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Summary: Honesty at its best
Review: This movie was so great. So relievingly honest. So real. Not to mention the fact that it was well acted, well shot, well lit, and continuously engaging. It's one of the most accurate portrayls of sex, high school, teenagers, friendship, I've seen in a long while and maybe ever. If you're a real person, intelligent, and can enjoy a movie that's really honest and fresh, this is gonna be your movie. ...
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Summary: where are you from?
Review: This movie was a little polemic in Mexico because some of the scenes (including an explicit jurk off -in fade out-). The way people appreciate this movie depends where are people from. Mexicans usually give a worse grade because this movie is about Mexican sexuallity. May be some foreing watchers don't see this and appraciate the movie in a different way. So, if you are not Mexican, you should watch it, but if you are Mexican may be try another Mexican (recent) movie, may be "Amores Perros".
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Summary: Overated!
Review: This film is mediocre at best. It's no where near other recent potent Mexico City flicks such as "Amores Perros" or "Todo El Poder". It is rather graphic in its sexual content, so it is not recommended for a young viewing audience. It does have it's funny moments, which save the film from being a complete waste of time. The film is about 2 young men taking a roadtrip with an attractive older woman hoping to get laid, eventually each one gets his wish fulfilled. The film gets it's name from a scene in the film when all 3 are having dinner and the 2 guys start joking about women they've "had" including each others' girlfriend then one of them says "and your mom too" implying he slept with his friends' mother. Overall, i recommend it to adult and mature audiences and would only really be suitable for one of those evenings in which there is nothing to do and just wish to kill time.
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Summary: y tu mama ......tambien
Review: This movie,is good movie because the movie shows how important is enjoy your life,because you never know when you will died,so lets see this incredible history of love.
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Summary: Just go and see it
Review: Just go and see it is all I have to say. Don't want to reveal the story (so many reviewers have already told way too much!). It's fresh, it's different, it's Mexican, it's daring and wise. Wish there were more movies like this one around. Hope this director's next movie will be as good, I'll certainly be watching for it. Now just go!
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Summary: Steamy Sexy Subtitled Must See
Review: Summer of '42 revised with subtitles. A great spanish film about growing up. What we learn and leave behind. While the movie is filmed in a low budget docu-drama style with sometimes poor sound, those non-spanish speaking viewers will not mind. The dialogue that is important is not lost.
When two young boys/men try and seduce an older women into going on a road trip, they are surprised when she accepts. But they are many more surprises in store for them when they get on the road.
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Summary: Laziness on the part of the filmmakers
Review: Let me begin by making a confession: the road picture is not one of my favorite movie genres. In general, it seems to be an opportunity for laziness on the part of the filmmakers - characters meander from one location to another, traversing an overly symbolic path while wallowing in plot contrivances and stock character development. It is possible to make a good road picture, but, like a horror film, the compelling examples are by far the exception. I can count on one hand the number of engaging road pictures made in the last decade. Y tu mamá también will not join their ranks. It's not as awful as some of the recent Hollywood trip tripe (Crossroads comes to mind), but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor. It's often diverting and occasionally funny, but it's ultimately inconsequential. It's summer in Mexico and teenage best friends Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna) are about to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime. With their girlfriends in Europe on vacation, the two boys are left to their own devices, and quickly become bored by the uninspired routine of an aimless existence. One day, while attending a wedding, they impulsively invite a stunning older woman, Luisa (Maribel Verdú), to accompany them on a car ride to a distant beach. Shortly thereafter, much to their surprise, Luisa telephones and says she would like to come. She has recently learned of her husband's infidelity and has decided to leave him, and the trip gives her an opportunity to start anew. So this odd trio- a sexually liberated woman and two horny teenage boys - end up on a journey that will involve booze, drugs, and sex. Director Alfonso Cuarón got his start in Mexico, arriving in Hollywood in the mid-90s. With studio backing, he made two English-language features, A Little Princess and Great Expectations, but elected to return south of the border for Y tu mamá también. His aim was to make a teen film unlike the shallow, callow examples coming out of Hollywood. To a degree, he has succeeded - the picture, while containing a fair amount of humor, is more serious-minded than anything featuring Freddie Prinze Jr., Britney Spears, or an apple pie. However, it's also worth noting that Y tu mamá también depicts one of the most popular teenage male fantasies: going on a long trip with a gorgeous, willing woman. So this movie isn't necessarily more realistic than its Hollywood counterparts - it's just not as dumb. Perhaps because I'm a male, the film didn't offer any surprising insights into the hormone-saturated workings of the minds of teenage boys. The two characters are driven by drugs and sex, and are only occasionally distracted by something of substance. They - like all kids of their age - live in the moment. Yesterday is a fading memory and tomorrow is less tangible than a dream. Today is all that matters. The more interesting character inhabiting Cuarón's fantasy is Luisa, who has her reasons for being an unlikely companion to Julio and Tenoch. She has thrown off the shackles of an unhappy marriage for a plunge into the Epicurean lifestyle. There appears to be more motivating her than a surge of twenty-something ennui, but it isn't until the end of the film that we find out exactly what that is. She wants to do something different - to be vital, sexy, and wanted. Y tu mamá también doesn't shy away from graphic depictions of sex, and there's plenty of nudity to tantalize anyone who gets tired reading the subtitles. Unburdened by the commercially-driven motivations of Hollywood, Cuarón can show things that he never would have been able to had the film been bankrolled by a studio. Although he's not quite as explicit as French director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl), there are times when he comes close. Y tu mamá también depicts full frontal male and female nudity, simulated intercourse, [and other sexual acts]. And there's a little homoeroticism thrown in for good measure. Cuarón's frank attitude towards sexuality is in stark contrast to that of mainstream American teen movies, which reduce sex to something naughty and cute in order to achieve a PG-13 rating. Those expecting Y tu mamá también to be a film of great significance will be disappointed. Despite being subtitled and having won raves at international film festivals, this movie doesn't deliver anything more dramatic than a road trip garnished with an aggressive portion of sex and nudity. It's well-acted, but there's not much in the way of a plot. Cuarón throws in some politics concerning the economic rift between the middle-class and those living in poverty, but doesn't dwell on the situation or its ramifications. If the movie has a statement to make, it's that one can only live in the moment for so long (the epilogue emphasizes this). The experience is too intense and the passions are too raw. But that's something all of us who have lived through our teenage years, and emerged relatively unscathed, know all too well.
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Summary: Nitty gritty sex is great!
Review: I was a bit intimidated by some reviews in advance of seeing this movie because I don't like a lot of superfluous sex in movies. But this was a great film, and the sex was refreshingly appropriate. It features two 17-year-olds, and it's wonderfully lifelike. But the sex scenes are only a minor part of what is a lovely movie. I highly recommend it to all viewers. I want to see it again.
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Summary: Breath-takingly Beautiful...Sexy and Sad.
Review: Really amazing. A rare film that's left me nearly speech-less.
You must see this film!
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Summary: Incredible movie; real life experiences in here...
Review: I was amazed by the contents of this movie. It reminded me when I was 16-18 years old and the things that went through my mind at this time of my life... The spanish actress adds an euro touch to the movie and the places in Mexico where the movie takes place add a touch of latin reality. Two thumbs up for mexican movie makers!
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