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07-27-2005, 11:24 AM
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Rate 'em, Rank 'em, Review 'em, whatever
Volume #222 - Pedro Almodovar
Bad Education (2004)
Talk To Her (2002)
All About My Mother (1999)
Live Flesh (1997)
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
Kika (1993)
High Heels (1991)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Law of Desire (1987)
Matador (1986)
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985) (TV)
What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
Dark Habits (1983)
Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (1980)
Folle... folle... fólleme Tim! (1978)
Salomé (1978)
Sexo va, sexo viene (1977)
Muerte en la carretera (1976)
Sea caritativo (1976)
Blancor (1975)
Caída de Sódoma, La (1975)
Homenaje (1975)
Sueño, o la estrella, El (1975)
Dos putas, o historia de amor que termina en boda (1974)
Film político (1974)
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 314 Last Watched: An Autumn Afternoon
Last 10 Films Watched:
Mon Oncle Antoine - B / Late Autumn - A-
Paranoid Park - B / An Autumn Afternoon - A
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - B / Run, Fatboy, Run - B
Get Smart - C- / Rendition - B-
Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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07-27-2005, 11:39 AM
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Coming from an impoverished region of Spain, Almodovar began making short films with no formal training. These made him a popular counterculture figure in Franco's Spain and by the early 80's, he was able to make features. His zany comedies proved popular around the world and he has continued to develop as a filmmaker; creating dense, multi-layered dramas with a much higher degree of visual skill than his earlier work displayed. These films have made him the most internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker since Bunuel and one of my favorite working directors.
*1. Talk To Her - A
2. All About My Mother - A
3. Live Flesh - A- (with a breathtaking ending providing a simple visual metaphor for the end of Franco's regime)
4. Bad Education - A- (have to see this again, I was tired and couldn't quite take it all in at the theater)
5. The Flower of My Secret - B+
6. Law of Desire - B+
7. Volver - B+
8. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - B
9. Matador - B
10. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! - C+
Own: 1 (If Sony ever dropped the price of All About My Mother I'd buy it. Will probably buy Bad Education eventually, maybe Live Flesh too)
Still a number of his films I need to go back and see.
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 314 Last Watched: An Autumn Afternoon
Last 10 Films Watched:
Mon Oncle Antoine - B / Late Autumn - A-
Paranoid Park - B / An Autumn Afternoon - A
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - B / Run, Fatboy, Run - B
Get Smart - C- / Rendition - B-
Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C
DVD BEAVER My Collection
Last edited by Brook K : 01-02-2007 at 02:28 PM.
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07-27-2005, 11:42 AM
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PEDRO ALMODOVAR
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Rank order:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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07-27-2005, 03:30 PM
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Talk To Her (2002)
Live Flesh (1997)
All About My Mother (1999)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Seen the above, in order of preference. I may have seen "High Heels", but I'm not sure.
Have "Bad Education" in my to-watch DVD pile.
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07-27-2005, 05:57 PM
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Ranking:
1. Talk to Her
2. All About My Mother
3. Bad Education
4. Live Flesh
5. Volver
6. Matador
Last edited by Kirk Tsai : 12-24-2006 at 05:35 AM.
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07-27-2005, 06:04 PM
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My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pulse (2006,Jim Sonzero) 2/5, In the Realm of the Senses (1976,Nagisa Oshima) 4/5, Sing a Song of Sex (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 2/5, The Passionate Friends (1949,David Lean) 3/5, Band of Ninja (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 1/5, Saw V (2008,David Hackl) 3/5, Quantum of Solace (2008,Marc Forster) 2/5, Role Models (2008,David Wain) 3/5, Dorm (2006,Songyos Sugmakanan) 3/5, Candy (2006,Neil Armfield) 3/5, Shutter (2004,Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom) 1/5, Skinwalkers (2006,Jim Isaac) 2/5, Out of Season (1998,Jeanette L. Buck) 2/5, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983,Nagisa Oshima) 5/5, The Catch (1961,Nagisa Oshima) 3/5
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07-27-2005, 06:54 PM
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Seen 2
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Bad Education (2004)
Talk To Her (2002)
All About My Mother (1999)  
Live Flesh (1997)
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
Kika (1993)
High Heels (1991)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Law of Desire (1987)
Matador (1986)
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985) (TV)
What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
Dark Habits (1983)
Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (1980)
Folle... folle... fólleme Tim! (1978)
Salomé (1978)
Sexo va, sexo viene (1977)
Muerte en la carretera (1976)
Sea caritativo (1976)
Blancor (1975)
Caída de Sódoma, La (1975)
Homenaje (1975)
Sueño, o la estrella, El (1975)
Dos putas, o historia de amor que termina en boda (1974)
Film político (1974)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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08-20-2005, 10:06 AM
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