Full House: The Complete Seasons 1-7
$166.43
Pleasant but light drama explores gay relationship dynamics. - Longtime couple Simon and Jason, along with their friend Cooper and his current boy Ace, decide to spend a 3 Day Weekend (2008) at their luxurious cabin in the mountains, and each invites along a single friend to make it interesting. There s a former college roommate, a nude yoga instructor and a shy nerd co-worker. Also a high-paid callboy, who actually knows three of the others through his work. It s a film about gay male relationships, borrowing a bit of the dynamic from both Love! Valour! Compassion and Boys In The Band, and actually does a good job briefly tackling such topics such as ageism, monogamous vs open relationships, how having come-of-age during the worst of the AIDS epidemic has affected gay baby boomers, self-image and spirituality. There s the drama of a relationship falling apart, and the joy of another one beginning, right before their eyes. That s a lot to cram into 84 minutes, and, as a result, the plot is somewhat light overall, although the acting is above average, the production values and direction excellent for a low budget gay film. DVD includes extensive extras, including deleted and extended scenes, bloopers, music video, director commentary and cast interviews. A pleasant diversion, which I give four stars out of five.
Go to the Shore Instead - Stereotypes abound in this generic gay getaway flick. Happy couple. Check. Bitter couple. Check. Newbie. Check. A completely off beat character. Check. Add some lame dramatic twist, lots of talking about one s feelings, some nudity, and shake. Check, check, check, and more stirred than shakened. The pacing and production felt more like a high school play than a movie with everyone taking turns to say their lines. You ve been on this trip before. Try some other location instead.
The great outdoors ... and indoors as well. - Just the right guy and just the wrong guy get found as 3 Day Weekend takes a snapshot of men in various states of monogamy, marriage, momentary pleasure, and seperation. The gorgeous Weekend gleefully admits that it is a thinly veiled homage to eight-gay-men-sitting-around-a-nice-house genre The Boys in the Band (1970) and Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997). But hey, fill a million dollar hunting lodge in SoCal with a 45-year-old muscle bear (Derek Long), a closeted 25-year-old self proclaimed geek (Chris Carlisle), and six male model types of various ages in between and you ve got the makings of a party. Take two couples -- one intergenerational, the other in an open relationship -- who take an annual weekend in the country and let them mix in their allegedly single friends for a change of pace. The secrets fly fast and furiously thanks to the invitation of Andre, a male hustler (Daniel Rhyder), that at least five of the guests already know. Buddhism translates to both a lust for life and an inability to button a shirt, turnabout becomes the most unfair play for a duo turned trio, the ambition to be paid to break hearts proves tempting, and with the exception of one or two characters who just don t seem to have any material whatsoever, Rob Williams writing and direction soar. The assembled ensemble rises and shines. -- Thomas Heald, Pridelets.com
One Unforgettable Weekend - 3-Day WeekendOne Unforgettable WeekendAmos LassenEver since I saw Rob Williams first film Long-Term Relationship, I have been a fan. Now with three films on DVD, I realize that others have also discovered him. Robb s new film is quite different than his other two in that it does not just deal with one gay couple but several and takes a deep look at the relationships between gay men. 3-Day Weekend is about a group of gay men during one weekend which was filled with drama and a touch of intrigue. Simon and Jason are a long time couple and every year they meet with a group of guys on a weekend away from their regular city lives. They are traditionally joined by Cooper and whatever his newest boy toy happens to be. This year, in order to spice up the weekend, each guy must invite a single friend to come up to the mountain retreat. When the weekend begins we have a naked yoga instructor, a former college roommate, a co-worker of Simon who is a bit uptight and a high-priced exclusive hustler. These with the other four guys manage to make this weekend one that none of the guys will forget. Instead of being a weekend of fun as planned, the combination of men stir up each other and the atmosphere is very tense and there are interesting happenings. By the end of the weekend and new combinations for the guys, some new relationships were formed and older ones seem to have lost stability. We all know what can happen when a group of gay men together but I doubt that many of us get to see it. Rob Williams here gives us his most realistic film yet and there is plenty of drama here. The actors play their parts as if they are living them and all of them are good looking. What excels here is the dialog and the way the cast plays off of each other. This is the kind of movie that I love because it gives me things to think about and it lets us see what gay life is all about.