Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)
by Ang Lee
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Actor: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid, Valerie PlancheDirector: Ang Lee
Brand: Universal
Producer: Diana Ossana
Writer: Diana Ossana
Producer: James Schamus
Producer: Jordy Randall
Producer: Larry McMurtry
Writer: Larry McMurtry
Writer: Annie Proulx
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal
DVD Reviews of Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: a movie
Summary: 5 Stars
i bought this movie after watching it, i have as yet not watched it again, the feelings it evokes are too close to the surface to watch it again, i cried a good deal towards the end, it is a must see for those who want to see reall issues with real consequencesDVD Review: Is It Worth All The Hype?
Summary: 5 Stars
It has been three years since I've seen this movie the first time. I didn't see this movie in a theater, and bought it instantly when it was released on DVD. The day the movie came out I quickly went and bought it. I put it in the machine rather quickly and hoped for a movie that was going to leave some sort of impact on me because of all the hype surrounding its release.
The first time I watched this movie I was letdown. I thought this movie was slow and dull, and obviously letdown because of all the hype. However, I recently decided to watch it again--three years later--and I don't know why I had the reaction I did the first time. This movie is honestly beautiful!
I think the first time I watched this movie there was too much hype surrounding it so I got bored instantly thinking there would be more to the movie. There's nothing more that could be wanted though, and I know that now. This truly is a great story.
The acting is brilliant from everyone in this film! I think the first time I watched this movie I should have turned the volume up because Heath Leger's character mumbles a bit--he's a man of few words. I think because I didn't catch everything he said the first time I really missed much of this movie. It's a story about love. A story about how you should always be true to yourself and the one you love. It sounds simple, but it's far from simple, and this movie proves that.
There will always be some people that refer to this as the "gay cowboy movie" but it's not. True, the characters are cowboys, but gay people are like everyone else, and they are everywhere and every type of person. Some people have a problem with this movie because it deals with homosexuality, but they have their own issues and miss the point of this movie entirely.
I was letdown the first time I watched this movie, and there are reasons for it, but I'm not letdown now. The only thing that lets me down is I wasn't able to enjoy this completely the first time, and I've only seen the movie twice in three years, but I'm sure I'll be watching it constantly from now on.
This movie is beautiful and tragic. It's a great story, and it'll stand the test of time. If you've not seen it, or you were letdown when you saw it, I urge you to see this movie either for the first time or again!
DVD Review: Broke My Heart Mountain
Summary: 5 Stars
Blu-ray makes the characters of Innis Del Mar and Jack Twist actually "appear" to be in your living room! This film now has a 3rd dimensional quality heretofore not known to me. It is superb in all categories: acting, musical score and direction. A five star masterpiece that will live on forever. If you already have seen it or own it on regular DVD...do yourself a "big favor" and purchase it in Blu-ray. You won't be sorry! You really haven't seen this picture until you watch it in the Blu-ray format!DVD Review: excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this movie several times and enjoyed it every time. It's sad that society can't allow people to be themselves and are so judgemental about other's choices in life styles. Being beaten to death because of a different life style is unacceptable.DVD Review: Brokeback Blu-Ray as superior to the DVD version
Summary: 5 Stars
I've done an A-B comparison of the Blu-Ray to the (dual layer) DVD - with "upscaling" to 1080i (the limit of our rear projection TV's resolution)- and on that level they're certainly very close in quality, but the Blu-Ray is still noticeably superior in both video and audio. The Blu-Ray audio is more dynamic and clear and allows minute details like readable small print on a can of beans, which is just a blur on the DVD.
There are 3 extra features on the Blu-Ray which are apparently on the "2 disc" DVD but aren't on the single DVD - and two of them are quite significant: "A Groundbreaking Success" (~16 minutes) looks at the film's many aspects of achieving bona-fide success (including financially), despite active homophobic opposition.
"Music From The Mountain" gives us a much greater appreciation of the soundtrack music and of how truly integral it is to the impact of the whole film. I've also been privileged to give a personal hug of appreciation to both Rufus Wainwright and Teddy Thompson at their Brisbane shows, so it's a real treat to see them here as an acknowledged element of what works so beautifully in this film.
I loved Annie Proulx's short story. I couldn't help being cought up in the full emotion of the interplay of these two men who are totally in love and who bravely find enough time and space in an aggressively hostile world to follow their bliss for as long as is humanly possible.
Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" sets a standard of perfection in every aspect of the art. It is also one of the few films which not only enhances, but also in no way compromises the emotional impact or moral integrity of the source material.
Even if you already own the DVD, purchase of the Blu-Ray version is justified for anyone who truly appreciates the film, its historical significance, and its potential to continue do great good in the world as one of the all-time classic - and unapologetically gay - romances.
Description of Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition)
This sweeping epic that explores the lives of two young men a ranch-hand & a rodeo cowboy who meet in the summer of 1963 & unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. The complications joys & heartbreak they experience provide a testament to the endurance & power of love. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/22/2008 Starring: Heath Ledger Michelle Williams Run time: 135 minutes Rating: RA sad, melancholy ache pervades Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's haunting, moving film that, like his other movies, explores societal constraints and the passions that lurk underneath. This time, however, instead of taking on ancient China, 19th-century England, or '70s suburbia, Lee uses the tableau of the American West in the early '60s to show how two lovers are bound by their expected roles, how they rebel against them, and the repercussions for each of doing so--but the romance here is between two men. Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) are two itinerant ranchers looking for work in Wyoming when they meet and embark on a summer sheepherding job in the shadow of titular Brokeback Mountain. The taciturn Ennis, uncommunicative in the extreme, finds himself opening up around the gregarious Jack, and the two form a bond that surprisingly catches fire one cold night out in the wilderness. Separating at the end of the summer, each goes on to marry and have children, but a reunion years later proves that, if anything, their passion for each other has grown significantly. And while Jack harbors dreams of a life together, the tight-lipped Ennis is unable to bring himself to even consider something so revolutionary.
Its open, unforced depiction of love between two men made Brokeback an instant cultural touchstone, for both good and bad, as it was tagged derisively as the "gay cowboy movie," but also heralded as a breakthrough for mainstream cinema. Amidst all the hoopla of various agendas, though, was a quiet, heartbreaking love story that was both of its time and universal--it was the quintessential tale of star-crossed lovers, but grounded in an ever-changing America that promised both hope and despair. Adapted by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana from Annie Proulx's short story, the movie echoes the sparse bleakness of McMurtry's The Last Picture Show with its fading of the once-glorious West; but with Lee at the helm, it also resembles The Ice Storm, as it showed the ripple effects of a singular event over a number of people. As always, Lee's work with actors is unparalleled, as he elicits graceful, nuanced performances from Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway as the wives affected overtly and subliminally by their husbands' affair, and Gyllenhaal brings surprising dimensions to a character that could have easily just been a puppy dog of a boy. It's Ledger, however, who's the breakthrough in the film, and his portrait of an emotionally repressed man both undone and liberated by his feelings is mesmerizing and devastating. Spare in style but rich with emotion, Brokeback Mountain earns its place as a classic modern love story. --Mark Englehart
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