Like Water for Chocolate

Director: Alfonso Arau
Actors: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne, Mario Ivan Martinez, Ada Carrasco
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 154 reviews
Sales Rank: 1199

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: DISD17369D
ISBN: 6305428476
UPC: 717951002730
EAN: 9786305428473
ASIN: 6305428476

Theatrical Release Date: February 17, 1993
Release Date: March 14, 2000
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5 out of 5 stars Have a little passion in your food...    December 19, 2008
Bridget E. Smith (Historical Gazette)
Like Water for Chocolate.... the only connection is the fluidity of the element... even that is a lie.... chocolate is oily, rich and thick... Water is none of these things... In life, if you try to substitute water where the situation requires chocolate, well... in a recipe the same goes. The cake will fall flat... the lovers will run away.... Life will be unhappy.

Recipes are passed from generation to generation, from mother to daughter most often, or perhaps from aunt to niece, whichever, food and love go together as inherited traits in our character.

This movie generates many emotions and should be watched with friends and lots of popcorn!

Purchased as a gift for a friend who confessed she has not really taken time to watch movies over the last 20 years but wanted to begin. I felt that she should watch at least one foreign language film to begin her film appreciation stage. It takes some time to get accustomed to reading sub-titles, but there is something alluring about hearing another language. I suppose this version may have had English dubbed over, but since it was a gift I did not open the package. It camed sealed same as if purchased in store. It is a Christmas gift for 2008 and so we'll see what she thinks after the new year.



2 out of 5 stars This movie is "erotic and delectable"?    December 5, 2008
Kona (Emerald City)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The story opens on a Mexican rancho in 1910, as Tita is being born. Her harsh mother proclaims that the child will remain at home all her life and never marry, and Tita is relegated to the kitchen. When she grows up, Tita falls in love with handsome Pedro; he cannot marry her so he marries her sister just to be close to his beloved, who is now the family cook.

I know this was a favorite of the critics when it came out, so I can only assume that something was lost in the translation for me, because I don't see the appeal or the greatness of this movie at all. To me, the actors seemed bland and amateurish, the scenes were choppy and poorly photographed, and story couldn't decide if it was a real love story or a magical fantasy. The meaning of the title was never explained and the last scene was just bizarre.

I really expected to like this movie, but found it a low-budget, art house-wannabe. In Spanish with English subtitles.


1 out of 5 stars One of the strangest movies that I've ever seen    November 17, 2008
theatrewench
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I first watched this movie with my roommate who absolutely loves it. The whole time though, I sat there hoping that it would get better. The entire plot is very strange, it seemed interesting at first, especially considering the fact that she was able to put her emotions into what she cooked, but then it just got more and more obscure. The way that the sister ran off and the mother's haunting of the girl and then setting the man on fire was odd enough, but then you get to the end where she eats matches to kill herself and then the building bursts into flames. The only possible reason that I can see for buying this movie is to sit there and make fun of it.


5 out of 5 stars I want some of that Chocolate ! ! !    October 5, 2008
Roberto Carreras
I watched this movie at first when it came out and I liked it very much.
I've never thought about buying it but I saw it in TvBoxset and at such a nice price along with all the nice reviews and just decided to buy it.

I highly recommend it to anyone, it's just great.
If you really enjoy dramas and FOOD, you'll enjoy one this too ! ! !


1 out of 5 stars Depressing Drama    May 26, 2008
Jennifer Wright (Austin, Texas)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful

After reading a few reviews and hearing that it was similar to "Simply Irresistable," I thought this would be a good romantic movie. (Whoever said it was like "Simply Irresistable" is crazy.) It had some romantic moments, but overall this was very depressing, and frustrating, with a mother that drove you mad.
I would not recommend this movie.