I'm So Excited! (2013)

In a flight from Spain to Mexico, the pilots and crew are bi-sexual or gay and all have sex problems. When they learn that the landing gear is stuck, they try to find an airport for an emergency landing. A few passengers discover that they may die and some of them contact their families; others have sex.

"Los amantes pasajeros" is an unfunny and disappointing comedy by Pedro Almodóvar. The storyline is silly; the characters and non-likable and not funny; most of the jokes are about sex among gays. The cameo of Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz is limited to a couple of minutes only to give their names to the credits. The most impressive is that after 90 minutes running time, I was unable to laugh. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Os Amantes Passageiros" ("The Passengers Lovers")

Fmovies: Offbeat crazy comedy with hilarious results but pretty embarrassing . Pedro Almodóvar brings us a very mixed bag of travellers in a life-threatening situation on board a plane flying to Mexico City. Their defenselessness in the face of danger provokes a general craziness . When it appears as though the end is in sight, the pilots, flight crew, and passengers of a plane heading to Mexico City look to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger, which we carry within ourselves .

Silly film full of bad taste , outlandish characters , embarrassing mood-pieces , fun scenes , filthy humor with continuous blow-jobs , burlesque and sense of style but not totally satisfactory , including conventional pitfalls . The picture deals with gay people , off-the-wall comedy , absurdities , mad inversions , and many other things . The movie is mediocre and turns out to be inferior to Almodovar's previous and subsequent entries . The result is undiluted absurd comedy , profanities , perverted sex with short , sharp images and a crazy strings of plots . It's a piquant look at flight attendants and pilots involving crew and passengers . There are many references to Pedro Almodóvar's universe throughout the film. The name of the plane is Chavela Blanca, in clear reference to Pedro's beloved singer and friend Chavela Vargas and to another of his most cherished friends, the late Blanca Sánchez and the air company Peninsula is shortened in the plane top wing as Pe, Penélope Cruz's renowned nickname. Nice interpretations by all star-studded cast as Javier Camera , Hugo Silva , Antonio de la Torre and full of familiar faces as Lola Dueñas as a sex-crazed medium and other delightfully played roles such as Cecilia Roth , Miguel Ángel Silvestre , Blanca Suárez , Susi Sánchez and Carmen Machi , among others . And three Hollywood/Spain super stars : Paz Vega , Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz . In fact , this movie marks Antonio Banderas's 7th collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz's 5th collaboration . However, this will be the first time they star in an Almodovar movie together. As usual in most of Pedro Almodóvar's movies, there is a small role for Agustín Almodóvar, his brother and producer of the film, who plays a tower controller at the landing airport at the end of the movie . Atmospheric musical score by Alberto Iglesias , Almodovar's ordinary ; including a known song by the Pointer Sisters adding an amusing choreography carried out by Raul Arévalo , Carlos Arévalo and Javier Camera . Colorful and luxurious cinematography by Jose Luis Alcaine .

The motion picture was realized in his peculiar style by Pedro Almodovar ; he often uses symbolism and metaphorical techniques to portray circular story lines though here he directs a vulgar comedy . Almodovar directs throughout with splendid zip and he usually portrays strong female characters and transsexuals . His first feature film, Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980), was made in 16 mm and blown-up to 35 mm for public release . In 1987, he and his brother Agustín Almodóvar established their own production company : El Deseo, S. A. The "Almodóvar phenomenon" has reached all over the world , making his films very popular in many countries . Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar subsequently made successes such as Labyrinth of passions , Law of desire , Women Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , Bad education , All about my mother , Talk to her , Broken embraces , The Skin I Live In and many other

Sometimes you go into a movie simply wanting a little fun. After so many years of Pedro Almodovar making twisted psychodramas and searing romances, often to acclaim like Academy Award nominations/wins and film festivals across the world, we now have a total screwball comedy that is another 'bottle' comedy from summer last year (remember This is the End all staged in one place). It's a filmmaker not going for anything serious, anything too deep, anything that will be About The Human Condition (in caps). And if there is, that's icing on the cake. This is just about farce, in the lightest ways for this filmmaker now in his latter years.

Here you get to see what these characters do at the end of their self-involved ropes. There's a lot of energy and a lot of silliness with these characters, played by actors who are familiar players in this director's oeuvre, but the sketches click mostly. It's only when Almodovar leaves the plane for a scene where a character calls a woman and we see her story for a bit that it drags and loses its energy.

But those male flight attendants are hysterical, in timing and how they express everything as BIG and frantic as possible, and when the music number of the film's title hits it finally releases one of only thinking of the song as that scene from Saved by the Bell (or maybe it's just for me it did). Fast, loose, and knowing how goofy it is, its movie-making that hits the spot at the end of a long day and maybe with a little drink on the side (minus he mescaline).

I'm So Excited! fmovies. The trailer does not look very promising. In fact the trailer looks cliché and kinda stupid. I went to see it because I'm familiar with Almodovar's other works. I love that most if not all of his movies have strong female characters. I also went because i'll just about anything with gay characters and I have not interest in seeing most of the crap that comes out during the summer.

I had to write a review after seeing all of the other bad reviews. This movie does not have some great underlining meaning and will not change your life. However, it is excellent for what it is: a comedy. That is not to say its completely void of any depth. No, once again Almodovar proves he is the man for character development.

What do you expect when you go to the cinema to watch a movie? Laugh? Then this is your movie; if you are not a movie critic,this is your movie;if you are not looking for a masterpiece of all times,,,this is your movie. I saw this film yesterday in Madrid,I didn't expect too much of this film because the Spanish critics have said of this movie all the negative you can imagine,,,I only can say that I laughed many times (like the rest of the public),when it ended I wanted more and all the people at the theater watching the film applauded very much,,,Just a funny comedy with all the surrealistic situations Almodovar can imagine,with great performances of all the cast,and a really comical musical scene into the airplane by the crew that makes great this movie,,,,Give it a chance!! you will be not disappointed !

Sadly this film didn't last long in one of the premiere venues in town and this has no doubt to do with lukewarm reviews the result I fear of critics' uptightness and pretentiousness. Personally I'm thrilled that the movie was so light on the surface (less so upon reflection) and totally put pedal to the metal for outrrrrageousness. I haven't had such a good time at a comedy in many many moons.

And for what it's worth, while the caviar critic of one hugely prestigious newspaper in the US bemoans the fact that boring old Antonio Banderas had only a cameo, I was thrilled to see the back of him on account of there being a smorgasbord of hot hombres in just about every conceivable flavor - a notable garnish indeed to of the sustenance offered by "I'm So Excited!"

Anyway I found it to be pretty much unassailable - perfect. I would even say that it's one of his best movies. Just because it's not as "deep" or cathartic as "All About My Mother" "Live Flesh" or "Law of Desire" doesn't mean it's flawed in any way. Thrilled that the man came out with something just like this at just this time to tell you the truth. And to the guy who writes something about "it sets back the portrayal of gays by 10 years" maybe you have a point and in this respect I am also delighted with the film!!