Dear Mr. and Mrs. Average American

I want to thank you for sitting in front of me at Brokeback Mountain today.

You showed me that there are idiots who SILL makes fools of themselves at movies.

You showed me that there are STILL mature couples who know better, yet resort to whispering ugly things when they see two men having sex.

And you showed me that there are people who leave a movie minutes into it because they have no tolerance past their own bigoted little noses.

Did you think this was a family movie....Brokeback Mountain, Swiss Family Robinson.....yeah, sure I can see how you made that mistake.

Nope, I think you heard that this was an amazing movie, perhaps destined for major awards, and wanted to see it, yet knowing nothing about it.

So, when it didn't fit your values, or morals as warped as they are.....instead of giving it a chance and trying to experience something new....you run like the cowards you are.

I'm sure tomorrow at church you'll tell all the rest of your herd what a sick and disgusting movie it is.

Morons.....Idiots. YOU are why these movies are made.

SHAME ON YOU......and thank YOU for getting your big fat heads of of my vision.


as an aside, we loved the movie....made us sad, angry, and frankly was surprised by the ending, although I should not have been....but one of the best acting jobs by both actors I have seen in years.

Oh, and to the really cool grandmother type behind me...thanks for tapping me on the shoulder when the morons fled the theater, and saying......"they have blinders on".

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Updated On: 1/13/06 at 11:40 PM

That last paragrap was close to a perfect ending Elphaba.

Elph - I try desperately not to think that's the 'average American' - but some days it does seem like it, doesn't it?

When we went, there were a couple of Marines from Pendleton who had been dragged there by their girlfriends. The nervous laughter was right on cue during the obvious moments. When I saw them in the restroom afterwards, I told them their giglling sounded like schoolgirls, but that it fit the sterotype of the Marines I had encountered in bed - but the giggling was usually muffled by a pillow.

It helped that I was a good foot taller than they were, and that they were surrounded at that point by a bunch of not very amused gay men

When I saw it, the audience was actually okay. But there was this one guy with a guitar case who came in in the middle, sat down for about 10 minutes, and left again. What, was he sampling different screens?

Elph, so many should. I've stayed away from the theaters (except art houses) for years. I'm tired of paying all that money to be annoyed and distracted from the movie.

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Lucky me. I saw it at the Esquire Theatre on Oak Street in Chicago and we had a perfect audience.

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"What a dump!"

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G - that is a nice theater. I was on Michgan Avenue entertaining friends at tourist spots, Pizzeria Uno, ESPN, etc.

E - sorry about your experience. I have not seen the movie. I did see Rent with my girls, sisters and nieces and had a great family experience which I will not forget. Raise your kids right and they will accept all people!

DG, I wouldn't be suprised at all........

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brd, thanks. Still it was a really fun night.....and I don't think I've ever seen so many Duck fans outside of Oregon......well, except for the Fiesta Bowl some years back. If you want me to send you the kodak.com link to the pix I took, PM me your email address.....they came out pretty good.

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Oh, I see, what are we talking about a mixed race couple? (wooooo, scary!) That's what I'm inferring.
Wait a minute-that's prying into your business, never mind, lol.

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Updated On: 1/14/06 at 01:41 AM

My sister and I had to lie and tell my parents we were going to see the Narnia movie, because they wouldn't let us out of the house if they knew what movie we were actually seeing.

Then again, at least my parents have the sense to not go to a movie they don't agree with in the first place.

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For the past few years, I go to the movie theater on early afternoon. It is almost empty and I enjoy my movies without the stupid assholes shouting remarks and making fun, without the cellphones ringing, without the straight couples making out and without the idiots explaining the movie to their friend ! It's either that or the DVD for me !