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Summary: This movie still cracks me up after seeing it over 50 times!
Review: Lie Down With Dogs may just very well be my favorite movie of all times, and no, Wally White and I have never met. It's to the point where I have most of it memorized and integrate it into my life as much as I can. (That's legal, isn't it?) What makes it so great? To begin with, it's a great gay getaway film. It's the summer we wish we all took but didn't because we were too busy thinking about our careers. Secondly, the movie has so many great lines and so many of them are quite subtle. Thirdly, I must give credit to Wally White on his acting abilities. He's really got a great sense of comic timing. The supporting actors are also what make this film a great one. I especially love the actor who plays Eddie...I want to be this guy! He is too funny! You must see this movie! I promise you'll appreciate it on some level. Wally...do another film!
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Summary: Poor acting
Review: Lie Down with Dogs ran through the independent film circuit in 1995, and was forgotten as soon as the run was over, with good reason. The plot centers around a shallow, self-centered gay man who can't handle the pressure of summer in New York, and decides on a whim to spend the summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts. First of all, this film is not an honest portrayal of Provincetown--except for during the last reel when the main character, Tommy, takes a bike tour through the nature trails with Ben--who appears to be the only decent guy in town. In reality, Provincetown is much more idyllic than is shown here-and there are lots of nice, genuine people there. Not that the town doesn't party hearty, but that's far from the only reason gays & lesbians choose this as a prime vacation spot. (The town's extensive history as an artist's colony isn't even mentioned.) Matters are not helped by the fact that the film, which takes place during the summer, was shot in the off-season when the streets were nearly empty. Second, the movie is a slanderous portrayal of gay life. In one monologue, White belittles Longtime Companion, but that film is far more realistic, moving, and does greater service to the gay community. Wally White is obviously the primary force behind this film, since he's listed as producer, writer, director, and lead actor. So the blame for this drivel falls entirely on his shoulders. As producer, it's astonishing he was able to secure funding for his poorly written tripe. As director, he can't handle a camera, nor does he have an eye for cinematography--Provincetown looks better in the photos I took during a trip there. As actor, he gives the worst performance in the film. It says something about the overall quality of this film that, with the exception of Randy Becker (who was already an established stage actor by the time this film was released) none of the other principals has been heard from since--including Wally White. I can't help the feeling that Wally White's primary motivation in making this film was to act out love scenes with numerous good looking guys who would be out of his league in real life. Two stars due to the fact that this movie at least inspired me to visit the real Provincetown.
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Summary: The Title Says it All...
Review: Lie Down with Dogs ran through the independent film circuit in 1995, and was forgotten as soon as the run was over, with good reason. The plot centers around a shallow, self-centered gay man who can't handle the pressure of summer in New York, and decides on a whim to spend the summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts. First of all, this film is not an honest portrayal of Provincetown--except for during the last reel when the main character, Tommy, takes a bike tour through the nature trails with Ben--who appears to be the only decent guy in town. In reality, Provincetown is much more idyllic than is shown here-and there are lots of nice, genuine people there. Not that the town doesn't party hearty, but that's far from the only reason gays & lesbians choose this as a prime vacation spot. (The town's extensive history as an artist's colony isn't even mentioned.) Matters are not helped by the fact that the film, which takes place during the summer, was shot in the off-season when the streets were nearly empty. Second, the movie is a slanderous portrayal of gay life. In one monologue, White belittles Longtime Companion, but that film is far more realistic, moving, and does greater service to the gay community. Wally White is obviously the primary force behind this film, since he's listed as producer, writer, director, and lead actor. So the blame for this drivel falls entirely on his shoulders. As producer, it's astonishing he was able to secure funding for his poorly written tripe. As director, he can't handle a camera, nor does he have an eye for cinematography--Provincetown looks better in the photos I took during a trip there. As actor, he gives the worst performance in the film. It says something about the overall quality of this film that, with the exception of Randy Becker (who was already an established stage actor by the time this film was released) none of the other principals has been heard from since--including Wally White. I can't help the feeling that Wally White's primary motivation in making this film was to act out love scenes with numerous good looking guys who would be out of his league in real life. Two stars due to the fact that this movie at least inspired me to visit the real Provincetown.
