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Brokeback Mountain
If it weren't for the Boondocks comic strip, I would have never heard anything about it.
Apperently, its about two gay cowboys being secretly gay or something. I dunno, has anyone seen it? |
It's supposedly great. I'm gonna try to check it out.
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Ang Lee directed it, might be worth a look.
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Thought the same thing about "Hulk..."
But, yeah, "Brokeback" is getting fantastic reviews, and Heath Ledger is getting major Oscar buzz. Supposed to be excellent. Unique, too, in that it depicts two "all-American" characters ('cause what's more American than cowboys?) who fall in love...and both happen to be men. Can't think of another mainstream movie like that. I didn't even know it was out yet. ...no pun intended. |
Gonna suggest this to my homophobic cousin.
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I doubt I could watch it. I would feel uncomfortable.
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Yeah, I can chill with gay guys, but watching mansex would be creepy.
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Look for the hit sequal to this movie coming next year.
Brokeback Kong |
Reminds me of that South Park with the independant films
LOL gay cowboys eating pudding |
Unlike classic westerns, this time the good guys get it in the end.
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Oh snap
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And no I don't think I'll run out and see it (I'll watch it in the closet) |
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Excellent movie. Heath Ledger did a great job portraying a gay man who refuses to accept his sexuality, and Jake Gyllenhall was gold as always. I was pretty uncomfortable with the graphic scenes, but Anne Hathaway's tits made up for it. I don't like chick flicks, but objectively I can say it was really good. Spoilers (highlight): I never felt more sympathy for a gay guy when Jack got killed at the end. Very sad. |
I have to wonder if this movie is being praised simply because of it's bold content. Is it really as good as they say or are people simple glad-handling it.
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That's what I was thinking but I finally saw it last week and I think it certainly deserves the praise. It's not the best movie ever or anything but definitely one of the best of the year. As I was watching it I thought "Yeah this is pretty good". But the more I think back on it the more I like it.
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Do they eat pudding?
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First of all: Ang Lee is a GOD when it comes to backgrounds and scenery. There are some overwhelmingly beautiful shots in this film; so much that they actually take away from the story. The mountains, the lakes, the rivers; everything is shot with the eye of a true photographic artist. Hats off to Lee.
As far as the movie goes, I have to admit, it was pretty good. Ledger's Oscar Buzz is truly deserving, and Jake Gyllenhaal, while kind of weak in this movie, holds his own as well. Heath really, really makes you believe he is his character, and his gruff attitude never comes off as forced, but all natural. Now, for the important part: the gay sex. I admit, it made me cringe. I thought I might be able to sit there, watch the screen, and be able to detach myself from what was going on. I was wrong. Watching Jake and Heath make out was just too much; I had to turn away. I'm not homophobic in any way, but that was seriously too much for me. Other than that, it was a good movie. Maybe a little too long, maybe a little too dragged out, but a good movie none-the-less. |
At least the gay fucking being thrown in first made everything else seem tolerable, though still awkward.
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And don't worry, it doesn't make you homophobic to be uncomfortable at witnessing a homosexual love scene. |
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I doubt it could be as uncomfortable viewing as certain parts of The Woodsman, even with being more graphic.
It is getting great reviews everywhere, which is unusual. I was thinking "Oscar film" and I hate Oscar films, and this year's Oscar acting adversity would be playing a gay, rather than a handicap, a Jew or a black or whatever else it has been recently. |
Hulk was gayer
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Bareback Mountain
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I just saw this tonight and thought it was excellent. A really good take on the love story.
What's so cringeworthy about the gay sex scene anyway? It lasts all of 15 seconds and it's a couple of men grunting beside each other. Most Hollywood sex scenes linger for ages, this was almost perfunctory. That said they don't waste much time over the straight sex scenes either. Anyway, the performances are brilliant, excellent enough to make me forget all the talk over the premise and to enjoy it for what it was. Also it's not a gay issue film or trying to make a point. It's a love story, like I said, one that also gives time to show the point of view of the neglected wife and how the lack of real love and affection from Ledger's character affects her, as she sees how alive he becomes when his lover comes to town. It's about the relationships in the story and the people involved. |
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Most Hollywood sex scenes don't feature Donnie Darko basically raping the dude from A Knight's Tale and then passionately making out with him. That's why. |
So, say, images of people being beaten up or killed are less difficult to watch than a couple of blokes kissing each other?
