Every movie Robert Rodriguez makes has the same mission: it just wants to give you a good time. Alas, the simple act of enjoying Danny Trejo face off against none other than Mel Gibson proved too much for audiences, and Machete Kills had one of the worst theatrical openings ever. Rodriguez writes, scores, edits and shoots his own films, so youre seeing one mans vision on the screen. You might care for it, you might not, but if you dont, and you think his pictures are ridiculous, at least have the courtesy not to give him grief for it in a world where Transformers: Age Of Extinction makes a billion dollars. Besides, theres a ton of crazy stuff to enjoy: Sofia Vergara and her machine gun bra, a hitman known as El Camaleon (who disguises himself as Walt Goggins, Cuba Gooding, Lady Gaga and Antonio Banderas) and best of all, Madman Mel as a Bond villain with a nice line in hardware (check out his not perfected yet molecule blaster).
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
