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Summary: dear god
Review: so, after the hype & my best friend pleading of me to rent this movie.....i did. it was one of the most dragged out, boring, cliche movies i have ever seen in my entire life. i am far from a conservative prick, but the last thing i wanna see is a load of manjuice being shot into a swimming pool. the story is generic (ooo, best friends discover themselves & eventually grow apart) not to mention the fact that the woman who came along on their "adventure" was butt ugly. i enjoy foreign films, but this is an atrocity to not only to foreign films but films in general.
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Summary: Soft porn. No movie.
Review: This director had a wet dream one night. The next day he said "why can't I make a movie out of it? I could make some easy money using the little reputation that I have. And who knows! Maybe the critics like it."Well just that. Now come on! If you like soft porn get it. If you want to see a good movie GET OUT OF HERE.
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Summary: edited release
Review: I was very disappointed on viewing the DVD, first in the General Release Version, then for reasons to follow in the R rated version as well. I had seen the film in the theater and loved it. Was looking forward to the DVD. Unfortunately a key scene near the end of the film was cut short. I won't relate the content, however this was the payoff demonstrating the relationship between the two boys. The denouement, if you will. The payoff is gone.. the film just winds up. I purchased the R rated version, thinking the scene would not be cut short. Wrong. Viewers of either DVD version will not see this key scene. Fortunately the film was shown in its entirety on cable. I cannot recommend this version of the film due to the unfortunate editing in this otherwise fine film.
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Summary: Road trip to self-discovery with a woman in tow
Review: In Y Tu Mama Tambien, we learn of two young guys, well-to-do Tenoch and middle-class Julio, best buddies whose girlfriends Ana and Ceci are off to Italy on vacation. They're thus bored during vacation, swimming at the country club on Mondays, and smoking weed with their friend Saba, that is until at a wedding, attended by no less a personage than the President of Mexico himself, they meet Luisa, the wife of Tenoch's writer/cousin Alejandro, nicknamed Jano. She's slim, elegant, and her being a Spaniard as opposed to Mexican makes her quite a dish. They have the hots for her and even talk about taking her to a beach called Heaven's Mouth. After learning that her husband has been with another woman, Luisa accepts their invitation to Heaven's Mouth, which may or may not exist, as their friend Saba is stoned out of his skull when he gave Tenoch and Julio the directions. She is too well aware that they are hoping to score with her. While on the road, they start telling her things about themselves, such as the order of Charolastros, an informal code they live by, such as being faithful to their girlfriends, not rooting for Team America in football, and condoning autoeroticism. She in turn tells some things about herself, including her first boyfriend. But she is still hurting from the affair her husband has, and she initiates first one and then the other boy, which causes tensions to flare up between them. The unabashed, uncompromising sexuality in this film is more on a real basis than the stuff in American teen movies of both my generation and the current slop being shown in theatres. The long distance scene of the boys fantasizing about females lying nude on diving boards is more realistic than anything round with pastry and apple filling. It's quite profanity-laden too, as the male protagonists are quite potty-mouthed, to say the least. Both Diego Luna (Tenoch) and Gael Garcia Bernal (Julio) make a good pair of buddies, with Maribel Verdu (Luisa) being their foil, big sister, and mentor in this road trip, which of course leads to their growing up. The drama is interspersed with a sudden cutoff in the soundtrack, followed by a matter-of-fact audio commentary on the characters and their background, and in the case of a fisherman Chuy, who befriends the trio at Heaven's Mouth, his future, as it is depressing. Another commentary is what the President does after the wedding. First he condemns a massacre at the indigenous Cerro Verde, then goes to Seattle to attend a conference. That in turn displays the division seen between well-to-do's like Tenoch and the elite, such as the President of Mexico, and people like Julio and the poorer people they meet along the way. Luisa's message to the boys also encompasses the message here: "Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea," meaning the dynamic impermanence of life's situations, and to enjoy and savour the present, because it won't last.
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Summary: Not bad! (if you're not a prude)
Review: Film is full of sex, drugs and obscenities, which will definitely turn off people who are easily offended. Other than that, the film is shot beautifully and the issues it addresses are pretty real. The soundtrack is good... overall a well-made film and quite entertaining. It is sort of like "Cheech and Chong" but these 2 films have some big differences... The reason why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that it wasn't really educational or meaningful for me... at the end of the movie I was left thinking : is that it? I wish more could have been done about the storyline. Its pretty much too predictable (except for the ending which is although surprising, but it didn't really raise more than an eyebrow did it??) Oh yes, great acting from the lead female character... Luisa (Maribel Verdu) is very compelling... she did make me feel a bit sad for her! *sob*
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Summary: not all about ..
Review: sex. yes it has many sex scenes. but it is not nasty or pornographic. See true friendship, fun , love and games in this movie. You can't help but smile through this unique movie. Hurt and pain come in later with revealing secrets told boldly and blunt. Can true friendship survive sleeping with your best friends girlfriend ? you'll see!
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Summary: Sultry, erotic, and ultimately engaging and provocative
Review: Y Tu Mama Tambien (translation: And Your Mother, Too) is a movie that could have never been made in America. Quite simply, it's too frank in its depiction of coming-of-age sexuality that it would have never qualified for an R rating in the US. Such a shame, because this film is one of the most provocative and engaging dramas of the past few years. Julio and Tenoch are two best friends growing up in two different worlds in Mexico. Julio lives with his single mother, a secretary who works hard to provide for her family. Tenoch is a son of privilege, born into a wealthy family with ties to the ruling parties of Mexico. Yet, the two form a seemingly ubreakable bond. Both of their girlfriends have trotted off to Europe for the summer, and in their loneliness, Julio and Tenoch pick up a beautiful girl at least a decade their senior. Enchanting her with fabricated stories of treasures untold, they convince her to accompany them on a trip to a remote beach. Along the way, both Tenoch and Julio discover more about themselves and about their sexuality. Any more I can not offer, for fear of ruining a lot of what makes the movie so interesting. The DVD presentation of Y Tu Mama is bare-bones. There are only a few special features to speak of, but a movie this good is its own special feature. The only viewing option is Spanish spoken with English subtitles, which is wonderful, since this is a film that begs to be at least heard in its native language. The subtitling follows the script very closely and is more than adequate. All in all Y Tu Mama is a tremendouly challenging film that begs to be noticed. Possibly one of the finest films of the past 2 years.
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Summary: One of the best coming of age movies!!
Review: I really loved the movie. It is a really sad movie in a way. It is about two teenagers going on a few days trip with an older woman. In some way this reminds me "Les Valseuses" with Gerard Depardieu. The acting is remarkable. There is lot of nudity and erotic in this movie but it seems just in the right place and time here. In other words, this is the case where all this erotic serves the purpose of the movie, is harmonic with the movie spirit.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: The DVD this movie comes on is flawless. The sound and picture is great.
Rating:
Summary: Earthy. Good. But NOT erotic.
Review: When people have sex on camera, it isn't necessarily erotic. In this case, sorry, it isn't. Ten seconds and its over for these poor guys, and the actress isn't shown off in a sexy way--though she's certainly a sexy woman. The movie is down-to-earth and doesn't preach, but it tells us to treasure the life we have.
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