Angelika_New_York I had anticipated this film after reading about it. Initially the title intrigued me, but I wanted to know what it was about. I was thinking there could be a cast of the most sexiest men, but it would not necessarily help if there isn't an intriguing story. So after reading what it's about, I felt like it would be something that I could relate to. Unfortunately I missed it in the cinema. Since this was before I created a Facebook account, I didn't know anything about the making of it or when it was made. This film came from out of nowhere to me, although I couldn't understand why it only played for one week in all of North America. It didn't do too bad according to the numbers. I was hoping it would expand beyond playing in that one theatre and be around a little bit longer. By the time the second one came out, although there were regular engagements showing in a theatre at a time, I didn't understand why it didn't track at all. Still, I thought there should of been a bit of a wider distribution for it.Anyway as luck would have it, I didn't have to wait long to see it. A week and a half later after it was pulled, it was set for a DVD release. I was excited about that. Couldn't wait to watch it!Almost three months after it left the theatre, I decided to watch it. The film soared way past my expectations. I was expecting to be entertained at best, but the film is so much more. I wasn't expecting it to be as emotional as it was. It was hard letting go after watching it. I feel so connected to it. It is a magnificent coming of age story. It was a breath of fresh air having this story told. Honestly I have not seen anything like it in a feature length film. I definitely related to the main character Tyler (Joe Conti). I liked the way he navigated through the subculture, which is basically what it's about. He's a young aspiring actor who later on goes to a bar one night following an audition and then it goes from there. I was in awe of the situations he was in. It was like a fantasy, but not too far removed from reality. If only my words could have more authenticity, but the emotions are strong with this one. The character who played his love interest is perhaps the most complex. To me, he initially seemed unfriendly to Tyler, which made it challenging to warm up to. I started to like Roger (Gerald McCullough) as the film progressed. He is even better in the second one. My favorite character in the first BearCity is Fred (Brian Keane). Mostly he was what I wanted, with the exception of getting stoned and being a little too lax for me at times, but it's all good with him. I found him to be very approachable and it was a joy watching him throughout. All of the characters had endearing qualities to them so as a viewer, it made me feel a part of that. It succeeds on being a very sexy, yet insightful film at the same time. I became a fan ever since.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of a young slim man who is embarrassed by his attraction to older plump men. He finds love via a series of unlikely mishaps."BearCity" is hailed as the bear version of "Sex and the City". Though it is clearly the filmmaker's attempt to do so, the result is a less glamorous and more ridiculous version of "Sex and the City". The acting is bad consistently across the board, and the story is full of clichés and even ridiculous moments. Are we really expected to believe that someone spilling coffee on his T shirt would remove that T shirt at once? And the numerous romantic moments always get truncated by expected appearances of other people? And the scene of trying clothes on - oh that's exactly when they want to be "Sex and the City" like, but the result is painful to watch! I won't be rushing to watch the sequel.

nnenok This movie is a fine example of a project, made for a specific subgroup. Considering how much fun everybody's having and how unbelievably relaxed all the actors are, it could easily be a project among friends. And a well-done one.The story is simple: young Tyler finally comes out of the closet for the second time when he admits he likes bears, and starts exploring the bear scene with all its positive and negative sides. And, of course, falls in love on the way.The movie is full of inside jokes (by not being on the bear scene, I probably missed quite a few), but that's great, considering it was made for that specific group and not so much for the general public. It's a movie for bears and bear lovers to feel better in their own skin (and for open-minded others).My only negative remark would be about the script (the text) - it often tends to be really forced, it doesn't flow and seems unnatural. However, this doesn't go for the role of Brent. According to IMDb, the actor Stephen Guarino is a professional comedian and this is really obvious from the movie. It seems like the writers didn't write the words for him because they assumed he will be much better improvising everything on the spot anyway. He is definitely the most hilarious character in the movie.Conclusion: a really really funny movie. Apparently #2 is coming out this year and I'm hoping it will be at least as funny as the first part.

mike-wakinshaw This film is awful, the script is dreadful, the characters aren't believable in any way apart from the couple affectionately known as "Bert & Ernie".The main character of Roger would not be interested in Tyler, Roger likes MEN, he's into gym bears and no way would fall for Tyler (watch the film and see why, borrow a copy, don't waste your money buying it) plus he's to much in love with himself to be in love with anyone else!this could have been a good film, the trailer is actually better than the film but to may things let it down, how they managed to get the funding for a 2nd film is beyond me!