My musings on Brokeback Mountain

[spikestoy]

Hmmm. I know I'm probably going to upset a few people by saying this (sorry stretfordditto) but I thought the movie was rather weak to say the least. Although it is a beautiful, yet very sad story, the film just didn't hit me in the emotional way that I thought it would. In all honesty, Heath Ledger couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag! I'm an Aussie

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[spikestoy]

Had to apologise Ditto coz I've know you've spent money to see it more than once!

Heath doesn't have an accent coz he bloody mumbles all the time! I can't understand a bloody word that boy says! ;) I must admit, I've seen the shorts for Casanova and will see it at some stage but if I don't like it I'll never watch another HL movie again! When I saw Ned Kelly (thank God I didn't pay for that one either!) I thought Orlando Bloom completely over shadowed him. I haven't seen Two Hands and don't intend to!

Did you sneak in the back way?

LMAO! Nah, I got to see it in the comfort of my own home (Shhhh!)

[spikestoy]

Actually, I do want to see Casanova but if he mumbles his way through that too then I'm done with him! ;)

Have you ever seen an interview with him? The boys like a dead fish.

[deborahw37]

I loved Heath's performance and loved Heath's explaination of his motivation for the mumbling

But hey each to their own . I appreciate an honest review and if we all thought the same way they'd flip us on our backs once a year and shear us

[spikestoy]

Lol! That they would hon.

[hobbit_sidhe]

if we all thought the same way they'd flip us on our backs once a year and shear us
That sounds like fun.. Think I'll get my lady shave out :D

As I said to Ditto the film does not appeal to me for the simple fact I am not into soppy sloppy love stories.

[spikestoy]

It isn't really a soppy sloppy love story as such. I really want to read the book because I think the actual story line is brilliant.

[payten]

Having grown up in Texas in the 60s, Heath's performance was right on. It fact, it was kinda spooky for me ... he was too much like too many guys I KNOW! I agree on Gyllenhaal, he was bloody brilliant, and not just the incredible blue eyes.

[spikestoy]

Glad we agree that Gyllenhaal was bloody brilliant :D Such expression and emotion. And yep, gotta love those baby blues!