Fill in the blank: "I'm usually emotionally tough, but this movie made me cry my guts out"

Mike 03

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Fill in the blank: "I'm usually emotionally tough, but this movie made me cry my guts out"

Edited on Sun May-02-10 05:11 PM by Mike 03

For me, recently, at least:

THE HOURS
SHUTTER ISLAND
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME

I look forward to your input.

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Dr Morbius

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Sun May-02-10 05:04 PM
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1. Pay It Forward. (nt)

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Mike 03

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Sun May-02-10 05:05 PM
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2. I really loved that movie too. NT

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GoCubsGo

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Mon May-03-10 01:05 PM
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39. Grace is Gone

It didn't get much publicity. All the people who think the Iraq war was a great idea need to see it.

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TheCentepedeShoes

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Mon May-03-10 07:17 PM
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60. Yes n/t

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taterguy

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Sun May-02-10 05:17 PM
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3. Breaker Morant

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Demoiselle

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Sun May-02-10 08:01 PM
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17. I LOVE that movie! And it did make me cry.

I also loved all those attractive men in those wonderful hats.
"Shoot straight, you bastards, don't make a mess of it!"

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Ikonoklast

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Sun May-02-10 05:24 PM
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4. The English Patient.

I got suckered into watching that complete and total borefest, and I was bored to tears.

Walked out after suffering through the first seven hours of it.

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hippywife

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Sun May-02-10 05:24 PM
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5. I don't see a blank.

:shrug:

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Dr. Strange

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Mon May-03-10 01:57 PM
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45. It's blank.

That's why you don't see it.

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one_voice

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Sun May-02-10 05:33 PM
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6. I'm not emotionally tough..

So I cry often...

1. My Life

2. Philadelphia

...I'm sure I'll be adding to this list.

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Mad_Dem_X

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Mon May-03-10 07:22 AM
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31. I'm not either, but I cry the most

whenever I watch Brokeback Mountain. :cry:

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Shell Beau

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Sun May-02-10 06:03 PM
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7. Pretty much any animal movie.

Edited on Sun May-02-10 06:04 PM by Shell Beau

Homeward Bound
I am Legend (ok, so my dog died the day I watched it. Bad choice)
8 Below
March of the Penguins

The Green Mile
Shawshank when Brooks killed himself...

For some reason the movie Closer made me cry. Still not sure about that one.

And tv shows, Gray's Anatomy has got me once or twice.

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Sun May-02-10 06:07 PM
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8. Mask

The story of a disfigured kid who had a crazy biker broad mom. True and heart wrenching. This movie convinced me that Cher could actually act.

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Mon May-03-10 12:58 PM
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36. LOL, I was thinking of the Mask movie with Jim Carrey and wondered why you would cry at that?

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tblue

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Mon May-03-10 07:19 PM
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63. LOL! Because you want it to end?

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fishwax

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Mon May-03-10 08:13 PM
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68. boy, I haven't seen that in years, but I still think of the poem from time to time

It'll pop into my head when I'm outside on some sunny day.

Good movie.

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jotsy

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Sun May-02-10 06:11 PM
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9. What stands out for me is the first time it happened, I've been a mush bucket ever since.

It was the mid 80's, at the end of Without A Trace, starring Kate Nelligan as the single mother of a boy who vanished and Judd Hirsch, the cop assigned to her case. My oldest was three and an only child at the time. New Mom emotions I guess.

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Orrex

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Sun May-02-10 06:27 PM
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11. You and I are the only people in the world who remember that movie. (SPOILERS)

Including Nelligan and Hirsch.

I recall a plot twist that was, in retrospect, rather forward-thinking compared to (my recollection of) the early 80s: the household had a gardener (or some similar worker) who wound up being the presumed guilty by reason of homosexuality. Soon after, he was shown to be completely innocent, but looking back on it I see it as interesting handling of the old and false "gay = pedophile" myth.

