A lot of fun.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

This sequel to 'El Mariachi' opens with a man going into a bar and telling the story of another man going into a similar bar looking for 'Bucho'… nobody is interested in the story till Bucho is mentioned; then everybody hangs on the stranger's every word as he tells how the other man killed every person in that other bar. That other man is the former mariachi and he is looking for revenge against the man he holds responsible for the woman he loved. It isn't long before the Mariachi reaches this town and when he does those who get in his way drop like flies. He isn't invincible though; he is caught in the arm by a bullet. Book store owner Carolina helps dig it out and patches him up but by helping she has put herself in Bucho's crosshairs. Bucho sends his me into town to deal with the mariachi and Carolina but he too has help when a couple of old friends arrive.There are quite a few changes between this film and 'El Mariachi'; most notably the film is in English rather than Spanish and our protagonist is played by Antonio Banderas. There is also more over-the-top action and some witty dialogue… most notably in the opening scene where Steve Buscemi tells the story about El Mariachi and an hilarious, if rather crude, story told by Quentin Tarantino in the same bar. There is lots of fairly bloody action; this mostly takes the form of shootouts but there is also an impressive scene featuring Danny Trejo as a knife thrower. The cast does a solid job; Antonio Banderas is just right as the Mariachi; tough but with just enough vulnerability and Selma Hayek is suitably sexy and believable as love interest Carolina. Joaquim de Almeida makes a good bad guy; outwardly calm most of the time but with a hair-trigger temper. Overall I'd highly recommend this to anybody looking for a good over-the-top action film.

This movie is about a Mexican guy who is out for revenge by hunting down his brother for killing his girlfriend! Until he met a beautiful women who took him in to care for him after being shot by his enemies, it almost change everything! But the guy is still on a mission to hunt his brother down regardless! On the outside "Desperado" may just look like a generic 90's action movie with Mexican flair (it may on the inside a little too), but what it really showed was the potential of a talented filmmaker and ultimately the world that he would create with his Mexican Western trilogy.This movie isn't big on plot. You don't watch it for the plot. Well, there kind of is, but it's flimsy. Also Banderas is a damn fine actor! He is perfectly cast as the nameless "Mariachi." Salma Hayek is looking' good as the love interest, but aside from being Salma Hayek (something no man can quibble over), she isn't given much to work with. Still, there is a hilarious throwaway role filled past the brim by the inestimable Steve Buscemi; Cheech Marin appears as "the Bartender." Quentin Tarantino even pops up to tell an obscene joke (can you imagine?). Plain and simple, if you're looking for an above-average action thriller with lots of goofy humor, this is the way to do it.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

When it comes to action and action alone, Desperado is one of the all-time greats. Robert Rodriguez makes too many mistakes for this to be a timeless giant like Terminator or Die Hard. But because of how good the action and writing are, it is in the same realm of true action masterpieces.Desperado is the bigger-budgeted sequel/remake of Robert Rodriguez's first film entitled El Mariachi. This is one of those sequels where it might help watching the original one first. Even by watching El Mariachi first, it does not clear up anything flaw that Desperado has.The one and only flaw I have to give this is the poor transition between the two films. El Mariachi is about a talented guitar player (played in that by Carlos Gallardo) who comes to a town in search of work, where he becomes the subject of a huge case of mistaken identity and bears witness to drug lord, Moco, murder his girlfriend, Domino. He shoots El's hand and El shoots and kills him. In this El (now played by Antonio Banderas) seeks vengeance against another drug lord known as Bucho for murdering Domino. Bucho had nothing to do with the first film, and he already got his revenge against Moco, whom he knew was responsible. There's even a flashback scene with Domino and Moco. This unclarity was the main reason why this meant any sort of negativity. The most logical assumption was that Bucho was a high-ranking drug lord just above Moco, But that assumption does not give our hero a truly clear motive for going on a killing spree. This is a revenge story, but the movie never gives any point behind it all.My inference to this is like Hamlet. (This is just what I interpret). After El kills Moco, his hand is maimed, his girlfriend is dead, and he is out of work. He has no other reason to live. Carolina says to him: "I've heard of you, you kill drug dealers." Given how much longer the character's hair has gotten and how much he's improved in his shooting abilities, it is evident that some time has passed. So El must've gone on a killing spree, getting everybody underneath Bucho. How is this like Hamlet? Hamlet has no reason to live, until he plots to avenge his father's death. Avenging his father's death has given him a reason to stay alive, so he procrastinates actually going through with it. After he gets revenge, he has no other point in living. El is pretty much the same way. If he doesn't go after all of Bucho's men (then Bucho himself) he has no point in living. Revenge has consumed their entire lives, giving new meaning, which they don't want to let go of. Well, this is my interpretation of it anyway!El arrives in a new town in Mexico where he destroys Bucho's goons with the help of his special guitar case. The lack of identity has Bucho paranoid, while El falls in love with bookstore owner, Carolina (Hayak) who works under Bucho. The relationship between Carolina and Bucho is exactly like Domino and Moco. There's a few other details which give this a remake feel. Desperado is a modern-day spaghetti western. Our nameless hero, only known as El Mariachi, battles armies by himself, where clichés are always around. A bunch of guys shoot him at close range with machine guns and miss, but El shoots them once and they die. Although the clichés are noticeable, the action sequences are loud, intense, gory, and awesome. Although this was made long after gunfights became an art form, almost every action scene this has beats many classic action movies. When it comes to violence, I know good from bad and this is full of some of the best. The first time I watched this (before I exactly knew good movies from bad ones) I was blown away. Despite my knowledge in movies growing since then, it still rocks me every time I see this. Although the action is really what makes this, it is not the only redeeming quality. Whenever there is music playing, it fits. There's rock, blues, and Spanish music put in their respective places, making the scenes that much better. The love story between El and Carolina is even pulled off, despite being generic. And Rodriguez constructs each character to a high degree. He is able to do this by creating killer dialogue, including a hilarious joke given by Quentin Tarantino. So even though there is a big gap between this and the first resulting in a shallow general plot, Desperado is a dynamite tribute to spaghetti westerns with fill redemption which will remain one of the best action movies ever.

It's sort of a sequel to director Robert Rodriquez's low budget indie "El Mariachi". Steve Buscemi comes into the bar and starts telling the bartender (Cheech Marin) the story of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) who tore up a bar to get info on Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida). El Mariachi is seeking to avenge the death of his love. Buscemi was actually telling a fake story to help smoke out Bucho. El Mariachi goes shoot up the bar. On the street, he gets shot in the arm. Carolina (Salma Hayek) brings him back to her bookstore café. Navajas (Danny Trejo) is the knife throwing maniac.Rodriquez got a few more bucks to use in this wild gunfight action. He got some bigger names non-amateur actors. It's definitely flashier and more professional looking. The story and dialog still needs work but that's not the point of this franchise. The original has the joy of low budget indie discovery. This one is generally better looking.