¡¡EY...PENDEJO!!

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So last night was film night for me and my housemates, and whereas usually I am treated to an array of fairly dismal food, followed by atrocities in cinema (let's just say that She's the Man was one of the better choices, ok?), this week it was my turn to get my own back. And what better way to celebrate than with a mexican fiesta? So I slaved away at a hot stove for...ooh...35 minutes, and prepared a feast of nachos (complete with salsa, guacemole, AND soured cream), enchiladas and fajitas. And the film? Of course, it had to be Once Upon a Time in Mexico.

Now if you've not seen Once Upon a Time in Mexico, you're in for a real treat. Although the film is technically the 3rd in the "Mexico Trilogy" by writer/director Robert Rodriguez (the first being 1992's El Mariachi and the 2nd being 1995's Desperado), this film stands on it's own as the best of the series, and can quite easily be watched without ever seeing the first two films.

The film stars Antonio Banderas as 'El Mariachi', who is hired by a CIA Agent (portrayed excellently by Johnny Depp) to kill General Marquez, the very person responsible for the death of El Mariachi's wife and daughter. Marquez himself has been hired by local drug lord Barillo (Willem Dafoe) to kill the President, allowing for a coup d' état.

This film is pretty much pure kickass. Great visual effects as well as an astounding cast allow this film to truely shine as one of Rodriguez's best films to date, and is well worth a watch, if not just for the scene where someone gets both kneecaps blown off. mmmmm...tasty :D

~Lazy