Brokeback Mountain Forum @ ennisjack.com
Around Brokeback Mountain => Our Support for BBM => Topic started by: ethan on Mar 28, 2006, 11:04 PM
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Dear Members,
Over the last three months, the forum has been nurtured by your hearts and souls. I thought of something special as a tribute to BBM and the members. I went through the posts from members and found some quotes. Here is our tribute video to BBM and the members for you to download.
Thanks to Ravenus19, froggy, and tpkomodo for making this vid possible. Hope you will like it.
Links Updated: June 15, 2007
http://www.ennisjack.com/video/ennisjack1_hq.wmv (high quality 114 MB)
http://www.ennisjack.com/video/ennisjack1_lq.wmv (low quality 73 MB)
Youtube - http://youtube.com/watch?v=HRXYJLVFS78 (Please don't forget to rate and leave comments for the vid :D)
2nd version (different ending) - it is the version posted at Youtube.
http://www.ennisjack.com/video/ennisjack2_hq.wmv (High Quality 90MB)
http://www.ennisjack.com/video/ennisjack2_lq.wmv (Low Quality 26MB)
Enjoy.
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Dear Members,
Over the last three months, the forum has been nurtured by your hearts and souls. I thought of something special as a tribute to BBM and the members. Here is our tribute video to BBM and the members for you to download.
Thanks to Ravenus19, froggy, and tpkomodo for this vid. Hope you will like it.
http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0SNI16Q3L2CVR3RCCSFAGW5SJK (high quality 117 MB)
http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UE3KYXNTX36K0KBKPLR7Q6QV4 (medium quality 73 MB)
Enjoy. If anyone knows how to reduce the file size, please let me know. Thanks.
I'm not in a very good mood tonight... no warning? Am I gonna cry?
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I'm not in a very good mood tonight... no warning? Am I gonna cry?
I think tissues may be needed. Maybe some other time, chameau. :) Sorry to hear that you are not in a good mood
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I'm not in a very good mood tonight... no warning? Am I gonna cry?
I think tissues may be needed. Maybe some other time, chameau. :) Sorry to hear that you are not in a good mood
Go see my last movie experience :(
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I loved the cello music in the first part ;)
What is it by the way?
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My computer won't let me watch it. This little thing pops up that says something about not supporting something. I can't fix it, because I'm bad with computers :'(
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My computer won't let me watch it. This little thing pops up that says something about not supporting something. I can't fix it, because I'm bad with computers :'(
What do you have? A windows operating system or a mac?
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I loved the cello music in the first part ;)
What is it by the way?
Bach Cello Suite 6 - Sarabande by Yo-Yo Ma.
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I loved the cello music in the first part ;)
What is it by the way?
Bach Cello Suite 6 - Sarabande by Yo-Yo Ma.
Thank you! Why I am not surprised by this? ;)
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My computer won't let me watch it. This little thing pops up that says something about not supporting something. I can't fix it, because I'm bad with computers :'(
What do you have? A windows operating system or a mac?
windows
Don't worry about helping me. My brother will fix it for me in the morning. He's real good with electronics.
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My computer won't let me watch it. This little thing pops up that says something about not supporting something. I can't fix it, because I'm bad with computers :'(
What do you have? A windows operating system or a mac?
windows
Don't worry about helping me. My brother will fix it for me in the morning. He's real good with electronics.
OK but let us know of the outcome.
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thanks, so much, for a very touching tribute. the scenes are just amazing. as always, they bring tears to my eyes--and i am not a cryer. this is absolutely the best movie i have ever seen. i feel fortunate that it was even made.
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Just watched this, a big thank you for making this on our behalf. It had ne very emotional.
Thanks, Ethan. Thanks Froggy. Thanks Ravenus .
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Thanks to Ravenus19, froggy, and tpkomodo for this video. I'm speechless. And thank you, BBBOY for these wonderful lines :
"It's time to move on, open up and live life for what is it, a one time ride, no reins on it, go for the good, beautiful and true.It's what we as humans have the ability to do above else...oh Ennis let it go, let it go..."
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Really, really impressive.
I liked it- "rectius" loved it- very much.
