"Once upon a time in Mexico" and "Traffic"

[kurabrhm]

What do people think of these two films? your opinions are highly valued!

 

[Soju_Man]

I didn't like Once Upon a Time in Mexico. It was just all over the place and seemed shoddily edited. The only saving grace was Johnny Depp's eccentric performance and the novelty t-shirts he wore all throughout the movie.

Those shirts owned.

Traffic was good. I liked it.

 

[SUNSTONE]

I liked both of them, but neither struck me as anything really special. Once upon a time in Mexico was just a fun movie, with a little attitude, and Traffic tried to be a big time drug movie, like so many others. But in the end it seemed to fall short of its goal.

 

[bigsierra]

I picked up Traffic because it was cheap at Blockbuster. I haven't had the desire to rewatch it, since the first viewing.

OUATIM - If it would have been a bit more coherent, like Desperado, I would have liked it.

 

[kurabrhm]

I didn't like Once Upon a Time in Mexico. It was just all over the place and seemed shoddily edited. The only saving grace was Johnny Depp's eccentric performance and the novelty t-shirts he wore all throughout the movie.

Those shirts owned.

Traffic was good. I liked it.

Well, perhaps you're right. Once upon a time isn't as original as Desparado. The latter was a much better film, there was more care put into Desparado. Whereas Once upon was rather hastily made it does have loads of amazing action sequences but ultimately aiming to gain big bucks, more than Desparado! Johnny Depp saves the film from collapsing on its knees although Depp did indeed do that in the film! The DVD for Once upon is brilliant though and even funny in places, check out the cooking section on the DVD and the director's Bat cave editing studio! Deparado wins easily for an excelllent romantic scene, if you know what I mean!
What did you like about Traffic?

 

[WestonParresia]

I love Johnny Depp, almost everything I have ever seen him in has been a stellar performance, although I must concur with the other critics here, in 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' the only thing saving this movie in my view was Johnny Depp.

I did a high school research paper on drug trafficing, and Johnny Depp's character portral in 'Traffic' by all accounts is dead on.

 

[kurabrhm]

I love Johnny Depp, almost everything I have ever seen him in has been a stellar performance, although I must concur with the other critics here, in 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' the only thing saving this movie in my view was Johnny Depp.

I did a high school research paper on drug trafficing, and Johnny Depp's character portral in 'Traffic' by all accounts is dead on.

Erm, Johnny Depp doesn't star in Traffic.
Traffic stars Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta Jones. But no Depp unfortunately.

 

[WestonParresia]

I am sorry, I was thinking of his role in the movie 'Blow'.

 

[I'mHis]

I haven't seen either one yet. But I am planning on seeing OUATIM because of Johnny Depp. I saw the movie Blow. Other than the excessive language, I thought it was great. I found myself feeling sorry for George Jung. I never thought that would have been my reaction!

 

[kurabrhm]

Hmmm, I haven't seen Blow yet. Is it worth watching?

 

[WestonParresia]

It is a good movie in my books, of course lots of drug content

 

[bigsierra]

Hmmm, I haven't seen Blow yet. Is it worth watching?

If the fact that I don't remember but a single scene is any indicator, that would be a NO.

 

[kurabrhm]

Well, after seeing Traffic I'm convinced that Benicio Del Toro is a very good actor. He's completely chilled out in anything he does, even when a gun is being pointed to his head!