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 Posted:   Jan 9, 2013 - 12:56 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

Here's another that might interest Monte-Dave, mostly because he was apparently cut quite the swath in the 1970's with his moustache, and this video has moustaches, moustaches, moustaches, just like the 70's.

Mansome - a documentary by Morgan Spurlock about male hair grooming.



WARNING! Two handsome male celebrities are shown in a bathtub together in this trailer! If you don't want to see two men doing this don't play this video. No, no, no. smile

 
 Posted:   Jan 9, 2013 - 1:21 PM   
 By:   Octoberman   (Member)

Mansome - a documentary by Morgan Spurlock about male hair grooming.


True story, though almost TOTALLY unrelated:

Every time I see his name, my brain processes it as Organ Spurmlock.

 
 Posted:   Jun 3, 2013 - 12:01 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

In my un-dying quest to find a film Montana Dave will love as much as BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, here's my latest attempt.

How about sticking to the "unquestionably masculine" theme and watch one about gay surfers?



This one is called SHELTER, and it includes an adorable little boy who plays a pivotal role but isn't over-used onscreen, thank goodness.



It has a nice story that could have used some improvement, but maybe that's because I've seen so many movies.

There's a nice "nature-side" talk, that looks a little like the one of Jack and Ennis overlooking the valley:



And surf footage



And a love story that doesn't have a human fatality attached to it.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 3, 2013 - 12:18 PM   
 By:   Montana Dave   (Member)

I did indeed see 'Shelter' a few years ago. I enjoyed it a great deal, the acting was above par, and after returning it to Netflix, I bought it for 20 Lira from Amazon. It's so much sexier in Italian wink

 
 Posted:   Aug 17, 2013 - 4:29 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

I'm really looking forward to Keep the Lights on smile Looks like a solid film to watch with my boyfriend.



And when you see it, Sirus, tell me if you think the best friend "Clare" looks and sounds a lot like another actress.


Sirius: Did you see this? Did you get a good look at "Clare"?

 
 Posted:   Aug 17, 2013 - 4:45 PM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

Haven't gotten around to Keep the Lights on yet. It's still hiding around in my queue.

I did see Shelter years back. My boy had it on DVD and put it on. Pretty good for an independent gay movie.

I also recently watched A Single Man on Netflix and quite enjoyed it. Another gay movie that slipped past me. My review is in the review thread on the last page.

 
 Posted:   Aug 18, 2013 - 3:51 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

Haven't gotten around to Keep the Lights on yet. It's still hiding around in my queue.



Make sure to get back to me when you do, BEFORE you return the movie. There's an interesting surprise therein, if you know movies from the 60's much.

 
 Posted:   Aug 23, 2013 - 9:37 PM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

Just finished watching Keep the Lights on. The fiance and I were not impressed. As he said, the movie could have been 15-20 minutes long if the moronic main character wasn't such an idiot. The only positive was it wasn't as depressing as it looked in the trailers. Totally not worth watching.

 
 Posted:   Aug 24, 2013 - 4:31 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

Just finished watching Keep the Lights on. The fiance and I were not impressed. As he said, the movie could have been 15-20 minutes long if the moronic main character wasn't such an idiot. The only positive was it wasn't as depressing as it looked in the trailers. Totally not worth watching.

Did you take a close look at "Clare"?

Did you see anything interesting about her?

If you still have it, maybe you can look again.

 
 Posted:   Oct 23, 2013 - 2:55 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

I remember this one being a good story, not unlike BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN in some ways.

 
 Posted:   May 21, 2014 - 2:15 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

I'm really looking forward to Keep the Lights on smile Looks like a solid film to watch with my boyfriend.



And when you see it, Sirus, tell me if you think the best friend "Clare" looks and sounds a lot like another actress.


I keep hoping MontanaDave will watch this film to answer the request I made of Sirus above.

 
 
 Posted:   May 21, 2014 - 3:25 PM   
 By:   Montana Dave   (Member)

I'm really looking forward to Keep the Lights on smile Looks like a solid film to watch with my boyfriend.



And when you see it, Sirus, tell me if you think the best friend "Clare" looks and sounds a lot like another actress.


I keep hoping MontanaDave will watch this film to answer the request I made of Sirus above.



I did rent 'Keep the Lights On' and HATED IT, intensely. I didn't even finish it. Though I remember while watching it (I gave up on the two loser-leads early on), I watched to guess where exactly in Manhattan and Chelsea and The Village they were.

