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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:14 am Post subject: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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Alexander Not "Too Gay"
Hollywood bosses have slammed reports the release of historical epic Alexander has been delayed because the movie is "too gay". Reports last week suggested Warner Bros had put back the film's release to November so they could tone down love scenes between Colin Farrell's bisexual Alexander The Great and a Persian eunuch called Bagoas - played by Francisco Bosch. But bosses at Warner insist they are thrilled with the film - and changed the release date to help its chances at next year's Oscars. Pictures President of Production Jeff Robinov tells The Scoop, "That is completely untrue. Warner Bros Pictures is proud of Alexander and thinks it is an exceptional piece of filmmaking. We've moved the release date, as we said earlier, to position it better for Academy consideration. We also want to allow ourselves more time to complete some of its ambitious visual effects. Any speculation that the Studio is trying to cut scenes from Alexander based on their depiction of the sexual relationships of the lead character is false and does not accurately represent the content of the film, which portrays Alexander the Great as heroic, and a man of his time and culture." _________________ BENDIS!
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Ron T. Addict

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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:20 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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so, is he basically saying there is no gay content?
Quote: | Any speculation that the Studio is trying to cut scenes from Alexander based on their depiction of the sexual relationships of the lead character is false and does not accurately represent the content of the film, which portrays Alexander the Great as heroic, and a man of his time and culture." |
It just sounds like that the whole gay thing 'does not accurately represent the content of the film' sounds to me like there is not anything like that in the film (or they removed it and said that it was never there)
I will see it regardless of all that, because Colin Farrell is hunk enough with his clothes on (although I am looking forward to seeing him in 'full frontal' mode for this small film he did recently (I forget the name) _________________ When in Boston, shop for comics goodness at http://www.comicopia.com/ and be sure to say 'hello' to me when you do!! |
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crescentcomics1 Senior Member

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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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Well, if the dude is a eunuch, how the fuck do they get it on? LOL! _________________ "Quick impression for ya'...Caw, caw, BANG! FUCK! I'M DEAD!" |
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orbitcomics Senior Member

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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:25 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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Ron T. wrote: | so, is he basically saying there is no gay content?
Quote: | Any speculation that the Studio is trying to cut scenes from Alexander based on their depiction of the sexual relationships of the lead character is false and does not accurately represent the content of the film, which portrays Alexander the Great as heroic, and a man of his time and culture." |
It just sounds like that the whole gay thing 'does not accurately represent the content of the film' sounds to me like there is not anything like that in the film (or they removed it and said that it was never there)
I will see it regardless of all that, because Colin Farrell is hunk enough with his clothes on (although I am looking forward to seeing him in 'full frontal' mode for this small film he did recently (I forget the name) |
I thought I heard that his full frontal scene was in this film. _________________ www.orbitcomics.org |
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Ron T. Addict

