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Original review, you get a 5.

Lupin, why do you take it so personally?...how much do you think I care about forming a centered opinion on the matter? Relax....

"a kind of gothic rereading of the worst of the '80s"...Absolutely brilliant!!! I couldn't have found better words to express myself!!!!!

A review that adds nothing and takes nothing away, it simply irritates, especially with the sloppy populism plastered on at the end. As for Bennato, I really wouldn't know.

With the necessary differences...

I remembered something similar... but doesn't the video for "She Wolf" remind you a bit of the one for "Tomorrow" by Lear?

I've never been a great admirer, but in the pop scene, I don't think it's so bad; there's certainly worse out there. Honestly, it's a shame that many people only know her for her (beautiful) moves. The first albums in Spanish talked about politics and revolution, not sausages! And then she managed to create an image that's a bit more engaged than the typical blonde bombshell that's so popular. I won't hide that I was surprised to read that this lady has an IQ above average, that she graduated in history from a university (I don't know which), and that she's a dear friend of Marquez, Gabriel Garcia... I don't really delve into that. Regardless of everything, I don't mind the review.

Too bad, I only know "Fear of a Blanket planet."

Muffin, I was speaking in general terms, thinking about the topical elements of Ven Sant, but I fully agree with you.

"Drugstore Cowboy" is Van Sant's second film, and for this reason, it carries a special significance, as has often been the case with many other "second works." The Van Sant of "Drugstore Cowboy" is clearly in search of a style. With his previous film "Mala Noche," he had caught the attention of critics (Premiered in special screening at Cannes) and knew he couldn't go wrong. Just as he felt he still had much to say about the world of youth "On the margins," drug addicts, alcoholics, and hustlers. He equally understood that he didn’t want to be labeled as an indie director, 10 from critics and 0 at the box office (Not coincidentally, he also made it to Hollywood; see "Will Hunting," for example). What to do? Irony. Claiming "in Drugstore Cowboy we have no pathos, everything is gray and emotionless," is not entirely accurate. The characters' apathy, their complete estrangement from the social and urban context in which they are immersed, become grotesque elements that manage to diminish the easily constructed melodramatic aura around films tackling such a degraded imaginary (Certain similarities in this regard with early Almodovar are inevitable to notice). A good film, but it is still a debut. The same elements are remixed into a better blend with "To Die For," in my opinion. In any case, the masterpieces remain "The Great Gatsby" and "Elephant," rightly mentioned in the above commentary. Very good review...