Now all you hicks and rednecks can watch it.

gay or no gay i just have no interest in this movie, other than a passing interest in ang lee's stuff.

Did you hear about George Michael's latest release?

It was all over some dude's back. ROFL.

Hey, I like a good western, but I keep asking myself, "WWJWD?" and the answer's always the same- he wouldn't do another cowboy. I'll pass.

A great short story by Annie Proulx... I think I'll see the movie, but maybe on DVD.

Winner or nominated for Best Film or Best Director by associations of New York Critics, London Film Critics, Venice Film Festival, Boston Film Critics, Chigago Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review, Critics Choice, San Francisco Film Critics, Golden Globes, Directors Guild of America. Best actor by Screen Actors Guild. Best adapted screenplay by Writers Guild of America.

Banned in suburban malls in Utah because of subversive subject matter.

But you have no interest... "gay or no gay."

Not to be a jerk, but it's amazing the power to repell that the idea of a man loving and fucking another man still has.

As I understood the Proux short story and the film... it's really not even about being gay... it's about the overwhelming impetus to repress the self and accept life's "duty" in our American history and culture. Obviously an attractive theme to a Chinese too. Seeing Ledger (whom I never liked much as an actor) portray this life of continuing small deaths was a powerful experience.

not for nothing, but other shit i have no interest in includes award ceremonys, things banned in suburban utah, heath ledger banging donnie darko, or any movie that i'm constantly being reminded is confrontational and jarring.

Life rocks and rolls... a cada quien su gusto.

i saw it and i didn't go gay. so far as i know anyhow.

no thanks.

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the story was very good and this is an instance where the film really does it the honor of making it an even better story. the film takes it's time allowing viewers to languish in the scenery and the charater's moods.

it's not as huge a jump as the godfather novel was to the godfather film but i really feel like ang lee did a great job.

I agree with Crack in that all the awards and the fact that its supposed to be jarring are MORE ANNOYING than anything.

BUT, I like Harry's take about repression and "duty" being a part of the American psyche.

Have not liked any Ang Lee movies I've seen though.

I've liked the majority of Lee's work, but I think this film is way overrated. Contrary to all the rave reviews and award nominations, it's just not a great film. The pacing and editing in the 2nd half of the movie is poorly done, and the makeup/costuming is comical.

Some of the acting is well done, and the cinematography is gorgeous, but it can't overcome the other flaws. It's not a bad film, but certainly not great cinema.

On a side note, as a Utahn, I need to point out that despite Larry Miller's bigotry and idiocy, Salt Lake City remains the 12th largest grossing market for this film. Miller (owner of the Utah Jazz, and local car dealer) pulled this movie from his two large megaplexes, but it's still playing in other local theaters, and doing quite well.

I'll wait for DVD if I see it at all. Nothing to do with homosexual content; the previews just look like absolute crap. What's that line, "I wish I knew how to quit you"? The delivery just turns my stomach. Top that off with a experience-tested distaste for Ang Lee movies and you have one film I couldn't care less to see, nevermind how 'subversive' it is. Subversive? It's gay cowboys.

It was better than I thought it would be. That's the key to all movies isn't it... go in with low expectations. That said, Lee did his best work here, by far.

Heath Ledger is up for best mumbling for 120 minutes.

I ain't seeing no' gay cowboys.

Probably tough to enunciate with a wang in yr yap.

He was the dealer.

Count me in the "no interest" camp. Nothing to do with the dude-on-dude action...it just doesn't seem that interesting.

It's basically "Same Time, Next Year" on the range with a twist o' the gay, right? Eh.

Lol!

I mean tsk, tsk, tsk.

In that case, his eyes were rolled back in his head, all non compos mentis. Still not conducive to an Olivier-qual performance, but I'm just speculating here.

I'll pass.

Gay. Gay. Omosessuale. Gay. Gay. Gay. Gay. Gay. Gay. Gay. Gay. Straight. Bi-Curious.

Or as Denzel Washington advised Will Smith re: Six Degrees of Separation, "Don't be kissing no man."