I'm So Excited! [Blu-ray]

I absolutely love this movie. It’s funny but not in a demeaning way, brilliantly acted and brilliantly edited. It’s erotic but hilarious at the same time, in only a way that Pedro Almodovar can-do. I’ve already watched 15 times. I love this film!

First off, if you're Antonio Banderas and/or Penelope Cruz fans, you will be disappointed---the five minutes you see them at the beginning of the movie is all you'll see of them. That said, Banderas' character forgets to take the wheel chocks from the plane, and thus sets the plot in motion, as they get sucked up into the landing gear (not the engine, which would make more sense) wrecking the machinery, forcing the plane to fly a circle, as an available airport is located. From here on, it's all on a fairly cheap, if colorful, business class airplane set, and if that isn't enough, an entire cast of extras sleeps through the entire film, all of the coach section---female flight attendants included---having been drugged to avoid "economy class syndrome" which is never explained, but seems to have something to do with mass panic.Not a lot is explained up front (unless perhaps it's all taken care of in Spanish) but all is known by the end.To sum it up, the pilot and co-pilot are bi-sexual, or maybe the latter is closet gay... All the flight attendants in business are gay. Everyone else is straight. A virgin seer (experienced as a psychic), a high class dominatrix who thinks someone is trying to kill her; a corrupt contractor who is being blamed for the fiasco over the La Mancha airport (which in real life is a huge facility that has yet to open, no market being available for flights there) a TV or Movie star, with two female lives in tatters behind him; and a Mexican hit man.Since the plane can't land, and might crash and burn when, eventually, it does, everyone copes as best they can, mostly by drinking, smoking pot, and eventually, drinking buckets of Valencia Cocktail (a champagne based drink that includes gin, but in this version also comes with mescaline). Oh, I forgot, there's a hot married couple in business and once the Valencia cocktail starts going around, everyone gets real comfortable, and chummy and well, you'll see.Like most Almodovar films, this one is high camp with a certain gay quotient, although here the gay-o-rama is set fairly high. Most of the humor revolves around gay relationships between the crew, and gay sex, but, sex itself doesn't really happen---it's pantomimed, by the hetero set, but there's no nudity or even bare chests. As an Almodovar work, it recalls "Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown" but, sadly, isn't nearly as good. On the other hand, "Women..." isn't available to rent, buy or stream at the moment, either.So why isn't "Women..." available to rent or buy?

I could not stop laughing at all the gay joke and innuendos. It was very witty and campy. I was thoroughly entertained.

Not the best Almodovar movie but still, this is fun and creative. Totally in line with his colorful universe.

The description did not note that it was Region B/2 in advance. I only realized it when the DVD arrived with the warning notice thankfully stuck to the package.

What can I say about this movie...Just another Pedro Almodovar jem! Everything takes place in a flight going from Spain to the Americas. It is full of fun drama and antics that will have you laughing so hard in your seat. The "I'm So Excited" Lip-sync musical number had me tearing up from laughter. It really is another great Almodovar movie. Highly recommend it!

This is one of Almodovar's best, right after Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The plot is bizarre, as usual in his films. The casting was perfect. as usual in his films. My only disappointment was that Carmen Maura was not in this film. I love her! But I can guarantee that you will have non-stop laughs with this movie.

I don't like to give spoilers, and truthfully there are few "revelations" in the story line, anyway.Having said that, I think Almodovar totally wasted Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz in the opening simply for the sake of having them in the film. Yes, it was fun for a moment, but totally unnecessary for the plot.You could literally cut the first 7 minutes off and never know something was gone.There are some very subtle nods to "Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" in this film, which made me chuckle. It's not a bad movie, but it's not as cleverly constructed as the director's earlier works. Perhaps he's been away from comedy too long. I certainly hope he makes another attempt at something humorous. Despite my comments on this film, I think he's one of the finest living directors.

My goodness, where to begin? This is crazy stuff, I suppose you’d say a comedy-rom-com-thriller, with a bit of disaster movie pastiche thrown in. it’s a plane which might or might not crash (faulty landing ger and no emergency runway). The crew are crazy (gay with variations), the passengers in Economy have been drugged so they don’t know what’s happening and the focus is on the business class passengers, of whom there are very few, but goodness, do they ever have interesting histories and preoccupations, and events play themselves out in a dark comedic way. A good laugh with a definite tinge of anxiety – just right when folks here are a bit preoccupied with Coronavirus. Good value Almodóvar.

Uneven, but a lot of fun, with some serious thoughts about politics, class and the economy of modern Spain nicely hidden in the mix of sex and absurdity.This (very intentionally) harkens back to Almodovar’s anarchic, rough edged early sex farces like Pepi, Luci Bom, but now he's re-approached that kind of story with the technical mastery of a lifetime making ever more sophisticated films.That cuts both ways. On one hand, the gorgeous color-popping polished visuals and high-level performances make this even more of a joy to watch. On the other hand, it’s very smoothness takes some of the bite out of Almodovor’s early punky biting the hand that fed him, pushing the limits of film in post-Franco Spain.But forgetting all that serious mumbo-jumbo, this is fun sexual and political farce, 90% of which takes places on an airplane that may be doomed. Led by three very funny, very gay flight attendants determined to keep the upper-class passengers distracted from what’s really going on, using everything from musical numbers to mescaline (the economy class passengers have simply been drugged and put to sleep; a perhaps heavy handed but effective comment) – the flight gets wilder and wilder as those ruling class passengers reveal their secrets – sexual, social and personal - and their libidos. As do the flight crew.Certainly not Almodovar’s best work, but often filthy, funny and smart. And if a good number of the jokes don’t quite hit, those that do, will sometimes make you laugh, while others will make you smile ruefully.

The disc arrived quickly and a good price do happy with the service,the quality of the movie was good..Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the movie or I should say it was what I expected,I found it niether very funny, flamboyant or camp which I was lead to believe it was.It is now at the bottom of the pile never to be seen again.To some up great service terrible movie

Pretty dire, overall. OK if you have the odd 90 minutes to waste, but not something that I'll be watching again.

Even if not one of his best films it's still watchable and better than the junk coming out of Hollywood.