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tomersh · 24th Sep 2008, 05:36 PM

hey....
i was just wondering how many of you have seen the movie "shelter" and if you could tell me should i bother watching it?.....i heard that it's a good movie....but wanted to get more opinions on the matter

http://www.heretv.com/sheltermovie/

hairdye · 24th Sep 2008, 09:27 PM

great movie. hot boys. surfers. ;]
it lacks a little bit of refreshing guilty pleasure nudity though. ;x

Tim · 24th Sep 2008, 09:27 PM

It's my favorite movie lol, though there's a couple thread in Entertainment + Technology about it, that's where I first found out about it :3

ArcaneVerse · 25th Sep 2008, 10:21 AM

It was a good movie but not great imo but that's like most gay themed movies they lack the budget and all that. i mostly didn't like the main guys acting.

but despite this i still think its worth the watch, at least once.
it did have a beautiful story to it.

i much preferred Latter Days. maybe that's because i was raised Mormon.

Miles D · 25th Sep 2008, 11:46 AM

GREAT movie!

watch it!!!!

Fiorino · 25th Sep 2008, 12:20 PM

Oh wow-I wanna see it now!

tomersh · 25th Sep 2008, 01:43 PM

just watched it last night.....loved it....can't discribe how much i loved it :P

25th Sep 2008, 09:10 PM

Omg I love that movie! I've seen it like a billion times... Zack is so hot!!

pwnorton · 26th Sep 2008, 02:32 AM

i'm in the middle of watching it now...
i LOVE it!!!

I recommend it to everyone.

JT · 26th Sep 2008, 03:56 AM

I want to see it, but I don't want to buy it

mikeh · 26th Sep 2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by musclelvr

I want to see it, but I don't want to buy it

It's on YouTube... most of the gay-themed movies are on there.

I liked Shelter's story, and even the acting wasn't bad, but the amoral sister and friend offended my sensibilities (what kind of people use drugs and swear like that in front of a 7 year old?).

Latter Days also had a great story, and I found it much less offensive.

ArcaneVerse · 26th Sep 2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeh

(what kind of people use drugs and swear like that in front of a 7 year old?).

Latter Days also had a great story, and I found it much less offensive.

Sad thing is those sorta things happen all the time.

And Latter days is really only offensive to homophobic Mormons lol what with the swearing, nudity, sex scenes and the defiance of a missionary.

mikeh · 26th Sep 2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ArcaneVerse

Sad thing is those sorta things happen all the time.

And Latter days is really only offensive to homophobic Mormons lol what with the swearing, nudity, sex scenes and the defiance of a missionary.

That is sad that things like that happen to children in real life. I had never encountered anything like that in a story before, and I found it very remiss.

I liked Latter Days a lot more than most of the other movies I've seen; really, the most swearing came from the restaurant coworkers, not from the main characters. I don't know, I just find all the gratuitous swearing to be pointless. I find that it just takes away from the scenes (in all movies, not just these).

Wander · 27th Sep 2008, 10:08 AM

Shameless bump.

I just got finished watching it, and it was a decent movie, but it didn't seem to have much depth to it. It just felt like another very basic romance movie, but with the twist of the main pairing being gay. The acting was fair enough for an indie movie, and the two guys seemed comfortable enough with each other, but some of the lines fell flat. Jeannie, despite being my least favorite character, probably had the best acting skills of all of them.

ArcaneVerse · 27th Sep 2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Wander

Shameless bump.

I just got finished watching it, and it was a decent movie, but it didn't seem to have much depth to it. It just felt like another very basic romance movie, but with the twist of the main pairing being gay. The acting was fair enough for an indie movie, and the two guys seemed comfortable enough with each other, but some of the lines fell flat. Jeannie, despite being my least favorite character, probably had the best acting skills of all of them.

Totally agree

JT · 27th Sep 2008, 11:44 AM

I just got done watching it right now and I think it was exceptional.... But that's because it's depicting more or less what's going on in my life right now.

I'm sure that once I watch it again in the near future I'll find it to be mediocre.