Many thanks to our Ravenus19, froggy ( alias la Reine de Brokeback), tpkomodo....
and obviously... to Ethan
Kisses to you all :-*
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great work. I'm impressed for a second time as BBM :)
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Many thanks to you all.. :-*
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WOW!! Its finally here..and the last version is absolutely fantastic.
Ethan - Thank you for collecting all those quotes and choosing such wonderful music
Ravenus19 - Thank you so much for all the time and energy you've put into this.
Fantastic work...BBM...forever in our hearts...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Froggy
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It's a great video! thank you for making it, and thank you to all the ennisjack. com members for the beautiful words they said.
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YEEHAAAWWWWWWW!! finally here and posted. I wanted to thank you ALL of you for such a wonderful quotes. they´re the heart of the vid. We made it! Brokeback Mountain Best Picture of our Hearts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you so much. :-*
But I have got the 3 first links broken...
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Am I the only one ???
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No I had to download the low version too.
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Sorry..not sure why the first two don't work anymore. I will upload them again this evening.
Thanks everyone.
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we have to give an Oscar for best movie, best picture, best soundtrack to:
Ethan, Ravenus19, Froggy, tpkomodo
;D ;D
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This is wonderful. Thank you Ethan, Ravenus, Frogy & tpkomodo.
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Just watched it...SO beautiful, Ang's acceptance - 'i want to thank two people that don't exist' - gets me every time :'( Thank you so much for this - really gorgeous tribute. :'(
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Thank you to everyone who worked on this! It is beautiful! :'(
Thanks to everyone who makes this board such a wonderful place to be!
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Very nicely done - a very moving tribute.
Thank you.
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My computer finally let me watch it and it was wonderful.
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My computer finally let me watch it and it was wonderful.
Sometimes, it's a constant battle with these darned machines.
(https://ennisjack.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.animationfactory.com%2Fimagedir%2Fanimations%2Fcomputer%2Fcomputers%2Fman_stuck_in_computer_monitor%2Fman_stuck_in_computer_monitor_sm_nwm.gif&hash=da361354737093428aeeffe8d3a816bed62b610b)
hey just passed 1500 posts! Yahooooo!
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My computer finally let me watch it and it was wonderful.
Sometimes, it's a constant battle with these darned machines.
(https://ennisjack.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.animationfactory.com%2Fimagedir%2Fanimations%2Fcomputer%2Fcomputers%2Fman_stuck_in_computer_monitor%2Fman_stuck_in_computer_monitor_sm_nwm.gif&hash=da361354737093428aeeffe8d3a816bed62b610b)
hey just passed 1500 posts! Yahooooo!
Congrats on passing 1500!
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hi
I can't download the file.
Yousentit website has changed to the new beta
Don't know how to download your file
pls help
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lot_of_happiness, welcome! Thanks for letting us know that yousendit has changed the format.
Here is one for the high quality on megaupload
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OFEDB1OV (high quality 117 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1S2BPPKI (medium quality 75MB)
I will upload the other two lower quality.
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you know I HAVE to download the high quality 117mb version.. hahaha!! you just know it.. lmao!
I swear my computers gonna explode with all these BBM videos.. oh well its worth it!
*download in progress* can't wait to see it, i'll let you know what i think when i see it !
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LOVED IT! ;D
I love how you used quotes from so many members, I even saw one of mine! It was great to show the reactions and feelings of all the memebers of ennisjack! love, love, love it! thanks so much! :-*
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I can't watch it there!!! :'( :'( :'( is there another way??
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Here are the links to yousendit.
http://download.yousendit.com/1D58EEE57D20F8C9 (Low quality 30 MB)
http://download.yousendit.com/3E46D89E7FBC4151 (Low quality 44 MB)
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Who would have thought "Ennis Del Mar" would PM me? (Just kidding) :D
Our member "EnnisDelMar" did PM me about his problem of playing the video on Window Media Player. I have no clue what the problem may be.
Maybe someone can help him out? Much appreciated. Below is his description.
"an error box for windows media player pops up saying "source filter could not be found" There is a button for more info. It takes me to a windows media download site. I try to download whatever it says and I go through a couple of run boxes and finally gives me a setup error box that indicates I have a version that is too new s/b Service Pack 1. I searched for service pack 1 with no luck."
