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Summary: Great Movie, New Mexico Cinema
Review: This movie puts Mexico back on the map, film wise. Its nice to see so many people are getting the chance to see another Mexico. This is definitely worth the rental, or purchase. Also a great way to practice your spanish...especially with the DVD. ...
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Summary: What is it that hinders a love?
Review: Of course, there is no one answer; instead, we have three answers. 'Amores Perros', this very particular spanish production, is about the crossing of three different lives, which reveal all about the life itself, and not necessarily only my question above.The movie starts with a chase in the traffic; we see two guys running away from another bunch of guys. Just when they think the chase is over, they end up crossing at the red light and crashing with another car, which is driven by a woman, a very beautiful woman actually. One may get puzzled with an introduction like this; but it's better that way. This scene is the literal and physical intersection of the different lives, whereas the rest of the movie is all about the emotional intersections, I presume. Let me briefly mention how the three different lives look like... The first part of this long movie - really, you have to spare 157 minutes from your life to see this film - depict the life of Octavio, who we see in the chase, and his family. They're poorly off; and this causes some sort of tension in the family members' relations with each other. Octavio's love for his brother's wife creates yet another problem. What Octavio and his brother do for earning money is very saddening to see: Octavio puts his dog into fights for bets, whereas his brother robs places in the city. The second image is of a beautiful woman, who has recently modelled for a perfume commercial. She is the mistress of a married man, who does not want to see his family. And the third is of an old man, who does killing for earning. He lives in debris, yet he's a noble man. How these lives connect with each other - other than the accident - is for you to see. The film has a lot to offer for everybody. 'Amores Perros' is an essential film, that nobody should miss for whatever reason. And, yes, beware of the fact that the dog fight scenes contain explicit violence that might be bothering for some.
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Summary: Love, loss and dogs
Review: I had fairly high expectations for this film based on the amount of film festival awards it won, and it did not disappoint. It definitely comes from the Tarantino school of film-making, and since Tarantino himself has left his fans high and dry for several years, Amores Perros comes at just the right time.
The film is gritty and brutally realistic and confronts the dark aspects of life that most of us choose to try to ignore. Our dreams and hopes for the future are fragile, and more often than not, are subject to come crashing down around us when the slightest unforseen event comes into conflict with them. Amores Perros is recognizing this uncomfortable truth about life and forcing us to recognize it as well. We can envision what we want to happen, but we must also be ready for anything to come along and blindside that vision.
The film shows us this universal truth while seamlessly blending three different stories together, united by one chance incident. This aspect of the film also sheds light on the fact that even the smallest event in our lives can change us and our relationships with those we love forever. We aspire to reach the plateau of love, but seldom prepare ourselves for loss.
Over the past few months, I have seen the two critically acclaimed films out of Mexico, Amores Perros and Y Tu Mama Tambien, and all I have to say is that Hollywood had better get its act together. Fans of intelligent, thought provoking film can find what they are looking for elsewhere instead of lapping up the mindless drivel that permeates too much of American film.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I had no idea of the magnitude of this film! I was browsing through my local video store, and since I usually like foreign film, I went to that section, and upon reading the captions about this film, and seeming to remember hearing of it before, I decided to rent it. I was so happy I did. This film, while very "heavy", is just so well done. It beautifully intertwines three different stories, with a car crash being the one thing all the parties have in common. One party was from the car that crashed, the second party was in the car that got hit by the first, and the third party came upon the crash, and rescued an injured dog in the back seat of the first car. Dogs play a central role in each of the stories. What I liked especially about this film was the clever way in which we see the characters from each of the stories "interact", even if only passing each other on the street. I'd highly recommend this film to anyone who generally prefers "non-Hollywood" films.
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Summary: The BEST of the new Century
Review: This film by far should be in the top 10 best movies of all time. I've seen many films and have also studied it and from where I'm standing, this film is GREAT! I cant describe much words you must see for yourself. If you collect great films this definetly belongs in it.
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Summary: REAL MOVIES FOR REAL PEOPLE
Review: You know that people do not always obey the laws and this movie proves it. The strangest people do the strangest things without realizing that other people close by are involved. This movie is about three people and their love for their dogs and family. They will do anything to be close to their family along with the only friend and companion their dog! This is a 5 Star Movie I highly recommend this for any adult. Not recommended for children under the age of 16. You will watch it and watch it and you will be able to feel the same sensation you did the first time you watched it. This is not the type of movie you can repeat word for word. I promise you'll love it!!
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Summary: An awesome movie
Review: This movie like Pulp Fiction and Go and wrapped in one. The movie is not for everyone. There are many scenes that maybe to hard for some to handle. If dog fighting is too much for you to handle then don't see this movie at all. However, if you are able to look past that part then go for it. The movie is about three stories that at first don't seem connected at all but be the end of the movie they all fight. The movie stays true to its title I highly recommend the movie the actor Gael Bernal Garcia is fantastic. He is the same guy from from Y Tu Mamá También and El Crimen del Padre Amaro. He is also in a Levi's commericial as well.
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Summary: Forget "Pulp Fiction." Here's a new champ!
Review: If you thought "Amores Perros" is one of the best movies to be released in years, click yes on the "Helpful?" thingy below. C'MON PEOPLE, LET'S TALLY UP THEM VOTES FOR A CHEER TO THE GREAT NEW FOREIGN FILM OF OUR GENERATION!!
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Summary: A Stunning Film Experience
Review: From Mexico, from some huge urban environment, a film has emerged that stuns, angers, seduces, and challenges us. Director Alejandro Gonzaliz Inarritu has created a dark vision of the trinity; three overlapping plots and three sets of overlapping characters, impaled at their core by a horrible car crash; a crash that touches and changes all of them. It has a stark veneer of sadness, but it is beautifully photographed in bursts of Latin colors; scenes of carnival juxtaposed with scenes of seduction, murder, violence, and lethal lonliness. This unique vision vibrates, reasonates, throbs, and is inhabited by dogs; from vicious killers to lap pooches. These canine players emerge as the conscience, and the soft underbelly of the film. All of the film's main characters own a dog, or many dogs. The people behave like pack animals; they identify with and behave like their dogs. Often they love their dogs more than they do their fellow man; and what they covet, what they love the most...they destroy. The scenes of professional dog-fighting were, of course, shocking beyond measure. Somehow one knows the deaths and bloodshed were F/X, but each time it happened we had to recheck our reality meter. During the overlap of lives and plots, there are restarts of the scenario from fresh perspectives. This movie hits hard, and we are left limp from the experience. We emerge back into our lives, ready to reassess what we can settle for; in terms of our personal happiness.
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Summary: Now, this is a better Latino Movie than that Big Mama.
Review: This is actually a very interesting good movie. Since it was made in Mexico, so there would be no animal right fanatics protested or complained about the cruelty of the dog fights. It's dark, hopeless, very noir movie. My, realistic life in Mexico is just so misery, desparate and hopeless. I Kinda like this movie a lot. But think it twice, I won't try to watch it twice, 'cause it's very dark and suffocating.
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