Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman

Frightfest Glasgow again! (note: this movie I would never have seen, if it wasn't at a festival)

Okay, I know what this movie is trying to do. Problem is it does not succeed all that well.

I haven't seen many Spanish movies, and it being in a language I absolutely don't know didn't do it any favors I'm afraid. I have nothing against movies in foreign languages, but if they are, they damn well better be entertaining. Because if they are boring, it gets more boring when you don't know the language.

And this is a little boring. They have tried to make it Machete-ish - that kind of over-the-top-style, but it just didn't work for me.

It has a couple of cool scenes, some alright action, but not nearly enough or cool enough action. I was kind of relieved when it was over.

Being sold as Latino exploitation I must agree in some parts, you know, the way the credits were done and the scratches on the reel but the flick itself was rather weak.

It's worth seeing if you want to see a Latino dressed in sexy gear and some dancing juggs in a bar but for the rest I didn't like it. It do had some moments that should have been funny and some that are typical exploitation but at the end even as it clocked in at 73 minutes I was happy that it was over. Maybe it's the way that after the credits they entered some funny sentences (clumsy DJ becomes hero) on screen that I thought, no no no don't do that. The story itself is written in 5 seconds and it shows because there's not that much going on. Sure there's action but when one fatty is being killed in a backyard you can see him look towards the crew, Am I doing well?

The flick itself has a great promotion and do pick up awards here and there but for me it was just a mediocre gangster flick.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0,5/5

Given the fact that I had the chance to sit down and watch the 2012 Chilean movie "Tráiganme la cabeza de la Mujer Metralleta" (aka "Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman") and never even having heard about it, of course I found the time to sit down and check out what director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza had to offer.

Initially I was drawn to the movie's cover, given its grindhouse-like presentation, like something you would get from a Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino.

The storyline failed to entertain me. The narrative just never found a place to hook and sink in, and thus it was a rather boring movie to sit through, especially since a lot of it wasn't always making a whole lot of sense. Writers Ernesto Díaz Espinoza and Fernanda Urrejola must have been playing a tad too much "GTA", because there were a lot of scenes in the movie that were reminiscent of that game, especially the driving scenes. But hey, if you enjoy "GTA", then you should get a kick out of this movie.

Given my very, very limited exposure to the Chilean cinema, of course I was not familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list here. And that is something that I do enjoy when I sit down to watch something. The acting performances in the movie were fair.

My rating of director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza's 2012 movie "Tráiganme la cabeza de la Mujer Metralleta" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

I think this was a brilliant film nothing better than a super nerdy guy with no prospects in the hottest gun slinging who to make an extreme match opposite. It kept my attention throughout, probably just cause I wanted to see the woman. It could just be tricky I don't know. I find value and just being entertained. And with the corny lines, the shooting the crazy plots, the Gary Oldman type bad guy. If you like machete, I think you'll like this. It's machete, but a super hot chick. Kind of reminded me of the double feature Grindhouse. Robert Rodriguez. Taking into consideration the genre. I'm gonna have to give it a nine star. I'd like it a little bit bit better than machete.

This B movie from Chile is inspired by 1970's grindhouse films, basically it's a grindhouse throwback modern movie.

If you don't already know, grindhouse films are obscure, ugly looking low budget exploitation junks produced in the 1970's that features offensive violence and even female nudity.

Planet Terror/Death Proof aka Grindhouse (2007) pay tribute to the trashy thrills of grindhouse movies. A bunch of indie imitators then follow, the best of them is Hobo With A Shotgun.

So this movie begin when a deadly lady assassin known as the Machine Gun Woman murder a bunch of random targets, including a ridiculous Chinchinero assassin. This opening is silly and stylish, promising exploitation fun. Yet just after the opening credit end, it already starting to look dull.

The basic plot is about Santiago, a loser who overheard a bounty hit on the infamous lady assassin. After discovered by the mob boss who planned the hit, he offer himself to hunt down the Machine Gun Woman so his life will be spared. He soon only bring bigger trouble to himself.

This movie fail because it's not trashy and grindhouse-y enough with very little action scenes. Santiago is annoying and he's the main character instead of the lady assassin. Mostly it's boring scenes about Santiago driving around Chile questioning people about the assassin. The Machine Gun Woman don't get enough screen time and she barely machine gunning anyone. She ended being a damsel in distress instead with Santiago being a hero.

What I want is basically a revenge flick about the Machine Gun Woman slaughtering everyone. Give me that cheap violent thrill instead of a boring investigation plot.

The movie also feature GTA reference because Santiago is a video game nerd and the director trying to be cool I guess. Every scene when this hero drive around in his car searching for clue, a mission info appear like a task the player must complete.

Forget this one and just watch Planet Terror, Death Proof, Machete 1 & 2 and Hobo With The Shotgun if you haven't yet, for the authentic grindhouse thrills ( Or maybe ignore Death Proof because that movie sux ! ).