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i just saw the video and wanted to say THANK YOU for doing it!
it's amazing!!
even though i don't write that much (and that's just because of my language problems) i'm very proud to be part of this forum that gives me the possibility to read all those fantastic thoughts about BBM and where there are people just as fascinated by the movie as i am. it's a very good place to be!! :)
THANK YOU ALL!!!
-Hanna-
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Who would have thought "Ennis Del Mar" would PM me? (Just kidding) :D
Our member "EnnisDelMar" did PM me about his problem of playing the video on Window Media Player. I have no clue what the problem may be.
Maybe someone can help him out? Much appreciated. Below is his description.
"an error box for windows media player pops up saying "source filter could not be found" There is a button for more info. It takes me to a windows media download site. I try to download whatever it says and I go through a couple of run boxes and finally gives me a setup error box that indicates I have a version that is too new s/b Service Pack 1. I searched for service pack 1 with no luck."
It depends on which Windows and version. Sounds like a developrers version of
Windows Vista which is still missing many drivers.
If it's XP uninstall Media Player from Control Panel, reboot and install the original
version of Media Player that came on the Windows XP CD-Rom.
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The vid has been posted on Youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HRXYJLVFS78
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"an error box for windows media player pops up saying "source filter could not be found" There is a button for more info. It takes me to a windows media download site. I try to download whatever it says and I go through a couple of run boxes and finally gives me a setup error box that indicates I have a version that is too new s/b Service Pack 1. I searched for service pack 1 with no luck."
It depends on which Windows and version. Sounds like a developrers version of
Windows Vista which is still missing many drivers.
If it's XP uninstall Media Player from Control Panel, reboot and install the original
version of Media Player that came on the Windows XP CD-Rom.
mlrinoc,
Thanks for your suggestion. I do have XP but no CD-Rom. I was able to download the lower quality versions with no problem. The image isn't great but I could see well enough. Did anybody hear a chicken clucking during Ang Lee's Academy acceptance speech. It was rather interesting. The video itself was beautiful, thanks Ethan. I may try again later, perhaps if I leave a few crumbs of Oreos lying near the computer the gremlins will be appeased and decide to cooperate. ::) ::)
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Here is the link to Youtube. I edited the last portion because the original vid is more than 10 minutes.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HRXYJLVFS78
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Here is the 2nd version - different ending
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18XMFWTCS46FU1NJ4YJ38ZS5RX
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That was asked before I'm quite sure. ::) Was a copy of this video sent to Focus Features?
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That was asked before I'm quite sure. ::) Was a copy of this video sent to Focus Features?
No not yet. I should make a DVD copy and send it. Great idea -- the problem is that I don't have a DVD burner. :(
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That was asked before I'm quite sure. ::) Was a copy of this video sent to Focus Features?
No not yet. I should make a DVD copy and send it. Great idea -- the problem is that I don't have a DVD burner. :(
Me neither but I'm quite sure we have someone here on this board who have one :P
Got the message friends?
If it's matter of $$$ send me a PM plize!
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Me neither but I'm quite sure we have someone here on this board who have one :P
Got the message friends?
If it's matter of $$$ send me a PM plize!
I should be able to ask my friend to do it for us. I will keep you updated.
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Here is the 2nd version - different ending
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18XMFWTCS46FU1NJ4YJ38ZS5RX
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( bring on more kleenex, this is truly profound and touching, Chapeau for such a great rendition that honors BBM and Ennnisjack.com members, couldn't stop bawling in a good way
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frenchcda, here are some tissues for you. Need my shoulder too?
Wishing you the best for this Friday! Will be thinking of you.
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Here are the links to a different version. Youtube only allows 10 minutes vid so I had to make it shorter. Enjoy.
Youtube - http://youtube.com/watch?v=HRXYJLVFS78 (Please don't forget to rate and leave comments for the vid :D)
2nd version (different ending) http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18XMFWTCS46FU1NJ4YJ38ZS5RX (Low Quality)
http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2F3K2XP1KJK6R0857080OZ3J9L (High Quality 88 MB)
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Ethan, please.... my poor heart can only stand so much bliss ! :-*
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Ethan, please.... my poor heart can only stand so much bliss ! :-*
I know..and it is a big heart! :-*
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I'm so proud to be part of this.
