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on 2/18/2010
Have to go with El Mariachi, because Rodriguez's book (Rebel Without a Crew) really stuck with me and made the movie so much more enjoyable. Never have been able to sit through Desperado, however; much less interesting, lots of ideas rehashed.
on 6/17/2010
Yeah, despite a bigger budget and the presence of Salma Hayek, Desperado fell flat, especially in the second half. El Mariachi - flawed as it is - felt vibrant throughout, like a gun-toting Yojimbo spun around with a Jackie Chan "you've got the wrong guy"-type plot. Plus you have those hallucination-inspired dream sequences Rodriguez kept in.
It's certainly astonishing what Robert Rodriguez made with a few hundred dollars, because El Mariachi looks impressive for its budget. However, I think that Desperado is obviously much better; Banderas and Hayek make a great pair, the action scenes are superb, and the supporting cast is splendid as well. In the end, El Mariachi is a much more admirable work if you compare the movies' respective budgets, but Desperado is just so much more entertaining and brilliantly played that my choice is inevitable.
on 7/10/2015
El Mariachi is wonderful. Desperado still meh for me.
on 3/9/2016
I agree with everything CeeTee said. Desperado is just on another level.
on 8/11/2016
Desperado is essentially El Mariachi given a massive overhaul and upgrade
Absolutely no contest on this one...
