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Levity: The 2 Stages of Grief & Acceptance for Uncomfortable Hetero Guys
Phillip Dampier:
The Two Stages of Brokeback Grief & Acceptance for Uncomfortable Straight Men
1. Denial (at least in public)
Brokeback Mountain? I never heard of it. Oh wait, is that the gay cowboy movie? "I sure hope my wife/girlfriend doesn't drag me to go see that. I'd rather go see Meryl Streep in something." Then realize you just uttered the name "Meryl Streep" in front of your buddies. Now you've done it. If dragged kicking and screaming to the film, don't ask, don't tell applies: "I was in the bathroom during the sex scenes." "No, we didn't see it." "I don't see why this is such a good film."
2. Change the Subject
"I liked Jake in The Day After Tomorrow." Hope that the Oscars will hurry up and get here and that some other movie will come out so everyone who is talking about Brokeback can talk about that instead. Where is The Rock when we need him to make another movie. What was Ang Lee thinking, The Hulk was a national treasure, and now this?
Drew Kerrigan:
Ha! This is so true... I have a male buddy who said "Yuck!" the moment the storekeeper was already handing me a DVD of the film. I also have an officemate whose husband refuses to watch the film because of the "gay twist". Generally speaking, my country is a lot more accepting of the LGBT community compared to other similarly traditional societies here in South East Asia. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of people who remains prejudicial. I honestly pity them for their shaded beliefs. They are definitely missing out on a lot of things... Tsk-tsk. ::)
BBMGrandma:
WOW Drew...<stunned look> .you mean the DVD is already out.....there? I didn't think it was released anywhere...yet!! Yikes....what am I missing?
Drew Kerrigan:
--- Quote from: BBMGrandma on February 22, 2006, 04:50:05 am ---WOW Drew...<stunned look> .you mean the DVD is already out.....there?
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Oops, I left out this single detail when I posted that comment. It's PIRATED c/o our Chinese neighbors. You know the Chinese, they pioneer in the art of "piratechnology". It has multi-language captions, dolby surround and even trailers of upcoming films. I bought it for P70 or $1.35 only. Sorry, you do know that pirated optical media sell like cheap hotcakes all over Asia right? They even have them in legitimate malls a month before its regular release in cinemas! I've seen the movie when it came out last week and there is absolutely no difference in video and audio quality. I promise to buy the original DVD too just to pay homage to this movie and honor everyone who made it possible.
BBMGrandma:
Awwwwwwwww DREW.....how about buying a load of the DVD's and sending them to us!!!!! <LOL....just a thought> I'll send MY $1.35....PRONTO!!! Just kidding though....but I'm DROOOOLING <as we all are> to buy the movie. I'm going broke paying the movie house prices$$$$$ I've heard the release date is 4/4.....that's HEATH's birthday....BTW!! I cant WAIT!!!!!!
Nancy
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