A surprisingly good film. I was only in my early teens when I saw it, and I still really liked it. Haven't seen it in ages, though.

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muffin1

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Sun May-02-10 06:43 PM
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13. I had forgotten about that movie!

I can still see the ending in my head - you're right - thinking about the look on Kate Nelligan's face still gives me chills.

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jotsy

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Sun May-02-10 09:08 PM
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19. On a more recent note and certainly a different kind of tears.

A handful of films about our military escapades.

Stop Loss

The Valley of Elah

Lions for Lambs

Nothing hurts me more than stories which illustrate that no matter how hard the authoritarian mindset works us, man as machine is not merry in the making.

I love our troops with every fiber of my being, it's war I can't stand.

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Lyric

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Sun May-02-10 06:14 PM
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10. I cry easily at movies.

I'm very empathetic, so moving, emotional scenes bring tears to my eyes every time.

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Kali

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Sun May-02-10 10:14 PM
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23. oh me too!

even the lamest garbage

one of the last movies I saw was that King Kong remake - yes, I freaking cried!:rofl:

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BlooInBloo

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Sun May-02-10 06:27 PM
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12. Some Kind Of Wonderful always gets me.

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muffin1

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Sun May-02-10 06:46 PM
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14. Brokeback Mountain

My Dog Skip
It's a Wonderful Life - the ending makes me cry every Christmas eve.
Year of the Dog

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tabbycat31

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Sun May-02-10 06:49 PM
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15. My Sister's Keeper

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PassingFair

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Mon May-03-10 02:48 PM
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53. I cried ALL the way through that one.

I felt so sorry for the family.

:cry:

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w8liftinglady

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Sun May-02-10 07:35 PM
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16. Precious,Good Will Hunting,Marley and Me,Boy in striped pajamas

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hayu_lol

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Mon May-03-10 07:19 AM
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30. Marley and Me...I'll go along with that...

as for clouding up watching movies, remember that the musical score has a lot to do with our separate responses. People tend to forget that the music is working on them.

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DerekG

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Sun May-02-10 08:14 PM
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18. Grave of the Fireflies

Shadowlands
Sophie's Choice
Schindler's List
The Fountain
Children of Men

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Lyric

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Sun May-02-10 10:40 PM
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25. Grave of the Fireflies would make ANYBODY cry.

Poor kids. He tried so hard to save her.

:(

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Brickbat

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Sun May-02-10 09:08 PM
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20. "The Great Escape."

No, seriously.

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Dr Morbius

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Sun May-02-10 09:45 PM
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22. Hilts! Cooler! (nt)

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Brickbat

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Mon May-03-10 02:00 PM
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46. Well, OK, it makes me laugh, too.

But the end makes me teary. Esp. Blythe, the blind guy.

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wickerwoman

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Thu May-06-10 12:36 AM
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85. Oh yeah, me too.

With the blind guy after the airplane crash.

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UTUSN

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Sun May-02-10 09:08 PM
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21. Beaches. nt/

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Tikki

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Mon May-03-10 02:06 PM
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47. I keep thinking I won't...

but I do.

Tikki

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slay

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Sun May-02-10 10:20 PM
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24. Leaving Las Vegas, Boys Don't Cry, and yes,

Star Trek II. Spock.. sniff.. :cry:

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AwakeAtLast

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Sun May-02-10 10:52 PM
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26. Where The Wild Things Are

Seriously. When he left and they called out their last farewell, my 8 y/o and I lost it. Together. :cry: :) :cry: It was a great moment together! :cry: :) :cry:

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Sun May-02-10 11:35 PM
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27. I lost my Dad last February...

Now this hits me like a ton of bricks...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3lE_c3gMto

Big Fish - The River.

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Shell Beau

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Mon May-03-10 12:47 PM
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35. Big Fish was sad.

and I'll add The Notebook

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dawg

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Mon May-03-10 02:40 PM
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50. Wow, you got two of mine.

