LOGO's Top 50 Movies

JazmenFlowers · #1 02-06-2007, 06:11 PM

According to Logo, the following are the Top 50 favorite movies of all time in the LGBT community.

Brokeback Mountain
Latter Days
Beautiful Thing
Trick
Angels in America
Bound
Big Eden
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Tipping the Velvet
But I’m A Cheerleader
Desert Hearts
Torch Song Trilogy
Aimee & Jaguar
D.E.B.S.
Die Mommie Die
Better Than Chocolate
When Night Is Falling
Fingersmith
The Sum of Us
Maurice
The Birdcage
Get Real
Chutney Popcorn
Boys Don’t Cry
Party Monster
Parting Glances
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
Edge of Seventeen
Adam and Steve
Soldier’s Girl
Longtime Companion
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Saving Face
Girl Play
The Boys in the Band
Making Love
Ma Vie en Rose
And the Band Played On
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Transamerica
Jeffrey
Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss
Gia
Y Tu Mama Tambien
An Early Frost
Mambo Italiano
Bent
Fire

For movies, I’d add, but not limited to, The Color Purple, 9 To 5, Sordid Lives and Steel Magnolias.

I know they didn’t include TV Shows, but I am and I’d include, but not limited to, The Golden Girls, Sex and the City and The Nanny.

Discuss and list other movies/TV shows that are really popular in the LGBT community or to you, in general, in this genre.

Movies I’ve seen and care to comment on are:

Brokeback Mountain – good, not great, but good
Latter Days – good, not great, but good
Trick – funny and so true. Tori Spelling is surprisingly hilarious.
Angels in America – bored me really.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – funny, entertaining.
But I’m A Cheerleader – hilarious.
Die Mommie Die – hilarious.
The Birdcage – funny.
Boys Don’t Cry – so sad…I cry every time.
Party Monster – really interesting and Macaulay is really good in it.
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy – LOVE IT. I could watch it over and over.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch – one of my fav movies ever.
Edge of Seventeen – really good and poignant.
Soldier’s Girl – another sad one. But really good.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show – never really caught on with me
Making Love – really good, I thought. Well acted.
If These Walls Could Talk 2 – omg. Never gets the recognition it deserves.
Gia – gorgeous. Not terrible, but not great…somewhere in between.

DrummerDeanna · #2 02-06-2007, 06:29 PM

Brokeback Mountain
Tipping the Velvet
Fingersmith**
The Birdcage
Boys Don’t Cry
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Those are the ones I've seen except for Fingersmith, which own but haven't watched yet as I am waiting until I read the book.

**Hedwig - I absolutely ADORE that movie..it's beautiful.
**ITAOTGIL - Good but not great, it was the first lesbian themed movie I ever say, so I was obsessed with it at 17, now at 27 it's very amatureish and ok - not stellar...but I still find it cure...
**Birdcage - still cracks my ass up everytime I see it...

Steel Magnolias is my all-time favorite movie, but aside from the one scene (all gay men have track-ligthin') there are no gay themes in it at all, the top 50 movies on this list are all gay-themed

But hell Steel Magnolias is at the top of all my lists - as is 9 to 5...but again, that one I see no gay themes in

Maybe I missed what you were trying to say....

GardenStateGirlie · #3 02-06-2007, 06:59 PM

ma vie en rose is one of my favorite french films. it's heartbreaking and beautiful. the acting is positively brilliant. i highly recommend it.

rbs3676 · #4 02-06-2007, 07:21 PM

Not ONE John Waters movie listed?? WTF???

And where is MOMMY DEAREST?

From the list that they provided, I would have to say that JEFFREY and BIG EDEN are two movies that are just perfect from start to finish.

I own a lot of the movies on that list even though some are a complete waste of time. Ah well...a list is a list is a list.

rbs

**on edit: I forgot BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. Such a beautiful, moving film. A must have.

sparky · #5 02-06-2007, 07:48 PM

Great

Brokeback Mountain
Boys Don’t Cry

Extremely Good

Y Tu Mama Tambien
When Night Is Falling
Maurice
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Soldier’s Girl

Good Enough

The Sum of Us
Longtime Companion
The Boys in the Band
And the Band Played On
Bent
Parting Glances
Making Love
Beautiful Thing
An Early Frost
Gia

Had Some Moments

Edge of Seventeen
Transamerica
Jeffrey
Latter Days

Silly Fun Fluff

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss
Torch Song Trilogy
Trick
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Worthless or Humiliating

The Birdcage
Angels in America
Mambo Italiano

Haven't Seen

Bound
Big Eden
Tipping the Velvet
But I’m A Cheerleader
Desert Hearts
Aimee & Jaguar
D.E.B.S.
Die Mommie Die
Better Than Chocolate
Fingersmith
Get Real
Chutney Popcorn
Party Monster
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
Adam and Steve
Saving Face
Girl Play
Ma Vie en Rose
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Fire

Where the hell are For A Lost Soldier and Burnt Money?

