Amores Perros (Signature Series)
by Alejandro González Iñárritu
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Actor: Álvaro Guerrero, Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Vanessa BaucheDirector: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producer: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producer: Francisco González Compeán
Producer: Guillermo Arriaga
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga
Producer: Martha Sosa Elizondo
Producer: Monica Lozano Serrano
Producer: Pelayo Gutiérrez
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 154 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Amores Perros (Signature Series)
Movie Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
As you may or may not assume, I am a common frequenter of my videostore. I have spent a lot of time browsing the isles; fishing through the often mediocre selection of film, looking to find the perfect poison for killing 90 to 120 minutes of a summer afternoon. As I spend a lot of time here, I've come to notice a few things about the goings on of the place. One of the more important things I've noticed is that the New Releases section seems to have it's own set of seasons. There are times when good movies are as abundent as freckles on a stereotypical Irishman. However, the seasons do change, and then there is a long drought, with dustballs like 'The Real Cancun' and 'The Guru' rolling about the arid plains of New Releases. When this film "drought" occurs, I spring into action and head down to the Foreign section, for it's dawned on me that since only the better of the foreign stock make it to the States, I'll always be in for a decent (at worst) film. But enough of my drawn out, pseudo-professional anecdote. The point is: I went to the foreign section, rented Amores Perros, and watched one of the best movies of the past twenty years.This movie ranks up right alongside Pulp Fiction in great films of the new generation of directors. The script is a strong one: combining an excellent story (three stories interwoven, but that makes it all the better) and authentic dialogue--a real treat for those who look beyond eye candy. However, the cinematography is just as powerful as the script, combining quick, fast shots, jumps, and long stills to a dazzling effect. The acting too, is wonderful. It's believable, and professional--all that's needed for a great movie. This is indeed a great movie. I don't like wasting words on plotline, because it just spoils the film, so I will just say this: watch the movie and it will take you in. It's completely emersing, and although it runs a little overtime (150 minutes or so), the lag isn't really noticable, as everything is so engaging. The worst crime that a director can perpetrate is to make an incomplete film for sake of time. We have a long film, but a complete film. You leave feeling satisfied, not wanting more.
This film is excellent, and anyone who appreciates film can tell you this. Do not take the time to read the childish rants of 1-star reviewers, for they are all essentially the same. Allow me to paraphrase their worthless tirades: "They hurt dogs. I love my puppies and I was offended. I mean, think of the dogs! All those poor dogs! If I think of poor Rufus in those dog fights, oooh my little schnookims! PS: it was a little long." Look, as the good man from Mexico says on this site: the world is not the "smiles and sunshine" atmosphere of suburban Arizona. People do this, and it's shedding light on an ugly practice. If anything, it's making us more aware of the horrors of dog fighting. Do not give this movie a bad review if you're too squemish, because then you're not judging the movie, you're judging your tolerance factor, and therefor your opinions are not valid, at all. My family owns a dog. I love him very much. Is it slightly disturbing to watch the dogfights? Yes. But that doesn't make the movie any less brilliant.
Watch this movie if you want to see something new and original. It will leave you amazed.
Summary of Amores Perros (Signature Series)
Amores Perros roughly translates to "Love's a bitch," and it's an apt summation of this remarkable film's exploration of passion, loss, and the fragility of our lives. In telling three stories connected by one traumatic incident, Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu uses an intricate screenplay by novelist Guillermo Arriaga to make three movies in close orbit, expressing the notion that we are defined by what we lose--from our loves to our family, our innocence, or even our lives. These interwoven tales--about a young man in love with his brother's pregnant wife, a perfume spokeswoman and her married lover, and a scruffy vagrant who sidelines as a paid killer--are united by a devastating car crash that provides the film's narrative nexus, and by the many dogs that the characters own or care for. There is graphic violence, prompting a disclaimer that controversial dog-fight scenes were harmless and carefully supervised, but what emerges from Amores Perros is a uniquely conceptual portrait of people whom we come to know through their relationship with dogs. The film is simultaneously bleak, cynical, insightful, and compassionate, with layers of meaning that are sure to reward multiple viewings. --Jeff ShannonSimilar DVD Movies
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