wow

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2005)

Yeah. Amazing movie. Some people are prudish about all the violence, but come on, it's Robert Rodriguez for cryin out loud. All of his bleeding movies are violent. But this movie impressed the hell out of me. I didn't know he had it in him to make such an inventive, creative, visually stunning movie that still had an amazing plot; my hat's off to him. It's been a very long time since I've been so awe-struck by the directing, cinematography, writing AND acting of a film.
I've never seen Mickey Rourke in a cooler role. I've never been so turned off (but still impressed) by Benicio Del Toro. I've never been so happy to see the return of a "has-been" as I was when I saw Rutger Hauer. I've never been so intrigued by Clive Owen or kind of turned on by Bruce Willis (older men: cheers!). I've never seen a movie where a character is yellow, everyone has a gun and blood is white where I actually ended up taking the damn thing seriously. And I never thought I would see Devon Aoki in a role where I could even STAND the broad, let alone seriously raise my glass to her. And come on: you know a movie is something worth saluting when you can sit there and be absolutely terrified of Elijah Wood! Frodo, for chr!st's sake! The whole thing with the cannibalism and the long fingernails and the eating of a woman's fingers...wow. Wow. Go see this movie. See it now. See it seventeen times. If you don't like artsy directing, you'll love the fantastic acting of the impressive ensemble cast, and if you're sick of movie violence, maybe you'll at least be enlightened to see it doled out in a whole new way.
If you aren't impressed or at least leaving the theater admitting how different and totally unique this movie is, well then I guess you had your hands over your eyes from all the gore, in which case I urge: butch up, Susie Q!