Serrart · #6 02-06-2007, 07:51 PM

About those I've seen
Brokeback Mountain - extremely well directed and very well acted
Beautiful Thing - a beautiful story, directed with a simple and touching style
Angels in America - pompous, but with masterful performances, especially by Pacino and Streep
Bound - Funny, dark, a good mix of genres
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert -absolutely fantastic, Terence Stamp should have got the Oscar
Torch Song Trilogy - The script is good even if not always very fluid, and Fierstein gives a powerful perfomance
Maurice - at 14 I got a crush on James Wilby with this so It always will be a favourite. Hugh Grant even if cute was a nuisance even then though.
The Birdcage - extremely funny and well acted, but the original is way better.
Boys Don’t Cry - Beautiful acting but the direction isn't always flawless.
Parting Glances -Boring but watchable
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy - Boring, full of cliches, but watchable
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - A very well done extravaganza.
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love -Nice, well acted.
Longtime Companion - Beautifully acted.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - A masterpiece.
The Boys in the Band - Full of cliches, overly dramatic acting but a classic nonetheless
Making Love - Nice story but the acting was painful.
Ma Vie en Rose - Beautiful and touching.
And the Band Played On - Something between a a docufiction and a real movie.
If These Walls Could Talk 2 - Watchable.
Transamerica - Very well written, a fantastic performance by Huffman
Jeffrey - There's Patrick Stewart.

Gia -Typical American not too inspired biopic, by Jolie has some good moments.
Y Tu Mama Tambien - Overrated but nice.
An Early Frost - Very nicely acted.
Mambo Italiano - Entertaining but nothing special
Fire - Deep, perfectly acted and directed.

Some other movies with gay themes (even If I don't consider it a genre) I like:

Butterfly Kiss - Stunning performances by Plummer and Reeves
Go Fish - Entertaining
Bedrooms and Hallways - especially for Kevin McKidd.
Sunday Bloody Sunday - A masterpiece with wonderful performances by Finch and Jackson
All Almodovar movies.
Priest - Very well written with a touching and subtle performance by Tom Wilkinson.
Carrington - Rigourous but passionate, with fantastic acting by Pryce and Thompson
.. and so on..

Romy

DrummerDeanna · #7 02-06-2007, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky

Worthless or Humiliating

The Birdcage
Angels in America
Mambo Italiano

Muy interesante! I'm curious as to why you put the Birdcage in the category you did...?

LikeAWillow · #8 02-06-2007, 09:04 PM

I'm a little let down that Loving Annabelle didn't make the list

JazmenFlowers · #9 02-06-2007, 10:45 PM

I guess what I meant was any movie (not necessarily gay themed) that appeals to a gay audience. that's what I meant.

sparky · #10 02-06-2007, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Muy interesante! I'm curious as to why you put the Birdcage in the category you did...?

I liked the play. It was a hoot. For some reason - a million years ago - the musical succeeded for me as a big silly fun explosion.

As for the film, I could not stand the acting of Nathan Lane and Robin Williams. They tried to redeem their terribly hackneyed scenery chewing performances of stereoptypical fags by giving them little scraps of decency, but it still fell flat for me and made my skin crawl. There were certainly funny moments in the movie. But overall, I just felt it was one more big silly cartoon about queens. The script didn't have much regard for any of the characters. Everyone was a farce. I didn't feel that the parts were written with any humanity. God knows I love a silly movie. Nothing like a John Waters film! But this thing bugged the hell outta me. Something about the way those two act like homos (even though Nathan Lane is gayer than Liberace at a bathhouse)
comes off as demeaning and lurid.

So, thumbs down!

JazmenFlowers · #11 02-06-2007, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky

Haven't Seen

But I’m A Cheerleader
Die Mommie Die
If These Walls Could Talk 2

we may have slightly different taste, but these are the ones I'd recommend that you haven't seen...

sparky · #12 02-06-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

we may have slightly different taste, but these are the ones I'd recommend that you haven't seen...

Aren't the first two campfests and the other one a bunch of sad lesbian shorts? That's all I've heard about them.

JazmenFlowers · #13 02-06-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky

Aren't the first two campfests and the other one a bunch of sad lesbian shorts? That's all I've heard about them.

ummm...

yes.

you could space them out over a couple months...ok, 6.

rbs3676 · #14 02-06-2007, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky

God knows I love a silly movie. Nothing like a John Waters film! But this thing bugged the hell outta me. Something about the way those two act like homos (even though Nathan Lane is gayer than Liberace at a bathhouse) comes off as demeaning and lurid. So, thumbs down!

Once again, you are so right!!!
However...Hank Azaria was the best thing in this film (Birdcage). He was brilliant.
"Are you intimidated by my Quatemalanous?" LOL

Also...I worship John Waters. Even if he just wrote screenplays...his dialogue can't be beat. My close friends and I quote lines from his films in our everyday talk. We are sick people. But we love to laugh.

rbs

carrie721 · #15 02-06-2007, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky

Aren't the first two campfests and the other one a bunch of sad lesbian shorts? That's all I've heard about them.

yeah, that sums up if these walls could talk 2 pretty well. it's worth a watch.