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Summary: Been There Before
Review: I guess if you're a fan of the original cleverly planned From Dusk To Dawn,you have interest in seeing where the sequels would go...In the case of "Texas Blood Money",a low-budget,poorly conceived movie...absolutely nowhere! But as was the case with prior Blockbuster sequels sometimes it takes a 3rd try to get it right...The best way to describe From Dusk To Dawn 3: Hangman's Daughter is an exact duplicate of the first with the era and the characters changing,otherwise the premise is the same.Like Clooney & Tarantino from the original,It is now Outlaw,Johnny Madrid who is on the run.And instead of the kidnapped family in the Van,It is the Stagecoach passengers who uwittingly enter the famed Bar after their Stagecoach drivers are killed...The Bar is the same with Vampire hosts forming the entertainment.Instead of Cheech Marin providing the "hawker" role,You now have a Stable boy.So what you get with "Hangman's Daughter" is a basically a rehash of the original and when you get done watching it,You feel you're "been there,done that".Is it entertaining? Yes,Graphic Special Effects,Lots Of Action & Suspense.It's certainly watchable and certainly entertaining.If you keep your expectations realistic.The Acting is passable.The Characters are likeable.Temuera Morrison will make you forget Salma Hayek in a moment.All in all,I felt entertained for my "buck" (actually 5) Hopefully the series has now had its run before "watering" it down any further ala "Halloween" or "Friday The 13th.
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Summary: WORTH BUYING!
Review: Finally, it has arrived! The Deluxe Speical Edition From Dusk Till Dawn Boxed Set is out to buy and at the price it's going for you'd be quite simply foolish to pass up such an opportunity to purchase it. What do you get? You get From Dusk Till Dawn DVD, which includes LOADS OF BONUS MATERIAL which I'll talk about in a second. You get the two follow-ups to the original: From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money starring one of our best actors, Robert Patrick and From Dusk Till Dawn 3: Hangman's Daughter. The two follow-ups to the first From Dusk Till Dawn, while certainly not as good as the original are not total let downs either. Texas Blood Money is jam-packed with explosive action and thrills and Hangman's Daughter is more of the same with hardly any interesting plotting but the action is very intense! For most of you who will buy this Boxed Set, you may have only seen From Dusk Till Dawn. Even if you have no interest in seeing the two sequels, the bonus material on the From Dusk Till Dawn DVD is quite frankly phenomenal and worth the price of the whole set alone. This is proabably the best DVD for extras that you'll ever buy. It has a feature length making of documentary called Full Tilt Boogie which follows the cast and crew around throughout the making of the whole production. No UCLA course can ever cover the amount of helpful information on that! Outtakes are interesting and the music videos are a welcome bonus. I won't bother telling you about the tonnes of other stuff on the disc, just go and buy it now!!! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!!
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Summary: Better than #2, much worse than #1 - A good idea wasted.
Review: As a huge fan of the original FDTD, I was enthusiastic to see that they decided to do 2 sequels. I was scared too, because there was always a gib possibility that they's screw up. Well, they did. Part 2 was just a huge wast of time and one of the biggest disappointments ever. Part three is an improvement. I fell for the concept (FDTD meets Western) and really wanted to love it. I ended up not hating it ... which is not much of a compliment. The story is pretty close to the original's and the cast does an OK job, but there are no surprises. The creators try too hard to match the original's coolness and forget to make an interesting movie. Watch it once out of curiosity but be warned.
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Summary: Almost as good as Part 1
Review: After the weakly part 2. I had bad feelings bevor I watched this film. But I was wrong. I find Part 3 very good. At the beginning you will think, that you are in the wrong Movie. A Western Town????? But than you will discover that there is a T.... Twister. The Characters are good played, the Effects are better as in Part 2 and there is more action. This Movie is a "Must have" in every DVD Collection.
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Summary: the most realistic vampire movie to date
Review: I was never into the vampire movie scene. In "classic" vampire movies, there is so much fore-shadowing leading up to vampire that the movie leaves the real world to go to the "what if vampires were real?" world. Call it the "formula of all vampire movies" Not so in FDTD. the first half of the movie is classic Tarantino. Two outlaws (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) on the run hijack a RV with father and two kids (one of them is Juliette Lewis) still on board. The outlaws force the family to take them cross the border to Mexico. After arriving at a bar somewhere in Mexico. The family is about to be released when vampires finally do show up and huge battle ensues. The turning point is a notoriously seductive dance seen by Salma Hayek. Cheech Mareniz has a bit part in this one.The sequel, "Texas Blood Money", is pretty much hated by every person I've known, So I won't bore you with to many details. Suffice to say there are outlaws and vampires in a botched bank heist. FDTD2 has Robert Patrick as the ringleader, and Bo Hopkins as the Sheriff. I was let down that the "formula" was used in this one, it had potential. FDTD2 is the reason why this box set loses a star. The third movie is actually a prequel, set in the Old West. "The Hangman's Daughter" returns to the original FDTD style of "then all of a sudden, vampires!". Esmarelda (Ara Celi, the hangman's daughter) elopes with outlaw Johnny Madrid, and the Hangman rounds up a posse to chase them down. Various other character's get entwined with each party, and they all end up at the FDTD saloon. I should note that one of the main characters, Ambrose Pierce, is a true author/poet that did disappear in Mexico in the 19th century. FDTD3 also stars Rebecca Gayheart, and has the original bartender from the first two flicks, Micheal Parks. FDTD3 would have a great stand alone western (Robert Rodriguez handy work is evident throughout) and is definitely worth seeing. The special features have not been announced yet, but if they include deleted scenes from all three, and/or commentary, I will definitely replace my collection with this set. I was extremely disappointed with the fact that the first releases contained no special features. Now I have to find someone to trade with
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Summary: A worthy sequel.
