Hmm. My dad announced on Thanksgiving “I heard on the radio it was a three hour gay fest.” He obviously disapproved. And, I’m sure, many people that listen to talk radio believed the opinion, disapproved, and voted with their wallets. Amazing what rumor and innuendo can do (my dad never said whether the commentator had actually seen the three hour gayfest or if he just thought that’s what it was, he didn’t seem to care enough about it to be critical of the review or reviewer. It might have been Dr. Laura or Rush, I dunno.)
And here is an article talking about the sexual tones of the flick. Probly has some spoilers, too.
I didn’t see any movies, so maybe I’m part of the problem? But the epic things (other than Lord of the Rings) aren’t really made for me, I tend to rent them if I see them at all. For example, I have not seen “Gladiator”, “Pearl Harbor”, finally saw Saving Private Ryan by rental, etc. These days me and the munchkins are more into Pixar or Shrek or the Thunderbirds.