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MACHETE Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 3rd, 2010 at 7:31 am

Robert Rodriguez’ Machete could use some serious cuts.  Despite adopting the tone of a lean, mean exploitation flick, the film feels flabby and is burdened with too many characters and a convoluted plotline that reduces the screen-time of its Mexploitation hero.  It’s particularly frustrating when what works in the movie works so damn well.  The action is exciting and the jokes are hilarious.  But Rodriguez runs up against the same problem he had with Once Upon a Time in Mexico when he reached for an epic and neglected the power of the angry little bloodbath at his disposal.

4 Movie Clips from MACHETE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 21st, 2010 at 2:58 pm

One of the highlights of 2007′s Grindhouse was the fake trailer for Machete.  Shortly after the film got released, Robert Rodriguez’ started  talking about turning the trailer into a feature film with Danny Trejo reprising the role of Machete - a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade.  With fandom excited, production moved ahead.

Since filming wrapped over a year ago on the feature, we’ve gotten a few trailers and a lot of images.  But with the film getting released on September 3, we’ve finally been given our first real look at the movie as Fox has provided us with four clips and you can check them out after the jump – along with the synopsis. With a cast that includes Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Robert De Niro, Cheech Marin, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey, I can’t wait to finally see the finished film next month:

New Red Band Trailer for MACHETE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 23rd, 2010 at 12:35 pm

20th Century Fox has unveiled a new red band trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, and it depicts just as much debauchery as you’ve come to expect the revenge flick.  Danny Trejo stars, with a crazy supporting cast of Steven Seagal, Jeff Fahey, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Jessica Alba, and Lindsay Lohan.  You can check out the trailer after the jump, but be warned that it’s immensely NSFW.

New MACHETE Trailer

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 8th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for Machete and you can check it out after the jump.  The reason the trailer is hitting the net today is it’s attached to prints of Predators (which I really enjoyed).  If you remember, for Cinco de Mayo, a special “Illegal” trailer for Machete hit the net.  While the new trailer is decent, I thought the first one was much better as it sold what the movie is really about.  Either way, I’m super excited for the movie and can’t wait to check it out in early September.  Judge the trailer for yourself after the jump:

Exclusive MACHETE Images Featuring Jessica Alba and Don Johnson

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 7th, 2010 at 8:58 pm

Tonight, we’re happy to bring you two exclusive images from Robert Rodriguez’ upcoming Grindhouse-style action flick Machete.  The film stars Danny Trejo as a man out for revenge after—to quote the trailer—”they fucked with the wrong Mexican.”  The “they” being a corrupt politician (played by Robert De Niro) and his spin doctor (Jeff Fahey). The film looks to have all styles of fun carnage and mayhem.  For those who don’t know, Machete is based off a fake trailer featured in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse.  Trejo and Fahey are reprising their roles along with Cheech Marin as a shotgun wielding priest.

One of the “lobby cards” we received features Jessica Alba putting up her dukes.  The other has Don Johnson looking slightly more sinister than he did on Nash Bridges.   Hit the jump to check out the images, the fake 2007 trailer, the “illegal trailer” (both trailers are NSFW), and the official synopsis.  Machete slices up theaters on September 3rd.

New Trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s MACHETE starring Danny Trejo

by Ramses Flores    Posted: May 5th, 2010 at 8:18 am

Robert Rodriguez has released a special “Illegal” trailer for Machete just in time for Cinco de Mayo.  Based on the fake trailer that was attached in front of Grindhouse, Machete stars Danny Trejo as” a Mexican ex-Federale out to hunt down the corrupt politician (Robert De Niro) who betrayed him.”  Written by Rodriguez and co-directed by Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, Machete also features one of the most eclectic casts out there which includes Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jeff Fahey, and Steven Segal.  More Machete after the jump:

Cheech Marin on MACHETE

by Sara Wayland    Posted: April 7th, 2010 at 11:58 am

Developed out of a rather unusual circumstance, the action-thriller Machete, from directors Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, started off as a trailer in the Rodriguez/Tarantino double-feature Grindhouse and, due to demand from fans, has now become a full-length film.

About a renegade former Mexican Federale (Danny Trejo) who roams the cities, towns and streets of Texas looking for work after a shakedown from a drug lord (Steven Seagal), Machete promises a high body count with a cast that includes Robert DeNiro, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson and Cheech Marin, as Padre Benito del Toro.

While at the press day for Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This, due out on DVD on April 20^th and for which we’ll have more on later, Cheech Marin talked a bit about his involvement with Machete.

First Look at Tom Savini in MACHETE

by Ramses Flores    Posted: October 9th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

The first images of horror icon Tom Savini in “Machete” have hit the net. If you don’t know who Savini is, click here. His resume is kind of insane. Anyhow, Savini is only one part of the eclectic cast which includes Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey.  You can see the pictures after the jump.

Full Cast for MACHETE Announced

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 5th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

A few weeks ago we got some speculation on who might be in Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ upcoming “Machete”, based on Rodriguez’ fake trailer in “Grindhouse” and starring Danny Trejo (as all movies should).  The previous news got 2-out-of-3 right which isn’t bad.

Hit the jump to find out which ones signed on along with the rest of the cast.

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