"To say that straight guys are missing out because they're unjustly turned off by the plot, well, there wasn't anything to turn them on in the first place," Hargreaves said. "At least 'The English Patient' had a plane crash."
Yeah, I mean, the plot is.......they're gay. What normal person would be attracted to something like that?
the article leaves out the fact that many straight guys watched "Tombstone", a great western that had quite a bit of homosexuality in it. and the homosexuality actually added to Curly Bill's character.
there were probably lots of gay cowboys.
it all depends on how a film handles the subject. (I've always thought that there is some covert homosexuality in "Gunfight at OK Corral", between Wyatt and Doc; another great western. but no one else seems to see it there. Burt L was supposed to have been bi, so maybe he had a thing for Kirk.)
and if straight guys are so squeamish about unconventional sex, how come so many of us like "King Kong", which is pretty heavy on bestiality?
(but no, i don't plan to see "brokeback"--maybe if they re-edit it and put in some gunfights and a giant ape, i'll go.)