"For the past few years Fujimori has been living in exile in Japan but – in this film - he plans to return to Peru and recapture his glory by becoming President once again. Although the film does not cover recent events Fujimori is currently under arrest in Chile and may not make it back to Peru as a free man.

"Most of the film revolves around interviews with Fujimori himself. The fact that he is not that interesting a man is problem number one. Expecting him to rationally explain or acknowledge the events surrounding his downfall is just plain ridiculous. Comparisons to the Marcos regime are unavoidable. Both heads of state were equally delusional. There is an amusing diversion in the film. Fujimori’s wife divorced him during his reign and she actually ran against him in his last campaign.

"In Fujimori’s defense, he did give Peru a big financial boost during the years he was in office and he was immensely popular with the Peruvians for almost a decade. A much better documentary, STATE OF FEAR covers the same subject matter somewhat differently and more objectively. 1.5 cats"

"Michael's criticism of this film's breadth encompassing only the stories of five particular guys is unquestionably valid, and no, of course these New Yorkers did not have comparable experiences to those who lived on, say, Brokeback mountain. I would, however, maintain that the culture of gay men living in New York in the 70s is especially important because this was a community who intentionally chose to leave the small town, the farm, the Brokeback mountain, come out and in so doing ostracize themselves from family in many cases, and be in one of the few places in the world in which they could actualize their human potential, sexuality inclusive. These are the people who had the moral courage to follow in the immediate footsteps of the drag queens rioting at Stonewall. This was a self-selective deviant community flourishing in a way that was not only liberating for those involved but with cultural/historical implications reaching well beyond the lives of gay men having sex in NYC in the 70's. This is why their lives impacted culture, and therefore are more historically important than the poor old Ennis's who stayed at home.

"Ironic it is, that we find ourselves in the new millennium with 'gay marriage' being the issue of importance to so many homosexuals. Ironic in that I would suggest that the majority of socially respectable gays and lesbians who are married in Massachusetts and yearn to be married in other states, would not actually BE MARRIED today were it not for the gay liberation movement set in motion by the socially unrespectable queers of various deviant type. Were in not for them, your socially respectable, 'normal' homosexuals would be in the closet, married to someone of the opposite gender, and perhaps doing the occasional super-secret hook up via the internet, meeting Jack at the lake a couple of times a year or whatever.

"What went wrong? How did the gay community become co-opted into an increasingly heteronormative value structure? Why am I becoming increasing alienated as a human being? These are all questions for historians, sociologists, and my psychotherapist (should I ever do the right thing and get one) to answer. In brief, I'd suggest that AIDS had a lot to do with it, having served as a kind of "9/11" of the gay male community, fostering a brand of conservatism that exploits fear and loses sight of what it is that we are truly protecting. As a result we find ourselves in the modern age with gradually eroding civil liberties, and gradually attaining same-sex marriage equality. Meanwhile we actually become less safe, and the sexually prolific become marginalized once again. But blissfully so."