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Robert Rodriguez Returns to What He Loves the Most

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (9)

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Robert Rodriguez is back, y’all. After goofing off for a couple of years doing Planet Terror and Sin City. Rodriguez is finally returning to what made him a box-office success. Sure, From Dusk til Dawn and Desperado were cool, but those aren’t the films that made Rodriguez the A-list director he is today. No sir. Kids’ films are what pays the bills. With just three movies — a single trilogy — Rodriguez made more money than all of his other films combined.

Of course, we’re talking about Spy Kids. And Rodriguez knows where his bread is buttered, which is why he’s returning to the genre that has served him so well.

Here’s the trailer for Shorts. It’s a kids’ movie. I should also mention it looks like a big bowl of ass on a crooked stick. Congrats, Robert: You’ve made another movie that 11-year-olds on a Twizzler bender may not mind sitting through. Way to set the bar, dude.









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Comments

Man's got alimony to pay, children's love to buy, and his girlfriend's got a pretty bad plastic surgery habit. Can't blame him for going where the money is.

And I know we all agreed to stop being quite so crude, but it has to be said that my old roommate owns a vibrator that looks curiously like that rainbow magic thing.

Posted by: Marra at April 8, 2009 6:02 PM

The first Spy Kids was an enjoyable and clever little romp.

The other two? Sucked, epically.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 8, 2009 6:26 PM

Here I always thought that Rodriguez's bread was buttered with Antonio Banderas and plenty of carnage on the Mexican border.

But I guess he can't do that today, huh?

Posted by: Fredo at April 8, 2009 7:34 PM

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Posted by: yx at April 8, 2009 10:22 PM

Poor guy has to pay for his little plastic toy. I actually like him...dude can cook. But still. Hard to feel anything like pity for him. Fuckin' Cheater.

Posted by: MissNev at April 9, 2009 3:38 AM

If he needs to be a big sell-out every few years in order to be able to keep making stuff like Grindhouse, he certainly has my blessing. Deathproof had one of the most satisfying endings I've ever seen!

Posted by: Pants at April 9, 2009 7:32 AM

Maaaan, and the first spy kids was actually sort of awesome as well, for a hyperactive, oversaturated, sugar rush induced kiddie film.
The next two where weaker, of course
Shark boy and Lava girl made me seriously consider pursuing a rape charge against Rodriquez for what that thing did to me mentally, emotionally, and somehow...physically


Lets face it, the mans at his best when he's doing his own thing, with very cool adults in his cast, with MAYBE QT as his writer.
Planet Terror was frikkin awesome and while I think there was a degree of overhyping about Sin City(he hardly directed the shit out of it, it just looked cool cos of the colouring) Dusk Til Dawn and Desperado are the coolest films he's made and will make.

I cant figure out his path back to awesomeness, especially not with that...odd fish creature he's humping blocking my view

*sigh*
I like that all his kids films have this sort of 'weak/lonely kid develops friends/self confidence' vibe, I do, empowering films for kids are something I can get behind since bullying etc is a horrific crap pile of shittiness..
But like...why doesn't he go a grittier route and make a kids empowerment film that actually has depth, emotional impact and ....a plot?

Posted by: Nadine at April 9, 2009 8:27 AM

I'd probably end up watching this at some point. Hell, I spent last weekend watching over an hour of one of the Spy Kids sequels that was on a broadcast channel...unironically.

And what, no 3D? He's totally missing out on the stoner demographic.

Posted by: JP (aka JapJay) at April 9, 2009 3:36 PM

You know what, fuck ya'll. The movies we grew up watching were total garbage; we were lucky if it wasn't only existing as a 90 minute commercial for another hasbro line of toys...or Takara...or whoever graced us with the Rock Lords.

I mean come on, it's a robot that turns into a rock. How lame is that!? If only it was a rock that turned into a robot, that would be killer.

Posted by: Salad Is Murder at April 10, 2009 4:49 AM


















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