tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post67387422329852937..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: THE FACULTY (1998, Robert Rodriguez)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-3138063206981918072010-04-16T16:12:41.828-04:002010-04-16T16:12:41.828-04:00I agree! I certainly can't fault his cinematic...I agree! I certainly can't fault his cinematic heroes and you're right about ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO. Man, I haven't watched it in ages but I remember digging it. Never cared for his SPY KIDS all that much but I am stoked to see MACHETE when it finally gets released!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-26307478293767365992010-04-16T15:18:19.109-04:002010-04-16T15:18:19.109-04:00Yeah- I do find things to like in even the mediocr...Yeah- I do find things to like in even the mediocre Rodriguez flicks, but you're right, PLANET TERROR (and SIN CITY) are probably his finest hour. Though I do respect the loopy (lack of?) standards of ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO. Most of his films are sort of Leone, Woo, and Carpenter tossed into a blender, and I can't necessarily consider that a bad thing.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-1376963853371677452010-04-15T16:12:52.541-04:002010-04-15T16:12:52.541-04:00Yeah, this is certainly not Rodriguez's finest...Yeah, this is certainly not Rodriguez's finest hour and I believe he's since distanced himself from it. If memory serves it was one of those paycheck gigs and feels like it. But at least he did pay homage to Carpenter with all them references to THE THING (which he copped to in interviews). This is a pretty decent time waster but certainly not on the level of SIN CITY or PLANET TERROR - his two best films, IMO. Alto, I do have a soft spot for DESPERADO if only for the gratuitous John Woo homage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com