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Monsterpal	THE SKIN I LIVE IN	Lead	[-]
Oct 17 11 12:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think I got that title right. It's a new horror film from Spain with Antonio Banderas as a mad surgeon in a Frankenstein vein. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Anybody seen it or seen anything about it of interest?
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Rick		#1	[-]
Oct 17 11 12:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No, I've purposely avoided the reviews, but Pedro Almodovar might be the greatest moviemaker in the world today. So I have high hopes.
oldmanster		#2	[-]
Oct 17 11 5:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Wall Street Journal film "critic" gave it a rave review yesterday. According to him, it's apparently more than just "in a Frankenstein vein." (But wouldn't that be Dracula?) ... Reed
MacXoftheMounted		#3	[-]
Oct 17 11 11:56 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Watched the trailer a minute ago Monsterpal. A real trailer. Peeked my interest. Gave nothing crucial away. Obviously not from Hollywood. Looks very interesting. MacXoftheMounted.....................formerly known as Professor Von X
Monsterpal		#4	[-]
Oct 17 11 2:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I read the New Yorker review last night. It was somewhat negative, but the reviewer (David Denby) seemed to want it to be like other Almodovar movies. He praised its technical aspects but seemed disappointed that it wasn't WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN or TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! all over again. God forbid Almodovar should stretch, according to Denby. Even though he didn't like it, his comments made me want to see it.
Monsterpal		#5	[-]
Oct 17 11 2:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a link to the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EolQSTTTpI4
cabmangray		#6	[-]
Oct 18 11 11:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Several reviews mentioned the film as a cross between Dr. Frankenstein and Vertigo. The trailer looks a bit unsettling. Banderas looks like he has lost his smooth youthful face and has aged into someone who is interesting to watch. Looking forward to seeing this.
ScareBear		#7	[-]
Oct 19 11 8:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MacXoftheMounted wrote: Watched the trailer a minute ago Monsterpal. A real trailer. Peeked my interest. Gave nothing crucial away. Obviously not from Hollywood. Looks very interesting. Yup.
riotengine		#8	[-]
Oct 20 11 6:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	cabmangray wrote: Banderas looks like he has lost his smooth youthful face and has aged into someone who is interesting to watch. Looking forward to seeing this. I find Banderas always likable and interesting to watch, even when he's in absolute junk. GREG ESPINOZA I made it possible for you to come here! I welcomed you to this Earth, you made it a charnel house! http://www.comicspace.com/gregespinoza/
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Monsterpal		#9	[-]
Oct 21 11 9:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, his intelligence and charm have served him well in everything I've seen him in.
skull island escapee		#10	[-]
Oct 22 11 1:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This movie was screened here in the UK weeks ago; it's very 'European' looking [naturally!] with subtitles: some impatient folks walked out as soon as the subtitles came on, but I don't mind subtitles: you learn to read quickly. Yes, it's Frankenstein-esque, with some nude shots of the female lead [actually well-handled] during the laboratory sequences, and there's something a bit disturbing about the events in this movie. Also contains violent outbursts now and again. Overall quite original, and worth a watch. Yes, Banderas has aged a lot since the last time I saw him in a film. 'the horror..............THE HORROR!' Cartoon-strip blog here [updated regularly]: http://zoomertoonsrabsmith.blogspot.com/
Monsterpal		#11	[-]
May 20 12 10:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I finally caught up with this on DVD. It's indescribable, and brilliant. In some ways it's an update of LES YEUX SANS VISAGE, but it goes so far into the main character's obsessions that it breaks new ground. I've never seen an Almodovar movie that wasn't bizarrely entertaining, but this one takes the cake.
Rick		#12	[-]
May 20 12 10:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I still haven't seen it, but my 25 year old son (who sees just about everything) talked about almost nothing else for days after seeing it. And every time I've seen him since, his first words are always "Have you seen it yet?"
Monsterpal		#13	[-]
May 20 12 11:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think you'll enjoy it, Rick, although it's pretty disturbing at times.
Jameson281		#14	[-]
May 21 12 12:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Isn't it time to move this to another folder, since the film came out last year?
Monsterpal		#15	[-]
May 21 12 12:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Feel free, Jameson.
cabmangray		#16	[-]
May 21 12 12:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I caught up with this on DVD and if I had to describe it in two words, it would be "twisted, disturbing". It has a creepy, Cronenberg-like feel to it.
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