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Watched All About My Mother again last night

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Victor Khomenko

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On the Independent channel.
I think I liked it a bit less this time around. The beginning is just great, but then it becomes slightly more conventional, losing its uniqueness, and the last half an hour it is coasting down to a mediocre stop.
Somehow he wasn't able to keep the fire burn all the way through.
Still a better film than 98% out there, but if only the director had more stamina! Compare that to the Great Federico, who would start blazing and never let go till the very end. HIS pace has always been even, like he simply could never run out of creative idea, bursting with them, unable to jam enough into two hours... The pace at the end is every bit as intense as at the opening scenes - and man, you feel almost exhaused, and... ready for MORE!!!!!!!!
Almodovar apparently is much leaner with those, as he needs plugs here and there, to cover holes in the fabric.

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so, what recently made movie is worth to be seen again....... - Ruben 17:30:58 09/18/03 (1)
or you guys are from the old school that all new things are bad compared to those movies made back in the day.........
Any suggestions........?
Ruben
San Francisco, California
- I was just about to say... "The Big Night" - Victor Khomenko 07:44:58 09/19/03 (0)
  We watched it last night again due to Isabel cutting off the cable signal, and we loved it, probably even more than the first time around.
  There are quite a few actually. Without going too deep, I saw the Living in Oblivion more than once, and it held admirably well, as have many others.
Re: Watched All About My Mother again last night - Doug Schneider 18:53:08 09/15/03 (0)
I saw this for the first time just a short while ago. I agree that it started well, and then I thought too melodramatic at points near the end. "Talk to Her," his latest film, I though was much better.
Doug Schneider
Re: Watched All About My Mother again last night - patrickU 12:28:49 09/15/03 (1)
The problem is this film is good for one showing.
It is the same with almost all of the newer productions.
What a luck that there is something called video...
- I agree, it doesn't hold up as well on 2nd viewing<nt> - gware 21:37:27 09/15/03 (0)
  GW

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