 
 
 Posted:   May 21, 2014 - 3:46 PM   
 By:   Montana Dave   (Member)

There was a film called 'STRANGER BY THE LAKE' that I put in my Netflix que some time ago because it had a favorable review by The N.Y.Times. When I viewed the film about a week ago, I could not understand the praise it merited. It's a French Film and when you view this film which has 'No Rating', you will obviously see WHY it has no rating. Nothing any of us haven't done in our bedrooms, or on the front-hood of our cars, but when it occurred onscreen a few times, well..
The film is billed as a French Gay Murder/Thriller. The Cameraman (a woman actually I think), never leaves the shore of a lake and cruising area of bushes in this film, making the cruising and the sex become...boring and completely unexciting. The film never left the bushes and the lake, and the same bushes and the same rocky sunning area of the lake. People come and people go and they come back the next day and the next day, until I think the leaves start to fall from the trees. If Lars Von Trier makes a gay thriller (and I hope he doesn't), it would probably have more energy than this. Who'd have thought The French could make a deadly-dull sex thriller? Thinking back on this, there are scenes of gay men walking around in the background and in the foreground of these trees and bushes and rocks and I swear it could almost be taken as out-takes of scenes of 'Walkers' stumbling around in 'The Walking Dead'.

 
 Posted:   May 21, 2014 - 4:49 PM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

Yeah I wasn't very excited by the trailers in Stranger by the Lake. Sometimes I wonder what critics like about these French films. You know, those really slow moving french films that feel like they are 5 hours long.

 
 Posted:   May 23, 2014 - 1:34 AM   
 By:   Ron Hardcastle   (Member)

Found some of the above amusing. First, I happened to hate "Yossi & Jagger," which is mentioned above, despite some here who seemed to love it.

This is not exactly the Ron Hardcastle Netflix Queue -- it's the history of my Netflix shipping going back 8 months, just one movie at a time:


Title Your Rating Date Shipped & Returned

I, Frankenstein
You rated this movie: 4.0
05/20/14 05/22/14

Stoker
You rated this movie: 1.0
05/17/14 05/20/14

The East
You rated this movie: 3.0
05/15/14 05/17/14

The Wolverine
You rated this movie: 2.0 (was VERY disappointed, as I was with last Wolverine-focused movie)
05/13/14 05/15/14

Trance
You rated this movie: 3.0
05/10/14 05/13/14

Murderous Intent
You rated this movie: 4.0
05/07/14 05/12/14

Black Rock
You rated this movie: 1.0
05/08/14 05/10/14

Come Undone
You rated this movie: 2.0
05/06/14 05/08/14

Movie 43
You rated this movie: 1.0
05/03/14 05/06/14

Labor Day
You rated this movie: 4.0
04/30/14 05/05/14

C.R.A.Z.Y.
You rated this movie: 1.0
05/01/14 05/03/14

Playing Shakespeare: Disc 1
You rated this movie: 2.0 (wanted to love it, but didn't)
04/29/14 05/01/14

Philomena
You rated this movie: 4.0
04/26/14 04/29/14

The Book Thief
You rated this movie: 3.0
04/24/14 04/26/14

Romeo & Juliet
You rated this movie: 2.0 (such clumsy acting by the young principals!)
04/22/14 04/24/14

Olympus Has Fallen
You rated this movie: 4.0
04/19/14 04/22/14

American Hustle
You rated this movie: 4.0
04/17/14 04/19/14

Dead Man Down
You rated this movie: 3.0
04/15/14 04/17/14

12:01
You rated this movie: 3.0
04/12/14 04/15/14

Dallas Buyers Club
You rated this movie: 3.0 (more like 3.5)
04/10/14 04/12/14

Paranoia
You rated this movie: 4.0
04/08/14 04/10/14

12 Years a Slave
You rated this movie: 3.0
04/04/14 04/08/14

Parker
You rated this movie: 4.0
04/02/14 04/04/14

Gravity
You rated this movie: 2.0 (found it so uninvolving)
03/29/14 04/02/14

Ender's Game
You rated this movie: 2.0
03/27/14 03/29/14

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
You rated this movie: 2.0
03/25/14 03/27/14

Easy Money
You rated this movie: 1.0
03/22/14 03/25/14

Side Effects
You rated this movie: 2.0
03/20/14 03/22/14

A Royal Affair
You rated this movie: 3.0
03/18/14 03/20/14

You're Next
You rated this movie: 2.0
03/15/14 03/18/14

The Way Way Back
You rated this movie: 3.0 (probably closer to 4)
03/13/14 03/15/14

Welcome to the Punch
Average rating: 3.0078 (forgot to rate it and can't remember what I thought of it)
03/11/14 03/13/14

