• @[email protected]
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    8 months ago

    I went to a free screening of Mixed Nuts in college. I was one of many people who walked out, and I think Steve Martin himself wouldn’t blame me.

    I saw Brokeback Mountain when it first came out, and during the first homosexual scene I saw several angry boyfriends dragging their dates out of the theater. I feel like every one of them had a ball cap on.

    We didn’t walk out of Ultraviolet, but when we left, the whole theater staff was there to see our reaction to how bad it was. They told me I owed my date dinner.

    • Anise (they/she)
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      118 months ago

      Society wasn’t ready for Brokeback Mountain. It was important because of that though.

    • @TraeOP
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      98 months ago

      Ultraviolet falls into campy sci fi that I love like Equilibrium.

      • Flying Squid
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        78 months ago

        Oh man… Equilibrium. I remember the first time I saw that. “Are they actually doing some sort of weird close up gun kung-fu?”

        And yes, I did say the first time. I’m totally with you.

      • @[email protected]
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        58 months ago

        Oh yeah, they’re both great! And Aeon Flux too. And by “great” I mean “shit” but I love 'em.

      • Anise (they/she)
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        58 months ago

        Oh yeah I’m a sucker for campy SciFi too. I ironically loved it when it came out, but I was much younger; it probably doesn’t hold up as well anymore.

    • Queen HawlSera
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      28 months ago

      Who goes into Brokeback Mountain not knowing it’s a gay thing. That was HEAVILY advertised (and due to the culture of America at the time, mocked as well)