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Mygetaway

Monday, June 02, 2003 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was a busy movie watcher this past weekend. All most all of the movies I got I enjoyed. They were all movies that I would pick because DH wasn't around and probably wouldn't want to watch with me..LOL

This movie was one that got a lot of Oscar buzz (I think, I know I remember Egbert and Roper talking about it) but then it didn't do much when it came time to hand out the noms/awards.

It's subtitled, but I really enjoyed it.

From IMDb:
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance (more)

Plot Outline: Two men share an odd friendship while they care for their girlfriends who are both in deep comas.

Yankee_In_Ca

Monday, June 02, 2003 - 11:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw this movie relatively late in its theatre run (about 3 months ago), and bought it on DVD the day it came out last week. I also bought the soundtrack, mostly for Caetano Peloso's amazing version of Cuccurucucu Paloma, which is absolutely stunning in the movie -- as the character Marco says, "that song gives me goosebumps."

I absolutely love this movie -- scenes, dialogue, and themes can be interpreted in numerous different ways and continually overlap. I found that I liked the movie even more after I'd had time to think about it. By the end of the film, you realize that some of the "weird" earlier moments of the film were all part of an overriding narrative -- and all make sense in the end.

I would be the first to say, though, that this movie is NOT for everyone. For one simple reason, it's subtitled, and some people don't like that. For another more complicated reason, one of the major themes is disturbing (though the outcomes are hopeful, if you choose to see it that way). And it is quirky in that "European foreign flick" sort of way -- artsy camera angles, long pauses, etc. -- but these are all reasons why I love the movie, personally.

It made me think, feel happy, feel disturbed, feel very sad, feel hopeful, and includes many wistful, touching moments. The two main actors who play Benigno and Marco are both amazing.

I love it. But that's just me. It's not for everyone, but I love it.

Mygetaway

Monday, June 09, 2003 - 12:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yankee! You should write the reviews!! That was great. I agree with you 100%.

Several years ago a friend of mine at work asked me to go to some of those artsy/foreign type movies, and I really enjoyed (most of) them. They were movies I never would have seen on my own. We saw them at this renevated old theater that only showed these type of movies. It was great.
I remember one, the White Balloon from Iran. Another was Cold Comfort Farm. I can't remember the others, but there were many. Subtitles tend to scare me away now as it's harder for me to concentrate, but it's really worth it for some of these films.