i've never been one to go gaa-gaa over male movie stars... i am kind of non-traditional when it comes to that stuff... i don't wish that orlando bloom or brad pitt would magically appear at my door... so, when i see movies starring "hot guys," i usually don't have an instant desire to go see them... i, of course, have exceptions to this... but for the most part, it's not me...
my friend erin is different...
we went to see the constant gardener with a couple of other friends on saturday night... i've decided that one of my favorite things about going to the movies is seeing previews... so, as the previews started playing, a couple caught my attention... the first being the preview for the new cusack movie that will come out towards the end of the year... i think i'll like it - it definitely has a pushing tin feel to it and less of his rom-com style... but doesn't look as funny as grosse pointe blank... so i don't know how much i'll love it, but fun to see the preview...
then the next/last preview pops up... the first scene of the preview is of jake gyllenhaal in a cowboy hat... it doesn't take long for heath ledger to pop up, also in a cowboy hat... erin is elated... two hot guys as cowboys? just her type of movie... so, to be supportive, i lean over and say, "okay... i'll go see it with you..." before she has a chance to ask...
we don't make it very long into the preview before our eyes turn to shock... did that really just happen? what???
before you go on reading, it would be better to watch the trailer... this page has some information about the movie as well as some still shots and the trailer...
erin can't figure out why they would have those two playing those roles... and it seems like this would ruin their careers, but maybe not... anne hathaway and michelle williams were cast as supporting roles... i like both of them, but i'm just not sure if i want to see it...
if you can't view the trailer or don't feel like it, i'll recap it below... but if at all possible, if you really want to appreciate the shock value erin and i experienced, it's better to see it for yourself...
this is from imdb.com - the plot summary...
A raw, powerful story of two young men, a Wyoming ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 sheepherding in the harsh, high grasslands of contemporary Wyoming and form an unorthodox yet life-long bond--by turns ecstatic, bitter and conflicted.
which puts it so mildly... about 3 seconds into the trailer, you see the two young male stars lean in for their first kiss...
there's a great part of the trailer where ledger pulls a shirt out of the closet, holds it up to his nose and then hugs it - such a girl thing to do...
at this point, it's just too much for us to take... it's starting to get funny... and there are a few lines that we're just too funny... one is:
said by jake's character to heath's character - "i wish i knew how to quit you..."
and...
(this is the best/weirdest one) said by randy quaid who plays the sheriff (i'm guessing sheriff) -
"You boys sure found a way to make the time pass up there."
gross... but at this point, we just started laughing... i even snorted... and then, finally, we get to see the name of it... "brokeback mountain" - which just seems even funnier... (what's great is the two guys we were with thought, at first, that it was called "bareback mountain," so they're laughing too...)
erin missed the part with the shirt, so she wanted to watch the trailer last night, so i had to watch it again with her... and it's still as disturbing the second (and third, she missed it the second time, too...) time... so weird...
oh - and a point of trivia about it off of imdb.com
According to reports, Heath Ledger nearly broke co-star Jake Gyllenhaal's nose while filming a kissing scene.
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i've been hearing about this movie for a while now. but that's not anything like i thought it would be at all. weird. why did they pick heath and jake to play the main parts? that's strange.
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