20 Feet from Stardom
You rated this movie: 3.0 (had expected to like this a lot more)
03/08/14 03/11/14

Snitch
You rated this movie: 3.0 (closer to 4)
03/06/14 03/08/14

Short Term 12
Average rating: 4.1417 (forget what I thought of it, but was disappointed)
03/03/14 03/06/14

The Lone Ranger
You rated this movie: 1.0 (thought it was a stupid movie)
02/28/14 03/03/14

Austenland
You rated this movie: 3.0 (thought it was fun, but still a bit disappointing)
02/25/14 02/28/14

Love for Rent
You rated this movie: 2.0
02/22/14 02/25/14

Gosford Park
You rated this movie: 4.0
02/20/14 02/22/14

Broken City
You rated this movie: 4.0
02/15/14 02/20/14

A Separation
You rated this movie: 1.0 (was quite disappointed)
02/13/14 02/15/14

Neil Young Journeys
You rated this movie: 2.0 (not at all what I expected from the trailer)
02/11/14 02/13/14

Darling Companion
You rated this movie: 2.0
02/08/14 02/11/14

Where Do We Go Now?
You rated this movie: 2.0
02/06/14 02/08/14

A Lot Like Love
You rated this movie: 4.0
02/04/14 02/06/14

Dear Frankie
You rated this movie: 4.0
02/01/14 02/04/14

Bride and Prejudice
You rated this movie: 3.0 (expected to like it more)
01/28/14 02/01/14

Footnote
You rated this movie: 1.0 (simply hated it)
01/25/14 01/28/14

In a World...
Average rating: 3.3041 (forget what I thought of it)
01/23/14 01/25/14

Blue Jasmine
You rated this movie: 1.0 (hated Blanchett's character AND the movie)
01/18/14 01/23/14

Violet & Daisy
You rated this movie: 3.0
01/16/14 01/18/14

White House Down
You rated this movie: 3.0 (not really my kind of movie, but enjoyed it)
01/14/14 01/16/14

Officer Down
You rated this movie: 4.0
01/11/14 01/14/14

The Nines
You rated this movie: 3.0
01/09/14 01/11/14

I'm So Excited
You rated this movie: 4.0 (thought it was sooooooo much fun!)
01/06/14 01/09/14

Renoir
You rated this movie: 4.0 (lovely Alexandre Desplat Chopinesque score)
01/04/14 01/07/14

Antiviral
You rated this movie: 3.0
01/03/14 01/06/14

Byzantium
You rated this movie: 4.0 (I don't remember liking it that much)
12/30/13 01/03/14

Petunia
You rated this movie: 3.0
12/27/13 12/30/13

Power Play
You rated this movie: 2.0
12/24/13 12/27/13

Chapter Zero
You rated this movie: 2.0 (probably more than it deserved)
12/19/13 12/24/13

Elysium
You rated this movie: 2.0 (what a disappointment!)
12/17/13 12/19/13

The First Time
You rated this movie: 5.0 (probably more like 4.5)
12/14/13 12/17/13

Shanghai Calling
You rated this movie: 4.0 (surprisingly enjoyable)
12/12/13 12/14/13

Man of Steel
You rated this movie: 2.0
12/10/13 12/12/13

Free Samples
You rated this movie: 1.0 (you can have it!)
12/07/13 12/10/13

Home Run
You rated this movie: 2.0 (closer to a strikeout than a home run!)
12/05/13 12/07/13

The Goonies
You rated this movie: 2.0 (did NOT like it!)
12/02/13 12/05/13

Before Midnight
You rated this movie: 1.0 (bought the other 2, but hated this 3rd one)
11/29/13 12/02/13

A Lonely Place to Die
You rated this movie: 4.0
11/26/13 11/29/13

42
You rated this movie: 5.0 (simply loved this movie and cried my eyes out)
11/23/13 11/26/13

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
You rated this movie: 4.0
11/21/13 11/23/13

Sarah's Key
You rated this movie: 4.0
11/19/13 11/21/13

West of Memphis
You rated this movie: 3.0
11/16/13 11/19/13

The End of Love
Average rating: 2.4157 (forget what I thought of it)
11/14/13 11/16/13

Killer Joe
You rated this movie: 3.0 (probably closer to a 4 -- another McConaughey tour de force)
11/11/13 11/14/13

Desolation Sound
Average rating: 2.6089 (don't remember it)
11/07/13 11/11/13

Savages
Average rating: 3.3609 (don't remember it)
11/05/13 11/07/13

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Disc 2
Average rating: 3.7081 (kinda liked it)
11/02/13 11/05/13

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Disc 1 Series Disc
10/31/13 11/02/13

Star Trek Into Darkness
Average rating: 4.2663 (verrrrry disappointed but didn't rate it)
10/29/13 10/31/13

