The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[southendmd]

Brokeback Mountain  ushered in a new era in excellent filmmaking.

=Congrats= Dear Players
As we usher in 20,000 excellent posts!

[Fran]

"How much self-control can you exercise when it comes to true love? Can you hold back showing your love for decades, knowing that your heart, body, and soul will weaken with the passing of time? Can you wait for your love to be reciprocated for decades, knowing that your wait may be futile?

"Ang Lee's movies move us so effectively often because they capture the strengths and weaknesses of the human heart and the tragedies emerging from the lack of control over or the overzealous control of one's emotions. We are victims of the power of love as it conquers not just our hearts but minds. Societal and familial constraints are powerful forces that can thwart the course of true love. Love fights back, sometimes successfully, often not. The great obstacle in the path of love is ultimately the self. We inflict pain on ourselves and others as readily as we love."

-- Marilyn Lim, MTVAsia.com   

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Well done!!!!

[memento]

Round 820!



In Honor of Our 20,000th Post, A Tribute to BetterMost



Play an unplayed word as well as the word Better or the word Most.
Words containing "most" .

[memento]

Jack and Ennis spent most afternoons on Brokeback guarding the sheep and tending the camp, with a little time set aside for some R & R.

players

on 20,000 incredible posts. We just keep getting better and better.

[southendmd]

Between Jimbo and Lureen, Jack had bettered his time on the bulls.

[Fran]

"Proulx's story worked because it seemed to almost refuse to be political -- and yet calling it a fantasy was too much of a stretch because the tale was written in a style that was very gritty, real, and with utterly believable consequences. The result was a simple, powerful and universal fable of a beautiful but tragic love affair between two ordinary people in an unforgiving society...."

-- Garth Franklin, DarkHorizons.com     

[Meryl]

Jake Gyllenhaal's Jack Twist was better-looking than the boy Annie Proulx described in her story, his Hollywood-handsome dimples being a case in point;  however, most viewers of the movie had no complaints.

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on 20,000 Posts!

[memento]

Upon seeing Jack after four years, Ennis dragged him to the endmost stair of a hidden staircase that was perfect for kissing.

[Fran]

"There are three new bonus materials on the Collector's Edition DVD set, but their total run time is only 31 minutes. The most compelling of these is the 11-minute featurette on the film's Oscar-winning music, which was mostly written by Gustavo Santaolalla before Ang Lee even started shooting."

-- Ivana Redwine, About.com   

[Ellemeno]

To get Jack in the proper position, Ennis grabbed him by the lapel, and guided him hithermost.


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