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I'm so proud to be part of this.
Thank you, coguaro. Great to have you to be part of this. :D
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great job!!
thanks!
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Thank you for this - it is stunning and beautiful. :'(
Thanks, too, for quoting me.
JB :-*
P.S. Any chance of adding a videoed statement by ethan at the end?
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Thank you for this - it is stunning and beautiful. :'(
Thanks, too, for quoting me.
JB :-*
P.S. Any chance of adding a videoed statement by ethan at the end?
JB, you are welcome. It is all about the members and BBM. ;)
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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie and I'm just trying to see how things work here..... ;D
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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie and I'm just trying see how things work here..... ;D
Hi Claude 2006, welcome in!
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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie and I'm just trying see how things work here..... ;D
Hey, Claude2006, BENVENUTO! ;) :D
Follow us to the Italian Channel! We wait for you! :)
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Mercy, I'm crying again after watching this. You guys did a great job. Bravo, bravo, bravo!!! Now all I gotta do is figure out how to download it. This is a keeper.
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Mercy, I'm crying again after watching this. You guys did a great job. Bravo, bravo, bravo!!! Now all I gotta do is figure out how to download it. This is a keeper.
Thanks BBBOY! :D Glad you it moved you to tears. :'( :'(
The links for download are HERE (http://www.ennisjack.com/index.php?topic=3016.msg57231#msg57231)
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I have finally managed to upload it on youtube...
Please come and rate it! And leave comments if you want too!
xxx Froggy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtTK4AhCl2U
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Frog123
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Thanks Froggy! xx
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Thanks, froggy. :-*
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boing boing little green frog!!
thank you
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Lauren, Ethan and Coguaro...you're welcome!
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Help!!!! None of the links for the tribute are working. The medium and high quality ones just go to a page not found. The low quality one says it has expired. Please lead me to another link since I really want to see this tribute.
Thanks,
Jack from North Carolina
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Some of the links are working but it is time for me to update the links which are not. Sorry for the problem.
Can't you see it on Youtube?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HRXYJLVFS78
These links are still working. Let me know if there is still a problem. Thanks.
http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ISN6NYZO84XA0IU7AQT9WJV2C (44 MB)
http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2OKRYEKB8SUWJ0VW9SFH7JYN8W (30 MB)
2nd version
http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0YIAAAKHU0M13DHD2NYVNHEFN
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Beautiful, amazing. I'm crying again. Thanks, thanks and thanks. :'(
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Beautiful, amazing. I'm crying again. Thanks, thanks and thanks. :'(
twist_mar25 You are welcome. glad that you enjoyed it. Here are some tissues for you. :D
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Thanks all! Enjoyed those immensely this morning! :D
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Thanks to everyone involved in making this wonderful tribute! The quotes, music and clips are perfect. To see, yet again, how much BBM has impacted so many was beautiful...I am a puddle of tears. The end, with all the awards was great. Seeing Jake, Ang, Diana and Larry again getting what they deserved was a treat.
Thank you from my heart!
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The tribute, and specially the quotations, make me cry. I found the video on YouTube - and that's what led me to the site. I can't imagine that amy other movie has ever inspired the sort of attention, devotion,obsession this one has.
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Hello Ronnie27 & welshwitch -
So glad you enjoyed the video. You are right - these quotes - you can tell that they are from the bottom of hearts. Till today, I get emotional everytime when I see the video.
BBM is one and only - that stays with our hearts and inspires many. Glad to have you for this amazing and rewarding BBM journey.
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WOW!!! Who do I thank first for this wonderful gift.........just watched it and LOVED IT. God, this is a great place.........so much like that fine, fine movie. I, too, am glad to have lived in a time where something this important can reach out and touch so many people. Muck Love to all........ :^^)
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"Muck" love to all.....really should use spell check!!
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"Muck" love to all.....really should use spell check!!
lol! tip: you can edit your own posts x
Thankx..I am glad you liked the tribute and enjoy this forum too ;D x
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Thanks missy, learn somthin new everyday here
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thanxs u everyone who made these vids there awesome love them!!!!!!!!!! <^(
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Hello and welcome ms.bluesky
This vid is great indeed..
