Did you watch Brokeback Mountain?

[Lisa at Home]

With Heath Ledger dying, I just had a desire to watch all his films that I had not seen.

I told dmil yesterday that I was going to watch it. She suggested I watch it alone, because her dh acted so strangely that he interefered with her watching it, LOL:)

Dh was obviously uncomfortable and was strongly against seeing it in the first place. In fact, he almost refused to go rent the thing! In the end, it wasn't as bad as he expected, but I'm pretty sure he still believes he could have done without it.:rolleyes:

I know there was probably a discussion on this when the movie came out but I am obviously behind!

So, if you watched it (and you're female) did your dh watch it with you? What was his response?

~Lisa

[Anna]

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[Mx5]

Cowboys in love just doesn't appeal to me at all.

[Plaid Dad]

No. I see very few movies of any sort, and this one was not my kind of thing.

[GothicGyrl]

I want to see it because the theme of the movie intrigues me. I haven't had a chance to though. I suppose I would cry through the whole thing because I really love Ledger.

[SFP]

My husband only watches Woody Allen movies; anything else, he leaves the room after just a few minutes.

I saw Brokeback at the theater with my daughter, then watched it again at home with my son. The Annie Proulx story is one of my all-time favorites and I thought the movie was very well done. Heath Ledger was just incredible as Ennis.

[Krista in LA]

We watched it. My dh was grossed out by some of the scenes and wishes I hadn't gotten the movie. Although I could have done without some of the scenes, they didn't really bother me that much.

[mysticamethyst]

I saw it when it came out on DVD. I did not like it at all, my DH said it was good as far as the story and the cineamatography(sp?) but it was not his type of movie and I think it did make him uncomfortable. I personally did not care for really any part of it.

[Lisa at Home]

My question is not IF you saw the movie, but when you saw it with your dh, what was his response. Sorry for the misunderstanding!:confused:

~Lisa

[Lisa at Home]

:(

~Lisa

[kokotg]

yes--my dh watched it with me. he liked it. It wouldn't occur to him to be uncomfortable about it.

[StaceyinLA]

mainly because I'd like to see the acting job, although I am concerned that it will make me think much differently of Heath Ledger, and I'm not sure I want to do that. I had so much respect for the role he played in, "The Patriot," and loved him so much in, "A Knight's Tale," and "Ten Things...," that I just hate to see him in a role like this. I have heard his acting in it was fantastic though.

I will say that I know if I DO watch it, dh would never. The very thought just disgusts him. I have to say that it does me as well, but I think I could overlook it and bypass the scenes, etc. He would just never go there...

[Dot]

My husband and I watched it; we both thought it was a good story. It never occurred to me that he'd find it objectionable, I think he's the type that's comfortable with all types of people. We have friends, gay couples, that mean the world to us, so the subject matter of the movie wasn't too out of the norm.

[mommylaw]

I suggested it once out of curiosity but dh did NOT want to see it so we passed. He's not big into love stories and this certainly wouldn't be his thing.

He isn't exactly homophobic but it would definitely make him uncomfortable.
He does have a friend from work who is gay. He worked with the guy for three years before he found out. I think it was quite a shock. We went to his friend's partner's birthday party Thursday night. I'm not sure what we were expecting, since we've not had any experience with homosexuals, but we all had a great time. It wasn't weird at all.

Well, I guess I just made this thread all about me, sorry!

[GothicGyrl]

Well, since we are accepting of the lifestyle and idea, DH wouldn't have a single problem with watching it. We have more gay friends/couples than straight, so for us, the idea is not "disgusting" (grrrr) in any way.

[Caroline]

My husband and I watched it; we both thought it was a good story. It never occurred to me that he'd find it objectionable, I think he's the type that's comfortable with all types of people. We have friends, gay couples, that mean the world to us, so the subject matter of the movie wasn't too out of the norm.

It never occurred to me that my DH would find it objectionable either, and he didn't. I was beginning to think we must be weird.

