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Reviews
Between Love & Goodbye (2008)
good movie...
I see that some people thought this was an awful movie, but I must disagree.
For me, a movie is good when it doesn't let you drift into thoughts like "wait... that's a mistake in the movie" or "argh.. that was poorly acted"... or even better "that's an unrealistic situation...".
The actors were splendid. The story was sad, yet it convinced me. The situation was a possible situation, and the character's actions and reactions don't seem to me like a movie script, but rather like something that could happen to real people. So, I think this was a good movie... I gave it 9 stars because it made me feel sad... but I won't tell you why.... watch the movie and decide for yourselves whether you like it or not...
Hancock (2008)
another day in Will Smith's life!
let's face it, Will Smith is an action man and I like to watch his movies. This movie was not a total disappointment as I really went to watch it with no expectations, so it didn't really disappoint me.. The story is full of inconsistencies and lacks development... it tries to be intriguing, but it doesn't achieve it.. and I say it because while I was watching it I was thinking "this or that makes no sense" or "awww.. isn't that clichéd?".. the one thing that's different (at least for me) is the i-don't-give-a-damn-hero-attitude.. but, obviously, someone had to come and change all that to the super-man-type-hero who dresses neatly, and is kind to others... but well..
In short, if you watch it just to have fun, then, by all means, go watch it. but if you're looking for a deep and elaborated story, it'll disappoint you to the bone!!
Shelter (2007)
really nice film
The film is not like other gay movies I've seen... I mean, other films are full of clichés when it comes to gay, and that's kind of a turn down... In the film, however, I didn't see any hint of flaming gays or promiscuity, or aids, or weak and delicate guys... it centers in a pretty normal guy who goes by in a tough life... well.. sort of tough.. I'd love to be able to surf all day whenever I wanted, but 1st, I never learned to, 2nd, don't own a board, and 3rd, don't have time..
the only thing I didn't like was the "and they lived happily ever after" ending, 'cause in real life, life's usually a real bitch... We are left with a feeling that they will both raise the little kid, who was left behind by his very own mother to go with some random guy who didn't like the kid... I don't know how often that happens (and I'm sure it does happen), but from where I come, that's not a very common practice. It's nice, though, that people begin to understand that a kid raised by two guys can be part of society without having psychological problems. I loved the fact that the movie didn't center on the kid living with two men and the clichéd problems that's supposed to bring..
but then again, I don't think the movie could have ended any other way than the "happily ever after"... so, I still gave it 10 stars!
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
Cliché Cliché Cliché
I'm really sorry that I paid for this movie and lost my time... the 4 stars I give to the movie are for the message, which, after all, can't be denied to be cute... love is all in the end! I haven't really seen that many movies with Adam Sandler in them, but the ones I've seen, I've liked them, so I thought, hey, Adam's in a gay movie, great!...
I guess to the eyes of most straights who are not that involved in the gay thing, the jokes in the movie were awesome.. yeah... it's all stereotypes and we make fun of the stereotypes everywhere... but that is the thing... while stereotypes are made fun of, they don't really educate, clarify, or any similar, and that, to the gay community is something very crucial at this point of the history... At this point, the gay community NEEDS that the mainstream knows what homosexuality REALLY is..
The movie presents gays as all being sissies, effeminate, girly, etc... come to think of it... even the grumpy fireman who turned out to be gay (being the reason to all his anger, as he was afraid of coming out) ended up being a sissie..
Now, don't take me wrong... sissies have nothing wrong... they're actually fabulous, and they are PART of the DIVERSITY of the gay community... but they are not the total... there are a HUGE more types of people, just like in the "straight community" and it's not fair that we gays are always thought of as girly guys who squeal when they see a mouse, once again, not because there's something wrong with that, but because it's just not the way everyone is... after all, everyone is entitled to individuality.
Some of you have seen it, for example, in the "Brokeback Mountain" film. Those two cowboys, being bisexual both of them, were not at all sissies, but there wasn't much problem with that movie in the sense that it dealed with only two... however this time in the Adam Sandler movie ALL LGBT people is presented as being gay...
catch my grip?