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Thanks to Ravenus19, froggy, and tpkomodo for this video. I'm speechless. And thank you, BBBOY for these wonderful lines :
"It's time to move on, open up and live life for what is it, a one time ride, no reins on it, go for the good, beautiful and true.It's what we as humans have the ability to do above else...oh Ennis let it go, let it go..."
I just watched this again and this is a me, too post to what Frances said. Thanks to Ethan, Ravenus, Froggy, and tpkomodo for this...and I especially also wanted to say to bbboy his words were especially moving to me. Though I love what everyone said. What a beautiful thing this is, and I'm so glad you did it. As I was saying on the "history of ennisjack.com" thread, it's also beautiful because this was done early on and our feelings were so open and at the surface and constant. Maybe we've had some time to settle our hearts down a little, but all it takes is watching something like this to fill them up to overflowing again.
And I love the music that was chosen, Bach Cello Suite 6 - Sarabande by Yo-Yo Ma. Who chose this? (My being a Bach cello suite fan.)
kathy
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I just watched this again and this is a me, too post to what Frances said. Thanks to Ethan, Ravenus, Froggy, and tpkomodo for this...and I especially also wanted to say to bbboy his words were especially moving to me. Though I love what everyone said. What a beautiful thing this is, and I'm so glad you did it. As I was saying on the "history of ennisjack.com" thread, it's also beautiful because this was done early on and our feelings were so open and at the surface and constant. Maybe we've had some time to settle our hearts down a little, but all it takes is watching something like this to fill them up to overflowing again.
And I love the music that was chosen, Bach Cello Suite 6 - Sarabande by Yo-Yo Ma. Who chose this? (My being a Bach cello suite fan.)
kathy
Kathy, thank you for the post. You are so right about making the video at that moment. Very good, Kathy. I chose the music because I am also a Bach suite fan.
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Okay, hopefully someone can help me. I am new to all of this. ANyway, I am clicking the links on this page to view and download the video, but I am getting the message: "The page you requested cannot be found. If you are trying to locate a video ask the sender for the link to be sent to you". Someone please help!!!!
Tiffany
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Tiffany331, I've tested the link posted here at this moment and it works!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OFEDB1OV
I'll post here other links concerning our forum,possibly useful for you
http://www.ennisjack.com/index.php?topic=217.0
http://www.ennisjack.com/index.php?topic=4983.0
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Wow! That was so intense. First thing I do? Start crying.... Never in my life has a movie or its music so captivated me as this. I want to quit it, but there is no way that, as long as I breathe, I will be able to do that. I am on board for the duration.
R H
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Welcome R H and we look forward to having you as part of this wonderful community. Check out the meet thread and see how we have all come together in the real world too. O0
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Just watched the video.
Very nice Ethan ^f^
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Just updated all the links for download.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I am grateful for all of you who made this video possible.
http://www.ennisjack.com/index.php?topic=3016.msg57231#msg57231
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Just updated all the links for download.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I am grateful for all of you who made this video possible.
http://www.ennisjack.com/index.php?topic=3016.msg57231#msg57231
Thank you Ethan :^^)
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Thank you, Ethan.
A beautiful thanksgiving from all of us, to all of us, from all who are "Brokeback Mountain" to all of us, and on around the world and coming back to us, heart to heart around the world and back to us, each of us, you and I and all of us.
ennisjack.com is more than the sum of its parts.
THANK YOU!
kathy
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Ethan: Are these videos still available to view? I went to the links, but can't see how to view them. I did download Megaupload, but can you tell me where to go from there?
thanks!!
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Do you have Windows Media Player, you should be able to play the video with it
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wow incredible...you guys really do a lot of little projects around here! That is great! The video was very professionally done...except can I give some constructive criticism? I couldn't stand the cello score in the background! lol Sorry it wasn't my thing...when I kept hearing it I pictured in my mind a sad clown in a black & white picture! ;D Yea I know weird! I would've liked the typical BBM soundtrack in the back.
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horo04, thanks for your feedback. I am responsible for the cello score in the background and that is due to personal bias. :8
Of course, there should be no shortage of tribute to BBM and I would love to see many more.
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Just watched the Tribute again--after several months. Still can't stop the tears. :\'(
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Thanks, Kemmer. It is going to stay with us and especially at this time of year with the Oscar. BBM is the best film because it has touched so many of us.
