Maggers Wrote:Jim, I just noticed your new signature. What does "out" mean?
jimbow8 Wrote:"Out" is outta here!!!
Marc B. Wrote:Interesting you chose two films that have strong Catholic messages in them. I wonder if these films bothered NYJoe as much as Brokeback Mountain did for their "in your face" message?
jimbow8 Wrote:No coincidence. I wonder if "they" have a problem with Hollywood pushing any message or just one that he disagrees with. It's not as if Hollywood hasn't produced MANY religiously themed movies.
Annice Burdeos Wrote:I agree with your critique
To all those who are irritated to say the least regarding Brokeback Mountain- judge the film because you have seen it
and not because you are taking the moralistic/religious/condescending viewpoint that your values are right above all others
The audience I saw it with- more straights than gays (how derogatory to classify human beings in this manner), more old than young and at its end, sadness crept across so many faces
I like to think that people are open minded enough to appreciate a well made film with solid performances all around, a well written screenplay based on a short story coupled with sensitive, nonexpolitative direction..........
for myself, I believe no on should be killed for whom they love
fpw Wrote:Anyone remember the uproar among the Hollywood elite about[SIZE=3]The Passion of the Christ? I can't recall that much naked hostility directed at any other film. They threw everything the had against it, including anti-Semitism. (Remember all the talk from the elite pundits -- Frank Rich in the lead -- about the tsunami of anti-Semitism it would kick off?)
I can't say a thing about the movie itself because I haven't seen it and can't imagine that I ever will, but if it caused a rise in anti-Semitism, I must have missed it.[/SIZE]
KRW Wrote:Did you hear Mr. Gibson is making another graphic movie about the Mayans?
KRW Wrote:.. I think it was a well done movie... But it won't get my vote for an Oscar.
Maggers Wrote:It won't get my vote, either. As I stated at the start of this thread, the movie is visually breathtaking, well written and decently acted. But it's missing something at its core.
I haven't yet seen "History of Violence," "Match Point," or "The Constant Gardner." So, of the 2 Golden Globe nominated films that I saw, I'd have given the award to "Good Night and Good Luck" rather than "Brokeback Mountain" for best picture.
Actually, I'd have given best film to "Capote," but it wasn't nominated.