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Summary: lie down with dogs
Review: Maybe you SHOULD see this wretched excuse for a film... after all, where else can you get such succinct lessons in how to make a bad film, AND offend your target audience? Wally White's pathetic take on "What I Did Last Summer" is not only boring, self-absorbed and poorly done... it's also offensive as hell. He's trying to be funny here, but what White doesn't realize is that he encapsulates just about everything that's wrong with gay society. Since when is picking on others publicly (a la the jaw-droppingly insensitive "Square State" scene) humorous? How much worse is it that this smug little twerp is aiming it at his own people? This isn't just a rotten film, it's mean-spirited and Wally White doesn't even know it.
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Summary: Put this "Dog" to sleep!
Review: Maybe you SHOULD see this wretched excuse for a film... after all, where else can you get such succinct lessons in how to make a bad film, AND offend your target audience? Wally White's pathetic take on "What I Did Last Summer" is not only boring, self-absorbed and poorly done... it's also offensive as hell. He's trying to be funny here, but what White doesn't realize is that he encapsulates just about everything that's wrong with gay society. Since when is picking on others publicly (a la the jaw-droppingly insensitive "Square State" scene) humorous? How much worse is it that this smug little twerp is aiming it at his own people? This isn't just a rotten film, it's mean-spirited and Wally White doesn't even know it.
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Summary: FLEA-BITTEN
Review: This is the gay filmmaking at it's shabbiest and most incompetent. Every moment of this film is a nightmare of mind and nerves. I was unable to watch more than fifteen minutes at a time--I was so stupified that I had to take breaks. The only redeeming quality of this film is that it's easy to point out who's responsibe for this atrocity: Wally White. He not only stars in this film, but he wrote, directed, and produced. Appearantly, the only thing he didn't do was cater and pour coffee. That's a blessing, cause if he did that as badly as he did the rest, everyone else in this film would have gotten food poisoning. The "story" is about a young gay man from NYC who goes to Provincetown, MA looking for romance and happiness. White plays the hero, and gives a truly annoying performance. His obvious belief that he's an attractive and compelling presence makes it even worse. With his whiny, grating voice, bulging belly, and embarrassing dialogue, he has the romantic charisma of Gilbert Gottfried and the sex appeal of Barney the Dinosaur. It's no wonder that he can't find romance in NYC, and when he gets propositioned by a hot gym buff, it's like watching science fiction. He looks for work as a houseboy, and stumbles in and out of yawn-raising misadventures. You won't care. Everything else about this film is also awful. While the setting (Provincetown) is a beautiful, lively place in real life, it's photographed so badly that you'll think it's a coastal slum. The sound is poor and scratchy, and the co-stars behave like relatives in someone else's home movie. Also, the choppy editing causes lapses in coherance. But none of that takes away from White's irritating screen presence, and his determination to be the center of attention. Even during quiet and sentimental scenes, he tries so hard to upstage everyone else, he treats his co-stars like boxing opponents. And when he does close-up monologues with the camera, you'll wish you had darts at your disposal. I don't know what Wally White has done since making this film. Hopefully he holds down a job that has nothing to do with making movies.
