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Summary: Translation should be...
Review: Good try from Mexico to market to hollywood, can't say much about Latino audiences in the USA who laugh at the typical swearing of the characters in theaters...man that was annoying so get the DVD!!!!
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Summary: DVD version is not the same as theatrical release???
Review: I loved the move when I saw it in a theater, but the dvd seems to lack some of the scenes. For example, there is no scene showing the song La Cumbia Del Garrote. If you have a soundtrack, you'll see this title on the list. Try listening to it and than try finding it in the dvd version. I couldn't find it. Is this just me? Has anyone esle seen both versions of the movie?
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Summary: Best Film In The Last 10 years.......
Review: Awsome, this is one of the best films I've seen in a long time, and NO, this ain't no Pulp Fiction, this is way better, I don't know how this film did not win an Oscar, the stupid academy does not know what they are doing.The acting in this film is awsome as well, but no actor was nominated for the Oscars, AMAZING. Buy this film, own this film, love this film, and no dogs were hurt, so dog protector associations, SHUT THE HELL UP.
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Summary: Gory, Depressing and De-humanizing
Review: Although "Amorres Perros" is a fast-paced, suspensful and well made film overall, its message and central themes get buried under tons of violent debris. This is a film, universally embraced by critics, that makes me question critics themselves. Does every film have to bleed and gag from the jugular to be creative or innovative these days? If so, then "Amores Perros" accomplishes the feat spectacularly, with more blood, guts and unnecessary voilence than any film in recent memory. To be sure, under its red glaze and growling bite lies a story of redemption and destiny that deserves to be told. Unfortunately, the viewer can rarely focus on those moments, since at every turning point, more gory wretchedness awaits. The sheer toll of surivival-of-the-fittest weapons and shattered human dreams weighs the film down, and as it unfolds, don't be surprised to find yourself in an embryonic, empty shell-shocked state - confused, dazed, and wanting to crawl into a safe, warm place. I sat through the whole thing, but often wanted to run from the room. As a dog lover, and a true believer in that species' ability to nurture and heal our human conditions, I was especially angered by the incessant, vicious dog fights (think cockfights or bloody bull fights to formulate a mental picture.) Bloody, torn animals and bodies are everywhere, symbols of the war that rages among the master class, beings themselves though ripped apart by horrific car accidents, bank robberies, infidelities, a caste-like macho culture, incest, non-stop vulgar exchanges, drunken fistfights, gambling, addictions, and personal redemptions with a high toll. And that's just half the fun. To be sure, there are cinematic elements here that rival "Pulp Fiction" and other gangsta-classics. The photography work is creatively sleazy, and the story by and large - with its many intersections both real and imagined - is inspired. But the overuse of gore and guts sometimes recalls "Caligula" or a low-rent "Carrie", both of which have far more redeeming qualities than this unique, though severely flawed film. If you prefer your movies on the extremely violent side, and morose just for the sake of being so, "Amores Perros" will keep you glued to the spot. But a few words of advice - if you're in a bad mood for whatever reason, leave the flick for a sun-shiny day. Avoid personal dramas or confrontations, attitudes and ex-spouses during and after you see it, and please - please - don't watch it with Spot or Snoopy nearby! A profoundly bitter and dehumanizing experience in the end, with moments of pure filmmaking bliss!
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Summary: Mindless Brain ...!
Review: Judging by the great reviews and all the awards this film has won, I thought I was in for a treat. I got a trick instead. No deep message, no entertainment value, no thrilling scenery or sets or artistic performances -- what's left? A bleak, dreary view of thugs, crooks, cheats and low-lifes in Mexico. If you revere the hard-work ethic, high standards, moral judgement and responsibility, you'll probably be disgusted by this movie. What's truly frightening is how many critics and film festivals have named this "Best Film". Society's in real trouble if this is the highest form of motion picture art that we can attain.
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Summary: One of the best films of the year!!
Review: This film was amazing, top to bottom, left to right, a one of a kind film exploring different threads of human life and how they overlap to create the fabric of the human condition. This film should have won Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, it's a shame it didn't. The three stories bound within are rich in plot, depth, and character development. The Direction was amazing, the acting was superb, this film is not to be missed, please do yourself a favor and see this film, you will not be disapointed.
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Summary: A great film
Review: The film narrates how a car crash, can completley change someone's life, and not only the life of the drivers (Ovtacio and Valeria) but the life of someone who was just passing by (El Chivo). The awards were well deserved, and I personally think this movie is better than Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and deserved the oscar. (...)
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Summary: The first star of Mexican Cinema.
Review: As a fellow mexican, I am very proud of this movie. Reading this revews made me happy, I saw how Americans, who are used to seeing terrible movies, such as American Pie, or I Know What You Did Last Summer, finally see what movies are all about. And, I have some words to the poor guys out there who found the first half hour offensive, because of the dog fights:
How can you say that? You live in your dream world where everything is perfect, and when you go to see a film expecting dreams (such as the ones Hollywood gives you every day) and find reality, you are offended? Pleasem try to understand that what this movie is trying to show is reality, and nothing more. And please, if you don't understand this, don't dare to give us your oppinion. Some of you didn't even watch the whole movie!!! I would also like to say that the DOGS WERE NOT HARMED, these shots were more professional than the garbage movies you watch every day, and stay until the end of the credits, to see the phrase: "Ningun Animal Sufrio Lesiones, o Fue Lastimado Durante La Filmacion de Esta Pelicula" guess what that means, and I am surprised that you find that offensive, and not seeing mutilated humans in movies like "From Hell", or "Scream", anyway, slasher movies. For the americans who found a film of human feelings and reactions (Much like the ones shakespeare showed his audience) I congratulate you. If you are interested in tapes or DVDs you cannot find anywhere in the us (other mexican and international films) please email me and I will personally go out and buy the one I think you're gonna like. THANK YOU.
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Summary: Somewhat slow but mostly interesting
Review: This film has three subplots. The first subplot owes quite a bit to Quintin Tarantino and is the most thrilling and tightly paced. The opening scene is copied from Reservoir Dogs, and the jumping around in time and skipping back-and-forth between characters whose lives will cross is classic Tarantino. Just when you think that you're watching a Mexican Pulp Fiction the tone changes abruptly for the more contemplative second subplot and changes once again for the third subplot. I found the film's failure to maintain a consistent tone to be jarring. Consequently it was hard to see the three subplots as part of an integrated whole, even though they were loosely tied together by a car crash (a conceit which I thought was better carried through in Snatch). Although the film usually was interesting enough, I didn't connect with the characters in a way that would have given this film emotional heft. The third subplot was the weakest and could have been shortened or preferably eliminated.
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Summary: miss this one
Review: I was shocked to see prolonged violence and mutilation of animals used in the beginning of this film as the apparent theme it chose to introduce. I have better ways to use my money then to be shocked by someone who doesn't follow the common approach to depicting someone's poor taste. There is nothing on the plastic box to warn of animal fighting as a theme in the film.
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