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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN. EAN: 0025192631528 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Universal Languages: Manufacturer: Universal MPN: 26315 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 04, 2006 Running Time: 135 minutes Studio: Universal Theatrical Release Date: December 16, 2005 Editorial Review: Product Description: Brokeback Mountain is a sweeping epic that explores the lives of two young men a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. The complications joys and heartbreak they experience provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal deliver emotionally charged remarkably moving performances in "a movie that is destined to become one of the great classics of our time" (Clay Smith The Insider).Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 025192631528 Manufacturer No: 26315 Amazon.com: A 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I fell for it, tooOk, gay cowboys. I'd heard all the jokes. Still, this one is as good as you've heard. Sure, it gets a little icky here and there. And Jake really does look a little gay. I could barely understand Heath Ledger's cowboy accent, filtered through Aussie. Yet, the story is compelling, and the female stars as the wives are very good, indeed. Watch it. You won't be sorry. Rating:  - Handsome Actors Does Not Create HistoryI WONDER IF ENNIS & JACK WERE PLAYED BY GENE WILDER & WOODY ALLEN WOULD THESE REVIEWERS OPINIONS ABOUT HOW HISTORICALLY RELEVENT BROKEBACK MOUNTIAN REALLY IS STILL BE IMPORTANT TO THEM? ARE THEY DEFENDING BBM SO WE CAN GET SOME MORE HANDSOME CRUMBS FROM THE HOLLYWOOD TABLE? SICK AS THAT MAY SOUND, ISN'T THAT WHAT HOLLYWOOD HAS ALWAYS DONE? LET'S FACE IT, DEATH SELLS, AND GAY DEATH SELLS EVEN MORE. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN IS A FORMULA FILM. TAKE 2 GORGEOUS ... Read More Rating: - Breaking My Spirit MountainIt is with great reluctance that I write this review. I have waiting and soul searching long and hard to find the appopriate words to fit. I anticipated this movie with great enthusiasm as it was heralded as the next best thing since the wheel all over hollywood. When the reviews came in I was pushed even further in my reverie. Then came the nominations, and I was certain this was 'the one.' I was sadly incorrect in my assumption. This picture is well acted and the cinematography is breath taking. However, ... Read More Rating:  - True LiesI had a feeling I wasn't going to like this movie. I loved the cinematography and I thought Heath Ledger's performance was the most genuine, believable and less restrained out of the two. Jake Gyeggenhal's performance seemed rehearsed and not from the heart. It was the first time I noticed Heath Ledger was a very soulful person, I could tell by his performance. The problem I had with the movie is the characters. They both led double lives and were I'm assuming, "bisexual". I live the gay lifestyle and ... Read More Rating:  - one of my favoritesthis is by far one of my favorite movies of all time. truly one of the most beautifully haunting love stories ever brought to the screen. usually i hate cheesy romances and love stories, but this is nothing of the sort- the actors do a superb job of capturing the conflicting emotions of being in love with someone that society deems unnatural or a crime, and the heart-wrenching angst that they feel is beautifully conveyed through their actions and expressions. i would highly recommend this film to anyone- i can ... Read More |
