Desperado (1995)

A huge budgeted sequel to El Mariachi. The time the mariachi comes back to the town that took everything he loved for some revenge. The gang that tried to kill him and ended up killing his girlfriend in the first movie is the target in this one. El Mariachi was so well received as an independent film, that funding for this big commercial project came along very easily. Again, the action is huge and explosive. Very fun to watch. This film also established relationships between Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, and Rodriguez and ever lovely Salma Hayek. Big ups to Salma. I love you, girl. (Written and directed by Robert Rodriguez)