Robert Rodriguez Mexico Trilogy (El Mariachi / Desperado / Once Upon A Time In Mexico)

If a sequel is done well, it is my tendency to think of the sequel as merely a later part in a single tale. Robert Rodriguez has thrown this principle out the window. While I do think all three are well done, they do not seamlessly tell a single story, as normally I would expect. If we do begin with El Mariachi, the tale of two visitors from out of town who are mistaken as if they are both Azul, the disenfranchised past employee of a drug cartel who returns with vengeance on his mind and guns in a guitar case. The second, carrying a real guitar, is distrusted partly because drug cartel thugs know an enemy with a guitar case is on the way. So, the two are confused with one another and together add up to quite an enemy.Desperado, which is part two, looks back on that first story, but it's as if the person telling the story remembers it as if through a drunken or drugged stupor. The general pieces are there, but the telling bears very little resemblance to what happened.On this principal of exaggerated story-telling we see in Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico does more of the same but picks up where Desperado left off. As a Star Trek fan, I see a lot of Star Trek fans who pick apart problems with the incongruent nature of the various stories purportedly connected, and they do have a way of keeping that fiction in line with itself. However, since Mr. Rodriguez has rewritten the nature we otherwise might have expected in sequels, the person who in any respect may be a fan of the work of Rodriguez or these particular movies will have to likewise ignore any problems with incongruent plot.I bought El Mariachi some years ago and was so impressed that when Desperado came out, I bought that too. I was excited to see Once Upon a Time in Mexico come out and I remember buying that but those three various products were 1 - loaned out; 2 - loaned out; and 3 - burned in a house fire. So, I am very glad to see them again in my collection.

I am very happy with this collection being offered as a trilogy. I only have one complaint & that is that I don't understand why they would take the time to dub it in French & not English for the 1st movie " El Mariachi". I would think there would be a lot bigger demand for it in America. Other than that the movies are great. I may be wrong but I thought Robert Rodriguez had worked in the film industry for years in stunts & special effects...& if this is true I am not surprised that his debut in the world of Directing was highly successful. Many people claim to notice a marked improvement in his directing personally I don't, I just see bigger budgets & more popular actors I feel he had the whole Directing thing down from right out of the gate!!! P.S. So Sorry I was thinking about Tom Savini as far as being involved with stunts and special effects for years. I realized my mistake after seeing a picture of Robert Rodriguez. I think my mistake may have spawned from both men's involvement with Quentin Tarantino.

Not to fault the series, but the first movie is very low budget. Anthony Banderas is riveting in the 2nd & 3rd. I did not realize he did his own guitar playing and singing. The interviews are quite interesting. I especially appreciate the comments about being so low budget that there were no special effects in the second movie and the actors got extremely bumped and bruised.

It gets a four because the volume varies disc to disc. Disc 2 experiences an error after the movie ends and takes a while for my player to stop trying to read the disc before allowing me to remove it. Kind of a pain, but I can live with it. The movies themselves are excellent. Robert Rodriguez is a favorite of mine and he never disappoints. It was fun to rewatch this trilogy.

These three movies were more than I expected. I do not speak the language! Therefore, the first movie, in the series' was sub-titled beautifully so that I HAD to sit and watch to get the true meaning of what was going on in the background. After the shock of not seeing Antonio Bandares in the first movie, I recovered quickly. If you are familiar with the trauma Mexico has suffered in the past and even now is troubled with, you wish they had heroes like the Son's Of Mexico fighting on the side of justice. I love diverse films and this one is one of the best I have purchased. Lots of violence, lots of drama. I loved all three movies and the story line was continuous which is another thing I liked; a beginning, a middle and an end.

Got the trio for a great price and was used but in like new condition each dvd played perfectly

Robert Rodriguez is one of the most talented directors of our time. Starting out with only one video camera and $7000, he produced a film that captured the attention of Hollywood mainstream. In viewing his "10 minute film school" and "10 minute cooking school" sections, you see that he is a very down to earth artist. He makes his own scores to movies, edits, produces...he's the all in one movie maker.The Mexico Trilogy epitomizes the start of Rodriguez's career and how he transitions from movie to movie with the knowledge he has gained through experience. It is a must own for any action lover, independent film goer, or fan of the actors (Johnny Depp, Selma Hayek, Antonio Banderez).

the robert rodriguez mexico trilogy dvd box set is wonderful all 3 movies are great and worth it. el mariachi is not in english thats ok- still great and wonderful. and the other two are in english . if you love action movies then this is for you or if your a antonio banderas fan this is the best set to have

El Mariachi soundtrack is only available in the original Spanish, and a German dubbed version. Personally, I think that this should be made clearer. Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico are however great movies.

Brilliant so great I gave it to my girlfriends dad who thoroughly enjoyed all the films! Great price great films lovely packaged together! Thank you Amazon for such great deals!

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Excellant condition came really quickly and my dad really enjoys the films. was really pleased with this product and recommend it to anyone who likes cowboy films.

utter rubbish was suppose to be 3 films but the first film was nowhere to be seen on the disc this was the same on 2 lots i got