BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (DVD Review) - 7/9/06

From the short story by Annie Proulx and Director Ang Lee - We get the tale of a lot of windswept landscapes, a few thousand sheep and a couple of rough, tough cowboys (Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal) who get a liking for it up the dirtbox. From the fairly sparking beginning we see a story of two men who fuck up their lives from 1963 as they strive to be normal (having kids, getting married) when all they yearn for is each other and the natural wonders of the outdoor life until 20 years later around 1982 when things turn tragic. Certainly not your usual mainstream Hollywood fare and all the more poignant and surprising because of it. SPECIAL FEATURES: Four Featurettes - "On Being A Cowboy", "Directing With Ang Lee", "From Script To Screen Interviews" & "The Making Of Brokeback Mountain". Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen 16x9. Colour PAL. Rating: Region 2 - 15. Subtitles: English & English Descriptive. Audio: 5.1. Dolby Digital. Runtime: 129 Mins Approx. Focus Features/Entertainment In Video. EDV 9377/ISBN # 5017239193774>