Review of Machete Kills (2013) by Joe S — 02 May 2016

Entertaining but not as fun as the first one !

This review of Machete Kills (2013) was written by Joe S on 02 May 2016.

Machete Kills has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Pat Padua (495) for DCist (403) on 29 Aug 2018

Takes the seedy locales of a Mexploitation movie ... and creates an atmospheric beauty, establishing a neon serenity as a prelude to roadside carnage…

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By Adrian B (1,364) on 22 Oct 2016

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By Henry F (178) on 21 Dec 2018

Loved this movie! Though, not as good as the first, but I love how crazier this one is…

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By Joy E (103) on 17 Apr 2015

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By Douglas L (748) on 23 Nov 2016

Silly, kitsch, over the top and politically accurate (it has the wall between Mexico and USA)..Other than that, it's Machete with an all-star…

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Though not as strong as its predecessor, Machete Kills is an insane and frequently hilarious sequel that, though a bit bloated, makes for very…

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By Mel Campbell (32) for Junkee (216) on 27 Oct 2015

Machete will return in: Machete Kills! boomed the gritty voiceover dude at the end of Robert Rodriguez's 2010 Mexploitation parody…

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By Juan V (265) on 24 May 2015

Sin embargo, no pude dejar de verla hasta el final…

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By Bill Graham (39) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 22 Jun 2016

Bigger, more ambitious, and more raucous, Machete Kills stands as a film that proves more can, sometimes, be less…

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By Morteza R (25) on 06 Sep 2016

I enjoyed the first Machete…

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