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Summary: Another glorified porno flick
Review: Okay folks, lets get real here. This story is just plain awful. Two spoiled brat mexican teens go on a joy ride with an older woman (married to a cousin of one of the boys at that) and the resulting sexual adventures. Of course we are treated to some graphic scenes with our "heroes" (?) engaging in sex with their girlfriends as the film begins. The stupid cousin in law, for reasons that are downright blasphemous (as the ending makes clear) ignorantly goes on the road with the hormone-filled but brainless teens and has the nerve to get disgusted midway with the predictable results.Pure trash with a capital T. Not a sympathetic character anywhere in sight. This is a prono flick disguised (not very well) as something "meaningful." If you want to watch this for arousal, go ahead, but don't deceive yuorself into thinking this is art.
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Summary: a road trip like no other
Review: Teenaged friends Julio and Tenoch are looking at a summer that may well be boring -- their girlfriends are off on a European trip and they are working in maintenance at a local country club. Set in Mexico, they come across Luisa, who is married to Julio's annoying cousin Jano, at a party. They offer to take her to a beach called "Heaven's Mouth", where no tourists ever go. When she finds out that Jano has cheated on her, Luisa takes them up on their offer. Thus begins a road trip that is highly-charged both emoitionally and sexually. The two boys are very colorful in their language regarding women and sex, bragging about conquests they have never had. Luisa, older than these two, is highly amused but seems to be forgetting her troubles and enjoying herself. The trip is long and the guys got directions from a friend who was not all that sure about hwo to get there. Problems ensue as Tenoch and Julio reveal more and more about themselves as the trip goes on. Subtitled in English, this movie captures the essence of all road trips while delving into the lives of the three characters and their interactions with each other very well. It is a great break from humdrum mainstream film.
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Summary: Recommend this one for a first date!
Review: I went and saw this at the theatre with a male friend and fellow movie buff, and we pretty much squirmed through the whole thing, but we didn't leave, simply because we believed, after all the critical hype, that there might be something to this. Not so. We've since developed a theory that most movie reviewers would really rather be watching Debbie Does Dallas or some such type film and that when a sexually gratuitous film comes along under the guise of "art film", they get all excited and recommend it if for no other reason than there's a lot of sex AND subtitles. Which I guess makes it an "art film". Whatever. The film is shot well, and there's some truly beautiful cinematography throughout. But the story is just your average teen angst b.s. with a woman along for the ride who gives in to most of your average teenage boy fantasies, because she has cancer AND a bad marriage?! Again I say, whatever. At least the female character got to die. And not from embarassment. We've since taken to recommending it to people who are on first dates, just to get our revenge for having sat through it ourselves.
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Summary: WOAH!
Review: this movie is so awsometacular! im serious. what more could you ask for?????? not much. ok, ive only seen the last 30 minutes of the movie when they were showing it on the movie central channels. but i liked the last 30 minutes! if the ending is good then its a hit. so yah, its good.
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Summary: Just another teen-angst movie
Review: It was OK I guess. The sex was pretty mild and disappointing, after reading all the hoopla. Maybe shocking in the prudish US, but on an absolute scale, there's little sex or nudity really in there, even in this unrated version. That Americans think this is a sexy movie says more about themselves than it does about the movie. This is basically just another teenagers-grow-up movie. Probably will be of interest to those under 30; over 30, forget it. (You can tell which side of that I'm on, ha ha!) The puerile machismo and chauvinism of the two young men was irritating, but perhaps not unusual for the age and culture. It would have been satisfying to see them begin to grow out of it by the end of the movie, but that doesn't happen. What happened to Luisa at the end was a cheap shot.
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Summary: i'm without words
Review: i don't know what to say... this movie is so full of sex it's crazy. i'm not even sure what the main idea of the story was... it just seemed like ... it just doesn't make sense, it's almost like one person wrote a section and someone else continued that section and so on all the while sticking in clumsy and akward sex scenes along the way (Diego is like a stiff robot and is obviously uncomfortable while performing, almost with a fear of the audience seeing anything other than his butt). the ending is such a let down... you'd think that after all that went on things would turn out one way but they turn out completely differently and then someone kicks the bucket on top of that.... this is a death that really does come out of nowhere... what were the writers thinking? despite the odd flow of the story it does in a twisted way make you want to see what happens next. only watch this if there's nothing else interesting on.
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Summary: 3.5 Stars for Y Tu Mama Tambien
Review: Two sexually curious boys, Tenoch and Julio, invite an older woman, Luisa, on a small trip to a beach which the two boys created in their imagination as a way to entice Luisa to come along with them. Along the way, the three experience a wide range of emotions ranging from lust to hate. Julio and Tenoch indulge in the sex "lessons" they receive from Luisa. This is a sexually explicit movie and as such is not intended for children nor for the more conservative of society.
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Summary: Excellent movie
Review: this movie is just amazing. no words can describe how good it is. its a tale of coming of age that is just shocking. i highly recommend this title.
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Summary: the Truth about y tu mama tambien
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This is a good movie. But don't bother with the R rated movie. Fortunately, I don't think there are any scenes cut from the unedited version. I feel like I was able to experience the full movie with the unedited version (correct me if I'm wrong). One of the scenes cut from the R rated movie is important (but not *asolutely* essential) to the plot and ending. If you're offended by sex then don't bother with either edition (there are 6 scenes in the unrated version; counting the opening as two). There is a good bit of sexual content. More than your average R rated movie and less than a hardcore porn. So the first time you watch the movie see it with your significant other (girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc), but be sure to see it a second time. Regardless of what southern (US) baptists say: there is a plot. The second time you see the movie you'll see how well the movie develops the plot and characters. This is True whether or not you agree with the characters' actions. If you've seen the movie Fight Club: Y Tu Mama, Tambien has an unexpected ending, although not as extreme as Fight Club. The entire movie is definitely more subtle. Bottom line: If you're interested enough to read this, then rent the movie and watch it twice. I'm buying the unedited version. --David
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Summary: Not Another Teen Movie
Review: The tale of self-discovery is a usual theme in movies, particularly in those that focus teens and their first steps into adulthood. "Y Tu Mama Tambien" is such kind of movie that, while it doesn`t bring nothing entirely new, still goes down as an enjoyable cinematic experience. Director Alfonso Cuaron did a decent though not-too-interesting adaptation of Dickens` "Great Adaptations" in 1998. With this more recent release, the end results are a bit better. The plot is about too teens and a late-twenties woman that make a trip through Mexico in a car. Obviously, they will face some inner changes down the road and their friendship, ideas and convictions will be tested and questioned.
Altough the movie is overrated, it still gives some food for thought as it raises issues about growing up, the differences between love and friendship and how it is to be a young adult dealing with new and difficult styles of life. Containing moments of genuine joy while dealing with what it means to lose one`s innocence, this picture is a good reminder of that special summer years ago or a preview of one that is still yet to come.
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