24th Sep 2008, 05:36 PM	#1
tomersh Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: israel Age: 26 Posts: 14 Join Date: Aug 2008	"shelter" 2008 hey.... i was just wondering how many of you have seen the movie "shelter" and if you could tell me should i bother watching it?.....i heard that it's a good movie....but wanted to get more opinions on the matter http://www.heretv.com/sheltermovie/

24th Sep 2008, 09:27 PM	#2
hairdye ec's coffee addict Full Member Gender: I'm a dude. Orientation: I like guys. Out Status: everybody knows. Location: Orange County, CA Age: 22 Posts: 247 Join Date: Apr 2007	Re: "shelter" 2008 great movie. hot boys. surfers. ;] it lacks a little bit of refreshing guilty pleasure nudity though. ;x __________________

24th Sep 2008, 09:27 PM	#3
Tim Psycho Glitter Btch Full Member Gender:* Guy, Unless Life Was a Horrible April Fools Joke. Orientation: Gay/Asexual/Confusing to Explain Out Status: Armed and Fabulous! XD Location: California Age: 23 Posts: 7,381 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 It's my favorite movie lol, though there's a couple thread in Entertainment + Technology about it, that's where I first found out about it :3 __________________ Rawr! :3 ~The Stalker User Known As Tim~ Rawr! :3 EC's Sailor Star Healer, Oxymoron and All. Star Sensitive Inferno! Sailor Starlight, Stage On! [Vic] 7:49 pm: I keep my pants off in public.

25th Sep 2008, 10:21 AM	#4
ArcaneVerse Fear of the Market Place Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: absent Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 756 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 It was a good movie but not great imo but that's like most gay themed movies they lack the budget and all that. i mostly didn't like the main guys acting. but despite this i still think its worth the watch, at least once. it did have a beautiful story to it. i much preferred Latter Days. maybe that's because i was raised Mormon.

25th Sep 2008, 11:46 AM	#5
Miles D Rude... and not ginger. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: queer Out Status: everyone Location: San Diego, CA ⇒ Great Barrington, MA Age: 20 Posts: 1,171 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 GREAT movie! watch it!!!! __________________ Bowties are cool. Fezzes are cool.

25th Sep 2008, 12:20 PM	#6
Fiorino Fio Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 1,005 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 Oh wow-I wanna see it now! __________________ Why is it that as a culture, we're more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?

25th Sep 2008, 01:43 PM	#7
tomersh Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: israel Age: 26 Posts: 14 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 just watched it last night.....loved it....can't discribe how much i loved it :P

25th Sep 2008, 09:10 PM	#8
cm25 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: "shelter" 2008 Omg I love that movie! I've seen it like a billion times... Zack is so hot!!

26th Sep 2008, 02:32 AM	#9
pwnorton Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: gay, but not fabulous Out Status: Everyone and anyone who asks Location: Los Angeles Age: 22 Posts: 163 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 i'm in the middle of watching it now... i LOVE it!!! I recommend it to everyone.

26th Sep 2008, 03:56 AM	#10
JT Love.Live.Life. A day at a time Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: 4.38 Out Status: Out. but not shouting it from the rooftops. Age: 21 Posts: 355 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 I want to see it, but I don't want to buy it

27th Sep 2008, 10:08 AM	#14
Wander Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Parents, aunts, grandma, counselor, online friends Location: Central Alabama Age: 18 Posts: 2,360 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 Shameless bump. I just got finished watching it, and it was a decent movie, but it didn't seem to have much depth to it. It just felt like another very basic romance movie, but with the twist of the main pairing being gay. The acting was fair enough for an indie movie, and the two guys seemed comfortable enough with each other, but some of the lines fell flat. Jeannie, despite being my least favorite character, probably had the best acting skills of all of them.

27th Sep 2008, 11:44 AM	#16
JT Love.Live.Life. A day at a time Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: 4.38 Out Status: Out. but not shouting it from the rooftops. Age: 21 Posts: 355 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: "shelter" 2008 I just got done watching it right now and I think it was exceptional.... But that's because it's depicting more or less what's going on in my life right now. I'm sure that once I watch it again in the near future I'll find it to be mediocre.