I found an old copy of this and watched last night. Maybe because the time we are in, but the ending made me tear up.
I liked the film when I saw it years ago
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 13, 2020 1:44 PM |
Ripoff ending.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 13, 2020 1:47 PM |
Makes me cry every time I watch it.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 13, 2020 1:55 PM |
Just hearing the song “Postmortem Bar” makes me cry.
Watching that scene makes me think of all the friends I lost between ‘83 and ‘99.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 13, 2020 1:56 PM |
I saw this, in my opinion, superb film about 3 years before I came out. It really affected me; stayed on my mind for days after seeing it. Compared to most AIDS related films that came out during the late 80s and 90s, I think it's one of the easiest to sit through because it does have some funny moments and the camaraderie and support among the group of friends was quite touching. Bruce Davison received an Oscar nomination for his performance but Dermot Mulroney and Mary-Louise Parker were the stand outs for me. Dermot's character's death was the first and yet the one that hit me the hardest. The beach scene at the end still gets me to this day. Great film!
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 13, 2020 3:40 PM |
The ending makes me cry just thinking about it. Oh to be at the beach with all those wonderful men I knew who died so young. My heart breaks.
And clear evidence to me that so many of us who survived those days have PTSD. How could you not?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 13, 2020 3:47 PM |
The best AIDS movie. Really hits what it was like better than any other movie. Watching it leaves me with PTSD for days now - brings back way too many bad memories. Sentimental - but I need to focus on being happy now and appreciating that I am alive and enjoy the last few years of my life. Though I guess being so intensely aware of death at an early age has made me prioritize the right things - feel like I’ve adjusted to older age better than most of my straight family and friends.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 13, 2020 4:04 PM |
Poor r2. Too slow to be R1.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 13, 2020 4:15 PM |
I'm in tears now just thinking about this film and I haven't seen it since I was in high school during its original release.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 13, 2020 4:27 PM |
Everyone we knew who didn't survive then, well, at least they didn't have to go through now.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 13, 2020 4:28 PM |
Patrick Cassidy was HAF.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 13, 2020 4:38 PM |
Patrick was always the hottest of the Cassidys. I used to jerk off to Johnny on the TV version of Dirty Dancing whenever he'd get shirtless. I wonder if he has the famous Cassidy dong.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 13, 2020 4:40 PM |
The gay male population can speak with authority of a health crisis that is willfully ignored, kills people suddenly and forces people to die alone with strangers in a shroud of deliberate ignorance.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 13, 2020 4:44 PM |