[LG Gone Wild]

I was channel surfing and thankfully, I missed the intimate parts. HL was great but I felt for Michelle Williams character more than the cowboys. Ennis was so cruel to her (in the parts of the movie I did see).



With Heath Ledger dying, I just had a desire to watch all his films that I had not seen.

I told dmil yesterday that I was going to watch it. She suggested I watch it alone, because her dh acted so strangely that he interefered with her watching it, LOL:)

Dh was obviously uncomfortable and was strongly against seeing it in the first place. In fact, he almost refused to go rent the thing! In the end, it wasn't as bad as he expected, but I'm pretty sure he still believes he could have done without it.:rolleyes:

I know there was probably a discussion on this when the movie came out but I am obviously behind!

So, if you watched it (and you're female) did your dh watch it with you? What was his response?

~Lisa

[LaMere Academy]

I told myself I would NOT, because I didn't want to promote or do anything to help such a topic.

However...when we got satellite I had the movie channels free for 3 months and well...one night I was up late in my room when dh was at work and I saw almost the entire movie. Missed some beginning and some end.
The "love" scenes did turn my stomach and I flipped the channel.
It was a stange movie for me to watch, but it was a well done movie, does that make sense? I wish I had seen the whole thing but I won't rent it.

Hope no one gives me bad rep over this post! :p

[LaMere Academy]

My question is not IF you saw the movie, but when you saw it with your dh, what was his response. Sorry for the misunderstanding!:confused:

~Lisa

nope and he wouldn't want to, however if he had been home and I was watching it, I'm sure he would have watched it with me. Make sense? :D

I love Heath Ledger and I'm so sad he has died.
He made many good films. The Patriot and Monster's Ball being my 2 favorites.
I'm looking forward to seeing him in the new Batman, from what I've seen so far in clips it looks like he did an awesome job playing the Joker.

[Jenny in Atl]

I have not seen it yet; it's in my Netflix queue! I'm just uncertain if can handle Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal together all at once, way too much MAN for me all at once :eek:

[Antonia]

Yes, and I loved it. I thought it was as beautiful a love story as I have ever seen. About halfway through I forgot it was even about two men; it was just a story about two *people* in love who couldn't be together. It stayed with me for days. Heath Ledger was terrific in it, as was Jake Gyllenhal.

[Antonia]

Oops, sorry. I need to actually *read* posts before I reply to them! My dh did not watch the movie with me. Although he has a gay brother with whom he is very close, they somehow do not talk about that aspect of his life, and I think the movie hit too close to home for him.

[Frankie]

I saw it and loved it, so I bought it.

I grew up in Wyoming and my husband in South Dakota. My husband grew up a cowboy, on a ranch, the whole works. He didn't rodeo, but his friends did.

I have asked him to watch it with me, but he just cannot. It really bothers me that he is so closed minded about a movie. He says it just makes him uncomfortable. I think it's because it is about cowboys, because he's not anti-gay.

I must add that while the film was made in Canada, it did an excellent job of portraying the "feel" of Wyoming. The big, beautiful skies, the wide open spaces -- I think that's why I love the movie so much.

[Hillary in KS]

No. I avoid watching movies with graphic depictions of sex. I don't need those images in my brain.

[j.griff]

LOL, your exact question was "Did you watch Brokeback Mountain", ;) I believe you can edit your original post so that you can change the subject line, that will help you get the responses you are actually looking for. :)
I haven't seen it, DH doesn't want to. I think I want to see it though. I don't watch many love story type movies at all, and I don't usually see movies until they are a couple of years old.

[LaMere Academy]

I told myself I would NOT, because I didn't want to promote or do anything to help such a topic.

However...when we got satellite I had the movie channels free for 3 months and well...one night I was up late in my room when dh was at work and I saw almost the entire movie. Missed some beginning and some end.
The "love" scenes did turn my stomach and I flipped the channel.
It was a stange movie for me to watch, but it was a well done movie, does that make sense? I wish I had seen the whole thing but I won't rent it.

Hope no one gives me bad rep over this post! :p
Oh how funny! Someone did give me bad rep about it
ROFLOL