Rodriguez and Tarantino

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2015)

Two criminals (Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney) and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an establishment populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
I believe this was the film that really cemented the Tarantino-Rodriguez connection. Tarantino writes and stars, with Rodriguez directing. Their combined influence is noticeable -- the dialogue is very much Tarantino, whereas the more Texan / Mexican influence is certainly Rodriguez (not to mention the casting of Danny Trejo).
Aside from some cheesy special effects with the transformations, this is a pretty good horror-crime-action flick, and has rightly become something of a modern classic.