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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:26 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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orbitcomics wrote: | Ron T. wrote: | so, is he basically saying there is no gay content?
Quote: | Any speculation that the Studio is trying to cut scenes from Alexander based on their depiction of the sexual relationships of the lead character is false and does not accurately represent the content of the film, which portrays Alexander the Great as heroic, and a man of his time and culture." |
It just sounds like that the whole gay thing 'does not accurately represent the content of the film' sounds to me like there is not anything like that in the film (or they removed it and said that it was never there)
I will see it regardless of all that, because Colin Farrell is hunk enough with his clothes on (although I am looking forward to seeing him in 'full frontal' mode for this small film he did recently (I forget the name) |
I thought I heard that his full frontal scene was in this film. |
nope. I found it.
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The truth about Colin Farrell's full frontal
I heard on the news this morning that there is indeed a full frontal nudity scene involving Colin Farrell in his new movie, A Home At The End Of The World.
That was the good news.
The bad news is that said scene will end up on the cutting room floor. This after test screenings left female audience members gasping for air (and who could blame them?) and the male folk looking downright uncomfortable when Colin's, um, big display came on.
I say, shame on these people! What right have they to deny us, the lovers of naked male beauty, our basic right to behold as many penises attached to gorgeous men as we possibly could? What right have they?!!
Thankfully, there's a silver lining behind this cloud of conservativism-gone-too-far. Colin was allegedly so upset about the decision to cut his wee wee out of the theatrical release that he reportedly made the producers promise that the scene remains intact for the DVD release. Hear, hear!
I can't wait for that DVD to come out.
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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I can't wait to see this. Colin is a good actor and it's nice to see him expand his acting roles, and as for the gay thing it's part of alexander's history you can't ignore shit like that. This country really needs to get over gay people and move onto something else, isn't it orvedue? _________________ Read Runaways and Ex Machina!
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:33 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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THWIP! wrote: | isn't it orvedue? |
Yes, I think it is... And the librarian is pissed off about it.
She got so mad, she went out on a bender, and hasn't been seen since:
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:34 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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I don't get it.  _________________ Read Runaways and Ex Machina!
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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THWIP! wrote: | I don't get it.  |
was my joke too esoteric? was it more subtle than the 'b' in the word? _________________ When in Boston, shop for comics goodness at http://www.comicopia.com/ and be sure to say 'hello' to me when you do!! |
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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Ron T. wrote: | THWIP! wrote: | I don't get it.  |
was my joke too esoteric? was it more subtle than the 'b' in the word? | I got it now, overdue, librarian, i'm just dead tired and wasn't thinking. _________________ Read Runaways and Ex Machina!
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:59 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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crescentcomics1 wrote: | Well, if the dude is a eunuch, how the fuck do they get it on? LOL! |
Unichs only loose their balls - it's stop their sex drive (as, often times, they served as body gaurds for harems...and they were not to engage in sexual acts with the ladies of the night.)
If they had cut off their penises, especially back then, not only would they die of horrible blood loss, but also from a lack of the ability to urinate (as they most likely didn't colostamy bags back then...)
If all else fails, he's the oyster, and Alexander is the snail (10 points to the person who picks out that refrence.....and the actors involved in the scene.) _________________
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BenitoCereno Senior Member

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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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Ron T. wrote: | so, is he basically saying there is no gay content? |
I think you're misconstruing the quote here. I'm fairly certain he means to say that they are not ashamed of any gay content in the film, and that Alexander is presented as someone who is both heroic and "gay" (which is a weird way of putting it; modern conceptions of ancient sexuality are so fucked [no pun intended]), as befitted someone of his society and time. _________________ Quasimodo/Casanova
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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Mike Black wrote: | crescentcomics1 wrote: | Well, if the dude is a eunuch, how the fuck do they get it on? LOL! |
Unichs only loose their balls - it's stop their sex drive (as, often times, they served as body gaurds for harems...and they were not to engage in sexual acts with the ladies of the night.)
If they had cut off their penises, especially back then, not only would they die of horrible blood loss, but also from a lack of the ability to urinate (as they most likely didn't colostamy bags back then...)
If all else fails, he's the oyster, and Alexander is the snail (10 points to the person who picks out that refrence.....and the actors involved in the scene.) |
Sir Lawrence Olivier says it to Tony Curtis in Sparticus! |
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Posted: Oct 05, 2004 8:14 am Post subject: Re: Alexander Not "Too Gay" |
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MACK! wrote: | Mike Black wrote: | crescentcomics1 wrote: | Well, if the dude is a eunuch, how the fuck do they get it on? LOL! |
Unichs only loose their balls - it's stop their sex drive (as, often times, they served as body gaurds for harems...and they were not to engage in sexual acts with the ladies of the night.)
If they had cut off their penises, especially back then, not only would they die of horrible blood loss, but also from a lack of the ability to urinate (as they most likely didn't colostamy bags back then...)
If all else fails, he's the oyster, and Alexander is the snail (10 points to the person who picks out that refrence.....and the actors involved in the scene.) |
Sir Lawrence Olivier says it to Tony Curtis in Sparticus! |
Close but wrong! It's Olivier's mouth moving, but it's Sir Anthony Hopkins' voice!
When they restored that scene, the audio was lost, and so they had Hopkins (who could apparently do a mean Olivier impersonation) come in and record the line, while Curtis recorded his own dialogue. _________________ Quasimodo/Casanova
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