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Manufacturer: TLA
Starring: Gaetano Jones, Chris Carlisle, Joel Harrison, Derek Meeker, Derek Long
Directed By: Rob Williams
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0807839003772
Format: Anamorphic
Label: TLA
Manufacturer: TLA
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: TLA
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Running Time: 84
Studio: TLA
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Editorial Reviews:
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In the tradition of Boys in the Band and with a nod to Love, Valour, and Compassion, director Rob Williams s latest film is a humorous but sensitive and certainly unforgettable romp around a gay man's unforgettable weekend.
Long-term couple Simon and Jason, along with daddy-ish Cooper and his boy du jour, meet annually for a three-day weekend away from their hectic city lives. Looking to spice up this long-standing tradition, they add a special twist to this year s retreat -- each of them must invite one attractive single friend to their mountain getaway. Arriving are a frisky former college roommate, a constantly naked yoga instructor, Jason s uptight co-worker and a high-priced rent boy who do indeed stir up the weekend. But this combination of new and old friends creates more tension than anyone anticipated. After 72 hours and multiple sexual couplings, new relationships form while others are cast onto shaky ground.
With the popular Long-Term Relationship and Back Soon under his directorial belt, Rob Williams continues to show that he can deliver honest dialogue, appealing actors and enough drama to faithfully please his devoted fan base while still encouraging a new group of supporters to enjoy the show!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: 3-day weekend
Comment: *** alert ***
who is amos lassen, and how does he rate items before the dvd is released.
i have bought several items based on his recommedations.
all of them have been glowing 5 * reviews, but when you get the
dvd that is released to the public, it seems that at least 20% of the
movie that he describes is not in the on the dvd.
i won't be buying anything he reviews glowingly until i see a few more
opinons, or i can rent it first
Sad, but somewhere the movies he is seeing and what is released is
just not the same. NOW on to the movie i received ,++Yes this is sterotypcial, good guys and not so good guys, but remember, the wrong thing about being ""gay"" is we love MEN, and that makes it
hard to be with one person only
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Summary: Relationships in Real Life
Comment: Writer/Director Rob Williams has a special insight about life, love and relationships that bring the characters and plots of his movies to life with reality. The GuestHouse boys chose the right actors for the parts in "3-Day Weekend" making the film even more believable.
You'll recognize yourself or someone you know...oh, the scenery is the icing on the cake!
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Summary: Pleasant but light drama explores gay relationship dynamics.
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Go to the Shore Instead
Comment: 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.
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Summary: The great outdoors ... and indoors as well.
Comment: 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
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