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Its been 2 months since I first saw BBM. After a period of being emotionally wrecked and heart-broken, I noticed a few changes in my life. First - I have reknewed hope that I too might find love again - as I had given up after my last relationship failed. Second - I look for and take opportunities that come my way and find that I now try to build wonderful memories - on a daily basis. Third - I have a new energy and thirst for life that I never knew possible.
The overall effect this movie made on my life "I stopped existing and started living".
I cant begin to thank all involved in BBM - my life is now wonderful, packed full of energy, hope, love and beauty.
<^(
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Hi and Welcome Wideawake ^f^ I'm so glad the movie/story has had such a postive impact on your life!
"I stopped existing and started living". Beautifully said <^(
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Wideawake,
It is fantastic that BBM has had such a positive impact on your life. I think that it has had quite a positive impact on my life as well. Now, it may not be as obvious as it was to me previously, when BBM was "new" to me; however, I feel that some of the positive changes in my life have continued to this day, and have even become second nature. Case in point: Yesterday, I was at a large party. I went by myself, and in that situation, I would often feel "uncomfortable" if I were just "standing" around, between conversations, etc. I did not feel that way once during the event. I attribute the changed response, at least in part, to the concerted effort I undertook after experiencing "BBM syndrome." The intense emotions that I experienced after BBM motivated me to work towards letting go of some of the fear/inhibitions in my life which were not serving me (as they did not server Ennis). I am still working on it, but I feel like I have progressed, and am a better person because of it. The power of this movie never ceases to amaze me...
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Hello everyone,
I have been rather scarce for quite awhile now. I have been working on my masters degree and between work and that I have had no time. However, I am very ready to get back into the world of BBM and the EnnisJack.com group. I have not watched the movie in awhile, but these tributes bring it all back as easily as anything from BBM brings it back. Hey, they bring a lot of tears still too and in fact just as many or more as the movie did the very first time I saw it. Thank you so much Ethan and company for putting these together. To add something, I am so glad this group is around and growing. I am so glad that Brokeback continues to be in our hearts. I can't ever really see another movie having an impact on me like this one did. Once upon a time, I found myself in the Gyllenhaal yahoo group and another BBM group, but those groups just did not express the dedication for the movie, for Ennis and for Jack that this one does. Just as Ang Lee said at the oscars, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal brought two people who didn't exist, Ennis and Jack to life. This is the truest statement I can think of. Nobody could have brought Ennis and Jack to life the way Heath and Jake did. However, the other groups beside EnnisJack.com tend to concentrate more on the actors, especially Jake, than on the movie and the characters they made to us like real people. Don't get me wrong I think both are great actors; however, my main focus has never been on them as much as the characters they portrayed. I'm curious as to how others feel about this?????
As a side note, and this may be funny to some of you, I have a real hard time with a performance Jake did that I saw again Saturday night. He hosted Saturday Night Live and there were supposedly two "gay" cowboys in the audience at which point Jake stripped down to drag and performed the song from Dreamgirls "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going." I have to tell you that as much as I try to find humor in that performance I just don't like it. I feel it is a joke about a movie that was not and was never meant to be funny. I feel the performance discredited what the movie was trying to show and to say. I would also be curious as to how other feel about this?????
So glad to be back and again Thanks :t)
Jack from North Carolina
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Hello, Jack. Glad I'm not the only one - I didn't like the SNL thing either,or the two "cowboys" either. Don't like fanfics about J and E either - though I know I'm in a minority here. However, to me it would be as likely that I'd watch a fanfic about Hamlet or any of the other great tragic heroes - for me BBM is too serious to be used as a basis for comedy, particularly by one of the actors who took one of the main parts.
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WW. I guess I am also in the minority too.
Jack - glad to have you back. As Jack's mom said, "you come back and see us" :^^) Thanks for letting us know how you are doing.
The forum is still here....it ain't going anywhere (sounds familiar).
