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"A Single Man" (beware spoilers)
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on March 11, 2010, 02:07:48 am ---I don't know. I haven't paid a lot of attention to ratings in the past. You could well be right that as soon as there is a dominant gay character in a movie that that might get the MPAA uptight. But it's still a very adult-themed movie, even if it would be about a woman and a man.
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I'm just surprised that people, here especially, would consider A SINGLE MAN innapropriate for teens. I guess you would also agree that BbM deserves it's R rating as well.
Perhaps the MPAA really does reflect US standards. ???
Sorry if my posts seem snarky lately, I really don't mean them to be, lol!
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: oilgun on March 11, 2010, 02:25:21 pm ---I'm just surprised that people, here especially, would consider A SINGLE MAN innapropriate for teens. I guess you would also agree that BbM deserves it's R rating as well.
Perhaps the MPAA really does reflect US standards. ???
Sorry if my posts seem snarky lately, I really don't mean them to be, lol!
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I started my part in the conversation saying that I'm the mom of a seven year old, and that's where I'm coming from! I haven't been talking about teens.
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on March 18, 2010, 04:02:13 am ---
I started my part in the conversation saying that I'm the mom of a seven year old, and that's where I'm coming from! I haven't been talking about teens.
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I realize that and i agree that the film is inappropriate for that age group, but I got the impression that you (and others) seemed fine with the R rating. Sorry.
brianr:
I saw the movie on Friday. It only opened in NZ on Thursday. I knew the book was in my bookcase and i purchased it probably 20 years ago. However I did not recognise anything. I have read the book since and feel I probably did not finish reading it when purchased as I do not like slow novels and probably gave up after a few pages. I really hated the movie while watching it but thought better of it by the end. Of course Colin Firth was brilliant and rescued it for me. Thinking about it, I much preferred the film but have no wish to see it again and certainly the book can go in my next clean up. And I totally disagree with Kerry. This elderly gent was quite taken by "Kenny" (Nicholas Hoult )in the movie. Oh the dreams of the old. ;D
The main effect on me about which I wrote in my blog was that I felt very wistful at never having had a relationship like Jim and George.
And I was again smitten (probably slightly more realistic but only slightly) by Matthew Goode (Jim) who I liked in the movie of Brideshead Revisited.
Perhaps I missed it but I did not get the feeling in the book that George contemplated suicide which, of course, dominates the film.
I was at university at the time of the story and felt the film reminded me a little of that time when homosexuality was only discussed in psychology books and considered a perversion. I did pride myself on picking up the anachronism when Kenny said "Cool" and "blows my mind" which often amaze me when I read them on IMDb, I am rarely so observant but I guess with a career as a teacher of teenagers I notice the changes in their language over the years.
Clyde-B:
BTW A Single Man due out on DVD & Blu-Ray July 6, 2010.
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