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Review of by Matthew A — 18 Aug 2012

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Rewatched my own private idaho and realized itâ(TM)s on my top movie list. it took 3 viewings over several years to secure this spot. the first time I saw it, I didnâ(TM)t understand it, I wasnâ(TM)t even sure if I liked it.

but images and emotions stuck with me in ways I couldnâ(TM)t understand or explain. the second time I âwatchedâ? it as I was doing work, so I really didnâ(TM)t pay attention. but the other night I bought the criterion dvd and sat down to go back into this world that gus van sant captured so sensitively, poetically.

rewatched my own private idaho and realized itâ(TM)s on my top movie list. it took 3 viewings over several years to secure this spot. the first time I saw it, I didnâ(TM)t understand it, I wasnâ(TM)t even sure if I liked it.

but images and emotions stuck with me in ways I couldnâ(TM)t understand or explain. the second time I âwatchedâ? it as I was doing work, so I really didnâ(TM)t pay attention. but the other night I bought the criterion dvd and sat down to go back into this world that gus van sant captured so sensitively, poetically.

rewatched my own private idaho and realized itâ(TM)s on my top movie list. it took 3 viewings over several years to secure this spot.

This review of My Own Private Idaho (1991) was written by on 18 Aug 2012.

My Own Private Idaho has generally received positive reviews.

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