy (Quentin Tarantino) and the original mariachi (coproducer Carlos Gallardo) as a new-found compa'.
Antonio Banderas has the lead this time, and if he's not quite up to the challenge, it's probably because he's Spanish, not Mexican, a distinction not lost by anyone raised on what the popular media now calls "ethnic food."
That said, Desperado is not to be missed. Using intelligence, romance and humour--as well as plenty of explosive, surreal violence--Rodriguez again showcases the timeless struggle between the forces of darkness and light. And, in the process, he's recasting the mould for the contemporary action hero--kids now argue about who gets to play the Mexican. --Stephan Magcosta, Amazon.com
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1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 10
German
English\Latin American Spanish
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo Latin American Spanish German\Dolby Digital 5.1 English German
Dolby Digital Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
Filmographies
US Theatrical Trailer
Directors Commentary
Music Video
Scene Selection
Ten Minute Film School
Czech\Danish\English\Finnish\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish
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Antonio Banderas was excellently cast for the lead role, and throughout the movie he contributes much to the mysterious but fast-paced atmosphere with his Latino ambience, his seemingly natural use of weapons and his athleticism (he did his own stunts, by the way). Other cast members also shine, Salma Hayek doing a commendable job of her first major Hollywood role. Quentin Tarantino also pops up (and back down again) in typical Tarantino style.
But lets not forget the other side of the disc. El Mariachi was what transformed Rodriguez from small-time director using family as cast and home-town as set to a big Hollywood name, now with the likes of From Dusk Till Dawn and The Faculty under his belt. El Mariachi is the precedent for Desperado, having a similar skeleton story and character that Desperado later picked up. The real achievement of Mariachi is it's budget. Just $7,000 was made to look like so much more, and the accompanying director's commentary of the film is full of money-saving techniques in movie-making.
The special features that come with El Mariachi / Desperado are worth mentioning. Both films come with a very good feature-length commentary by Rodriguez, a trailer and a ten minute making-of film. There are also music videos, biographies, a little booklet and even one of the director's early films. Overall, this is a great bundle, and both films are well worth seeing. Desperado has to be the better one, though, being newer and having a bigger budget, and I would recommend watching the second movie before El Mariachi.
for fans of good thrillers this has it all, lots of shooting and good music, a must for all film fans
Desperado itself has a surreal edge to it that works wonderfully, a good sense of humour and in Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayack a leading couple who spark off each other just enough. The film is sheer quality entertainment and the soundtrack is to die for - buy this, and you won't regret it.
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