El Mariachi

I remember liking this movie when it came out in 1992, and it's still good. Robert Rodriguez has since had an uneven career, but he's still a good filmmaker. "Desperado" was one of my favorite movies when I was in high school; it's not anymore, but it's still got quality. I've always felt "The Faculty" was an underrated "Scream"-era teen horror flick. "From Dusk Till Dawn" was brilliant -- until the vampires entered the picture. "Once Upon a Time in America" was flawed, but thoroughly entertaining. "Sin City" was great. And Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" was the unquestionably superior film of "Grindhouse."