What follows is a solid half hour of blood, gore, violence, mayhem, and action packed vampire slaying that'd give Buffy heartburn. Why? Because like EVERY seedy bar south of the border, it's frequented by bloodthirsty minions from Hell! The villains of the film are no longer the villains but the denizens of this bar. It works.īut they DO arrive, and when they do the fun begins. So instead of perky co-eds pissing off the villain and spending the last half fleeing it, we get what feels like another whole movie. They don't arrive at the aforementioned nipplejoint until 45 minutes into the film, so up until that point it's a seedy, gritty crime film. There can never be enough "victim's perspective" shots in a Rodriguez flick. They cross paths with the criminal siblings and are cajoled into transporting them across the border to a place called The Titty Twister (no, not a perverted game by Milton Bradley you sickos). Then, we meet the rest of our protagonists: A minister with faith issues (Harvey Keitel) going cross-country with his kids (including Juliette Lewis). Sexiness personified.īefore the credits even roll, we've been given a nice juicy scene most films would kill for. It's a blast, and combines all the goods of both creators as well as the filmmakers they were inspired by. Of course, when it comes time to make action speak louder than words, Rodriguez kindly bumps Quentin aside and lets the lead fly. The brothers bicker and wave their guns around madly and the officer shows up the grit and gristle in the words and their delivery is fun and a nice purging of the generic tripe we're used to hearing. The intro is loaded with the usual verbal flourish Tarantino is known for. An unpredictable film is a powerful film.Īll the reasoning you need to buy this DVD. This film has no fear of crossing genres as casually as we'd cross a street. It establishes a few things: Tarantino's wordplay and Rodriguez's visual flair shake hands better than any two businessmen you can find. We meet them in a truly memorable opening sequence in a liquor store as they square off verbally and ultimately physically against the proprietor of the shop and an officer. The Movie The Gecko brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) are badass criminals on the run. One of the breast intro screens I've seen. Suddenly, it was one of those MUST SEE films of the genre, and there are a bunch of reasons for that. Like all great, fun movies, this one kept asking to be seen again. When it came out, I was expecting something to rival Sam Raimi's and Peter Jackson's classics ( Evil Dead, Dead Alive) and ultimately I was let down. When it's an all-out horror/action/comedy/adventure/exploitation film, the potential nears critical mass. For film nuts, the idea of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino working together packs the same punch. ![]() Whether it was the colossal Marvel/DC crossovers in the 70s and 80s or whenever Godzilla would hook up with Rodan or Mothra, there was something great about seeing two greats working TOGETHER.
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