I'm new to Bettermost - have been on imdb but got discouraged with the trolls so I'm happy to be here. Sure seems like a purty & friendly place! (thanks administrators). I saw BBM right after the Oscars hype, so I was a little slow to start but am making up for lost time now. I saw it on DVD then a local 2nd run theater was showing it and I was so thrilled that I could see it on the big screen. I can't watch BBM every day because it's too emotional and I get lost in it but I do watch bits & pieces. Sometimes I start in the middle and watch till the end then start over so the beginning is the end. Although now the first scene of Ennis stepping down from the truck is so poignant it's enough to make me weep.
I read the story and now have "BBM Story to Screenplay" which is great - great insights. I am in love with the movie, Ennis and Jack - especially Jack/Jake whom I think is beautiful. I saw "Donny Darko" which I liked. "The Day After Tomorrow" was beyond awful but I had a great time describing all the over-the-top occurrences in the movie to friends. To paraphrase Jake's character, Sam, "This movie is bad; it's really really bad." "The Good Girl" I liked - it was a little different than I expected. I can also recommend "Jarhead" to Jake Gyllenhaal-ics. It's better than it seems it would be and Jake gives a stand-out performance - very different from the emotional angst-ridden tortured souls he often plays. (Plus Jake is very buff in this movie!)
Another movie I just watched is "Open Range" with Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, and Annette Benning. It was filmed in Alberta so the scenery, the camp & herding duties were all reminescent of BBM. I also liked that the romantic pair was middle-aged instead of the woman being 20-30 years younger.
Guess I'm digressing so I'll go for now & maybe add more later. Thanks all. cc33