SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

winner55 An aging rancher is framed for the murder of a puppeteer; the family goes to a witch for help, who cajoles three wastrel caballeros to expose the plot, while dark forces - e.g., ghost puppets, a mysterious black-clad rider in a death mask - handle the more spiritual aspects of the puppeteer's revenge....Oh, I forgot to mention the comedy as one of the caballeros gets chased around by his girl-friend for being a lazy ne'er-do-well, despite the fact that he gladly sings her folk-based pop-songs about love, etc.Truly off-center bit of entertainment form Mexico, very well made, with crisp performances from all involved.Warning: no subtitles on existing DVD release, the dialog is all in the elevated theatrical Mexican of its era.