People have been asking me what I think about Machete, as John P. Sullivan and I have written a lot on Mexican drug cartels and criminal insurgency. Unfortunately, I have no substantive thoughts. What I do have, however, is a bitter rant.
Robert Rodriquez, why the hell is SALMA HAYEK not in Machete? Yes, Jessica Alba and a scantily clad, gun-toting Michelle Rodriquez in a pirate eyepatch was very good. But was it really too difficult to have Salma Hayek in that movie, even for a five minute cameo--instead of Lindsay Lohan? Geez.....It's not like Mr. Rodriquez is unfamiliar with Hayek's acting.
if you want to see something actually intelligent written about Machete, check Alex of i-Con's blog post.
My understand is Lilo had the slutty spoiled white girl down pat so she had to have that role. He SHOULD have put Salma Hayek in the film but for reasons film scholars and fanboys will spend decades arguing about, he dropped the ball.
If he wants to maintain his manhood, he must craft a few extra scenes with her in them and slap it on the Director's Edition Blu-Ray.
Posted by: Eddie | September 11, 2010 at 09:00 AM