Eros

whomever gave this movie a review was not far from wrong but still gave it a better rating than I would. One star is still to much of a good rating.

The three segments together felt a bit like reading a creative writing class' final projects. The stories had nothing in common but sex. If I could rate each one separately, I'd give Wong Kar-Wai's "The Hand" 5 stars; it was brilliantly erotic and heartbreaking. It's also the only one for which the title made sense. "Equilibrium" was amusing but ultimately seemed more like an exercise than a film in its own right. Still, Robert Downey, Jr. alone is worth 4 stars. The last installment, Antonioni's "The Dangerous Thread of Things," was most disappointing. While the cinematography was lovely and the visual landscape as stuffed with symbolism as one would expect from an Italian art film, the dialog was artificial and overwrought and the plot, what there was of one, predictable in the extreme. Despite its delicious visual impact, I'd give it only two stars.

The first film, about a Tailor, is definitely the best in the lot. The second one I skipped because it was too boring. The third one was mediocre. I would maybe rent this film if I was on a third date and trying to score -- the Tailor will get you there because it plays on feminine things like nice dresses and vulnerability -- but other than that save your money.

First of all, I am really tired of a bunch of people who come on here expecting something dirty or porny. This is a collection of art house directors short films. Why don't you read a real review for something before you rent it or buy it? The word Eros doesn't mean sex or people are going to do it on screen, Eros refers to sexual desire and longing, which if you think about it, excludes the actual physical act and is in all the ways, a much more profound experience and one of the many points of Eros, the idea of the act of sex, the want and desire for it, is in someways more real and important to us as a tool of self-analysis and growth than the actual act itself. I definitely like Wong Kar Wai's short on here the best, I find the other two a little meandering and dry. This all being said, it's worth checking out, and if you're looking for porn, there are plenty of hot offerings the store has, Poison Ivy, etc.

bad bad bad ...

I wish I had read the reviews before I rented it! Bad, bad, bad. Bad acting, not erotic at ALL. Don't waste your time or money.

I fell sleep while watching this movie..., twice. But when I did get to view it, it was hard to follow.

I write reviews for a living! WOW! I have yet to see a trailer, not to mention amazing directors, actors, etc., THAT is SO FALSE! How they portray this movie made me angry! I found it VERY BORING! I rented a sexual movie, by great directors? I was waiting! See anything profound? INTERESTING? Nothing! Waste of money. If i wanted to see an array of nude drawings, I would go to the library!

The only mildly redeeming part of the movie, earning the one star, is the first chapter directed by Wong Kar Wai, though the plot is a little stereo-typical and predictable (impossible love with a courtesan, courtesan dies destitute and ill - la Tosca/Moulin Rouge anyone?). At least the acting and cinematography was decent. The second part was in no way related to Eros or eroticism, other than a little nudity in a dream. More like neuroticism. It gets minor points for having snagged Robert Downey Jr, who I like as an actor, though it seemed like this was filmed during his cocaine-habit days. The last piece was sophomoric and stilted. Apart from some expensive cars and beautiful scenery, it seemed like a film school project, with terrible acting, aweful dubbing, cheap filming, and self-important, non-sensical dialogue and plot ( for example: randomly watching nude women singing badly at a waterfall - "They're singing..." "How come we've never come here before?" "I guess we were never curious enough."). It was painful to watch. Don't waste your time or money.