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Water Vs. Yossi and Jagger

posted 19 years ago by hansololover
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Hey everyone. I just saw this movie a few weeks ago and fell in love with it. It's so sweet and overall amazing. I just ordered it on Amazon a few minutes ago, and I was hoping I could get some opinions from you guys. I haven't seen Yossi and Jagger yet, and I'm a little bit cheap, so I don't usually buy movies without having seen them first. However, it was only by chance that I saw Walk on Water on Starz when I did, and I've never seen Yossi and Jagger on any of the movie channels, so I doubt I'll get to see it unless I buy it.

So what I'm wondering is: SHOULD I buy it? I'm a (mostly) straight girl with a bit of a weakness for gay love stories, and adore Walk on Water, Brokeback, and a bunch of other movies like them. So, is Yossi and Jagger even HALF as good as Walk on Water? Is it better? Any info would be really helpful. The plot sounds touching, but I'd like to hear your opinions before I do anything.

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[–] hansololover 19 years ago

Yeah, unfortunately I had to order the version with no special features, which is really disappointing, but I just really wanted to get my hands on the movie as soon as possible, since I actually missed the first 20 minutes of it when I saw it. I saw Brokeback four times in theaters, and though three of those times were in Chelsea which meant mostly gay men, the second largest percentile was straight women. I don't know what it is we love about them so much, but I'm well aware of the whole slash fan fiction world, my latest obsession being Jack Sparrow and Commodore Norrington from Pirates of the Caribbean. I guess part of the appeal is that the tenderness in these relationships HAS to be brought about by one or both of the males, and in so many straight love stories, it's always the woman who teaches the man how to love, which is pretty boring. Jack and Axel getting Ennis and Eyal to open up was just too sweet!

Anyway, thanks for the stuff about Yossi and Jagger. I'll probably end up getting it a few weeks after WoW comes.

"Also, I can kill you with my brain."