Set 100 years ago in Mexico, this horror/western is the story of the birth of the vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium.
Danny Trejo shows up as a bartender, and has far too small of a role here (and I like how they have the floor beyond the bar propped up to make him look taller).
Michael Parks, the greatest actor this film has to offer, appears as a fictionalized version of Ambrose Bierce (author "Devil's Dictionary"). Being Bierce, he of course gets the best lines. I found that to be the film's one redeeming quality.
Why Rodriguez and Tarantino produced this one is a mystery. Clearly, the point was to cash in on whatever value was left from the first two. But the story is not particularly interesting... there are a few nice effects (the bats in the stomach, for example) but overall this just makes me wish sequels were not so easy to get approved.
Danny Trejo shows up as a bartender, and has far too small of a role here (and I like how they have the floor beyond the bar propped up to make him look taller).
Michael Parks, the greatest actor this film has to offer, appears as a fictionalized version of Ambrose Bierce (author "Devil's Dictionary"). Being Bierce, he of course gets the best lines. I found that to be the film's one redeeming quality.
Why Rodriguez and Tarantino produced this one is a mystery. Clearly, the point was to cash in on whatever value was left from the first two. But the story is not particularly interesting... there are a few nice effects (the bats in the stomach, for example) but overall this just makes me wish sequels were not so easy to get approved.