IN A NUTSHELL:
In a Texas border town, car salesman Charlie moonlights as a masked Lucha libre wrestler going by the name "Green Ghost." When unknown assailants arrive seeking an otherworldly emerald, Charlie discovers that he has superpowers. As he learns to fight from the unconventional Master Gin (action film legend DANNY TREJO), Charlie is told that he's part of a secret warrior "triad of light" with his childhood friend Marco and Marco's sister Karina led by La Nana. Together, they've been chosen to protect humanity from Drake, the embodiment of the Mayan apocalypse.
As a stargate is opened in a Mexican pyramid, Drake seeks the power to destroy humankind - and Charlie, linked to the power of the emerald, is the only one who can stop him. Charlie must harness both his physical and mystical strength to save humanity and go from Gringo to Green Ghost. In the style of comedy-horror martial-arts movies of the 1970s and '80s, director Michael D. Olmos' GREEN GHOST AND THE MASTERS OF THE STONE is a comedic anti-hero action movie filled with adventure for the entire family.
THINGS I LIKED:
Danny Trejo is the star power granted to this amateur movie. The cast includes new faces that will be mostly unfamiliar to audiences: Charlie Clark, Kuno Becker, Marko Zaror, Renee Victor, Sofia Pernas, Pepe Serna, and Elpidia Carillo.
Some of the action sequences are pretty funny.
The feature film is based on an old TV show called "Green Ghost and Mexsican" (not a typo).
We get to hear some popping Hispanic music.
Don't expect a professional movie like Marvel's Avengers flicks. Be prepared for a lot of goofy, slapsticky fun.
I love a good, funny, inspirational training sequence.
Lots of goofy humor, both spoken and visual. The cast seemed to be having a lot of fun making this movie. That always makes it more fun for the audience to watch.
The story is about a guy who owns a car dealership and then has an amazing adventure. What's fun is that this movie was also created and produced by a guy who owns a car dealership! He is partly telling his real-life story, particularly about his love for the Mexican culture and his adopted Mexican mother who had a tremendous influence on his life. At the end of the movie, we get to see pictures and video clips of them together, so keep watching during the rolling credits. You can see his genuine love and appreciation for her. He's a gringo, but his Spanish is excellent because he really did grow up with his adoptive Mexican family!
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE:
There are four very long scenes of exposition in Act 1, but they're actually necessary to understand what was going on. It's just a lot of talking.
There are some bad acting moments.
The costumes look like costumes. Of course, they're meant to.
The movie looks like a fairly low-budget movie, although some of the special effects are pretty entertaining.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
You see a man in his boxer briefs. Another time, you see a man's rear end.
A lot of Spanish is spoken without subtitles
A lot of violent fighting.
THEMES:
Family
Identity
How we influence others
Hope
Belief in one's self
Working together
Greed
Good vs. Evil
