Bias Test.....

Actually....u know what? You guys are right.

I asked the WRONG question to the wrong people.

Now that I think about it, i have misjudged you guys based on your personal taste in movies, and that is ultamately rediculous.

It makes me no better than people who misjudge gay people, so for that I apologize.

Please allow me to re write the question:

Why is it that the SAME group of Conservatives who protest against Brokeback Mountain NOT protest against Hostel ?

I have seen both movies:

Brokeback Mountain: Yes has the obvious issue of homosexuality, but it is NOT the gay orgy that people are accusing it of being. More than just a love story, also a depiction of the hardships a minority has to face in a narrow minded society. I think it was pretty good, not the best movie i ever saw, but pretty good. It was very heartbreaking.

Hostel- pretty scary movie, but more gross than scary. I left the theater feeling more anger than fear. Anger at the fact that people can take such pleasure in seeing someone get methodically tortured. In my opinion, Hostel is ultamately a Sadistic Fantasy. It is a movie about TORTURE for the SAKE OF TORTURE...u cant deny that.

So its an issue of Homosexuality VS Senseless Torture....which is actually the bigger issue on a global scale ?

Why would Conservatives ATTACK Brokeback Mountain without even watching it, but be perfectly fine with a movie like Hostel ?

This makes NO SENSE to me...can someone explain please ?

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
Why is it that the SAME group of Conservatives who protest against Brokeback Mountain NOT protest against Hostel ?

See that was better, but if you're asking the question at a particular group, ie christian conservatives, wouldnt it be better in the religion forum?

Originally posted by Lord Urizen

Brokeback Mountain: Yes has the obvious issue of homosexuality, but it is NOT the gay orgy that people are accusing it of being. More than just a love story, also a depiction of the hardships a minority has to face in a narrow minded society. I think it was pretty good, not the best movie i ever saw, but pretty good. It was very heartbreaking.

Why did Ang Lee select two straight actors, instead of say.....Nathan Lane and Richard Simmons--2 guys to whom the roles would come perfectly natural and they wouldn't be acting at all.

And I'm sure that both Lane and Simmons have plenty of experience wearing chaps.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Why did Ang Lee select two straight actors, instead of say.....Nathan Lane and Richard Simmons--2 guys to whom the roles would come perfectly natural and they wouldn't be acting at all.

Why did Peter Jackson choose Sir Ian McKellan to play Gandalf? He's not a wizard...

Oh right. So, they're called 'actors' because they act. Seems to make sense. Unlike your post, DB.

ANYONE who think Hostel is anything more than an excuse to peddle one man's overhyped vision of gore and sex, hasn't seen the movie, or has and is stupid.

Hostel double bluffed itself. You were supposed to feel sorry for the guys getting tortured, but in the beginning they were misogynistic idiots who you would probably find yourself disliking anyway.

Spoiler:
Then at the end, any sympathy you have for the poor tourists is removed when one of them decides to go back for revenge rather than getting the f*ck out of the country.

It's thoughtless. I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain, people I know who have say that it's good, but not because it's positive toward homosexuality, just because it's a good movie. I think Capt already mentioned that he felt it put across a message that the gay community should be treated differently, which is as bad really.

I don't like romantic movies for reasons that are probably too off-topic to go into here, though if it's given the nod, I shall.

-AC

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Why did Ang Lee select two straight actors, instead of say.....Nathan Lane and Richard Simmons--2 guys to whom the roles would come perfectly natural and they wouldn't be acting at all.

And I'm sure that both Lane and Simmons have plenty of experience wearing chaps.

I swear you are such a homophobe. 😂 You know most homophobes are just afraid of their true sexuality.

Anyways, I choose Hostel and it's not bias because of Brokeback being about homosexuals, it's because Brokeback is not the genre I like. Drama and romance movies in general bore me. I'd rather have a suspense movie.

Bullets, hypothetical situation for you:

You're dying from a wound, right? You can be saved, but the only doctors available are gay men.

What do you do?

I know you are homophobic and not all there in the ol' cranial chamber, but surely there's just one answer here.

-AC

I'm a Christian and without a doubt Hostel is worse is you're pinning this on morality.

Personally I couldn't give a shit about Brokeback... wow two gay guys cheating their wives... who cares?

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Bullets, hypothetical situation for you:

You're dying from a wound, right? You can be saved, but the only doctors available are gay men.

What do you do?

I know you are homophobic and not all there in the ol' cranial chamber, but surely there's just one answer here.

-AC

I would wanna live, so yes I would allow him to save me. But if I learn that he fondled my balls while I was anesthetized--I'll whoop his ass!

I know I'm homophobic and insane, but I still value my life. And if the only available doc is a pillow-biter, then I don't have much of a choice, do I?

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
I would wanna live, so yes I would allow him to save me. [B]But if I learn that he fondled my balls while I was anesthetized--I'll whoop his ass!

I know I'm homophobic and insane, but I still value my life. And if the only available doc is a pillow-biter, then I don't have much of a choice, do I? [/B]

Meh, I'd tell the doc not to operate on you. 😛

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
VOTE:

If YOU HAVE TO PICK a movie......Which movie would you rather see and why? (ONE OR THE OTHER)

HOSTEL

or

Brokeback Mountain?

?

That's funny, there is even a website dedicated to that:

www.brokeback-vs-hostel.com

Originally posted by Bardock42
That's funny, there is even a website dedicated to that:

www.brokeback-vs-hostel.com

I've just been staring at that website for the last few minutes. I think it's trying to tell me something, althought I'm not sure, so I'll get back to you later...

lol i dont even know what to say to that other then hahahahaha

I haven't seen either but I would choose Brokeback Mountain because Hostel looks ridiculous.

HERE WE GO....now this debate is going somewhere.

Diamond Bullets....ur a joke lol im starting to get LESS and LESS offended by what you say and just find it all hilarious. You are stereotypical homophobe, ur probly 15 yrs old or sumtn

I saw Hostel, and honestly i was LESS SCARED and more GROSSED OUT......that movie was disgusting....its a SADIST FANTASY...its nothing more.......

I'm sure every serial killer paid thier ticket to see this movie.

Whether you like romance movies or horror movies, I'm glad you gave your opinions, but as of now its irrelevant.

I want to change this post, bcuz i changed the question.....

Why do the same group of Conservatives who protest against BrokeBack not protest against Hostel?

It doesn't make sense to me, and so far no one has helped me figure this out.

Maybe ur right...maybe i should close down this thread, and re write it on the Religion Forum.....

and aboiut that website...i had no idea that other people felt the way i do about this.

Homophobic... I never understand... people aren't afraid of gays, just don't like them. 😐

Stereotyping... it's funny that people use a double-standard here. All people that are homophobes are secretly gay themselves? 🙄

Originally posted by NineCoronas
Homophobic... I never understand... people aren't afraid of gays, just don't like them. 😐

Stereotyping... it's funny that people use a double-standard here. All people that are homophobes are secretly gay themselves? 🙄

I did not say all...but a good amount.

I would see Hostel, because I have already seen Brokeback Mountain. 🤨

Lil Bitchiness....

could this forum be closed? I inituially asked the wrong question, i would like to re write the question and open this thread on the religion forums.

Thanks

Originally posted by LanceWindu
I did not say all...but a good amount.