Customer Reviews

Gypsy Boys

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

When I saw this movie for the first time, it was at the 2000 (?) Chicago Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, where it was premiering for the first time, and I liked it quite a bit.

Yes, just about every character is a catty bed-hopper who spends entirely too much time on looking good and finding the exactly right thing to say in any situation, but can anyone honestly tell me that those kind of people don't exist? Especially in the Castro?

A lot of people who have reviewed this film here have called this a "Queer as Folk" knock-off. That's not entirely true. ABout the only thing both shows have in common are the aforementioned catty wit-queens mentioned above. The difference between this and "QAF" is that while both present the same stereotypes, "QAF"--at least in my mind--is even more offensive because it's made by straights who are pandering to what they think the gay community wants to see. It's the equivalent of the "Mantan" concept in Spike Lee's "Bamboozled."

Somehow, I find it less offensive coming from a gay filmmaker--I'm not sure why, but I do.

I would recommend this movie.

Very middle of the road gay flick. Cute, kinda funny, but not exactly the expectation nor would I suggest it as a top of the wish list item. But, as a gift it was great and I liked it enough I expect to watch it again.

Oh my gosh, this movie was BAD!!!! It was forced in it's acting and empty in it's plot! I have a LOT of gay movies, and I realize lots of them are made on shoestring budgets, but this movie was A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY!

All of the characters in this film are young gay males. One is a highly imaginative sort who ventures - too frequently - into imagining his life in short fantasy vignettes. Another one, the best-looking, is the resident "slut" who is narcissistic and not at all inclined towards settling down with the long suffering artist who loves him and who he partially resides with. They have an arrangement of openness in their relationship which the artist is growing increasingly dissatisfied with. In another scenario of interlinking stories, one young Cuban is in love with a bald-headed gent who loves him, but is not in love with him as he is instead in love with the Englishman whom he plans to move to London with. The unfortunate aspect to this is the English lover is hardly the faithful type, though the center of this romantic triangle doesn't realize this. Back to the writer's search for his "knight in shining armor," there is a tall, professional model type who is the object of his fantasies, and those fantasies become increasingly lengthy and more and more annoying. The club scene in the Castro District of San Francisco features brightly in this film as you are dizzyingly introduced to a mutlitude - too many - characters, stereotypes and scenarios. As with any ensemble cast and multiple plotlines, there are times you want to freeze on one couple, following their story, while instead the film yanks you in a different direction entirely. The entire story plays out in one weekend, all heavy-socializing from one Friday night to Sunday night. This movie makes a good companion piece to BROKEN HEARTS CLUB which is also an ensemble with all-gay characters, and also taking place in California, only that group of friends resides in the southern contingent of West Hollywood.

The Gypsy Boys need to get back in the wagon and go back to wherever they came from.

Unrealistic, stupid, poorly acted, cheaply filmed, God where do I end?

Only the cute Cuban boy (Manny?) pulled off a credible performance; and due to this they had him kiss two of the most unattractive men in the American film industry's history! Not to sound superficial, but the men that he was attracted to (the Nazi and the Grandpa) were so unrealistically under his league that you cringe when watching (literally!)

The cheap dream sequences, the really bad jokes, I wish I did not buy this DVD and instead spent the money on envelopes and stamps to write hate-mail to the cast.

Please save your money! No disrespect to Amazon, but don't spend your money on this, they have MANY fantastic films you can buy: go look for them!

i'm not interested on the appearance of the actors, the plot was boring. it needs more life. don't waste your money and end up regreting the purchase like i did. this movies doesbn't even deserve the one star i gave but this system won't let me post this review without a rating

There is nothing positive I could write about this horrific film. No acting, stupid plot, even more silly dialogues. And "actors"? They are as hot as ice (unless you are into feminine guys)...
Waste of time and money.

Depsite the harsh reviews, I think this is a pretty good movie. I suggest you first watch it and then draw your own conclusions.

GYPSY BOYS is a pleasant surprise, starting with it's sold-out screening at the DGA. Director Brian Shepp keeps things at a brisk clip, rotating in and out of the lives of several friends on one fateful weekend. His ingeniously simplified structure -- Act 1: Bar, Act 2: Party, Act 3: Bar -- drags only slightly in the first half hour, when witticisms and banter (often, often cheered by the attending audience on wink-wink been-there-done-that sidenotes) are the first priority. But it is when Shepp & Company leave the bar and settle into conventional scenes and stylings that GYPSY BOYS truly hits its momentum. This is a good film, akin to one of those long-car rides between friends: for a few miles, it's human beings connecting, but mostly, it's pedal-to-the-metal crank-it-up.

I really liked this movie. The film is very honest and gives a different view of the gay community. It's very real. I really enjoyed the fantasy scenes that they show along the movie. They are really good! The 'comedy/humor' part of the movie is very well done. It also have some touching moments. And has really cute actors! I recommend this movie.