Well then.
Roger Clinton.
And that's all I have to say about that. < /Forrest Gump>
Posted on 01/06/2006 7:59:36 AM PST by SmithL
I remember the moment I first saw the trailer for "Brokeback Mountain," the movie that has captured critics' hearts. I leaned over to my wife, Faith, and gently whispered into her ear: "Well, it's about time. America has been needing a movie about gay cowboys."
I've always wondered how they whiled away the long nights on the prairie. And why it took four weeks to drive the herd to market. Now we know what Tonto really meant with all that talk about his "kemo sabe."
So "Brokeback Mountain" is already a classic? I think David Letterman may have put it best: "If you enjoy seeing men kiss, then this is the movie to see."
Critics have described the film as "an epic love story," photographed with "heart-pounding beauty" and "unmissable." And who am I to argue with epic love or, for that matter, heart-pounding beauty? "Unmissable" is a whole other issue. There are so many things I'd rather do than see this film. Clean the garage. Paint the house. Resod the neighborhood.
Of all the mental images I will allow to claim space in my head, broad-shouldered cowboys cuddling in a bedroll is not one. Even though I'm certain it is a tender moment of silver screen magic. Sort of like "Casablanca," only with men.
We'll always have that night on the range, Ennis.
And before we go any further, let me make a request: Kindly hold the hate mail. I'm not a close-minded, insensitive, homophobic skinhead. I have a full head of hair.
I don't want to see this movie for the same reasons I don't attend Russian spelling bees or read books about nuclear physics. I have a hard time relating to the subject matter. (And again, in the interest of sensitivity, I have nothing against Russian spellers or nuclear physicists.)
The commercials for "Brokeback Mountain" keep sneaking onto my TV set, and my mind wanders in places in shouldn't go. What about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? What about Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday? Roy Rogers? Gene Autry? Shane? What about all those lonely gunhands holed up at the Alamo for all those nights and days?
My hat's off to anyone who finds love. Men with women. Women with women. Men with men. But I don't plan to spend $12 and set aside two hours to watch it consummated under 10-gallon hats.
Faith thinks I'm sadly predictable in this regard, which is why she saw the film without me. She thinks I'm too conventional, and maybe she's right. I'm not even sure I want to see "King Kong": I'm not all that comfortable with a gigantic ape dating a 37-year-old blonde.
Well then.
And that's all I have to say about that. < /Forrest Gump>
Lol. I read a book a few months ago discussing this word and quoting from William Byrd's diary while in London around 1760. He was rogering everything in sight.
It started as a typo, but now it's a running joke...
....but you KNEW that, didn't you?.....
I think Roy's shirts are real purdy....:)
did the horse kick the guy? i hope so. wasnt there some scene in the Deadwood series where some guy does something to a horse? i heard about sheep & guys sticking their back legs in their boots but i never really believed it. i hope sheep give a nasty bite too. this is all to odd for me. i know now why i dont go to the movies.
Which was penetrating who and where? The male 'friend' IIRC reported the incident.
Going to see it in a couple of hours. Got to see what all the uproar is about.
bump with no comment
Cuddling? No, its more like cornholing.
I will do.
Actually, it's spelled "après." :) (If you copy and paste, you can get the little accent in there, too!)
I took 7 years of French (?!?!?!), and am honestly surprised I remember any of it LOL. And rather shamed to admit that. Heh.
Thanks. I thought it was apres, but could not get the accent thingey.
Quite welcome! :)
And the pun of the day award goes to SmithL.
I only took four years, myself.
I sit corrected!
Aw shucks!
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