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Whatever they're selling, I'm buying.
I think that rugby is like a sexier, more easily followed sport than Football. It's almost as sexy as soccer, but not quite. Add to that the fact that rugby is kind of by default very testosterone-driven and that people who play (and watch) the sport are very intense, and you have the recipe for a what could be a very engrossing movie.
I think that a queer film where sexuality or coming out is not an issue is quite refreshing. I believe that exploring an affair and the far-reaching implications of lust is always more interesting and more deeply human than the closet (I also find the closet trite and maudlin). Also, people tend to take sides almost immediately when you hear that people in a relationship have an affair (for the record, I don't think that anybody 'steals' anybody else, people leave, because it takes two to tango and sometimes there's no music). I'd like to see how this movie explores the lives of the players and how the whole team reacts to their relationship, because you know that both in rugby and in life there'll always be collateral damage when something like this happens.
So bring it on. The film was born from a kickstarter and it has gone to play in festivals and the such and I'm ready for a film that seems to have gay characters written with some depth. The movie is going to have a wide UK release and I hope we can see it too!
XOXO
Looks very good, and, on a shallow note, since I live in the shallow end, the two leads are hot.
ReplyDelete*scoots over to the shallow end*
DeleteI totally agree with you on the hotness.
XOXO
That trailer is all over YouTube. Looks athletically interesting.
ReplyDeleteYep,
DeleteYouTube knows we like gay shit. That's why it gives it to us.
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Im noy much into sport related films...but what's not to like about rugby players accidently chucking shorts down to reveal the jock strap of another player??? Could be a very smouldering film Sixpense. I've not seen a trailer yet so I enjoyed that. I thought I read there was a hot three way scene? You get the drinks....Ill get the popcorn.
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DeleteBut Rugby is totally homoerotic. Much more so than football. And I think the movie goes for the effects of lust on people, which is always a plus. And I'm ordering the gin and other stuff right now!!
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Big says,
ReplyDelete"...it takes two to tango and sometimes there's no music." What a great line! So long as it doesn't focus on the rugby it could keep my attention. Sports ain't my thing. Could you tell? LOL
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Heh
DeleteI do stand by that line! And I think the rugby team is the micro-cosmos where everything happens. And I hope they show tons of skin and men in tight shorts.
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I would watch this!
ReplyDeleteSame!
DeleteIt looks intriguing and I love gay romance. Double whammy!
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HuntleyBiGuy:
ReplyDeleteHmmmm a movie about a sport where guys are grabbing at each other? And a relationship develops? This would be worth the price of admission. Unfortunately you know it’s going to be an art house release in the US. Gotta keep an eye out for the streaming opportunities.
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Hahaha
DeleteYes, that kind of sport. And yes, it's probably be very art-housey but that's why we have streaming. I may even go to iMovies to see if it's there...
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Well, this is someone's kink, I guess. Good for them. To have it realized so. That whole pseudo masculine bs... it bores the F out of me. Show me a man taking the time to care for an injured animal or picking up litter or making the world a little prettier? And that's what masculinity means to me. This crap where they get muddy and play war games - bah. But thanks for sharing. And I am glad the film got made... gay power! Kizzes.
ReplyDeleteOh, there's a kink for every shoe.
DeleteYou know the internet is full of sport fetishists. And as every sport, of course it is uber masculine. But that's not the issue here, I think. It's more about the team taking sides, probably.
And it was an achievement for this movie to get made. I think it looks very big-studio-like and it has gone to many festivals, even though it started as a kickstarter...
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