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Old 06-12-2005, 08:33 AM   #1 of 28
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THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #101 - The Films of ROBERT RODRIGUEZ


THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #101 - The Films of ROBERT RODRIGUEZ


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ROBERT RODRIGUEZ

Planet Terror (2007)
Grind House (2006) (filming) (segment "Planet Terror")
The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)
The Faculty (1998)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Misbehavers")
Desperado (1995)
Roadracers (1994) (TV)
El Mariachi (1992)
Bedhead (1991)



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Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 06-12-2005, 08:34 AM   #2 of 28
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Seen 7
* Own 2

Planet Terror (2007)
Grind House (2006) (segment "Planet Terror")
The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D (2005)
* Sin City (2005)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)
The Faculty (1998)
* From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Misbehavers")
Desperado (1995)
Roadracers (1994) (TV)
El Mariachi (1992)
Bedhead (1991)



The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 06-12-2005, 09:26 AM   #3 of 28
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Sin City (2005)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
The Faculty (1998)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Desperado (1995)
El Mariachi (1992)


Sin City gave me a massive headache, maybe it was the color scheme, or the incessant voice-over, or the whole thing was just too darn loud! Or maybe I'm getting too old for this sort of thing, but I'm sure I'll appreciate it a lot more when I get the dvd.

Rankings

1)From Dusk Till Dawn (a guilty fave)
2)Desperado
3)Sin City
4)The Faculty
5)Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Johnny Depp is easily the best thing about this disappointing sequel)
6)El Mariachi



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Old 06-12-2005, 09:52 AM   #4 of 28
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ROBERT RODRIGUEZ

Seen: 2
Like: 2
Own: 2

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Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)



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Old 06-12-2005, 12:52 PM   #5 of 28
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Grindhouse (2007) ("Machete" trailer, "Planet Terror")
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl: 3-D (2005) (Own the DVD)
Sin City (2005) (Own the DVD)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)
The Faculty (1998)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (Own the DVD)
Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Misbehavers")
Desperado (1995)
Roadracers (1994) (TV)
El Mariachi (1992)
Bedhead (1991)

Seen 12
Own 3




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pretty Boy (1993,Carsten Sønder) 3/5, From the Edge of the City (1998,Constantine Giannaris) 3/5, The Holy Child (2001,Stéphane Clavier) 3/5, Boy's Choir (2000,Akira Ogata) 3/5, The Fire That Burns (1997,Christophe Malavoy) 4/5, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008,Nicholas Stoller) 3/5, Ong-bak (2003,Prachya Pinkaew) 3/5, I Want to Live! (1958,Robert Wise) 2/5, Nancy Drew (2007,Andrew Fleming) 3/5, But Forever in My Mind (1999,Gabriele Muccino) 3/5, Death at a Funeral (2007,Frank Oz) 3/5, Pumpkinhead (1988,Stan Winston) 4/5, Beach Cafe (2001,Benoît Graffin) 2/5, 15 (2003,Royston Tan) 3/5, Lonely Boy (1962,Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor) 3/5

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Old 06-12-2005, 01:13 PM   #6 of 28
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Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
Sin City (2005)
The Faculty (1998)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

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Old 06-12-2005, 02:06 PM   #7 of 28
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*1. El Mariachi - A-
*2. Desperado - A-
3. Grindhouse: Segments "Machete, Planet Terror" - B+
4. From Dusk Till Dawn - B+
5. Four Rooms: Segment "The Misbehavers" - B+
6. Sin City - B-
7. Once Upon A Time In Mexico - C+ (agree with Steve C.)
8. Bedhead - C+ (this is an extra on the El Mariachi/Desperado double DVD set. I have no idea if it is on any of the subsequent 1,490,883 versions of these movies Columbia has issued. It's a somewhat amusing 8 or 16mm "home-movie" type short featuring his kids)
9. The Faculty - C

Own: 2



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