Hey Dudes, Here’s The 3 Gayest Surfing Movies Ever
HERE’S THE 411: Hunky surfer Zach put his artistic aspirations on hold to support his sister and five-year-old nephew as a short order chef. But when his friend’s brother Shaun comes home to recover from writer’s block and an abusive relationship, Shaun and Zach encourage each other to achieve their dreams (and suck some face). Will Zach stick around to help his sister or go off to create art?
WHY’S IT SO GAY, BRO?: The actors seem as gay as the average str8 boy on Corbin Fisher, but the film has two interesting twists. When it begins, Zach has an on-again-off-again girlfriend which makes him more bisexual than flat-out gay. Also, Shaun’s wealthy and slightly older, making his relationship with Zach one of a mentor as well as a lover (hawt). Shaun also starred in the gay indie film Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss.
WORTH CATCHING?: Ride it. “Except for the location shooting, this low-budget indie plays like an extended episode of The O.C. what with all the ‘bro’s and ‘dude’s and love scenes tame enough for network TV. Nonetheless, Markowitz’s heart is in the right place, and Shelter may provide some real-life Zachs with the courage they need to follow their passions.”
@So Yo: part of the reason I think is that the character was going through stuff other than being gay including taking care of his brother, class differences, etc. The reason why a lot of gay movies don’t work is that they are two self absorbed with being GAY rather than being a good story about a character going through life’s journey. Very few gay men get be just gay all the time. We are many things. Here this kid was so this artist who gave up his art to be there for his little brother. All of these other layers made a big difference. Think of brokeback mountain or my beautiful laundrette or beautiful thing or other good gay movies. They always had a greater story going on than Look this is about GAY. I guess I am a big advocate of telling a story with complex characters rather than one who has only one dimension to them.
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Shelter had the double whammo of being both sexy & smart. Eye candy, heck yeah, but a good story 2. Something for the brain, the heart & the bits further South!
Will flixnet (only a fellow dyslexic will figure that out :-D) the other films so I can compare & contrast.
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@D’oh, The Magnificent: You are right about everything but the little brother. It is his nephew he is raising with minimal help from his sister, the little boy’s mum.
I enjoyed the movie because the characters are multi-dimensional.
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Hey Guys
See you on Gaysurfers.net !!!
Thomas
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I dated someone connected with the surfering scene and it was a surprise to me they are not all that cool with gays. I figured their were laid back and didn’t care about someone’s sexuality.
JJ
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@D’oh, The Magnificent: Ah, now that you say that it does remind me why I liked it so much! Thanks!
and @ Hephaestion: Yes, LOVE ‘Psycho Beach Party!’
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@hephaestion: I like Psycho Beach party a lot as well, but not sure if it counts a gay beach movie?
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I dont see Shelter as a gay movie. Its a movie that happens to have a gay central character. I see it as more of a movie about self-discovery and following the path you believe in. Even though Zach is gay, the movie is not centrally themed around it (at least in my mind).
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@musicj48: I find comments like yours destructive. I would love to know what is a “gay” movie.
I say this as a writer who hears this a lot. I am told “Oh, that’s not something that Outfest would want” or “that isn’t really a gay movie.”
So what is?
And when did we develop this straight jacket (pardon the pun) of what constitutes a gay movie? Did I not get the memo that we are supposed to be limited?
I wish someone would pass on the list to me of how many cliches we are suppose to be stuck with in order for gay men to consider a movie gay related. In my book , just for the record, if the main character is gay, and that’s a part of the storyline in anyway , then its a gay movie.
We need to get out of this ghetto mentality. Maybe in your world gay means certain things, but I can assure you straights don’t see it that way.
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*SPOILER ALERT*
Tan Lines was awful! Old people sex. Incest. Magical talking religious paintings. More guys calling each other “fag” than in any other “gay” film I have seen. Truly bizarre.
Midget is the only “hot” actor in this as well. Cass looks like “Hoggle” from “Labyrinth” from the neck up. He has a nice body, but the face is horrid! His brother isn’t much better looking, and isn’t gay. Midget, while exploring his sexuality in the film, doesn’t “come out” or anything and ends up just as confused as the beginning.
Skip this mess and just watch “Shelter” again!!!
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Shelter is amaaaaaazing, love that movie so much.