[3] The Los Angeles Times Daily Mirror described the movie as "a bleak film of increasingly senseless violence".

[4] Writing for Slant Magazine, in a more positive review, Aaron Cutler describes the movie's production as "quick, fluid movement, lots of music, smooth unassuming transitions, clean sound, rapid action, and extended colloquial humor".

[5] Though it was a sizable financial failure when released, interest and professional appreciation of the film experienced a resurgence in the late sixties.

[6] It stands apart among the many movies made about Villa in that it portrays the man and the Revolution in its cruelty; most other films, like those by Ismael Rodríguez in the 1960s, take an almost idyllic view of both, following the official (government) mythos.

"Let's Go with Pancho Villa" was revered for its derisive interpretation of the Mexican government and thematic emphasis on the benefit of peace to the individual citizen.