I was reading down the thread to see if anyone had posted The Notebook. I was really touched by that one. And you reminded me of Big Fish, which is another one.

I saw Big Fish not too long after my Dad passed away, so it was very emotional for me at the time. (Even though the father reminds me a lot more of my Mom in lots of ways).

The Notebook was just too sweet, sad, and touching for words. I feel like I need to turn in my "man card" for feeling that way, but it made me tear up. That is the kind of love I have always aspired to.

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Shell Beau

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Mon May-03-10 02:46 PM
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52. I think it touches all people. It is considered a girly movie I guess,

but it is a beautiful love story. I loved it.

I just remembered another movie to add. Million Dollar Baby.

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Mon May-03-10 06:24 AM
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28. Dragonfly

I sensed how it might end but it still hit me like a ton of bricks. I find I usually cry at the happier endings.

I'm a lot more vulnerable when I first wake up in the morning and flip on some movie, any movie. "Fred Claus" got to me under those circumstances. :D

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Quantess

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Mon May-03-10 06:29 AM
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29. Mulholland Drive? Really?

I'm emotionally volatile, and that film didn't do anything for me, at all, except annoy me.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was the saddest film I've seen in recent years.

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MissMillie

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Mon May-03-10 08:04 AM
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32. Amazing Grace and Chuck

it's hokey as hell, but I can NEVER keep the tears in.

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Patiod

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Mon May-03-10 08:09 AM
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33. How to Make an American Quilt

About the ways women compromise in their lives for love, work and children

My girlfriends and I all were crying.

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Tikki

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Mon May-03-10 12:46 PM
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34. Not a movie..but,...

My son downloaded a bunch of music on my little iPOD and I was listening to whatever
and then Bob Marley songs started and I started to cry and cry.
I think I might have started to forget how powerful
his sound and lyrics were and how much he is truly missed by so many.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGqrvn3q1oo
"No Woman No Cry"...Bob Marley

Tikki

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Xithras

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Mon May-03-10 01:01 PM
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37. Turtles Can Fly

Edited on Mon May-03-10 01:03 PM by Xithras

I don't often cry at movies, but this one opened on a depressing note and went downhill from there. If you haven't seen it, have a box of kleenex handy when you do. If you can't watch movies about kids suffering, and parentless children trying to survive in a war zone, it's probably better that you not watch it at all. It's an incredibly sad, and overwhelmingly depressing movie.

On a lighter note, I also cried when my wife dragged me to see Gigli. Those tears were for the hard earned dollars that I'd never see again, and not the atrocious plot and acting of the movie itself.

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ChickMagic

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Mon May-03-10 01:03 PM
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38. I don't cry easily at films - spoiler from Paulie

since my husband breaks down entirely, but Paulie did it.
When the bird was taken away from the little girl, I could
not stop crying. Interestingly, my husband lost it when
Paulie realized that his clipped wings had grown back and
he could fly again.

I cried during the Patriot when the son died.

I watched Little Women while I was away on funeral leave
for my sister. I was inconsolable.

I cried during Steel Magnolias because my sister was found
dead holding the phone from talking to Mom when she had a
seizure, hit her head and died.

Practical Magic - same association.

There are others, but I can't think of them right now.

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Fire Walk With Me

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Mon May-03-10 01:07 PM
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40. ...

http://www.anime-movie-site.com/Pokemon-Movie-1-Mewtwo-Strikes-Back

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Unvanguard

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Mon May-03-10 01:09 PM
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41. I'm not usually emotionally tough. n/t

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Oceansaway

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Mon May-03-10 01:21 PM
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42. Homeward Bound,

Pay It Forward and Lassie Come Home

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Burma Jones

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Mon May-03-10 01:54 PM
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43. Field of Dreams, ET, Pan's Labyrinth, Of Mice and Men, Saving Pvt. Ryan and Babe

The Peter Gabriel song for the closing credits of WALL-E makes me a little misty eyed too, but then I'm usually snuggled up with my 3 year old daughter.

