Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83772 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-10-03
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 196 minutes

Customer Reviews

This is a ripoff explantion below
Why pay $80.99 for a box set when you can get them one by one for only $13.99......i mean what a rip off....

Four Films In One Box
This is a bundled set. That means three DVDs have been placed in a bundle in their original packaging. That means three boxes, not one box with multiple disks. That also means you will net get any material on the disks that you wouldn't get separately. There is a small pamphlet with some behind the scenes notes on the films. The three DVD's are as follows:

From Dusk Till Dawn Collectors Edition (includes the full-length feature Full Tilt Boogie and plenty of other extras)

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (no extras)

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1 deleted scene)

Each of the films follows a formula of combining outlaws and vampires. The first has a violent team of brothers running for Mexico where they run into a nest of vampires. The second has a team of bankrobbers becoming vampires as they try to rob a Mexican bank. The final film is a prequel to the series and has outlaws and posse run into a nest of vampires.

A nice collection of three good movies. But since this is a bundle you won't save any space by buying them this way (although you may save some money).

the most realistic vampire movie to date
I was never into the vampire movie scene. In "classic" vampire movies, there is so much fore-shadowing leading up to vampire that the movie leaves the real world to go to the "what if vampires were real?" world. Call it the "formula of all vampire movies" Not so in FDTD. the first half of the movie is classic Tarantino. Two outlaws (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) on the run hijack a RV with father and two kids (one of them is Juliette Lewis) still on board. The outlaws force the family to take them cross the border to Mexico. After arriving at a bar somewhere in Mexico. The family is about to be released when vampires finally do show up and huge battle ensues. The turning point is a notoriously seductive dance seen by Salma Hayek. Cheech Mareniz has a bit part in this one.

The sequel, "Texas Blood Money", is pretty much hated by every person I've known, So I won't bore you with to many details. Suffice to say there are outlaws and vampires in a botched bank heist. FDTD2 has Robert Patrick as the ringleader, and Bo Hopkins as the Sheriff. I was let down that the "formula" was used in this one, it had potential. FDTD2 is the reason why this box set loses a star.

The third movie is actually a prequel, set in the Old West. "The Hangman's Daughter" returns to the original FDTD style of "then all of a sudden, vampires!". Esmarelda (Ara Celi, the hangman's daughter) elopes with outlaw Johnny Madrid, and the Hangman rounds up a posse to chase them down. Various other character's get entwined with each party, and they all end up at the FDTD saloon. I should note that one of the main characters, Ambrose Pierce, is a true author/poet that did disappear in Mexico in the 19th century. FDTD3 also stars Rebecca Gayheart, and has the original bartender from the first two flicks, Micheal Parks. FDTD3 would have a great stand alone western (Robert Rodriguez handy work is evident throughout) and is definitely worth seeing.

The special features have not been announced yet, but if they include deleted scenes from all three, and/or commentary, I will definitely replace my collection with this set. I was extremely disappointed with the fact that the first releases contained no special features. Now I have to find someone to trade with