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Amores Perros (2000)

Emilio Echevarría , Gael García Bernal , Alejandro González Iñárritu  |  R |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (214 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche
  • Directors: Alejandro González Iñárritu
  • Writers: Guillermo Arriaga
  • Producers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Francisco González Compeán, Guillermo Arriaga, Martha Sosa Elizondo, Mónica Lozano
  • Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: September 25, 2001
  • Run Time: 154 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (214 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005N8A9
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,702 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Amores Perros" on IMDb

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  • Production commentary track
  • Music videos
  • Behind-the-scenes footage

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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 Shannon

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Vanessa Bauche, Gael Garcia, Goya Toledo. A car crash draws the very different lives of three Mexico City inhabitants into a strange and dangerous triangle in this acclaimed drama from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. 2000/color/153 min/R/Spanish/widescreen.

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This film, while very "heavy", is just so well done. yippee1999  |  31 reviewers made a similar statement
In fact, in each story, the dog is as much as a character as the people. Linda Linguvic  |  19 reviewers made a similar statement
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5, Excellent Movie July 29, 2002
Format:DVD
I've recently gone on a foreign language film binge, and this one settles with the cream, near the very top. Plot wise, there are three stories that interconnect on the basis of a big car accident, and each revolves around dogs and their owners. The first piece is about a guy who lusts after his older brother's wife while also making big money in dog fights. The older brother gets more and more angry while at the same time the younger brother has made an enemy at his side job. The second story is about a middle aged man in the magazine industry who leaves his family and moves in with a beautiful model. Things get hectic when her lovable ball of fluff disappears beneath a hole in the floor and won't come out. The final tale is about an ex-professor turned radical turned nearly pennyless hitman who wanders the streets with his group of trustworthy dogs. Things change for him when he unknowgly nurses a very dangerous mutt back to health. Now, these stories may not sound intrigiuing at first, but the strengths lie in the tone, cinematography, acting, and atmosphere. Give it a chance, and I think everyone can take something positive from the experience. Of course, this takes us to the WARNING: THIS FILM CONTAINS BLOODY IMAGES OF DOG FIGHTING. The question is, can you handle this sort of thing? I was prepared, and it wasn't as bad as I thought, but if you go in expecting Fido and Lassie frolicking in the hills at sunset, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise. In the form of mauled carcasses. Yep, quite nasty. But consider the fact that the animals were trained and not harmed, and that the rest of the movie is excellent, and you should be able to bear it. Also, this film has many levels, and warrants repeated viewing, thus making it a quality purchase. BUT--because of the dog fights, I can't just flat out recommend that everyone buys it on a whim. If you're not sure, RENT IT FIRST. Otherwise, it's a guranteed positive experience.
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110 of 129 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Mexico Unvarnished May 24, 2001
Any of those who would dismiss this movie for its allegedly senseless violence or because they feel it's a pale imitation of Pulp Fiction simply do not understand Mexican culture. Violence, verbal or physical, proliferates in Mexican culture; I think many of the reviewers (mostly overly sensitive gringos, I would gather) who are uncomfortable with this movie would probably be equally uncomfortable with the Mexican view of life inherited from the Spaniards--i.e., the fatalism, the grim resignation to the frequent ugliness and brutality of life, and a sort of crude vivacity. Pienso que estas personas que no les gusta México no tienen cojones. But then again, most people want illusion not reality at the movies, which brings up the next point.

As for the Pulp Fiction charge, this movie bears about as much relation to that movie as Picasso, in his early, rough stage, does to Andy Warhol's soup cans. In Amores Perros, the violence, and, hence, the feeling, is real; in Pulp Fiction, it's trendy posing. We cringe at the gore and we giggle at the jokes, then we forget the whole pop culture soufflé Tarantino has served up. The people in Amores Perros are blood and guts--crude, yes, and occassionally ugly, but there's no doubt they're the real thing. Quentin Tarantino has never delved this deeply.

I give this movie four stars instead of five because it's still at times subject to a youthful impetuousness that fits the first story beautifully but not the other two. It's not quite great, but it's still mighty impressive. And the middle story about the model losing her leg and enduring a romantic crisis with her lover is in the end rather tiresome--it's undeniably felt by the actors, but it seems like tawdry bourgeois angst or an episode from a melodramatic telenovela next to the urban blight and horrors of the first and third stories.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best June 10, 2002
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I do not get to see a lot of foreign films, but this one seemed interesting enough. As with many other people, I heard it was a Mexican version of Pulp Fiction. Yes, the structure is the same, the violent content similar, both casts were engaging. But for some reason, this movie worked even better.

Amores Perros is set is a rather bleak and desperate slums of Mexico, where, as with all other third world countries, despair seems to be in the oxygen. Somehow, these three stories intertwine in one fateful moment. And dogs, truly man's best friend, were all there to witness it.

The dogs in the movie serve as counterpoints to the people. In more ways than one, the dogs are, despite hunger and ticks, seem to have more fulfilling lives than the people. Whether it be money, power, passion or a fit of rage, the people here, somehow, cannot seem to control themselves, and what would have been made better is now infinitely worse.

This is a kinetic movie. It is so good you forget you are watching a film. The acting is at its most natural and effortless. If this is the state of Mexican cinema, it is in pretty darn good shape. Hope other people can come up with equally provoking films.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Great, I enjoyed receiving it on time ...keep up the god work... It came on time and as it was described
Published 4 months ago by Rabih Ayoub
2.0 out of 5 stars Amores Perros
I'm not sure of what I was expecting, but the movie was ok. It was in Spanish with English sub titles. I missed some of the movie because I was reading the sub titles. Read more
Published 4 months ago by rjc857
2.0 out of 5 stars The CD was Damaged I had to return it.
I couldn't make the DVD to work either in my DVD appliance or my computer. I had to return it.
Published 5 months ago by iRMA KNIGHT
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, excellent story
If you love indie/foreign film, you will enjoy this film. Great tale with an authentic Mexican feel that should be in every film enthusiast's library.
Published 5 months ago by O. Guzman
1.0 out of 5 stars I'M OBVIOUSLY IN THE MINORITY, but I JUST DIDN'T LIKE THIS MOVIE.
I do like dogs. I do not like Dog fighting. But that's not why I don't like this movie. I recognize life outside of where I live is Different in many ways; culturally, socially,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Holly
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie
It is one of my favorite movies, if you like the director, then you'll love the story. The film is in excellent condition and I have 4 years with the movie.
Published 9 months ago by May
5.0 out of 5 stars ***Outstanding, but very violent***
This film is Iñárritu's most outstanding work. However, viewers should be aware that it may be very violent and disturbing for animal lovers. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Javier
4.0 out of 5 stars big fan of movies that depic cultural realities
Amores perros is a movie that depicts a specific (3) story of typical lives of society in Mexico city. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gale
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Price, good movie
We had been looking for this movie for a while and well the price was good and delivered on time. I recommend the movie and purchasing with amazon.
Published 14 months ago by M.M
4.0 out of 5 stars Recommanded
The DVD which I have brought from the store is good... The case and the disc are in good shape, no signs od damadge and works properly. I am Satisfactory and thanks!
Published 16 months ago by fatmic123
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