Midsomer Murders: Shot at Dawn
Average rating: 3.8922 (didn't rate it)
10/23/13 10/29/13

Chloe
You rated this movie: 4.0
10/19/13 10/23/13

The Gatekeepers
You rated this movie: 2.0
10/17/13 10/19/13

Fill the Void
Average rating: 3.2246 (didn't rate it)
10/14/13 10/17/13

To Rome with Love
You rated this movie 3.0
10/11/13 10/14/13

Now You See Me
You rated this movie: 4.0
10/08/13 10/11/13

Garrow's Law: Series 3: Disc 2
You rated this movie: 4.0 (loved the series)
10/05/13 10/08/13

Garrow's Law: Series 3: Disc 1
You rated this movie 4.0
10/03/13 10/05/13

Garrow's Law: Series 2: Disc 2
You rated this movie 4.0
10/01/13 10/03/13

Garrow's Law: Series 2: Disc 1
You rated this movie 4.0
09/28/13 10/01/13

Wish You Were Here
You rated this movie: 2.0
09/26/13 09/28/13

Garrow's Law: Series 1: Disc 2
You rated this movie 4.0
09/23/13 09/26/13

Garrow's Law: Series 1: Disc 1
You rated this movie 4.0
09/19/13 09/23/13

Amour
You rated this movie: 4.0 (really 4.5)
09/17/13 09/19/13

At Any Price
Average rating: 2.8366 (have forgotten what I thought of it)
09/13/13 09/17/13

The Company You Keep
You rated this movie: 3.0
09/11/13 09/13/13

The Place Beyond the Pines
You rated this movie: 2.0 (was verrrrrrry disappointed)
09/09/13 09/11/13

Could go on, but that's more than enough!!!

 
 Posted:   Sep 7, 2014 - 3:13 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

"Bernard and Doris," the HBO movie fictionalizing the relationship between Doris Duke and her gay butler.

I will say that Montana Dave should NOT include this in his queue, unless he likes Susan Sarandon (it's always fun just to watch her act).



I found it a little wanting, possibly because they had to make up the whole story (little apparently is known about their relationship).

 
 Posted:   Jan 10, 2015 - 12:03 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

YOSSI, a sequel to YOSSI & JAGGER.

It was a moderately emotional story. I rather liked it.









 
 
 Posted:   Jan 11, 2015 - 7:28 AM   
 By:   John B. Archibald   (Member)

There was a film called 'STRANGER BY THE LAKE' that I put in my Netflix que some time ago because it had a favorable review by The N.Y.Times. When I viewed the film about a week ago, I could not understand the praise it merited. It's a French Film and when you view this film which has 'No Rating', you will obviously see WHY it has no rating. Nothing any of us haven't done in our bedrooms, or on the front-hood of our cars, but when it occurred onscreen a few times, well..
The film is billed as a French Gay Murder/Thriller. The Cameraman (a woman actually I think), never leaves the shore of a lake and cruising area of bushes in this film, making the cruising and the sex become...boring and completely unexciting. The film never left the bushes and the lake, and the same bushes and the same rocky sunning area of the lake. People come and people go and they come back the next day and the next day, until I think the leaves start to fall from the trees. If Lars Von Trier makes a gay thriller (and I hope he doesn't), it would probably have more energy than this. Who'd have thought The French could make a deadly-dull sex thriller? Thinking back on this, there are scenes of gay men walking around in the background and in the foreground of these trees and bushes and rocks and I swear it could almost be taken as out-takes of scenes of 'Walkers' stumbling around in 'The Walking Dead'.



Strange movie. Like you, could not understand the good reviews. I could see an emerging theme of how the constant cruising takes the heart out of relationships. And there were moments of intentional creepiness. But that ending! Just crazy. As well as the device of having ALL the action take place around the lake, which becomes unrealistic in the last quarter of the film. (I could go on, but I don't want to get into spoilers...)

Very overrated film.

 
 
 Posted:   Jan 11, 2015 - 7:32 AM   
 By:   John B. Archibald   (Member)

Although, frankly, I don't when all you guys find the time to watch all these movies.

I'd have to be glued to my TV to catch up with you.

Had a helluva time finally seeing all the GAME OF THRONES episodes. (Which, I thought, though kind of comparatively superficial, were actually better than the books...)

 
 Posted:   Jan 14, 2015 - 6:20 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

Although, frankly, I don't when all you guys find the time to watch all these movies.

I'd have to be glued to my TV to catch up with you.

Had a helluva time finally seeing all the GAME OF THRONES episodes. (Which, I thought, though kind of comparatively superficial, were actually better than the books...)


This thread is 4 years old, so we've stretched them out over time. smile

 
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