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Summary: The Unintentional Horror Film
Review: This is, quite simply, one of the most shallow, pathetic and depressing films I have ever seen. What's even worse, it operates under the guise of a fun beach movie. Granted, I may be gay but am not one of those club going, circuit party, drinking guys who seem to drift through life in pursuit of good clothes and sharp wisecracks, and watching this film makes me even more secure in who I am. First off, this was filmed during off-season apparently, which gives Provincetown the look of a ghost town. One expects to see tumbleweed drifting through the streets in the establishing shots. Secondly, the poor misguided hero leaves New York because he is sick of it and the people (at least, that is what I can gather from the badly acted prologue...the friends the hero wants to get away from seem to have stepped out of a gay Fellini film...one without subtitles) So, our plucky hero goes to Provincetown, and instead of convincing us how wonderful it is, we come away with a bad taste in our mouths. One of his new best friends is an alcoholic who does not help him when he is sick, we are supposed to root for our hero at the end when the guy he likes ends up going with another man, and then we have the Randy Becker character who is a dangerous combination of pulchritude and stupidity (but then after watching this film, it begs the question...are brains and beauty mutually exclusive?) The worst thing about this film, besides the shallowness and charisma factors of zero in just about every character is how genuinely unfunny it is. Jokes fall flat...and if we are supposed to think jokes about older men (i.e. responsible) in AA are funny, then I suggest you check this film out. Me? I tend not to. I much prefer Boys in the Band, which, despite all its hard knocks seems to be more universally reviled due to its truthfulness. Lie down with Dogs is not a great, liberating film. It is shallow, it is unfunny, and it is best forgotten. And good riddance.
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Summary: Mind-numbingly, unbelievably BAD
Review: This movie epitomises every gay male stereotype you can think of. It has only one thing on its mind: sex, sex, sex --- and it's not even handled in a mature fashion. The central lisp-filled character is an annoying queen who loves talking to the camera a bit too much, most of the other characters are unbelievably irritating, and certain monolgues go on and on and on and on (particularly a narrative sex scene intercut with other events that lasts at least 10 minutes). The opening credits warn us, however, of the theme of the movie: sex is all there is to life. As a gay man, I understand the desire for man-to-man sex. But I also recognize it as simply one of life's virtues, not life's ONLY virtue. And I party, too; don't get me wrong. I'm no square, and I realize the character in this film was on vacation, so he parties every day. But there's just an irresponsibility to his actions that disturbed me. (He should be lucky all he caught was a cold --- very lucky, as promiscuous as he was.) If this director wants to be known in gay cinema, I highly suggest that he create a credible film about a homosexual character and not a party-driven, lust-ridden, limp-wristed, lispy queen who cries, pouts, and complains when things don't go his way. For a movie that truly defines the homosexual experience, watch "The Hanging Garden," and AVOID this like the plague.
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Summary: Very funny !
Review: This movie is kind if weired but I can only recommend it. It tells the story of a gay guy being on summer vacations trying to get away from his boring life in Manhattan. He is cute, looking for love and gets to know the most different people for friendship and relationship. You'll love the characters, they are all so "life-like". The movie is different to mainstream ones. The main character talks to the audience and you feel like being involved.The soundtrack is fabulous, the house sound if the middle-90 ies. Wally Ehite, director and main character is soooo cute and loveable. He made a wonderful movie !
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Summary: I Wanna Sue Wally White
Review: This movie is so bad, I just had to write in and spare the rest of humanity from seeing this atrocious "film." This movie is so awful that it makes you kind of doubt that gay men are funny and attractive. I can't believe anyone liked this movie. To those reviewers who gave this more than one star (there should be negative stars for this movie) ... all i can say is that the director, and so-called star of this flushable attempt at entertainment, must have paid people to write those positive reviews. Wally White's character has an unbelievably bad personality. He is also not that attractive physically, but the way he carries on in this movie, you would think that he believes he looks like Matt Keeslar or Jonathan Schaech. But you know, someone told me that this movie was actually created as a torture device, kinda like Chinese water torture. I dunno if I believe him, but after watching the movie, I did want to scratch my eyes out for a second. Oh and also, my lover told me that if I ever put anything like this filth in it the VCR again, I would soon be experiencing the joys of singledom. After watching this movie, I am sure that Wally White is as busy in the entertainment industry as Anna Nicole Smith's modeling agent is in the fashion industry.
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