Showing posts with label Robert Rodriguez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Rodriguez. Show all posts

29.6.15

sin city 2 (2014)

aka Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.
"When I get back, it'll be a whole different game."
a number of stories interweave in Sin City, including Marv (Micky Rourke) and Hartigan (Bruce Willis), Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Dwight (Josh Brolin), as they all fall under the spell of sex (Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson & Eva Green) and power (Powers Boothe).
A couple of tales from Sin City are brought to the big screen, continuing the film noir styling and ultra-violance displayed in the first episode. Unfortunately although good, it isn't quite as involving as the original.

sin city (2005)

"This is blood for blood and by the gallons."
Three stories of love, romance, and violence in Basin City, as Marv (Micky Rourke), Hartigan (Bruce Willis) take on Jackie Boy (Beniciio Del Toro), Senator Roark (Powers Booth) and his twisted son Kevin (Elijah Wood).
Stylised film noir, that draws you into the very graphic novel.

27.1.15

machette kill (2013)

"You are crazier than I am."
Machette (Danny Trejo) is forced by the US Govt to kidnap a Schizophrenia gang lord intent on moving his business into space, but he finds Mendez (Demian Bichir) has wired himself into a missile, and is forced to try and take him back to the US in an attempt to disconnect him from the weapon.
Rodriguez packs this homage to b-movies actioners with Hollywood names, providing them with some fun set pieces.

27.4.11

machete (2010)


"ops!"
Machette is a Mexican cop, set up and left for dead, but only after being made to watch the deaths of his wife and daughter. Miraclously he survives and makes his way to the U.S. just like millions of other Mexicans. There he gets involved in a plot to kill a state senator...
Gloriously over the top violence and sick black comedy.

21.1.11

the faculty (1998)


"Aliens have taken over the fucking school!"
A disperate group of high school students start to notice how their teachers, and other students are starting to change and try and track down what's occurring.
Good twist on the typical teen slasher flick, (mixing 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' with 'The Thing'), helped by competent direction and a fine cast.