- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: French, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
- Release Date: Aug 26 2003
- Run Time: 81 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000A2ZTY
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El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor...a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake El Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case. New film transfer from original negatives supervised by Robert Rodriguez! Featurette: "Sneak Peak: Once Upon A Time in Mexico." Audio Commentary with Director Robert Rodriguez. Featurette: 10 Minute Film School. Featurette: Robert Rodriguez's Student Film "Bed Head."
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5.0 out of 5 stars
El Mariachi blew me away,
By A Customer
This review is from: El Mariachi (DVD)
I first watched "Once upon a time in Mexico" with my brother because he had told me it was so good. Soon after that i learned that movie was the third in the El Mariachi Trilogy.I rented El Mariachi just yesterday and watched it last night. I was amazed!!!!Everything in this movie is great, the acting, the actors, the action, and the story istelf!! It was good to watch actors i had never seen before. I loved Carlos Gallardo as the mariachi, he was very good. The storyline was relatively simple, but Robert Rodriguez gave it an edge i doubt i would find anywhere else. But what truly amazes me is that this movie's budget was only $7,000 and that it was shot with no second takes (I've never heard of such a thing before). I advize people to watch this movie, they'll remember it forever. I know i will!!
4.0 out of 5 stars
For what it is,,
By A Customer
This review is from: El Mariachi (DVD)
this film is great. You've read about the budget and limitations, so don't go into it expecting Die Hard. Just enjoy it for what it is. Yes, some things, like the dreams, don't make a lot of sense, and it does kind of speed up a bit at times (the plot, not certain scenes) and maybe jumps a bit, but overall, it's entertaining and fun.Absolutely worth watching. And you have the additional bonus of Consuelo Gomez! A VERY sexy woman. Why hasn't she made more films?
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gun Slingin-Guitar Pickin' Hombre,
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This review is from: El Mariachi (DVD)
El Mariachi started out as a property, meant solely for the direct to video market, in Mexico. But when a major studio executive saw the film, he liked it so much, director Robert Rodriguez, soon found out, the film would go into wider release. All of this, of course, was a good thing and led to two more sequels Desperado and Once Upon A Time In Mexico.While earning room and board for a song, a down-on-his-luck musician (Carlos Gallardo) gets into some heavy duty trouble after he's mistaken for a guitar case-toting hitman in a small Mexican town. Soon, the exploits of El Mariachi, will become the talk of the town, as he must face one bad guy after another. Thanks to this film, Roderiguez's do it yourself style of filmmaking, has become a more accepted practice. It is very clear that while he wants the audience to have fun, he also wants to give the action film an edgier tone. While not as well known as Atonio Banderas, the man who repaced him in the next 2 films in the series, Gallardo does a credible job getting things started. The character is an anti-hero in every sense. Roderiguez has mixing up genres with a cross between the Spaghetti westerns and say Michael Mann's Heat It's fun all the way. The film was named the Audience Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival The special edition DVD of the movie boasts an all new souped up print of the film, supervised and approved, by Rodriguez. The director also sat down to record a fine audio commentary. It is both fun and informative as always. Viewers also get to see a short film of his called "Bedhead", and starring members of his family, that's fun too. You get to attend, what the director calls "10-Minute Film School" and see a now outdated sneak peek of Once Upon a Time in Mexico, that acts as a bloated commercial for the film. A fun ride, like all the films in the trilogy, that comes recommended.
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