tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post5390898540473651188..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-43696887864697552152011-12-17T13:47:14.699-08:002011-12-17T13:47:14.699-08:00blake: This is my first AlmuDOHvar movie.
Welcome...blake: <i>This is my first AlmuDOHvar movie.<br /><br /></i>Welcome to the weird world of Almodovar. I recommend <i>All About My Mother</i> and <i>Talk to Her</i> for more oddly likable characters.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-64155181150831006432011-12-04T18:00:32.261-08:002011-12-04T18:00:32.261-08:00The characters are all oddly likable. I think it&#...The characters <i>are</i> all oddly likable. I think it's what makes the movie work. Normally, this sort of movie is populated by unpleasant people.<br /><br /><br />This is my first AlmuDOHvar movie.<br /><br />As for "inspired by" being better than a remake—yeah, probably, except that in the horror field that's damning with faint praise, since "inspired by" is just an excuse for the commercials to say "The REALLY REAL STORY of THE REAL SPOOKY STUFF THAT REALLY HAPPENED!"blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-53277878455827104952011-12-04T13:10:02.733-08:002011-12-04T13:10:02.733-08:00I found all the characters likable. As to the pig ...I found all the characters likable. As to the pig skin, Almadovar seems to like messing with the audience, throwing in lots of red herrings. But it keeps you from knowing what will happen. He uses Chehkov's gun against us. In real life there are lots of interesting things which never get used. So with his films.<br /><br />And I like "inspired by" so much better than a remake. Don't you?Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-23499472769668178532011-11-24T07:34:56.884-08:002011-11-24T07:34:56.884-08:00European cut where she actually is topless, I thin...European cut where she actually is topless, I think...blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-27606225894948810362011-11-23T21:49:09.294-08:002011-11-23T21:49:09.294-08:00Just rent Swamp Thing so the Boy can get a proper ...Just rent Swamp Thing so the Boy can get a proper appreciationo of Adrienne Barbeau.<br /><br />That is my kind of monster movie!Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.com