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'Shelter' and 'Weekend' Continue To Break The Typical 'Gay' Film Mold

posted 13 years ago by rebel5
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There are a couple of others as well. How refreshing!

[–] davidjamesbellamy 13 years ago

Agreed! The genre is full of terribly lame movies full of stereotypes & bad writing, it makes a nice change that these movies exist. Hopefully it is a sign that more movies like these will be produced.

[–] tennisplaya45 12 years ago

What are the others? I'd be curious to watch them.

"Looks like she has the right to remain famished" - Veronica Mars

[–] Anbooz 12 years ago

I would put Plan B and Brotherhood (Broderskab) as really good similar movies.

[–] davidjamesbellamy 12 years ago

I would put Plan B and Brotherhood (Broderskab) as really good similar movies.

I second this!

[–] kuroko 12 years ago

Then check out this excellent peruvian film called Contracorriente from 2009, and known as "Undertow" in the english speaking regions. You will not be disappointed.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1368491/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

[–] william86 12 years ago

I haven't seen Weekend yet but I have heard about it since last year when I read Roger Ebert's positive review on it.

I already have it on my netflix list and will see it soon.

[–] eduan 12 years ago

Some of my favourite atypical gay films:
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Undertow
The Bubble

[–] Dragoneyed363 12 years ago

Shelter is still the best though. (10/10)

I liked Weekend but it did feel melodramatic and caught up in itself at times and kind of boring, still very good though. (7.5/10)

I like the way gay films are being made nowadays though.
Eternal Summer (10/10) is another film that is definitely worth the watch for anyone looking for gay films that break the stereotypical mold and it's foreign.

Most recent first view:
1. The Princess and the Cobbler - 8/10

[–] kuroko 12 years ago

Does "Weekend" really break the mold though? I was put off by the what I saw in the trailer, which seemed stereotypical to me: two gay guys are promiscuous, meet a club and hook up almost right away. The difference may be in how they feel empty and lonely, and decide to establish a relationship in the next two days before one of them leaves.