Robert Rodriguez

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Sin City

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Director:

Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez

Starring:

Mickey Rourke

Jessica Alba

Josh Brolin

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Plot:

Some of Sin City’s most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Review:

So Sin City has a lot of nostalgia attached to it. It was the movie my husband and I went to see on our first date. So we were both looking forward to a sequel, for the last nine years.

Personally I think they shouldn’t have waited so long to make a sequel. The actors were noticeable older and the fact that they didn’t/couldn’t get the original actors for a few parts sucked.

That being said I liked the look and feel of the movie. The action scenes were great and, even though Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character was stupid, I liked his story line.

Men are weak in Sin City. They may be able to beat the shit out of people but the real power are the women.

Least favorite part of the movie was the Dame. In a movie filled with over dramatic characters she stood out and I didn’t like her.

My husband summed the movie up when he said it was a cautionary tale of men thinking with their penises.

3/5

Machete Kills (2013)

machete kills

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Starring:

Danny Trejo

Mel Gibson

Michelle Rodriguez

Plot:

The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.

Review:

Wow. Seriously wow. First off I enjoyed the first movie. It was over the top, cheesy, and had lots of boobs.

Machete Kills surpassed Machete by leaps and bounds in the cheese department. It was right on the edge of being too cheesy and a couple times it might have stepped over that edge. Still very enjoyable. Tons of actions. No I don’t think you understand. There is tons of action. In case you’re unaware Machete makes Rambo look like a pussy.

The ending was a cliff hanger, much like The Matrix Reloaded, but unlike the Matrix series we’ll probably have to wait a while for Machete Kills Again. Can’t wait for it though, it looks like it’s going to reach a level of ridiculousness rarely achieved.

3.5/5