I loved Desperado. I love Robert Rodriguez. Johnny Depp is awesome in this movie and the cast is amazing.
Too bad the movie sucks...it's a jumbled mess. One of the most disappointing movies I've ever seen.
I thought this when it came out, and tried giving it another shot last night and I felt the same way.
i saw the movie in theaters and thought it was good action mixed with funny one liners. i picked the dvd up out of k marts 5 dollar bin a few days ago
shareIt feels like it should be three hours long like The Good the Bad and the Ugly, or Once Upon a Time in the West.
But instead, it's a butchered, rushed, nonsensical 2 hour movie.
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Did it even have a plot? It was sad when Carolina & daughter got 86'd.
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I agree completely Behemothic. Ironically, as it is a Rodriguez film, the plot is actually the most interesting thing about the film and the action is very poor indeed. With the exception of Sin City (and the action in that is nothing special but the 'coolness' of the rest of the film lets it get away with it) OUATIM is the film that started Rodriguez on his badly filmed action spree which has continued through Planet Terror and Machete. It's hard to believe it's the same guy who made Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn.
I would like to have seen this story told in a more laid back manner with real attention paid to character motivations. Add 45 mins more to the running time, cut half of the action scenes (and focus on making them good) and this could have been an epic.
Formerly AD655321 I'm just a bloody normal bloke, a normal bloke who likes a bit of torture.
"his badly filmed action spree which has continued through Planet Terror"
What? Planet Terror was awesome! It was a tribute to exploitation movies, and nailed it big time.
I agree with all points. Everything, with the exception of the plot, was great. The film was all over the place.
I fear Robert Rodriguez may be slightly overrated
And what's wrong with the action scenes? Nothing... The church shoot out was pretty decent and so was the marketplace shoot out. You guys must like plots more than action..
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