Machete (2010)

The first question you'll find yourself asking before watching 'Machete' is how they got such an A-list cast for a movie as bizarre sounding as this. You'll probably still be asking the question after the film is finished to be fair, but you'll also understand that the film is made with a lot more quality than what you might otherwise have imagined. The most incredible thing about this movie though is that with the incredible cast they got onboard, the main character is a man who barely speaks. This truly is a unique films in more ways than you can imagine.The best way to describe the film is just downright fun. I love that anything can and will happen at any point. You never know what's in store from scene to scene. No character is safe. The violence is extreme and plentiful. While they did well to get the star power of Jessica Alba signed on, this film is a reminder that she is in the industry for her looks and not her acting skills. She gives a very clunky performance, but damn she looked good doing it. Michelle Rodriguez falls into the same category.'Machete' is a film that is very hard to do justice for when simply telling people about it. It needs to be experienced to be understood. And I certainly would recommend seeing it if you haven't already because in this day and age where originality is seriously lacking a unique film of any sort is worth its weight in gold.

Literally the worst movie (if not by quality than the most irritating) I've ever seen. Cheap thrills, sexuality and violence are exaggerated without story or motif backup. I'm aware that this is the grindhouse movie, but it's totally pointless.

From the "fake" trailer that was in the "Grindhouse" double feature movie, "Machete" is the fully realized version, starring the incomparable Danny Trejo as an ex-Federale who winds up as a day laborer in the U.S. Picked by a man to assassinate a Donald Trump type politician (played by Robert De Niro), Trejo takes the job and before he can fire a shot, he is double crossed and set up to take the fall for De Niro's attempted assassination. Wounded and on the run from the police and De Niro's henchmen, Trejo is helped by an underground network of Mexican immigrants to get his revenge on those who wronged him.My most memorable, movie moment of "Machete" is the scene when Trejo goes to the house of De Niro's main henchman. Holding garden tools, Trejo tells the bodyguards that he is the new gardener. The bodyguards let Trejo pass; and one of the bodyguards says something like "You ever notice how we let a Mexican inside our homes just because he's carrying garden tools?" It's the funniest line in the movie."Machete" is a hyper-violent, often silly, fast paced, action/comedy that revels in its absurdity and glorifies the 1970s cheesy action/revenge flicks. Obviously not meant to be taken seriously, this movie is best viewed with friends as you munch on unhealthy snacks and drink unhealthy beverages. As a bonus to viewers, "Machete" has a surprisingly complicated plot for a movie that focuses on outrageous, bloody violence.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

While I enjoyed the fake trailer in Grindhouse and looked forward to the full length film, this turned out to be a real disappointment. It started out well, but after the title sequence quickly went downhill. The storyline wasn't very good and the liberal criticism of conservative views on immigration (while its purpose was humor) was just was too much. They were just beating the dead horse after a while. I didn't expect the acting to be top notch especially from some like Lindsay Lohan or Jessica Alba, but it was even worse than I imagined even from Robert De Niro. As highly esteemed as he is I can't see why he chose to be in a film like this. The effects weren't good even if you enjoy and wanted to see over-the-top gore and violence which is some of the draw towards this movie in a dark sinister type of way. The action just seemed stupid after a while and towards the end I was just waiting for the film to be over. Que horrible y decepcionante!