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		List Price: $29.98		Label: Universal Studios Salesrank: 7697 Released: March 10, 2009
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/10/2009 Run time: 135 minutes Rating: R

Description of Brokeback Mountain [Blu-ray]:
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

Brokeback Mountain [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Great story, Beautifully shot
2009-11-03 - Great scenery, great story, great screenplay. Heath Ledger was outstanding.
One of the top movies for 2005 easily. Good job Ang Lee. So much is told thru
the slightest of hints, not a wasted scene.

An over-rated film about gay love
2009-10-03 - I had no qualms about viewing this highly praised movie since I've seen in the past such films as "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" (directed by the gay director, John Scheslinger) and a highly rated Movie for TV "That Certain Summer" with Hal Holbrook as a divorced "out of the closet" gay man dealing with his young son's discovery about why his parents divorced. These films were both excellent and I looked forward to seeing this film but I was disappointed. Despite excellent acting from Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams, the film left me cold. I think one of the reasons was that the film focused a little too much on the two male characters and less on the women. My question too was did Anne Hathaway's character know that her husband was gay--and what were the consequences that resulted in their marriage. Maybe director Ang Lee's approach is a little too detached for this material and also the writing had too many questions unanswered for me to fully enjoy this film. Sorry but "Crash" though not a perfect film really deserved the Best Picture Oscar.

Heart-breaking, stunning, beautiful.
2009-09-27 - This movie broke my heart, it really did. I can't remember the last time I cried after/during a movie. All of the people that are giving this movie 1 star ratings and bad reviews obviously have a problem with the subject matter of the film and are disgusting people. This movie is about what true love is and should be -- it is not based on gender, rules or any stereotypes that go along with gender/culture, but instead just two oridinary people who find themselves in deeply in love and can't deny the passion they have for each other. I can't stop thinking about this movie, it has been haunting me and has been keepin' me wondering... the ending has left me speechless even after watching it three times, and I plan to do it again and maybe again...

Ending Song is wrong
2009-09-26 - I have loved this movie since it first came out--acting, scenery, plot. One thing has bugged me though. For a good production, they let it go out with what I consider a major mispronounciation in the ending song. Maybe only a westerner would know, but the word in "get along little dogie" is pronounced with a long o--it means stray calf. The singer says doggie, which is wrong.

"It's a one time deal going on here", unless you fall in love
2009-09-14 - OK, I'm not a big fan of homosexuality; it just doesn't concern me, but....who can deny that this is a great performance?? Heath Ledger was an incredible talent; if u met him, you would fall in love with him no matter if you were a man or a woman.

Gay or straight, after all, they were in love; Try to understand that, dear perfect people.