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romantico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:23 AM
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New Adam Sandler Movie. Anti Gay or Gay Friendly?
Edited on Wed Mar-14-07 11:24 AM by romantico
Not sure what to make of this.

" I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry "
There is a new movie about gay couple but this time it's gay firefighters by Kevin James, playing Larry Valentine, a single dad trying to raise two kids on his own and Adam Sandler, in a role of Chuck Levine, a notorious playboy who has a new girl(s) every night.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is a soon released comedy film about two straight, single Philadelphia firefighters (Sandler, James) pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive their department's domestic partner benefits. They try to keep their relationship a secret but it eventually gets out that they're a couple. Everyone they know starts treating them differently and they are witness to the discrimination homosexuals face on a regular basis. When they defend themselves, they defend gay people in general.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762107/
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:32 AM
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1. sounds like it could go either way
no, that wasn't a joke.
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Jeff In Milwaukee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:50 AM
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2. Then how come I'm laughing?
:rofl:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 12:01 PM
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3. "anti-audience" if it's Sandler
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 12:03 PM
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4. I don't know but those are 2 of the least funniest people
I can't stand either one of them.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 12:06 PM
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5. It's an Adam Sandler movie so it's probably going to suck.
I sure there will be a lot of cheap jokes using gay stereotypes.
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 01:10 PM
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6. I agree
They're not even playing gay characters; they're playing straight characters who pretend to be gay. :eyes:
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romantico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 02:08 PM
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7. Maybe they are counting
on outrage from the gay community to help build publicity around the film.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 02:09 PM
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8. If it's a Sandler movie
it's anti-comedy, anti-taste, anti-brain function...

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noonwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:03 PM
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9. If it's truly funny, it's probably a little of both.
I'm sure someone will be offended, both on the gay side of the issue and on the conservative anti-gay side.
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