"Okay hard drinkers, lets drink hard."

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2002)

From Dusk Till Dawn is a kick-ass, rock-n-roll horror flick. It's also entertaining as all hell, starting off as a tale of two criminals, the Gecko brothers, who have just busted out of jail, pulled a bank job, and are headed for the border. It has the making to be a great action/crime thriller and then, out of nowhere, vampires start coming out of the woodwork and the s**t hits the fan. And when the s**t hits the fan, the s**t hits the fan! It's not quite what I expected from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. I expected a smart, edgy Pulp Fiction-esque horror film. What I got was a big budget gorefest. It's truly unbelievable. I had lost all faith in Hollywood horror but this was a godsend; Body parts fly, eyeballs explode, blood gushes everywhere, and "anyone can die at any time" to quote Joe Bob Briggs. Two of the biggest names in Hollywood (Rodriguez and Q. T.) turned into kids in a candy shop when they got there hands into horror. And the product of that was a mean motor scooter of a movie with an A-list cast. George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino define cool. Harvey Keitel is always great and Juliette Lewis...well Juliette Lewis still gets on my last nerve. The supporting cast is awesome, including Salma Hayek, Danny Trejo, Fred Williamson, Michael Parks, Kelly Preston, and even horror veteran John Saxon. Cheech Marin takes on three roles in the film: a border patrol officer, a vampire, and a Mexican crime boss. His speech is a classic, you'll know what I mean. With all these great names, make-up and effects master Tom Savini still scored the best part in the movie: Sex Machine, the fearless vampire killer with his bull-whip and back-flips. Let me get back to the gore for a minute. This is a gorehounds dream come true. The non-stop gore onslaught doesn't start until an hour in, but it's well worth the wait. There are plenty of scenes that are unforgettable, but the coolest part has got to be the vampire band. It's a crude and cool horror film that you have to see to believe. From Dusk Till Dawn can be summed up in one word: fun.