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07-27-2005, 10:24 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)
I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - C+ / Brand Upon the Brain! - B+
Stage Fright - B / Rope - B+
Lifeboat - B / The Dark Knight - B+
Suspicion - B / The Deal - B
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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07-27-2005, 10:39 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.
I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - C+ / Brand Upon the Brain! - B+
Stage Fright - B / Rope - B+
Lifeboat - B / The Dark Knight - B+
Suspicion - B / The Deal - B
DVD BEAVER My Collection
Last edited by Brook K : 01-02-2007 at 01:28 PM.
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07-27-2005, 10:42 AM
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PEDRO ALMODOVAR
Seen: 2
Like: 0
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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, 02:30 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, 04:57 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 04:35 AM.
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07-27-2005, 05:04 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: Effi Briest (1974,Rainer Werner Fassbinder) 2/5, The Water Horse (2007,Jay Russell) 3/5, The Innocent (1976,Luchino Visconti) 4/5, Wild Hogs (2007,Walt Becker) 1/5, The Devil-Doll (1936,Tod Browning) 3/5, Woman in the Dunes (1964,Hiroshi Teshigahara) 5/5, Love in the Time of Cholera (2007,Mike Newell) 2/5, Across the Universe (2007,Julie Taymor) 3/5, The Last Wave (1977,Peter Weir) 4/5, 3 Women (1977,Robert Altman) 4/5, The Terror of the Tongs (1961,Anthony Bushell) 3/5, The Stranglers of Bombay (1960,Terence Fisher) 3/5, The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964,Don Sharp) 3/5, The Pirates of Blood River (1962,John Gilling) 3/5, Rogue (2007,Greg Mclean) 3/5
Last edited by Bill McA : 07-01-2007 at 10:57 PM.
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07-27-2005, 05:54 PM
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Seen 2
Own 0
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: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4 | |
