I was excited to see this documentary but it did not meet expectations.
The collections of photos from the 1970's in New York were fantastic to see and I hope that all of these men's collections will be put into the Stonewall Library and Archives. We cannot let these items get lost or destroyed.
I felt that the film (as almost all that have come before it) focused on New York and nothing else. It still amazes me the number of men who were in New York at that time who can't acknowledge that gay life was going on in cities across the country. San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, you NEVER here about any other place or group of people except for New York in ANY documentary that gets made. I was around during that time in Denver and there was a hot gay scene in that city during the late 70's and early 80's, does the name " The Ballpark" ring anyone's bell? Men from around the World came to the parties at that bathhouse. But you never hear about it. I almost feel that there is an arrogance about New York and that it's the only place that matters because it had the largest population. It would have been nice to see a broader spectrum. The film seemed very self serving and my friends that I viewed the film with (who are from New York) felt the same.
On the positive side who can not be happy to see Tom Bianchi. He is as hot as ever and it was nice to see him on the big screen.
This film is worth seeing for the archival footage and stills but it lacks the broad scope that I had hoped it would cover. It leaves you to feel that you have just seen part one of a great documentary miniseries and are waiting for the rest of the story.
The collections of photos from the 1970's in New York were fantastic to see and I hope that all of these men's collections will be put into the Stonewall Library and Archives. We cannot let these items get lost or destroyed.
I felt that the film (as almost all that have come before it) focused on New York and nothing else. It still amazes me the number of men who were in New York at that time who can't acknowledge that gay life was going on in cities across the country. San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, you NEVER here about any other place or group of people except for New York in ANY documentary that gets made. I was around during that time in Denver and there was a hot gay scene in that city during the late 70's and early 80's, does the name " The Ballpark" ring anyone's bell? Men from around the World came to the parties at that bathhouse. But you never hear about it. I almost feel that there is an arrogance about New York and that it's the only place that matters because it had the largest population. It would have been nice to see a broader spectrum. The film seemed very self serving and my friends that I viewed the film with (who are from New York) felt the same.
On the positive side who can not be happy to see Tom Bianchi. He is as hot as ever and it was nice to see him on the big screen.
This film is worth seeing for the archival footage and stills but it lacks the broad scope that I had hoped it would cover. It leaves you to feel that you have just seen part one of a great documentary miniseries and are waiting for the rest of the story.