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BlueIris

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Mon May-03-10 01:57 PM
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44. "i am sam."

Ouch.

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Rambis

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Mon May-03-10 02:19 PM
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48. The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Gutting

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460989/

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tblue

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Mon May-03-10 07:19 PM
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62. Oh? That good, eh? Haven't seen that one.

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Rambis

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Tue May-04-10 10:05 AM
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71. Keep kids clear

the opening scene is torture- just fyi

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tblue

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Wed May-05-10 04:37 PM
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72. I can't stand watching torture. If I fast-forward, will it mess up the story?

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MrCoffee

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Thu May-06-10 02:42 PM
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87. Oh man, I watched this on your recommendation

What a film.

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JCMach1

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Mon May-03-10 02:23 PM
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49. Charlotte's Web... any version

and the book...

Always, they make me sob...

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dawg

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Mon May-03-10 02:46 PM
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51. Everything messes with me, lately ...

In an earlier reply, I mentioned The Notebook and Big Fish.

This weekend, I rented The Lovely Bones, and although it didn't make me cry, it had a strange, depressing effect on me. I really identified with the dead girl in the movie, and her helplessness to either change things or to move on.

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KamaAina

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Mon May-03-10 02:49 PM
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54. A wonderful blog post on this subject (his is "Cool Runnings")

http://wetbankguide.blogspot.com/2007/01/cool-runnings.html

A few years ago at work, the almost entirely female office crew where I worked put up one of those silly white board quizzes that the office morale officer is in charge of. The question: what movie makes you cry.

I knew I had to post up an answer: Cool Runnings.

Any guy who watches this film and doesn't start to tear up when the Jamacian bobsled team stand up after their crash and carry their shattered sled the final yards down the run, and the hard-assed European team leader starts clapping, is either suffering from a tear duct disorder, or something slightly more fatal....

Like the Jamaican bobsled team in the film, we need to remember to be who we are, and to find a way to excel by being who we are. We need to take the grief much of America gives us, to be proud of ourselves just as we are proud of our Saints, and to climb back to the top of the hill and make another run. We owe it not only to ourselves but to the New Orleans Saints. Just as they have been our inspiration for the last half-year, we need to find a way to be the city they are proud to call home until the first snap of 2008.

(P.S. Some of you may remember the blogger as DUer markus.)

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AngryAmish

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Mon May-03-10 02:53 PM
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55. C.H.U.D.

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proteus_lives

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Wed May-05-10 11:25 PM
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80. Great flick!

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dawg

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Mon May-03-10 03:00 PM
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56. Oh, that stupid Bridge to Terabithia ....

I was totally unprepared for that one. I didn't know the story and took my kids to see it based on the trailer. They took it just fine, but it made ME really sad. Any movie where a child suffers or dies is very intense for me.

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Wed May-05-10 05:06 PM
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73. Agreed.Also my Dog Skip, got to me,...there are others...

I'll have to think on this.

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retread

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Mon May-03-10 03:19 PM
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57. Old Yeller. n/t

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Lindsey

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Mon May-03-10 03:39 PM
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58. I'm a movie fanatic so there are many that have made me

cry my guts out. Broke Back Mountain, The Notebook, Terms of Endearment, Goodbye Mr. Chips and countless others.

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tblue

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Mon May-03-10 07:21 PM
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65. Oh yeah. And The Green Mile.

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Shell Beau

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Mon May-03-10 03:44 PM
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59. I keep thinking of more. Hotel Rwanda.

Soooooo sad.

I swear I don't cry in movies a lot. lol

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tblue

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Mon May-03-10 07:18 PM
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61. Oh yeah. That was heavy.

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tblue

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Mon May-03-10 07:20 PM
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64. Sophie's Choice

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Book Lover

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Mon May-03-10 08:01 PM
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66. Up (nm)

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OmahaBlueDog

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Thu May-06-10 11:47 PM
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90. The scene with the photo album.. I forgot that one

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MajorChode

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Mon May-03-10 08:11 PM
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67. Airplane!

