Ive been unimpressed with recent action movies - due to the lack of originality or elements such as acting and direction. This trilogy however shows a good progression of not only the characters in the stories but also of the skilled writer/director/film-maker involved in creating these stories -

These movies are modern classics - not just because of the movies themselves but also because of story behind the creation of some of them - the original movie El Mariachi for instance is a great movie and legendary for its rags to riches production story.

The movies get better and better with each sequel - so this trilogy is excellent value. This is definitely worth buying for any respected fan of westerns and action movies.

This is a great collection of Rodriguez's films, let down slightly by the lacklustre Once Upon a Time in Mexico. El Mariachi was a stunning debut, I think of it as his Evil Dead equivalent, forming the blue print for the excellent Desperado. Its worth owning for these two alone, but I guess Once Upon a Time... completes the Mariachi trilogy.

Desperado features some great action sequences, Rodriguez really has an eye for a scene. The acting is also good, very tongue in cheek and suited to the film. It also features Salma Hayek (very under used in Once Upon a Time..) what more can you ask for?