We're making good progress in our quest to become ever-more-subculturally-enlightened homosexuals via 101 Must See Movies for Gay Men. Over the past few weeks, we've rented Basic Instinct (long time since I've seen it -- I'd forgotten that it's actually a good movie!) and Auntie Mame (what little gay boy didn't want an Auntie Mame? or to BE her when he grew up -- I know I have Mame-ish aspirations with my brother's youngin's).Other recommended rentals not related to 101MSMFGM: Bella (sweet, sweet, sweet), Shattered ('cause Gerard Butler is hot), P.S. I Love You ('cause Gerard Butler and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are hot, and it's sweet)
A classic. Why? Because like it or not, most gay men have encountered (or will) just about every character in the movie in the process of their development. On top of that, we have (or will) identified with them. The ageing diva, the scheming ingenue, the cloying hangers-on, and the horrified-yet-titillated bystanders. And the writing is fantastic. This is a movie during which I pick up on something new each time i watch it. I recommend it. My only complaint is that all of the all of the features on the bonus disc were already on the feature disc. Eh.
What a mess. A fabulous mess. That's why it's in the book. This is one of the movies you have to see to believe. But don't take that as a recommendation to actually rent this piece of schlock. Not unless you have a really high tolerance for camp. Two redeeming features of this film: the music was so bad and so poorly written that by the time we got halfway through the PIC was singing along without missing a beat; and the way the male lead filled out his jeans. (And as appealing as THAT was, I still don't recommend this movie.