"it's Beckett's friend approaching the bathroom to see why is is throwing up."
He's not throwing up. He has the runs. You can see him sitting on the toilet. And at the hospital he even has the conversation with the doctor there about where the doctor says "if the KS (Kaposi's Sarcoma) is causing the diarrhoea we need to know about that", and says they'll prep him for a colonoscopy.

Agreed!

Brilliant film

Demme made it to assuage his guilt over some backlash he received over
Silence Of The Lambs.
I really don't get why, as the film wasn't about homosexuality and if it then becomes a trans issue, a disturbed serial killer can come from any dynamic of representation. Part of the theme of the film was transformation, but on the dark side. It was a thriller after all and contextual.
Philadelphia
was then made by straights to make something palatable for straights on the subject of AIDS and being gay. Now that was condescending.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

I think you are right. Thinking back on it, today, it would be a bit outdated.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

In 1993? It was depressing.
That is a good point to make to not want to see the film again, and while it went out of its way to be as careful as possible, (too careful), it lost some impact in the process. It has become rendered cheesy to my mind.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

In 1993? It was depressing.
I haven't seen it since.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

SMART!
"Once more, Ackbar will rule the Galaxy, and… we shall have Peace."

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Never seen it.
"Once more, Ackbar will rule the Galaxy, and… we shall have Peace."

We all would, buna

I would grind that, buna

The furburger lawyer, hana

Who the goddamn **** is Mary Steenburger?
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

Mary Steenburgen.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

Phwoar!!! Who is it, buna?

There is also the attorney who is opposite of Miller, who at first comes off like a real mustache twirler, cross examining witnesses, with this diabolical smile on her face, but then later on, she said she hates the case, as she is hating what she is doing. Where did this character change come from all of a sudden.
Mary Steenburger looked very ordinary here and also very mousey in Back to Futures. But later she become the MILF, hana

…. I feel that it was very strange though, just the way the whole thing was written or directed, something seemed off. I feel that the director, Jonathan Demme, directed it very much the same as The Silence of the Lambs, in fact too much alike….
Late to the party here, but I agree with what you say. I struggle with
Philadelphia
and I like Demme. It was too heavy-handed, a gay film made for straight people and I think Demme dropped the ball. It was phony!
I do not buy Tom Hanks as this gay lawyer, he grates on me big time here and in hindsight, the entire film is posturing virtue signalling. I also think it would have worked better if Hanks was a school teacher and not a lawyer. It would have grounded the film more.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

Man, I've always been cooler than that guy. Wanna know my secret?

Yeah it is, but I found most of weaknesses I pointed out, don't have anything to do with the time and setting of the movie, do they?

It's the opposite of timeless. It's a movie very much of a particular time and setting.

Yeah since I just saw the movie, I was wondering what made it so good or what I didn't see, since it was a huge hit. Is it bad to ask opinions on an older movie?

Are you asking for our opinion of a 27 year old film?

You flaming ****ing homo. AIDS basically wouldn't exist if it wasn't for men ****ing each other in the ass.
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