My Favorite Movies

Great triumph for George Lucas. Couldn't get enough of Star Wars for years.

Great triumph for George Lucas. Couldn't get enough of Star Wars for years.

Great triumph for George Lucas. Couldn't get enough of Star Wars for years.

My deepest condolences to Heath's family, daughter and dear friends. He was an extremely talented actor and will be sadly missed. I am sorry he could not find or did not want to seek out the real help he needed. On to my review:

I read the short story before watching the film Both are excellent and both stand on their own as original works of art. However, my rating is scewed more toward Annie Proulx's short story than to the screenplay.

Everyone knows all that has been said. You either understand its message and like it, think it's okay but not outstanding, or are totally turned off. Opinion and diversity makes the world what it is and Brokeback Mountain shows us another part of it that many people want kept in the closet.

Annie Proulx's purpose was to expose homophobia in that time and place. Heath Ledger does an excellent job of internalizing his character's homophobia. Only those who have been there can truly appreciate the depth presented here.

Homophobia destroys not only the person who is homophobic but all those around them, family, friends, and as so brilliantly and vividly protrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal, their lovers too.

This movie gained wider appeal also due to its message of unrequited love. Anyone who has ever experienced lost opportunity for love can identify. An emotionally powerful film.

Highly recommended!

High political motivation for the film's R rating. This fine film should have been rated no higher than PG or PG-13 at most. Contrast the R-rated film "ShadowBoxer." It contains full male frontal nudity that BM does not, extreme violence that BM does not, sexual violence that BM does not, murder during sex that BM does not, masturbation that BM does not, extremely young men with very older women that BM does not, female to female violence that BM does not, child physical abuse that BM does not, murder by a child that BM does not. yet it is only rated R. If BM is rated R then ShadowBoxer should be rated NC-17! No way is BM an R-rated film. It's R-rating is a pure political rating with absolutely no basis in fact from the CARA's own rules for ratings. Jake Gyllenhaal did a much better job for an actor in a supporting role than did George Clooney in Syriana. Another AMPAS snuff at a politically controversial film. Those who say that the lack of a Best Film Oscar or Best Supporting Actor Oscar were not due to Hollywood's well-known homophobia are naive or just plain stupid. Well known actors have been in the closet since the birth of Hollywood and continue to influence its peer voting to this very day.


Docked 1/2 star due to Ang Lee's lame attempt to make this beautiful film more acceptable to a wider audience by cutting out the male nudity that made the film distracting and feel less natural than the short story.

*** Check out the heated debate between James Schamus from Focus Fetures and Daniel Mendelsohn, in his review of Brokeback Mountain ["An Affair to Remember," NYR, February 23]:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18846

I cannot recommend the Special Edition released on Jan 23. It appears to be a case of "double-dipping" by the production company as there is little, if anything, new on this version. However, also released is the HD version that, for die-hard Brokie fans, will be a pleasure hearing the enhanced HD sound as well as the stunning photography.

I do not usually condone violence in films but the special effects in this film were so ground-breaking at the time and blew me away that I give it my highest rating. I remember sitting in the theater listening to the music as the credits rolled by and I don't usually care for rock music or hang around for the credits.

One of my all time favorite Hithcock films.

One of my all time favorites. Alec Guinness was my favorite actor at the time.

Has someone not seen this flik? See it!

Paul Newman, DUH!

One of the first "mainstream" films that deals with a man's coming to realize his true sexual orientation. Unlike Brokeback Mountain, this has a "Hollywood ending" in that most characters live "happily ever after." Thanks to Flixter (Hannah) for adding this ground breaking film within 1 day of my request!

Right up there with E.T.!

Exceptional graphics for its time.

Great performances by all the cast. One of the 1st widely released and well-received films about AIDS discrimination.

Loved Mel and Danny in the entire series.

One of the all time best romantic comedies. Tom & Meg are great. Very well edited and produced.

Steve McQueen, DUH!

Another Hitchcock favorite. So popular it was remade as "A Perfect Murder" with Michael Douglas and Gweneth Paltrow. Also highly rated!

IMO, one of Adam's best films, very serious yet funny. Good work!

USA as Roman Empire and our "slippery slope" downfall. Freightening reality documentary outlining why oil is needed to grease the military industrial complex. Capitalism on march around the world. History lesson of Iran/Iraq/Saudia Arabia connections (including the CIA's love for Iraq's Sadam), and why Bin Laden hates America. Excellent DVD Xtras.