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Kelda:
This is the one with SJP yes?

It looked like a bit of a chick flick in the ads..(and I like my chick flicks every so often! Dirty Dancing RULES!) so thought I may see it once out on video in the UK or something. But interestingly, I never noticed the ads showing the gay couple. Is this just becasue they aren't a core part of the story or what?

Another question I've been meaning to pose... do people think that a male gay couple is more socially acceptable than a lesbian couple and if so, why?

My take is yes, but I'm not quite sure why.. TV maybe? More male gay characters on TV? (I know there was The L Word but I never watched it)

MaineWriter:

--- Quote from: EnnisDelMar on May 08, 2006, 09:09:03 am ---I saw it in the theatre expecting a comedy (since they advertised it as one) and didn't laugh at all..kinda ruined the movie for me.

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Good point, Brandon. The scenes that were supposed to be funny were so slapsticky that they were overdone...and the whole thing with the casserole (the scene you see in all the ads) was yet another example of the mother and daughter being mean.

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: kelda_shelton on May 08, 2006, 09:11:56 am ---Another question I've been meaning to pose... do people think that a male gay couple is more socially acceptable than a lesbian couple and if so, why?

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I don't know about real life, but you're right, in movies this certainly seems to be true. Maybe it's because most filmmakers are straight men who feel even more threatened by gay women than they are by gay men.

And back to Family Stone, yes, I saw that family not as cute and funny -- just mean.


--- Quote from: lnicoll on May 08, 2006, 09:06:25 am ---Heath made this on the heels of BBM and he truly looks and sounds like Ennis in Venice with a British accent. He's sexy and fun. The movie is silly--but I have watched sillier movies and enjoyed them too. If you want serious and deep, stay away. If you are a hard core Heathen, you won't be disappointed. Our boy is in many, many scenes--lookin' good and sounding better ;-)

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I AM a hardcore Heathen. But the prospect of seeing Ennis in Venice with a British accent scares me. I was in Venice about a year ago, though, and I'd love to see it for that reason, too.

MaineWriter:

--- Quote from: latjoreme on May 08, 2006, 09:31:21 am ---I AM a hardcore Heathen. But the prospect of seeing Ennis in Venice with a British accent scares me. I was in Venice about a year ago, though, and I'd love to see it for that reason, too.


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LOL...What's the worst that can happen? You suddenly start hating Heath because he takes on non-Academy Award caliber roles? Actually, the story I heard is that he signed on to do this movie because he was stressed/burned out from BBM...wanted something fun and light and this gave him a 6 month sojurn in Venice--with Michelle, too. Apparently, he started doing research on Casanova and found out he didn't need to because the whole story is total fiction. It gave me more respect for him as an actor that he does take the time to read and learn about the character--even in a silly movie.

For Candy (his new Australian movie) apparently he went out and hung out with heroin junkies. There's a cheery thought.

For me, Ennis will always be Ennis, immortalized in BBM. Heath is a versatile actor and I look forward to following his career in the years to come...serious movies, silly movies or whatever. Maybe even as a director (I hear he aspires to that).

L

Kd5000:
Their is a connection with The Family Stone and BBM.  The director of THE FAMILY STONE did THE BIG EDEN. A modern day gay western. It's utopia, not realistic of course, as the townspeople are incredibly gay friendly. Too bad Jack and Ennis never stumbled into such a place.

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