Brokeback mountain is a box office success.

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
H

hjo3

Diamond Member
May 22, 2003
7,354
4
0
Originally posted by: tec699
Originally posted by: SilentZero
Who the hell is watching it??? I for one wouldn't want to see that kind of movie
Click to expand...

Take the wife and kids. Make it an afternoon they will never forget.

:Q
Click to expand...
Heh, Stephen Colbert did that exact joke like a week ago.
 
S

Sam334

Golden Member
Nov 20, 2004
1,150
0
0
Originally posted by: SilentZero
Who the hell is watching it??? I for one wouldn't want to see that kind of movie
Click to expand...

Yeah, cause you'll come out of the theater with an insatiable craving for dong...
 
GuitarDaddy

GuitarDaddy

Lifer
Nov 9, 2004
11,465
1
0
Originally posted by: Kev
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: homestarmy
Did you hear, they're already making a sequel! (Yes, you should watch this clip).

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2685084
Click to expand...



ahhhaaahaha

When asked how Ang Lee felt about Jake not getting a golden globe nod , he said he was angry - no wait, that was just him saying his name
Click to expand...

hahahahahaah
Click to expand...


Now I might go see that one

Lesbo's and Livestock FTW

 
Kerouactivist

Kerouactivist

Diamond Member
Jul 12, 2001
4,665
0
76
Man the bigots are showing their true colors.....


How to tell if someone is a bigot.....

Ask them what they think of Brokeback Mountain....
 
geecee

geecee

Platinum Member
Jan 14, 2003
2,383
43
91
WARNING: SPOILERS!
Saw it. Didn't really like it that much. Didn't really care that it was a homosexual relationship. Did care that there really wasn't a whole lot of relationship. It seemed like the hetero equivalent of a series of one night stands between two cheating spouses. It seemed to be sorely lacking emotional development between the main characters in the first half of the film. It wasn't until the last third of the movie or so that I felt that there really was something between them, and really more from Heath Ledger's side. Jake didn't really convey his emotional need for Ledger's character that well. I think it was a beautiful film aesthetically, with several subtle but excellent performances (Michelle Williams is worth mentioning). Heath Ledger's portrayal of a tortured soul is especially good, a ranchhand who can't come to grips with his past nor accept himself for what he is in the present and is destined to live an unhappy life bound to societal norms. But because I didn't really buy into the relationship that was at the core of the movie, I didn't really like the movie that much. It didn't move me.

BTW, Anne Hathaway once again tries to put her Disney past behind her in this film. Anna Faris also has a humorous bit part in the film.

One question though. Is it just Ennis' paranoia that causes him to see Jack getting beaten to death by an angry mob (as Jack's wife is explaining his death due to more mundane circumstances)? Or is it really what happened, just "glossed over" by the wife? I'm assuming that if Jack had in fact been killed by an angry mob, his wife could have cared less about fulfilling his last wishes.
 
T

toekramp

Diamond Member
Jun 30, 2001
8,426
2
0
Originally posted by: geecee
WARNING: SPOILERS!
Saw it. Didn't really like it that much. Didn't really care that it was a homosexual relationship. Did care that there really wasn't a whole lot of relationship. It seemed like the hetero equivalent of a series of one night stands between two cheating spouses. It seemed to be sorely lacking emotional development between the main characters in the first half of the film. It wasn't until the last third of the movie or so that I felt that there really was something between them, and really more from Heath Ledger's side. Jake didn't really convey his emotional need for Ledger's character that well. I think it was a beautiful film aesthetically, with several subtle but excellent performances (Michelle Williams is worth mentioning). Heath Ledger's portrayal of a tortured soul is especially good, a ranchhand who can't come to grips with his past nor accept himself for what he is in the present and is destined to live an unhappy life bound to societal norms. But because I didn't really buy into the relationship that was at the core of the movie, I didn't really like the movie that much. It didn't move me.

BTW, Anne Hathaway once again tries to put her Disney past behind her in this film. Anna Faris also has a humorous bit part in the film.

One question though. Is it just Ennis' paranoia that causes him to see Jack getting beaten to death by an angry mob (as Jack's wife is explaining his death due to more mundane circumstances)? Or is it really what happened, just "glossed over" by the wife? I'm assuming that if Jack had in fact been killed by an angry mob, his wife could have cared less about fulfilling his last wishes.
Click to expand...

i believe it is what actually happened to Jack... and I believe the wife arranged it.
 
geecee

geecee

Platinum Member
Jan 14, 2003
2,383
43
91
Originally posted by: toekramp
i believe it is what actually happened to Jack... and I believe the wife arranged it.
Click to expand...
I've actually seen both opinions (actually happened, Ennis' imagination). FWIW, Roger Ebert, in his review of the film, also appears to be not really be sure. Maybe it's purposely left vague like that?
 
