Fantastic!

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

This third installment to the "From Dusk to Dawn" movies is a prequel, as it takes place in the old West in American history. Initially one might think vampires and the wild West doesn't make for a good combination, but the movie was actually enjoyable. While better than part two, this movie still fell short of part one.The story in "From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter" is essentially exactly the same as in the first two movies. A band of outlaws and holy men and up at a seemingly deserted tavern in a secluded location. As night falls, the patrons turn into blood-thirsty vampires.The characters in the third movie were more detailed than those in part two, and as such you get more into the movie and a greater wholeness permeates the overall storyline.As for the acting talents in the movie, then people were doing fair jobs with their given roles and characters. It is, as always, a treat to have Danny Trejo in a movie, alongside the other familiar faces in the movie.While better than part two, this is not a movie that will make a lasting impression, nor is it a bright shiny moment in cinema history. "From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter" is exactly what you would expect from a movie of this type. It is enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be.The first movie stands well on its own. The second movie is just a filler. And the third movie is essentially also just a filler, although it does show the origin of the seductive Santanico Pandemonium character from the first movie.

The only thing this shares with 1 & 2 is the same words in the title. Other than that this was a really poor excuse for a movie. The plot was completely incoherent, I think they lost the script somewhere 1/2 way through. There was nothing special in the special effects as most looked like they were done on a kids laptop. It was torture to watch and looked like a high school film project rather than a professional movie. Please do not waste your time or money on this loser of a film. Rated 10 on the disappointment scale. You will be scratching your head at the end wondering what exactly did you just watch and why did you waste 95 minutes waiting for it to get good. The best thing in the movie was the credits.

The good news is that Scott Spiegel, who helmed the god-awful part 2, is no longer on directing duties, having been replaced by the far more capable P.J. Pesce; the bad news is that vampire fans might feel a tad cheated by this prequel, which takes a lot longer to get to the bloodsucking fun than either of its predecessors.For the majority of its running time, The Hangman's Daughter plays out much like a traditional western, following the exploits of several characters whose paths become inextricably intertwined: Johnny Madrid (Marco Leonardi) is a Mexican bandit who narrowly escapes the hangman's noose thanks to the help of young wannabe outlaw Reece (Jordana Spiro); Esmerelda (Ara Celi) is the hangman's daughter, who flees with Johnny, her father (Temuera Morrison) and his men in hot pursuit; Ambrose Bierce (Michael Parks) is an author searching for Pancho Villa with the intention of becoming a revolutionary; John and Mary Newlie (Lennie Loftin and Rebecca Gayheart) are bible-bashers hoping to spread God's word to the Wild West.After lots of fairly predictable western nonsense (shooting and spitting and cursing and drinking), spiced up with a little graphic gore (some splattery gun shots including a tasty hit to the head!), all of the characters converge on a remote desert inn where a gang of vampires prey on the clientèle. From here-on in, FDTD3 is a lot more fun, with plenty of welcome gore and gratuitous nudity (a forerunner of The Titty Twister, the inn is also a strip joint/knocking shop). The script leaves a few frustrating loose ends—most notably the significance of author Ambrose Bierce and his firing squad flashbacks—but when the vampire action kicks in, you probably won't care less. It's just a damn shame that they left it so late to get to the good stuff...

This film starts off with action reminiscent of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. It takes place 100 years before From Dusk to Dawn. The battle in the beginning is exciting, but the film soon bogs down to tedium until they arrive at their destination - a Catina similar to the first film, where they find our old pal Danny Trejo.The bar scene is much better that DTD and the action gets hot and heavy as Esmeralda/Santanico Pandemonium (Ara Celi) comes home.Michael Parks stars as Ambrose Bierce, who was a real writer who really joined Pancho Villa's army and disappeared in Mexico. Maybe he went back to the Catina and joined the vampires.The film also stars Marco Leonardi and Rebecca Gayheart.Lots of exciting makeup, special effects and gore at the end.