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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: TVC15 on April 29, 2009, 05:25:05 AM

Title: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: TVC15 on April 29, 2009, 05:25:05 AM: Wow, that was an awesome bad movie. Notes:

1) The opening scene depictions of gay leather clubs are great. It's so authentic that William Friedkin didn't even have the dudes dancing in jockstraps shave their asses. Seriously, you frequently see unattractive, hairy asses in this movie.
2) In New York circa 1980, about 66% of all gay men into leather apparently got their hair advice from Lou Reed. Most of the remainder got it from Freddie Mercury. Everyone's dress style is totally Tom of Finland, though.
3) Jesus, this movie is a plotting disaster. You can't tell what the fuck the intent of Al Pacino's "inner struggle" was. I mean, I assume he's supposed to be questioning his sexuality as he gets deeper into the scene, but it's not consistent at all.
4) Similar plot disaster: The gay serial killer happens to be doing his thesis on the ORIGINS OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE.
5) I like how all the gay clubs are playing filthy, garage-y rock. I don't know who did the soundtrack, but a lot of it is very Stooges-y.
6) Making a suspect masturbate in front of 4 cops to get a semen sample. That's what I'd actually consider good plotting.
7) Fisting scene, featuring snappy editing!

Anyway, 9/10. It's a pretty fucking ridiculous movie. And it's streaming on netflix! See Al Pacino play gay, yet somehow be less flamboyant than Tony Montana.
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: Kara on April 29, 2009, 06:18:53 AM: Great flick. Glad you finally saw it.

Powers Booth's best role ever.

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ok_SM-aSb4[/youtube]
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: TVC15 on April 29, 2009, 06:32:51 AM: Quote from: Karakand on April 29, 2009, 06:18:53 AM
Great flick. Glad you finally saw it.

Powers Booth's best role ever.

An acquaintance insists that the hanky code was in full effect in San Francisco in the late 70s/early 80s, but I still refuse to believe it.
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: Kara on April 29, 2009, 06:41:37 AM: I still want to know what the red one meant. :'(
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: TVC15 on April 29, 2009, 06:52:51 AM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanky_code

The answer is a click a way. The answer is fisting, btw, to save you that click. Nothing too freaky. This was before edgeplay was popular.
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: Kara on April 29, 2009, 07:14:05 AM: knock knock
who's there?
orange
orange who?
spoiler (click to show/hide)
orange you glad i have few limits?
[close]
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: Yeti on April 30, 2009, 04:35:13 PM: what is edgeplay, dare I ask?
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 30, 2009, 04:40:04 PM: I saw the fisting scene :-\
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: chronovore on April 30, 2009, 10:20:17 PM: Quote from: Yeti on April 30, 2009, 04:35:13 PM
what is edgeplay, dare I ask?

One guy gets naked and the other guy SPEARS him.

Get it? I made a pro-wrestling joke in a thread about homosexuality.
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: Kara on May 01, 2009, 05:08:22 AM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 30, 2009, 04:40:04 PM
I saw the fisting scene :-\

On its own? That's no fun.
Title: Re: I just watched Cruising with Al Pacino
Post by: clothedmacuser on May 01, 2009, 08:18:41 AM: I was hoping for more rage and indignation in this thread. Then again, I suppose that has been done enough that the movie is known as smear the queer flick.

You never really said if you liked it or not. Is it worth a straight man watching it trying ot view it as a gay man would from our post Rick Santorum time?