Review: My hopes were a little down with the production of From Dusk Til Dawn 2 because of its lack of material. When I finally saw this one, I was very surprised. It was the best western horror film I ever saw. It also had an interesting plot. The story takes place one hundred years ago, which was the time when the infamous bar started. It begins with a young man who is sentenced to die. The hangman is interrupted from his work by his daughter, so he also has her to die. Fortunately, they escape on a high octane bloody chase of cat and mouse. They meet strange people on the way, and they join them to reach their destination. Meanwhile, two yuppies are headig out somewhere until they are interrupted by a man who is after the two who were sentenced to die. The two lose their ride and are forced to walk to the nearest place. The days go by and it gets hotter and hotter. They finally reach a bar that also rents out rooms. They decide to sleep there overnight. The husband wonders off and finds private rooms full of beautiful women. He is eventually pulled into their spell of lust, adultery, and vampirism. His wife begins to worry, and she wonders off herself. When she does find him, she is shocked at what she sees. The two on the run also find their way to the bar. As the man is having a drink, he is looks around to see a fist fight. The fight turns brutal, and it ends in a death. The vampires smell the blood, and they begin to act fast. What happens next is the routine gratuitous violence and gore. The two sides meet, and they have to work together before they are the next ones to be vampires. With the help the hangman, the yuppies, and others, they fight for their lives that seem to be in danger. Although it may seem like the normal vampire movies that have come out, it isn't. The movie is not all about vampires. It is actually about how the whole thing began. Half of the movie is about a normal western town in which two criminals are on the run, which may turn some away from it. The other half is action packed and has explicit vampire violence and gore. This movie may have a lot of violence, but is also has some scenes of sexuality. As the first, the movie conatined the traditional extensive nudity and sexuality. However, this movie contained some scenes which people may call offensive and crude. The cast was very well done. They combined some of the best actors and actresses for one movie. They read their parts very well. They had emotion in them and they were read loud and clear. There was no sign of dullness in it. The settings and special effects were incredible also. The makers of this film had to do a lot of work to make the oustanding background and excellent special effects. The makeup and vampires were done very well. They look very scary and has hardly been done by anyone. The movie may not have contained any humor like some of the others had, but it was still entertaining. The other were sort of tongue in cheek, so you could expect the natural dark humor and violence mixed together. This movie was not tongue in cheek at all. It contained serious roles and a serious script. I would also recommend the original From Dusk til Dawn. It was also entertaining. Ii did not have the best background, but it was funnier, gorier, and more action packed. I would recommend this to anyone who would like to see a worthy sequel to the 1996 hit.
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Summary: nothing special but not a bad vampire movie
Review: this prequel to FDTD is quite entertaining. its got sex, violence, profanity... what more could a guy want? you may get confused with all of the guys that look alike but its entertaining enough. rebecca gayheart was also in urban legend and scream 2 for those of you who didnt know. see it, its worth it
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Summary: So BAD it's SINFUL!
Review: Gosh, this movie is SOOOOO BAD it's a sin to even THINK about spending your hard earned cash on it. Frankly, i think those desperate guys must have PAID Tarantino quite a bit, to appear on the credits. Trust me, i'm saving all of you out there. One of the reviewers' definitely right in saying those who gave this undeserving and low-class movie more than a star, has got to be out of touch with REALITY! Come back to earth guys!
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Summary: Worse than part 2
Review: I don't know why people are praising this film. They must be mad because they bought the movie and didn't get their money's worth. And now they want to trick people into buying it. (I couldn't think of a better reason.. so sue me.) There is no action in the movie involving vampires until the last thirty minutes of the movie. The best part though is the DVD's one deleted scene. That alone is better than the whole movie. I wonder why they didn't keep it in the movie? There is a big shoot out in the movie but I've seen better. If you like 70s & 80s westerns..... not the great ones like Young Guns, I mean corny westerns like Bananza (okay, maybe a little better than that) then you might enjoy this movie. But be warned, RENT IT FIRST! That's what I did and I'm glad I did.
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Summary: An action packed begining !
Review: Virtually as soon as the film begins, so does the action. The movie starts with an outlaw who at the begining is about to be hanged by the "hangman", but the outlaw escapes with the hangmans daughter and throughout the movie the hangman pursues the outlaw. The main story however is the origin of Princess "Pandomonium"(salma hayek's part in "dusk till dawn") and where all the vampires came from. Overall an action packed vampire film with a great story line that clears a lot up that dusk till dawn 2 did not only being surpased by "dusk till dawn". The DVD has only a deleted scene, but the picture and dolby 5.1 sound is superb!
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