I laughed so hard I cried.

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proteus_lives

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Wed May-05-10 11:25 PM
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79. Surely you're not serious?

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donheld

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Thu May-06-10 12:11 AM
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83. He is serious, but don't call him Shirley

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MilesColtrane

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Tue May-04-10 08:55 AM
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69. "Rabbit-Proof Fence"

When the girls are taken away from their mother and grandmother by government authorities...

The anguish expressed by Ningali & Myarn Lawford (playing mother and grandmother) seems VERY real.

What a great movie.

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Tue May-04-10 09:09 AM
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70. Click. Not joking.

Edited on Tue May-04-10 09:13 AM by Tommy_Carcetti

Who knew a movie starring Adam Sandler and featuring gags such as farting in ones face could actually make me tear up?

But the whole scene where the Sandler character sees his dad for the last time just tore me apart. And both my parents are still alive.

Along the same lines, the last scene of Field of Dreams, for similar reasons.

I also tear up a bit at the end of The Shawshank Redemption, not because it is sad, but it has to be one of the most satisfying ends to a movie ever.

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kimmerspixelated

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Wed May-05-10 05:07 PM
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74. Penny Serenade-Irene Dunne, Cary Grant

TCM, usually found there.

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Dyedinthewoolliberal

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Wed May-05-10 10:06 PM
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75. Dead Man Walking

nailed my ass...........

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Jamastiene

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Wed May-05-10 10:27 PM
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76. E.T.

Bent
Born Free
Free Willy
The Goonies

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petronius

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Wed May-05-10 11:10 PM
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77. Twilight Samurai

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proteus_lives

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Wed May-05-10 11:24 PM
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78. Of Mice and Men.

Brian's Song.

Old Yeller.

Marley and Me.

Bawl, like a baby, every time.

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Robeson

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Wed May-05-10 11:29 PM
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81. The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

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donheld

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Thu May-06-10 12:10 AM
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82. Brokeback Mountain & August Rush

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wickerwoman

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Thu May-06-10 12:35 AM
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84. Amistad, Schindler's List,

The Hours (too)

a handful of others I'm sure I'll remember as soon as I hit post.

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semillama

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Thu May-06-10 01:15 PM
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86. Dead Man Walking

Utterly destroyed me.

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Thu May-06-10 09:08 PM
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88. This was my choice too.

The execution scene juxtaposed with the murders along with knowing that the Sean Penn character had come to some kind of truth and redemption was crushing.

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Thu May-06-10 11:42 PM
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89. I'm semi-emotionially tough, but I can think of two

1) Schindler's List
Starting when Kingsley says "It's Hebrew. It says, 'Whoever saves one life, saves the world.'" and Neeson responds "I could've got more out..." I proceed to sob

2) Avalon

I bawl at the end, when Kirchinsky's great grandson and grandson visit him in the hospital as he''s dying. My Grandfather died around the time the movie came out, and the movie is forever linked to that event.

Several years ago, someone came out with a list of movies guys are allowed to cry at without violating the "guy code". I recall a few: "Pride of the Yankees", "Bang the Drum Slowly", "Old Yeller", and "Brian's Song"

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Fri May-07-10 01:59 AM
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91. Inquiry: Can I post here if I am emotionally well balanced?

:shrug:

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SoDesuKa

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92. Terms of Endearment

An easy choice for the weepiest movie. When the movie was over and the lights went on, there were a lot of red-eyed guys who were embarrassed at themselves. I remember one scene in particular. Everybody is trying to be so-o-o brave, but the little kid starts crying. Just thinking about that scene makes me lose it.

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Recovered Repug

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Fri May-07-10 04:36 AM
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93. Hoosiers.

I'm a sucker for a David vs Goliath story.

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