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forsythia12:
has anyone seen the movie 'all the pretty horses' with matt damon and penelope cruz?  i was told that if i liked brokeback, i'd like this movie too.  any thoughts on this?  i can't seem to find very much info on what the movie is really about.

Kelda:
not seen it i'm afraid!

forsythia12:
well, like i said, i can't get much info on it, but apparently it's about two gay guys in a western setting......so, since no one seems to know anything, or don't wish to reply, i'll just watch it, and let you know.
i know it's not going to be no brokeback...that's for sure....but i'll check it out.

injest:

--- Quote from: forsythia12 on February 01, 2008, 06:28:24 pm ---well, like i said, i can't get much info on it, but apparently it's about two gay guys in a western setting......so, since no one seems to know anything, or don't wish to reply, i'll just watch it, and let you know.
i know it's not going to be no brokeback...that's for sure....but i'll check it out.

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well holler back and let us know how you liked it!

Fran:
Hey Forsythia,

Here's a user comment from IMDb:

John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) is an American drifter, who moves to Mexico expecting to have a better life, but nothing works the way he has expected. "All the Pretty Horses" is a kind of predictable soap opera from Billy Bob Thorton. It is indeed a politically correct melodramatic story, with average performances and direction, although having an excellent cast with names such as Matt Dammon, Sam Shepard, Robert Patrick, Lucas Black, Rubén Blades, Bruce Dern and Penélope Cruz. For fans of Billy Bob Thorton, it is a very disappointing movie, but for lovers of linear romances, it is a beautiful movie, with wonderful landscapes and a message of loyalty and principles. "All the Pretty Horses" is a correct movie with no surprises. My vote is seven.

There's also the message board over at IMDb which may have the information you're looking for.

Oh, and this from Wikipedia re the editing:

After Billy Bob Thornton completed his cut (said to be somewhere between three and four hours) producer/distributor Harvey Weinstein forced him to cut more than one hour out of it. Peter Biskind suggests in Down and Dirty Pictures that this was at least partially done as payback for Thornton's refusal to cut Sling Blade down. In the end, Thornton was forced to cut the film down, which had an impact on the storytelling. Matt Damon was publicly critical of this decision, saying to Entertainment Weekly, "You can't cut 35% of the movie and expect it to be the same movie."

Some attempts have been made to release a director's cut DVD, but arrangements can not be reached with the original composer, Daniel Lanois. As part of the re-cut, Weinstein scrapped the original score and hired Marty Stuart. Lanois felt insulted, and has steadfastly refused to license his score (which, unusually, he owns) to any release of the film.

It has an impressive cast.  Please let us know if you liked it.

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