St Nick wrote:
In a film that spends most of the time trying to be realistic, yes it does! Some bits just seemed amateur - At the end when antonia and the typical attractice spanish lady are driving off in the 4x4 and reverse to get the guitar case, he leans slightly over the side and picks it up off the road. Presumably he was using his extendable arm for that bit?
I didn't enjoy it. The whole thing was cliched and dull. Oh look, he's going to kiss the girl and then do something heroic, like jump backwards off a building and land comfortably. I think the ending was possibly better than that of matrix revolutions, but i still found it dismal.
And no I wasn't trying to tell you that was the stupidest film on your list, what gave you that impression?
Now a film like commando. THAT'S an idiotic film. Countless continuity errors, a lack of realism, a stupid jamaican steel drum soundtrack that is completely inappropriate and Sully. But it didnt try to be something serious and cool.
The impression I got from desperado was that someone tried to combine action, love and general coolness in the sweltering heat of mexico, and ended up looking like some film student's debut project.
You seriously believe this is supposed to be a realistic film? Its an action movie. Which particular part made you think this?
Each to his own. I happen to think it one of the best action movies Ive ever seen. Superbly choreographed and excellently shot fight scenes. Passable back story. Fantastic sound track. Excellent casting. It is as cliched as an action movie generally is, but I fail to see this as a problem. Cliches are part of cinema. Its how they are performed that makes the difference. The cliches in Desperado were wonderfully cliched.
The thing that makes this movie great are the shoot outs. They are fantastic. They are stupendous. They have yet to be rivalled by any other film I have seen to date. There have been bigger battles with bigger guns and far more explosions, but none have had the same atmosphere. The rest of the film is just backdrop.