P

PatboyX

Diamond Member
Aug 10, 2001
7,024
0
0
movies about gay people scare me. i doubt i will see it.
when i went to see The Right Stuff, i came out of the theater in a space suit. hollywood is sneaky with their propaganda.
 
MasterAndCommander

MasterAndCommander

Diamond Member
Feb 1, 2004
3,656
0
71
The film "Brokeback Mountain" was originally pitched as an off-beat romance starring Mr. T and Chuck Norris. The sole reason the two legends declined the starring roles is because if Mr. T and Chuck Norris were to kiss, there would be new meaning to the word homosexual...it would mean "obligation" .
 
X

xospec1alk

Diamond Member
Mar 4, 2002
4,329
0
0
Originally posted by: geecee
WARNING: SPOILERS!
Saw it. Didn't really like it that much. Didn't really care that it was a homosexual relationship. Did care that there really wasn't a whole lot of relationship. It seemed like the hetero equivalent of a series of one night stands between two cheating spouses. It seemed to be sorely lacking emotional development between the main characters in the first half of the film. It wasn't until the last third of the movie or so that I felt that there really was something between them, and really more from Heath Ledger's side. Jake didn't really convey his emotional need for Ledger's character that well. I think it was a beautiful film aesthetically, with several subtle but excellent performances (Michelle Williams is worth mentioning). Heath Ledger's portrayal of a tortured soul is especially good, a ranchhand who can't come to grips with his past nor accept himself for what he is in the present and is destined to live an unhappy life bound to societal norms. But because I didn't really buy into the relationship that was at the core of the movie, I didn't really like the movie that much. It didn't move me.

BTW, Anne Hathaway once again tries to put her Disney past behind her in this film. Anna Faris also has a humorous bit part in the film.

One question though. Is it just Ennis' paranoia that causes him to see Jack getting beaten to death by an angry mob (as Jack's wife is explaining his death due to more mundane circumstances)? Or is it really what happened, just "glossed over" by the wife? I'm assuming that if Jack had in fact been killed by an angry mob, his wife could have cared less about fulfilling his last wishes.
Click to expand...

continuation of spoiler...->

I think after Ennis' divorce and the way Jake rushed all the way from texas just to be with him showed how much he wanted to be with Ennis. Especially how he was crying all the way back home.
 
D

daveymark

Lifer
Sep 15, 2003
10,573
1
0
Originally posted by: cbeavers
Have no desire to see a couple of belt buckle wearing rod sniffers.
No Thanks!
Click to expand...



Don't let the "knob" hit you in the way out! see ya, sucker! Good riddance, you won't be missed
 
GeekDrew

GeekDrew

Diamond Member
Jun 7, 2000
9,099
19
81
I haven't decided whether I want to see it or not. It's all over the media, and I think that the commercial trailer for it is being shown twice every commercial break on some channels... so, dunno. :p
 
E

EatSpam

Diamond Member
May 1, 2005
6,423
0
0
Originally posted by: bthorny
Man the bigots are showing their true colors.....


How to tell if someone is a bigot.....

Ask them what they think of Brokeback Mountain....
Click to expand...

Never saw it, don't plan to.

Just because one doesn't get into a gay love story doesn't mean that someone is a hateful bigot. I fully support gay rights, gay marriage, gay adoption, etc. A gay love story just doesn't appeal to me, nor does seeing two guys kissing.
 
S

sumdumbum

Member
Aug 19, 2005
40
0
0
I don't want to see it. Not because of the homosexual thing (I know a couple gay guys, I have no problem with them). I don't want to see it because, as my roommate pointed out, it's a movie about two guys who go into the mountains and cheat on their wives. I personally can't see how people can support a movie where the central theme is adultry.
 
S

SofaKing

Banned
Nov 29, 2004
5,315
0
0
Originally posted by: sumdumbum
I don't want to see it. Not because of the homosexual thing (I know a couple gay guys, I have no problem with them). I don't want to see it because, as my roommate pointed out, it's a movie about two guys who go into the mountains and cheat on their wives. I personally can't see how people can support a movie where the central theme is adultry.
Click to expand...
:disgust:

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom