i'm not a big fan of westerns or action movies, but i read robert rodriguez' book "rebel without a crew" about how he wrote and directed "el mariachi" for only $7000. the story was so good i was compelled to watch the film and it's sequels.
to say i was blown away would be an understatement. it's amazing what can be accomplished with a small budget and big ambitions. this one movie has led to a stunning career for rodriguez, and he's still only 35.
if you can't find anything cool in the new releases do yourself a favor and head over to the action films for the el mariachi trilogy.
-el mariachi
-desperado (w/ antonio banderas, selma hayek, steve buscemi, cheech marin, quentin tarantino)
-once upon a time in mexico ( w/ a.b., s.h., c.m., johnny depp, mickey rourke, willem dafoe)