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Thanks Ethan! I will be here much more often now :) I am also glad to know that you and welshwitch felt like I did about the SNL deal. It actually did make me mad and the reason was because of exactly what welshwitch said about using the movie as a basis of comedy and particularly by one of the actors who played one of the main parts. I have actually tried to watch the SNL thing again to see if I could find the comedy since some felt I took it too seriously. In fact I did that this past Saturday when it was shown for at least the third time. It still wasn't funny, and yes I still ended up turning it off >:( Oh well, please don't anyone think that I don't like Jake cause that is not true. There is just a possibility that I like Jake as Jack better :) I also had a very bad reaction while I was in the Gyllenhaal group and someone said that it would be great if BBM became like the Rocky Horror Picture Show, was shown late at night, and people danced, threw popcorn, water, etc. I got mad about that and let whoever said it know that it was degrading to speak about BBM that way and that there was absolutely nothing comical or funny about the movie.
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Welcome back, jstephens9.
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As a note on the SNL performance by Jake, I for one don't necessarily agree with you and WW.
I am not particularly into drag numbers, nor am I particlularly into show tunes, and the like. And I for one consider Gyllenhaal much more attractive in a t-shirt or suit than in a glittery gown.
But I think both of you may be missing his point. It was never meant to be a show of disrespect to the gay community, nor did it intend to sterotype or lampoon a certain lifestyle that is preferred in certain quarters of the gay community.
To put this better into perspective, I recently met a friend here in Chicago who told me that a certain bar on Halsted street in Boystown has started playing this segment of SNL every weekend -- always to raptuous applause. But what I found most interesting was that some of these people considered this gesture more memorable and more meaningful than Brokeback Mountain itself.
I don't happen to share this opinion, but I appreciate the spirit of diversity that the gay community has always been blessed with. Not every gay person is into drag, for instance; but I don't consider it an insult or a sign of disrespect when a performance is done in drag.
Many people in the gay community thought that Gyllenhaal had guts to do a performance which, after all, is not uncommon in the world of gay culture, but is very uncommon in the world of straight males. In addition to this, I disagree with the contention that the performance was an affront to Brokeback Mountain. Why should it be? Many of my friends who revel in show tunes and drag performances also have a love for BBM, and they seem to appreciate the humour of Jake's performance more than I ever will.
My point is that not to see humour in something does not necessarily mean that one should be offended automatically. What is found to be objectionable in some quarters is not in others.
I enjoyed the performance for what it is: a sign of appreciation from a straight actor who has no fear and is confident enough to do a drag performance, and do it well. It was not meant to make a statement about BBM, himself, or the gay community at large. In this context, I cannot voice any personal objection to it, although you have every right to voice yours.
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Hello, Jack. Glad I'm not the only one - I didn't like the SNL thing either,or the two "cowboys" either. Don't like fanfics about J and E either - though I know I'm in a minority here. However, to me it would be as likely that I'd watch a fanfic about Hamlet or any of the other great tragic heroes - for me BBM is too serious to be used as a basis for comedy, particularly by one of the actors who took one of the main parts.
I know we're going off topic and this is not the subject of this thread, but I must comment here regarding the BBM fanfics, being a "heavy" fanfic consumer myself. Fanfiction is not necessarily a comedy. I can testify that certain fanfictions made me cry buckets, and I went thinking about them for days. I don't see them as degrading to the movie and to the canon Ennis and Jack. For me, fanfiction was a tremendous help in my healing process. When I came here I was so down and felt so empty and depressed, I grieved for Jack's death and for Ennis's loneliness. And then I read a wonderful fanfiction in which Ennis and Jack were together at last, and happy, and you have no idea what it did to me - it brought me so much comfort, to read about them in the way I'd like to see them. This is the kind of life I'd want for them, and if anything, I see this story as a tribute to our boys. I understand people who don't want to read alternative stories/endings to BBM, but for me and for others it's a source of comfort. In no way I see this as a joke.
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we have to give an Oscar for best movie, best picture, best soundtrack to:
Ethan, Ravenus19, Froggy, tpkomodo
;D ;D
Hear, hear! Best Picture of Our Hearts indeed!
:clap: :clap: :clap:
You people rock!
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<^( I love this video that is a tribute from the board...its so nice to see all the peoples comments and Ang Lee accepting the award at the end :) Its a lovely tribute and makes me so proud to be a part of this site! I just wish id been a member when video was made and maybe i might have had a chance of putting a message in vid too lol! Good work guys! O0 Thanks for your hard work! :) x x x x