I'm with you Lu, on Brokeback Mountain. I really don't care to see it, no matter how awesome it is or critically acclaimed. I absolutely LOVE a good cowboy movie, but I prefer the stereotypical ones -- Good guys wear white hats, bad guys wear black, Good beats bad everytime, and they do it riding some of the most beautiful animals in the world, amid the most spectacular scenery in the world. That's not to say that things like Brokeback Mountain didn't occur, I just don't care to see in Panaramic Technicolor, 5 feet tall. -- ABCra XYZee

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Date Posted: 09:37:04 01/12/06 Thu
Author: Texasbrat Where have all the cowboys gone.
Subject: I'm with you Lu, on Brokeback Mountain. I really don't care to see it, no matter how awesome it is or critically acclaimed. I absolutely LOVE a good cowboy movie, but I prefer the stereotypical ones -- Good guys wear white hats, bad guys wear black, Good beats bad everytime, and they do it riding some of the most beautiful animals in the world, amid the most spectacular scenery in the world. That's not to say that things like Brokeback Mountain didn't occur, I just don't care to see in Panaramic Technicolor, 5 feet tall.
In reply to: Luoodles who loves Cowboy movies. What a bummer. 's message, "This isn't directed at Kat of course, but the movie. I'm sorry, but the phrase "gag me w/ a spoon" comes to mind over Brokeback Mountain. I don't care how technically beautimus it might be. The thought of this mess on the big screen being touted as a must see makes me want to lose my lunch. I can tell you I would be more then a little irritated walking into that movie w/ no beforehand knowledge thinking I was going to see a cowboy movie. Two cowboys going at it in the hay .... Good golly. But... I suppose I don't have to see it, then, do I. The Pirate movie I mentioned was the upcoming Pirates of the Carribean sequel. Don't know much about it, but the previews looked fun." on 14:28:15 01/11/06 Wed

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[> [> [> [> I think one would be hard-pressed to think this movie was just a cowboy movie, given all the hype and noise that's gone on about it. If you're turned off or offended by gay folks, then by all means, don't watch the movie. But if you have any desire to understand people not like yourself, to gain some respect for the trial others go through or want to try to be open to others, no matter what their lifestyle, then see it. -- KatRose, 20:39:28 01/14/06 Sat [1]

I know the "gayness" of Brokeback is a tough sell for many and has caused it to be pulled from at least one theather, but to limit ourselves to only movies that mirror our own thinking, can leave a big hole in our understanding of other people. I'm not trying to convince anyone to see this or any other movie, just giving a little food for thought. I'm not sure I could watch Brokeback again, but I'm very glad I saw it (just like I can't watch Schlinder's List or Searching for Private Ryan).

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[> [> [> [> [> I reread what I wrote and realize it could come off as rather snippy. It wasn't meant to, and if anyone was offended I apologize. What I was trying to say is that if we all opened our hearts a little to stories of people that aren't like ourselves (religiously, politically, intellectually, emotionally), then we might gain a better understanding and tolerance for each other. That's all. -- KatRose, 12:06:14 01/15/06 Sun [1]

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