― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 03:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 04:25 (eighteen years ago) link
mostly agreed, that plotline didn't go much of anywhere but otherwise i thought this was pretty great.
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Sunday, 25 December 2005 06:48 (eighteen years ago) link
"this is the kind of tasteful tearjerker that's often overrated and smothered with prizes because it flatters our tolerance and sensitivity. Lee focuses on the men's wasted lives and the heartbreak of their spouses and other relatives, but the movie makes one hanker for the sort of unabashed queer stories found outside the mainstream."
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 25 December 2005 13:07 (eighteen years ago) link
Actually, I liked Gyllenhaal much more than Ledger. For once he acts like a sex symbol, putting those blue eyes to good use.
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 25 December 2005 14:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 25 December 2005 14:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 14:43 (eighteen years ago) link
A more legitimately controversial film would have shown Ennis and Jack having fun fooling around whenever they got away to Brokeback Mountain, but perhaps Lee thought this would have violated Proulx's intentions.
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!! (ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!!), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― ShawShank Rambo Connection (Carey), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― ShawShank Rambo Connection (Carey), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:23 (eighteen years ago) link
The best part of the movie (for me) was recognizing that the Mexican prostitute was played by the director of photography (Rodrigo Prieto).
― Eh, Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 26 December 2005 01:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― [use of street parade as pivotal set piece] (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:32 (eighteen years ago) link
So it's the Guess Who's Coming To Dinner of 2005, then.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― [use of street parade as pivotal set piece] (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:38 (eighteen years ago) link
A suspicion that's haunted me since I saw the film; but it's much too cold and spare.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:39 (eighteen years ago) link
You great feeb, it was Aslan.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:39 (eighteen years ago) link
Don't forget he also cruises Ennis a few minutes into the film.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― [use of street parade as pivotal set piece] (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― [use of street parade as pivotal set piece] (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:56 (eighteen years ago) link
I forgot you lived in Miami.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:58 (eighteen years ago) link
close - San Francisco.
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 December 2005 00:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 00:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― [use of street parade as pivotal set piece] (nordicskilla), Friday, 30 December 2005 00:04 (eighteen years ago) link
I forgot you lived in Rockford.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 December 2005 00:05 (eighteen years ago) link