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Come on ECG, the way most guys see it if you don't cringe, you're one of them....Are you?:shifty:
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No. I have a degree and a girlfriend. I anticipated something a bit hotter than that for the gay sex scene after people talking about how uncomfortable it was. Ludicrous claims. They didn't even go for slow passionate kisses either, it was all grabbing and almost wrestling. If there's any part where Gyllenhal and Ledger were unconvincing, it was when they had to kiss each other.
Two sets of bird's tits were also on show. All in all it was fairly tame. |
I suppose everyone has their own barometer of what makes them uncomfortable or not. That scene, as a fan of both Ledger's and Gyllenhaal's work, made me feel extremely uncomfortable. Sure it could have been much worse, but for what it was, it made me not want to be sitting there watching it with my girlfriend.
That is all. |
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Anyway, that was supposed to be a sex scene? That was like, lamer'n fuck. Do you also find Ernie and BErt too Graphic? |
Ernie:Bert you're shouting again Bert
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When people talk about this movie, from what I've seen, there are two groups of people, and I'd like to talk to these two groups of people.
For everyone who hasn't seen the movie because it's gay It's not as graphic as you say everyone says it is. Yea, a dude gets fucked in the ass, but it's not like you're watching "Gay Butt Ninjas From Mars Part XII". It's not a porno. A couple of dudes make out, but that's nothing that you won't see in west Hollywood or Palm Springs. It's a totally decent love story, but it's just about two guys. For Eveyone who has seen the movie and thinks it's awesome Shut the hell up. It's good, but not great, and it's not novel. Watch "Boys Don't Cry" if you think Brokeback is the first gay love story. Hell, "Boys Don't Cry" was based on a true strory. Back to Brokeback... It's the most overhyped two hours I've ever sat through. It's nothing new and it's not great. |
Who said it was the first gay love story, dickhead. No one. Boys Don't Cry is about something completely different as well. There's no comparison.
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If you think that gays and transgenders are interchangeable, 450, I swear I'm gonna hit you.
It is "novel," by the way, more for its look at homosexuality less from a perspective that this is a "gay" movie, and more along the lines of a love story. It also addresses a population not normally touched upon (Gays in isolated, red state environments) and the presentation plays this up well. That being said, I find that Ledger's part is unconvincing, I think the movie was stretched out more than it needed to be, and I wish people would stop fellating it as though it were flawless, but I think you missed the boat in a lot of your commentary. |
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I live in 29 Palms, CA. This city is known for having the world largest (by size) marine base. Most marines I meet are hardcore homophobes, so I've given up hope on trying to tell people that homosexuals and trangenders (not to mention intergeners) aren't all in the same group. Most people who see that movie out here see it like this. "Dude loves out with a girl. Dude is really a girl. Girl loves a girl? Gay." I'm sorry if I offended anyone if they thought I lumped transgender and homosexuals in the same group. |
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Seriously. Would you compare Brokeback Mountain to E.T. Because more people have seen it? Quote:
Further, if you're adressing people who are gushing over this movie because it's unique or whatever the strawman argument was, I somehow doubt many Marines are going to fall into that circle. You yourself have addressed that they tend to be rabidly homophobic and closed-minded. Do you honestly think that these are the folks who will be wowed by Brokeback Mountain? Uhhh...Yeah. So why not try and get it right for those of us a little more intelligent than your average inanimate carbon rod? Quote:
On second thought... On behalf of the TPWWAOFDAT (TPWW Alliance of Fags, Dykes, and Trannies), I demand you be strung up, and forcibly turned into a woman. There was a consensus. Both of us agreed. |
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That would be beautifully ironic, if the foundation wasn't so retarded.
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Oh no, it being retarded doesn't hurt the irony at all.
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On the contrary in fact.
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