Watch the film before you knock it. Get the Gringo's real name is "How I Spent My Summer Vacation", they changed the name for the American release and the two movies have completely different plots. Just because they both have "Gringo" in the title does not mean this is a knockoff, that's like saying American Beauty and American Psycho were related in some way.
El Gringo is a low budget action flick in the grindhouse style, and it is a LOT OF FUN to watch. Christian Slater may be B or C list these days, but he is still A quality talent and it he starred in one of the most epic films ever made, True Romance.
Scott Adkins is one hell of an action hero, and he is steadily making a name for himself. Outside of Asian cinema, it is very hard to find a true action star.
I can't wait to see Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo, but these two movies are completely different. This isn't like when the two War of the Worlds movies came out or when the two Truman Capote movies came out (though the DTV Capote film was actually very well done).
I remember when Ninja Assassin and Ninja (with Scott Adkins) came out at the same time and Adkins' lower budget flick with his on screen acrobatics was much more fun than the over stylized junk that was Ninja Assassin.
I enjoyed El Gringo, it was in no way a P.O.S., and I am sure I will love Get the Gringo. Win-win for me.
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