Was Machete a good movie?
Was Machete a good movie? An almost Troma-like devotion to B-movie exploitation mixed in with genuine action. September 15, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0 | Full Review… Starts out at a dead run and doesn’t bother to slow down. There is a lot of story for a movie that never goes more than a few minutes between moments of absurd and brutal violence.
Is Machete a spin off of Spy Kids?
Spin-off. In both “Machete” and “Spy Kids”, Danny Trejo plays a character named Machete” Both films were written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Why is Danny Trejo called Machete?
History. According to Spy Kids and Machete director Robert Rodriguez, the character Machete was always intended for Danny Trejo: “When I met Danny, I said, ‘This guy should be like the Mexican Jean-Claude Van Damme or Charles Bronson, putting out a movie every year and his name should be Machete.
Are the Machete movies connected to Spy Kids?
Trejo and Rodriguez made two different statements regarding its canonicity. Trejo jokingly stated “that’s what Uncle Machete does when he’s not taking care of the kids”, while Rodriguez stated on a Reddit AmA that the Spy Kids and Machete films are alternate universes, meaning they’re non canon.