Brokeback Mountain

[dazie]

I liked it.  It was good.  I cried. 

More later, dinner time.

[BigDun]

I hear it's a real tear jerker.

[Infobahn]

I hear it is a real ball jerker.

[dazie]

I hear it is a real ball jerker.

It's very good.  Quite touching, and I'm trying to figure out how to write it up.  What surprised me though, is that the guy behind me seemed surprised at the whole thing.  WTF?  Where have you been dude??

[dazie]

OK.  I'm going to go with the technical aspects, since that's where there aren't any spoilers.

Visually amazing.  The scenery where they shot this film is fantastic, and the cinematography really matches it.  Ang Lee and his cameramen captured the grandeur of the wilderness AND the intimacy of the "smaller" scenes well.

I don't know if it was the sound system in the theatre that was lousy or the sound from the film or what, but there were times when it was very difficult to understand what the characters were saying.  Yes- Heath Ledger does mumble his way through the film, but it works for his character.

The supporting cast does very well.  I didn't recognize Randy Quaid at first, until he spoke.  I swear he put on 150lbs for this movie.  Anne Hathaway shows surprising subtlety in some of her scenes, but in others I found her pretty flat.  Ditto with the other girl who's name I forgot.  Michelle something?  There seems to be an awful lot of "stare blankly" written in to her character, and she pulls that off pretty accurately.

You all know the story, so there really isnt' anything I can say to add to that.  I do have a question to ask though, so if any of you DO see the film- let me know and we can discuss.

[ignom]

I didn't recognize Randy Quaid at first, until he spoke.  I swear he put on 150lbs for this movie.

I doubt it was "for the movie."

Anne Hathaway shows surprising subtlety in some of her scenes, but in others I found her pretty flat.

Did she get naked?

[dazie]

I didn't recognize Randy Quaid at first, until he spoke.  I swear he put on 150lbs for this movie.

I doubt it was "for the movie."

Anne Hathaway shows surprising subtlety in some of her scenes, but in others I found her pretty flat.

Did she get naked?

Partially naked.  Nice boobies.

[Infobahn]

http://server5.uploadit.org/files/theDUD3-AnneHathaway.jpg

(Probably NSFW - ignom)

[Beefy]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/08/D8F0BQI03.html

[Jessie]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/08/D8F0BQI03.html

I'd be shocked if that weren't happening, really.

I really can't wait to see that movie. 

[dazie]

I was surprised there were no protesters- I guess Fred Phelps had a funeral to go to.

[ReBurn]

It hasn't opened here, either.  I guess I'm going to have to wait for DVD.

[ReBurn]

It hasn't opened here, either.  I guess I'm going to have to wait for DVD.

Or not!  We have a foreign, fine art and indie theater here that is going to be showing it soon.  So I'll get to see it aftre all.  Right now it is playing Munich, Syriana, and The Producers.  But next up is Brokeback Mountain, Bee Season, The White Countess, Mr. Henderson Presents, and Cache.  Most of those I know nothing about.

[Beefy]

It hasn't opened here, either.  I guess I'm going to have to wait for DVD.

Or not!  We have a foreign, fine art and indie theater here that is going to be showing it soon.  So I'll get to see it aftre all.  Right now it is playing Munich, Syriana, and The Producers.  But next up is Brokeback Mountain, Bee Season, The White Countess, Mr. Henderson Presents, and Cache.  Most of those I know nothing about.

Cache is supposed to be really awesome.

[Dry then Catch]

Did Ang Lee insert any cameos from his other movies ala Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez?  IE did any medeval Chinese Cowboys fly through the air and perform martials arts against the Hulk?   

[dazie]

NOt that I saw...

[Dry then Catch]

NOt that I saw...

So did the film capture their time on the mountain, or was it one of those "going through life then flashbacks to the mountain"?  I am having trouble grasping what the basic plot is. 

[dazie]

No- it went basically from day 1.  Only 1 flashback, and that was 20 or so years later in the story.

[Beefy]

NOt that I saw...

So did the film capture their time on the mountain, or was it one of those "going through life then flashbacks to the mountain"?  I am having trouble grasping what the basic plot is. 

Tab A goes into Slot B at various times over several years.  Wives of Tab and Slot not happy.

[ReBurn]

More like Tab A and Tab E or something like that.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

Brokeback Mountain or Backdoor Mounting??  Im confused.....

[Dry then Catch]

No- it went basically from day 1.  Only 1 flashback, and that was 20 or so years later in the story.

for some reason I never thought you actually saw them on the mountain.  Like it was some mythical reference the whole time.  Thats who I would have written it. 

Has anyone see Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (socio-moral commentary on the 70s)?  I feel we have talked about this before (not to derail)

[Beefy]

Has anyone see Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (socio-moral commentary on the 70s)?  I feel we have talked about this before (not to derail)

Yes.  Depressing film.

[Dry then Catch]

Has anyone see Ang Lee's The Ice Storm (socio-moral commentary on the 70s)?  I feel we have talked about this before (not to derail)

Yes.  Depressing film.

wasn't their a depiction of children having sex?   Where was the uproar over that?  I mean iirc it was showing the destructive end of beingn extremely socially and morally libertine. 

[meredith]

can someone lay this movie out in nice ikea style?