Question:
Don't get me wrong Robert, I never said "The Others" was fab. Agreed with you that a fab movie is a complex work where "original script/screenplay, imaginative director, great acting, editing and soundtrack music" and let me add photograpy, costumes, makeup, special effects etc... everything perfectly marches together, It so rarely happens (as for the total unmatch) that I've learned that among fab and disastrous there are shades. And imo "The Others" lay in the middle, having some lightpoints itself.
Well, said that Pedro is still my fav, and Bigas is my least fav, again Amenabar lays in the middle.
Respectfully,
Mag

Answer:
Hi Magnifiscent,
See what happens when you mention Nicole Kidman, to me!
I totally agree with you about there being shades. As for Bigas Luna, although I can gain some enjoyment from his films, they are horribly sexist. However, his style is unique and with some considerable substance (and, let's face it, he could have been even more un-PC if he wanted too).
And that's the problem I have with Amenabar. Yeah, he's in the middle but more towards the irritating than the interesting. I have no problem watching his films but there's something awfully unoriginal and contrived about his most recent works - and that's my main gripe with him.