I'm So Excited! (2013)

A plane has problems with the landing gear and so it is circling around waiting for a landing path. And while waiting for the landing the crew and the passengers do and tell a lot.I read the movie is also supposed to be a farce of Spanish politics. Since I know absolutely nothing about Spanish politics I have missed it all. Maybe if I was familiar I would have liked the movie even more.But it was still entertaining. My favorites of the movie are the flamboyant flight attendance. They have a great comedic presence and timing. I think one of my favorite parts of the movie is when they perform "I'm so excited" for the passengers.At the same time it didn't bring as much humor with the passengers. They were all outrageous characters but it didn't go too far and we didn't get to connect too much with them. Of course this is a farce comedy and one shouldn't expect too much depth but I feel a little more could have been done.Still it is a pretty entertaining and unique comedy. I would recommend it for people who aren't too offended by sexual humor and enjoy some lighthearted comedy.

OK nobody else has apparently pointed this out yet, but the effects of mescaline are WILDLY DIFFERENT from how they are shown in this movie.Mescaline is a powerful hallucinogen similar to LSD, psilocybin, 2CB etc. It takes at least an hour before the effects are apparent and the total duration of the trip can be 10 or 12 hours. At the peak of the trip eyes are dilated, strong hallucinations, highly mystical, spiritual experiences etc. Mescaline has been used by shamans for hundreds (thousands?) of years in the form of peyote and other cactus.The passengers in this film are allegedly taking a HIGH DOSE OF MESCALINE. I doubt very much whether sex would even be possible on a high dose, let alone landing a plane. Anyone unfamiliar with hallucinogens would be freaking out. However considering the duration of the drug, the characters in this movie would not be tripping hard until well after the plane had landed.I don't expect total accuracy in a comic movie but I would have thought Almodovar could have been somewhat closer to the mark.https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mescaline/mescaline.shtml

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) hearkens 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 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, and others will make you smile ruefully.

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 others . The latest from acclaimed Spanish director , Pedro Almodovar's I'm So Excited (Los Amantes Pasajeros) is one of four films competing for the inaugural best European comedy honor during the upcoming 26th edition of the European Film Awards , getting some prizes .