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The first decent Almodóvar film??

posted 17 years ago by mextex12
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Having seen, Almodovar's earlier and later films I have reached the conlusion that this is his first decent film, not as good as later films but certainly as eccentric and unique.

[–] funnylookingmonkey 16 years ago

i'd have to respectfully disagree. i think Almodovar's first really decent film is What Have I Done to Deserve This?

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[–] jumperbcn 15 years ago

I haven't seen "What have I done to deserve this", but for me this is his first serious film, and one of the darkest, but at the same time his most artistic film of the 80's, great movie!

[–] DwightFry 15 years ago

I'd say his last decent one. I much prefer his earlier, quirkier stuff over his later, pretentious "I desperately want to be Douglas Sirk" output.

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[–] vbfhenrmreturns 14 years ago

I agree with you, I think his best movie is "¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?" but "Matador" was pretty fine and entertaining.+

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[–] crazyhellboy 11 years ago

For me it will always be "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down" then "Kika" I've had the pleasure of seeing both films on the big screen.

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