Machete Kills

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Danny Trejo returns as legendary ex-Federale Machete Cortez in this action-packed thrill ride from innovative director Robert Rodriguez. In his latest mission, Machete is recruited by the U.S. President (Carlos Estevez) to stop a crazed global terrorist (Mel Gibson) from starting a nuclear war. With a bounty on his head, Machete breaks all the rules as he faces death at every turn from a star-studded cast of deadly assassins. Featuring Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Antonio Banderas, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Demian Bichir, Machete Kills is "Absurdly entertaining. Defies expectations!" (Harry Knowles, Ain't It Cool News). It's one of the wildest save-the-world adventures ever captured on film! Robert Rodriguez's Machete saga began as a transcendent goof, a fake Grindhouse trailer that affectionately spoofed genre films with wit and time to spare. Machete Kills , the director/cowriter/cinematographer/editor/composer's second feature-length rendition of the concept, still boasts a freakish amount of enthusiasm, but the central gag is beginning to feel rather strained at this point. While the combination of deliberately broad performances and CGI explosions is far from dull--few filmmakers can equal Rodriguez's Wile E. Coyote zeal for cartoonish bodily trauma--the line between knowing parody and actual nonsensical exploitation flick has grown more than a little murky. Beginning with a hilarious coming attraction for the next film in the series (can a movie spoil itself?), the story finds the ludicrously cool title character (Danny Trejo) accepting a mission to capture a Mexican warlord (Demian Bichir) with missiles aimed at the White House. Charlie Sheen shows up as the President of the United States, because this is the sort of movie that this is. Rodriguez has always had a knack for attracting seemingly overqualified talent to his proudly homegrown enterprises, and he outdoes himself here, with folks such as Antonio Banderas, Sofía Vergara, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, and Lady Gaga (?) all gleefully getting their freak on. Game as everyone involved is, however, the middle of the film remains a mess, with a number of flashbacks and shootouts that serve no real purpose other than finding new stuff to blow up. Happily, however, by the time the third act rolls around, Machete Kills discovers an unexpected influx of energy, via the appearance of a sinister arms dealer (Mel Gibson) whose evil plans introduce an entirely new genre for Rodriguez and Co. to goof around with. ( Moonraker , anyone?) Should another sequel actually occur, the third time may just be the charm. --Andrew Wright Review: This was one great hilarious pile of fun and is another Trejo Cult Classic! - This movie was really a compilation of classic cult movies, television shows and havoc and comedy in general. I am not your usual Trejo fan. I am almost as old as Mr. Trejo and a pasty white female.(Speaking of which MAY 16 GIRLS KISS DANNY TREJO ON MAY 16 FOR HIS BIRTHDAY) But I am greatly enamored of movies like Pink Panther, James Bond,.Dr Strangelove,Star wars, Lethal Weapon, Rhinestone Cowboy, Desperado, Face Off, Show me the Money, Mad Max, and also love Lady Gaga, Modern Family, and Justified.If you throw all these productions into a Cuisinart, you'll have this movie! You had times of excitement, action, sadness, and laughter at the pure fun the actors were having. I love anything with lots of explosions, car crashes, dope slaps, gunfire,blood and gore, and fight scenes with tongue-in-cheek comedy thrown in. I love seeing strong women (I've been described as a "make my day" kind of person or as having a Pit Bull in my background) and the good guy coming out on top in the end. I will never think the same way about "double D's" and "Strap-ons" after this movie. I love that Mr. Trejo is getting roles now where he gets the girl! He is leading man handsome and always has been! He deserves it. I love his topographically beautiful face and suspect that his scowl muscles got a bit tired in this delightful romp of an action adventure because he successfully prevented himself from smiling or even sneering a bit. That took a lot of great facial muscle control. My only disappointment is that it took about an hour into the film before we got to clearly gawk at his impressive upper body. This man's musculature is outstanding, no matter how old he gets! Plus, I was delighted to see as he was dining with Voz that the food must have been a bit tough to saw through as his defined shoulder muscles showed as he cut through it. What did they give him to cut, oak kindling? We also got a great glimpse of his impressive bare chest and tattoos in the "healing" pool scene. I was sorry that they cut the scene of the "Baby Trejo" although it was in some of the bonus features, I suspect however, that some the lower body dimensions of certain attributes of that model baby clone were obviously smaller than they would really be if it truly were a Mr. Trejo clone. (Just guessing based on his macho-ness!) I also have a great deal of respect and admiration for the person Mr. Trejo is when he is "off the job." I didn't think it was possible to make a sequel any better than the original Machete, but his was a really great movie and Mr. Robert Rodriguez' genius continues to shine as well as Mr. Trejo's talent! I cannot wait for the third in the series. Hopefully the third will be followed by a fourth and so on. If anyone can clean up the evil from the universe it is Mr. Trejo! Keep it up, you guys. I'll buy any other movies you make! Review: It is what it is... Machete Kills! - If you like to see the same old thing recycled over and over again and continually sold to you as the new greatest movie, while trying extremely hard to cover up all its flaws; then this movie is not for you. If you want to get what you expect and love movies in general than this movie is for you. Look Robert Rodriguez does not hide anything from you unlike these other "blockbuster" movies, who try way to hard to make a good action movie and have a great idea for the action but no story to wrap it in. Instead they think that you will be so caught up into the action that you will not pay any attention to how bad the story or acting is and hope you will be fooled by the explosions and special effects. Robert brings all of the short comings of these major films and brings them front and center right from the get go. He is basically saying this is an action movie and you will get action and he is no trying to pretend like he is going to wrap a good story around it and ultimately make you feel like you wasted your money because the story is pure garbage, but rather give you completely outrageous action sequences that make no sense and have huge gaps it, but you won't care, because you know from the start this what you are getting. There is no need to go into breaking down the story or the acting like the others have because there isn't much to breakdown. I honestly believe that Robert worked harder on this movie than most other film directors do on big hits just for the simple reason that he had to take a turd and polish it(it's possible ask the Mythbusters). He took a 1980s action movie and made it more outrageous than it already is. This movie is fun, gross, and non-stop, and it deserves to be purchased by anyone who takes the time to read these reviews period.