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Its open, unforced depiction of love between two men made Brokeback an instant cultural touchstone, for both good and bad, as it was tagged derisively as the "gay cowboy movie," but also heralded as a breakthrough for mainstream cinema. Amidst all the hoopla of various agendas, though, was a quiet, heartbreaking love story that was both of its time and universal--it was the quintessential tale of star-crossed lovers, but grounded in an ever-changing America that promised both hope and despair. Adapted by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana from Annie Proulx's short story, the movie echoes the sparse bleakness of McMurtry's The Last Picture Show with its fading of the once-glorious West; but with Lee at the helm, it also resembles The Ice Storm, as it showed the ripple effects of a singular event over a number of people. As always, Lee's work with actors is unparalleled, as he elicits graceful, nuanced performances from Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway as the wives affected overtly and subliminally by their husbands' affair, and Gyllenhaal brings surprising dimensions to a character that could have easily just been a puppy dog of a boy. It's Ledger, however, who's the breakthrough in the film, and his portrait of an emotionally repressed man both undone and liberated by his feelings is mesmerizing and devastating. Spare in style but rich with emotion, Brokeback Mountain earns its place as a classic modern love story. --Mark Englehart
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 16 December, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Drama, Feature Film-drama, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192631627 |
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Customer Reviews of Brokeback Mountain (Full Screen Edition)
THE SORROW AND THE LONGING This superb and superlative movie is one of the saddest and most uplifting I have seen in a very, very long time. The acting by all involved is exemplary and Ang Lee's direction is understated yet emphatic at the same time. <
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>I saw the first matinee of Brokeback Mountain here in Ottawa, Canada and at the end there was much sobbing and wimpering - mostly from the WOMEN in the audience. That is how affecting this movie is to viewers of all sexual persuasions. For that reason I believe the Academy Award for Best Picture was stolen from Brokeback Mountain because of the hidden homophobia still present in Hollywood, of all places!! There must be more gays and lesbians per capita there than any other place on earth but it is the producers and the power elite who ultimately decide - in their own minds only - what is palatable and acceptable for the American "unwashed". We must not forget the "casting couch" and the crypto-fags who produce and cast movies but are married with children yet still DEMAND sexual favours of all persuasions and perversions from aspiring AND established actors in order for them to get the parts. <
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>As a Canadian I was very proud of the cinematography of Banff and Jasper National Parks which stood in for Montana and the film is a glowing advertisement for the breathtaking scenery of those locations. The rise in the tourist trade from the US of A must have skyrocketed after Americans realised the natural splendours <
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>The acting by Gylenhaal and especially Heath Ledger is outstanding. Ledger carries the movie with his anguished non-communicativeness and the scene at the end with Jake's family will tug at your heart and your mind. Ledger's subdued and stylish acting there and at the very end is one of the best performances by an actor I have seen in a very long time. HE should have gotten the Academy Award for Best Actor but then Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Truman Capote was very tough competition indeed. It is too bad there was not a tie vote because they both demonstrated their consummate mastery of the art of acting. <
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>The female stars are also very good and since this is basically a family movie about love, longing, and lust their presence is essential. <
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>Every aficianado of fine cinema should run out to get this DVD and you don't have to be gay to appreciate its qualities. It is a movie for everyone and speaks universal messages. <
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>TIMOTHY WINGATE Ottawa CANADA
Worst Movie This Year . . .
First of all let me clarify, I hated this movie because it was a bad movie. I have no homophobic feelings, whatsoever. The kiss between Jack and Ennis when Michelle Williams first sees them is a wonderful scene.
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>I just thought this movie went haywire from the beginning. First, it was horribly and strangely miscast. Sure, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams are compelling and turn in sound performances, but the rest of the cast was completely misplaced. Jake Gyllenhall isn't a cowboy, he is a great actor, but every one of his scenes was laughable due to his and my uncomfort with him playing a cowboy. Anne Hathaway was in the movie, I guess, to dye her hair every other scene. And let me point out the other strange casting . . . Randy Quaid and Anna Farris??
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>Secondly, while the movie may have been a political victory, maybe they should have focused on making it a film victory. Ang Lee is a horrible story teller. All his movies jump around incoherrently and in this case sometimes creepily (the scene where Ennis goes to visit Jack's parents still gives me nightmares.) He has a spectacular eye and the cinematography is great, as is the soundtrack, but the directing and the script are a mess.
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>Finally, and this is the most important point, (SPOILER) Jake Gyllenhall's death is just another part of the obnoxiousness of this movie. Yes, it is sad they couldn't share their love to the world. Yes, it is sad that people attack people just because of their sexuality, but watching Jack get attacked with a tire iron screamed CLICHE! I wanted to vomit. It was at that point that I was really just watching the same old love story, like Titanic, without a boat. Who cares if they are two men . . . the love story is a typical one, and that why it was so easy for so many to swallow. This is nothing that Guess Who's Comming to Dinner or West Side Story or Say Anything wasn't, the only thing that makes it worse than those movies . . . it isn't clever of cutting edge or worth the two and a half hours.
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>I give this movie a very vehemet one star!
Terrific Movie
Brokeback Mountain was a terrific movie. One of the best I've seen in a long time. The love story of Jack and Ennis, two cowboys that fall in love with each other while working on brokeback mountain. The movie follows their love story, their struggles with their feelings, and their double lives and ends with a sad and bittersweet ending. I loved it.