Red 11

Red 11 is one of the greatest movies Robert Rodriguez ever made so far. I love it that it was (sort of) based on a true story of when Rodriguez became a lab rat for medical drug tests, just to finance his first feature movie "el mariachi"., truthfully. I believe it was worth it!. Also enjoy, that the rest of red 11, was exaggerated. But I believe its a "what if" story. What if the whole incident at the lab, happened THAT way. One more its one of the best original movies I've watched so far. Very funny moments, great directing & cinematography, etc. I give the movie 8/10.

This is a pretty great movie with a sick plot twist. It doesn't deserve rating below 5! What's wrong with you people?! I've seen much much worse movie. They have no sense, no decent plot, no story line, and none of the actors can act. Those kind of movies you rate below 5. Not a movie like this. Watch it to the end before you give harsh rating. And maybe I should remind you that this is a low budgeted movie? Can you imagine what Robert Rodriguez can make with some serious budget? No you can't!

This would be like Tarantino and Avary writing a fictional film based on two guys working in a movie geek video store. Since we will never have that, I'm glad there is the Video Archives podcast. This fictional piece is based on the research hospital where Robert Rodriguez sold his body to finance his first feature, El Mariachi. This production is a fun one, purely for the same reason one would watch EL MARIACHI. You want to see how he does it. Writer, Director, Cinematographer, AND Editor. Usually, he's also the score composer. Also, I'm happy to see the deluge or ridiculous hater ratings deleted from this page. If you hate Rodriguez, then you clearly hate filmmaking.

Ok so you watch the trailer not read reviews first. That's my advice . This movie is fresh, fast paced, exciting and just a really enjoyable film. Great Effort from the cast..and kept me in suspense right up to end. Again low budget but hey they did well!

Given the fact that this movie was made for $7,000 dollars as a way to show the viewer how they can make a low budget movie, it's quite good. The entire movie is very tongue in cheek, a fact that seems to be missed by the (I'm guessing) Millennial viewers. The movie is meant to be paired with the Robert Rodriguez Film School series of videos. Still, the movie stands on its on as enjoyable low budget fun. The acting, story and production are good enough to the carry the film. It has a good twist and a satisfying ending. You won't feel ripped off for sitting through the very quick, under an hour and a half run time. If you're an aspiring film maker you may find it inspiring!

I really liked it and I don't understand why this movie got only a 4, this rating works better for Annabelle crappy movies. Red 11 was clever, creative and it was made with less than $7,000! How crazy is that? The actors were really good. Kudos to all of you !

$5000 bucks??! This was made for $5000. WOW. I think that knowledge added to the movie, but even still, the story was engrossing, mysteries abound, the actors were great, and who can possibly forget the SCORE! It was just so entertaining.

This is less an isolated indie flick, but more an inspirational creative journey. Robert Rodriguez goes back to his roots, making a movie on a dime with the simplest means possible to show, what can be done, with just a few thousand bucks. The messages is clear: if you want to create, start with what you got. Rodrigues therefore revisits memories from his time as being a lab rat to get enough money to fund his first movie "El Mariachi" as the base scenario for this small Twilight Zone like episode. For me it worked best being watched with the acompaning series "a rebel without a crew - the robert rodriguez filmschool". Generally I would recommend this movie to all inspiring creatives, who wants to get started on their creative journey.

Knowing that this was made with under $7,000 budget made it worth while. Very creative with angles, shading/lighting, zoom, handheld vs stable cam, etc. You need to know the why for making this film to appreciate it... Also loved the "Score" character with his digital keyboard.