Author Topic: The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)  (Read 5403568 times)

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"U" is ushered
« Reply #20000 on: June 24, 2009, 11:33:24 am »
Brokeback Mountain  ushered in a new era in excellent filmmaking.

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"W" is weaknesses
« Reply #20001 on: June 24, 2009, 12:04:19 pm »
"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."


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Round 820!
« Reply #20002 on: June 24, 2009, 08:54:55 pm »
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" .


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"A" is afternoons
« Reply #20003 on: June 24, 2009, 09:04:49 pm »
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.

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"B" is bettered
« Reply #20004 on: June 24, 2009, 09:54:03 pm »
Between Jimbo and Lureen, Jack had bettered his time on the bulls.

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"C" is consequences
« Reply #20005 on: June 24, 2009, 10:13:30 pm »
"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...."


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"D" is dimples
« Reply #20006 on: June 24, 2009, 10:29:58 pm »
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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"E" is endmost
« Reply #20007 on: June 24, 2009, 11:44:13 pm »
Upon seeing Jack after four years, Ennis dragged him to the endmost stair of a hidden staircase that was perfect for kissing.


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"F" is featurette
« Reply #20008 on: June 25, 2009, 12:17:38 am »
"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."


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"G" is guided
« Reply #20009 on: June 25, 2009, 07:47:55 pm »
To get Jack in the proper position, Ennis grabbed him by the lapel, and guided him hithermost.


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