Andy Gapin

If ever there was something that I never thought needed proving, it’s that you can start with a trailer first and make the movie second. Apparently, this works for Robert Rodriguez…quite well. Machete successfully takes what was just supposed to be a fake movie trailer and turns it into a full length feature. While this is not the only fake trailer from Grindhouse to get turned into a full length film, it is the first and it’s a good sign for the others. However, supposedly, Rodriguez has had the screenplay laying around since 1993, which would make the original fake trailer less just a collection of ideas and more of a pitch for a fully developed idea. Either way, it’s great.

Machete is violent, messy, and unapologetic. The insanity and blood start off instantly and there is very little relenting on the bad-assery. Machete, as a character and a movie, really doesn’t mess around, but Machete as a movie doesn’t make itself easy to be taken seriously. That’s a good thing, though. Even with such a stacked cast, there isn’t a single moment where Machete tricks you into thinking this is a serious film. That works very well in its favor.

Machete brings a solid 105 minutes of entertainment though violence, blood, eye candy, and the ridiculous. Highly recommended.

Rating: A-

Okay, now that that’s out of the way, seriously, Hobo With a Shotgun. This trailer is mind-blowingly awesome, check it out.

Okay, so I finally saw Avatar. I’m the last person on Earth to have seen this, I think. What’s left to say about it? Really? The effects were incredible. Nothing else is even remotely notable about it in either direction. It comes down to this, see it in IMAX 3D in the theater or don’t ever see it. Pretty simple.

Rating: Does it even matter at this point?