I just watched the most amazing Almodovar flick

[sundog]

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Wow :o

Maybe not quite as great as Hable con ella... but this was unlike anything else he has done.

It was Almodovar nior... a very dark, disturbing piece & altogether amazing.

Hitchcock, drags queens & church abuse in a massive mash-up. It may be his most ambitious piece.

I guess some will hate it, but it blew my mind. Damn good.

Has anyone else here seen it yet?

[Abelman]

1. I love Almodovar

Only seen a few of his pictures, but damn are they good!

[sundog]

7. this one tops the cake

seriously... I need to watch it again :)

[saltpoint]

2. I saw it at the Burns Court Cinema in Sarasota, FL

and loved it. You have described it perfectly.

Strong cast, eerie and beautiful all at once.

Just terrific.

[Red_Viking]

3. I REALLY want to see it

Been waiting for it to come out on video. Glad to see your mini-review. I have to wait until my finals are over (May 6, hooray) but I have big plans for all the books and movies I want to devour when I finally have time. This is at the top of the list! We have a single-screen arthouse theater where I live (Salem, Oregon) so you have to act quickly to see something. This film showed for about a week, and I just couldn't catch it. So yay, it's out on DVD!

Peace,

RV

[bopchick]

4. is it out on DVD yet???

[sundog]

5. yes just came out tues

[progmom]

6. i'm dying to

especially now that it has the sundog stamp of approval. :hi:

[sundog]

8. and Gael García Bernal... um

*swoons*

[progmom]

9. yum

i really really loved talk to her.
really.

all about my mother? awesome.
tie me up, tie me down? great.
women on the verge of a nervous breakdown? wunderbar

i love almodovar.

[sundog]

10. did you see Live Flesh?

That was pretty good too. I saw a really old one called Bad Habits (Entre tinieblas)... that one was a trip... about nuns in a convent on lsd.

No, this one tops them all. I just decided :P

It's not emotionally wrenching like Talk to Her, or the general soap vibe of All About... that's why I think he's so great... just when you think you have him figured out, he goes in a completely different direction while still retaining a certain signature style.

[progmom]

15. i saw live flesh and liked it

haven;t seen bad habits. last time i checked, netflix didn't have it. i will check again.

i think JJ and i need to plan a trip to see you sometime soon. how much fun would that be???????????????

[sundog]

18. yes :)

that would be amazing... you should come in the fall, after my summer madness is over... there is nothing more amazing than the desert in autumn :D

:bounce:

[saltpoint]

17. You've definitely got it right on that list, but especially --

-- on ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER. A masterpiece.

[chookie]

12. As if I needed another reason to see an Almodovar film

Hmmm, he's nice all right.

I LOVE ALMODOVAR! He could get a movie out of my life, and at least two out of my sister....

Also loved The Flower of my Secret. (Remember the hot male flamenco dancer in that one? My post will be deleted if i speak about him in a frank manner....)

And the dark "What Have I Done to Deserve This".

My goal this year -- see everything he's done.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

11. I liked it alot.

Just saw it this past weekend. It's my first Almodovar flick but it definitely won't be my last!

[Tom Kitten]

13. come to Portland...

the Northwest Film Studies Center is having an Almodovar festival through May...All of his films on the big screen! :)

[sundog]

14. woo hoo!

yes, he is one of my absolute faves :bounce:

[ClarkUSA]

16. Semi-autobiographical

One of the boys is him...guess which one?

[Bridget Burke]

19. I'll add this to my Netflix queue....

I deeply regret not buying the DVD of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"--it's now out of print & quite expensive.

Since seeing that file, gazpacho has never been the same....