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Last film that made you cry/choke up

why? it's like American Beauty - empty heart pretending at some kind of 'depth'.

eta: i don't HATE it like I hate AB, i just think it's hollow
 
There must be others that I've forgotten, but the bit in Brassed Off when they play Danny Boy outside the hospital.

I mean, Danny Boy gets me going at the best of times, and so does brass band music, so it's a guaranteed blub for me.
 
Can't remember the last film I cried at, perhaps Sleepers or Hoop Dreams.

I do tend to get something in my eye during TV shows, mainly because I've spent more time with the characters and feel more involved.

The scenes that always set me off -

West Wing - Requiem (just the whole episode, but mainly the funeral, Martin Sheen really can 'act' grief)
Buffy - The Gift (the ending, with the voiceover, as she jumps from the tower never fails to give me a lump in the throat)
Farscape - 'Talyn' John's death
Heroes - the ending to 'Company Man' - "Go deep, take anything that would lead them to her" (jesus, that show has really fallen since those heights)
 
Might've been Son of Rambow, I think. Just reminded me very much of my own relationship with my older brother when I was the same age as the main characters.
 
I cry really easily these days as well. I can't remember what the last one was though - Jefe can probably say better than me as he's generally in the room too.

Although I got biblically fucked up by David Lynch's Elephant Man when I was about 14. I didn't stop crying for about an hour after it had ended and kept trying to bring it up in English lessons at school and crying THEN too! :o x millions.
 
I cry at just about anything. Last thing was Gran Torino this weekend.

We took our niece and nephew to see "Marley and Me" - the kids were umoved whilst I was trying to keep it together and stop the tears streaming down my face :mad: :rolleyes: FFS! A film about Owen Wilson and a dog! There is no hope for me.
 
I've had to sit through that fucking film twice now. mIt's not funny, it's not moving and niether wilson or anniston can act
 
I think I tend to bawl at documentaries and stuff more than films, films make me teary. I cried my eyes out at that documentary about the man who had been in a coma for 20 years or whatever because they showed this couple where the man had had a bike accident and he'd been braindamaged so that he was functioning perfectly but the bit of his brain that made him love or feel any kind of caring emotion had been broken, so he could be with his wife and son and be totally normal but the love had all gone and she would just go off and cry sometimes because he looked at her blankly.

God I'm getting a bit stingy eyed now.

That was horrible.

I cried my eyes out at that.
 
million dollor baby.

that chick who boxes flick. 2nd the chair was out knew what was going to happen but dark dark tings.

dave
 
electrogirl said:
I think I tend to bawl at documentaries and stuff more than films, films make me teary. I cried my eyes out at that documentary about the man who had been in a coma for 20 years or whatever because they showed this couple where the man had had a bike accident and he'd been braindamaged so that he was functioning perfectly but the bit of his brain that made him love or feel any kind of caring emotion had been broken, so he could be with his wife and son and be totally normal but the love had all gone and she would just go off and cry sometimes because he looked at her blankly.

God I'm getting a bit stingy eyed now.

That was horrible.

I cried my eyes out at that.
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Very sad.

I saw one years back about a brain damaged chap who only had a ten minute time span, his wife would visit the hospital and sit with him, but every ten minutes he'd "reboot" and go "hello darling how are you what have you been up to!", all excited to see her etc.

Every ten minutes :(
 
Million Dollar Baby was pretty fucking contrived. Can only think of Gone Baby Gone that gets close to it recently.
 
Actually I don't think I've ever seen Million Dollar Baby, it just always looked really seriously boring and I walked in on someone watching it once and it sounded boring. it was all dark and no one was doing much and I knew my suspicions were right.

Loads of films that the Oscars have wanked all over are in actual fact, PRETTY dull.
 
electrogirl said:
I think I tend to bawl at documentaries and stuff more than films, films make me teary. I cried my eyes out at that documentary about the man who had been in a coma for 20 years or whatever because they showed this couple where the man had had a bike accident and he'd been braindamaged so that he was functioning perfectly but the bit of his brain that made him love or feel any kind of caring emotion had been broken, so he could be with his wife and son and be totally normal but the love had all gone and she would just go off and cry sometimes because he looked at her blankly.

God I'm getting a bit stingy eyed now.

That was horrible.

I cried my eyes out at that.
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I remember that, was seriously disturbing.

Wasn't there a bit when he joked about murdering her and carried on chuckling while she nervously laughed?

Her eyes were so sad, you could see her thinking "this is the rest of my life".
 
El Jefe said:
House of Sand & Fog may have moistened an eye for a moment...
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That's one of my favourite films. It wouldn't make me cry but is more shocking, especially when she takes a drink in the restaurant. It's like bang! all over.

Last film that made me cry was Edward Scissorhands. I was drunk and high and thought it was a moving account of discrimination and small minded suburban attitudes :(
 
electrogirl said:
Actually I don't think I've ever seen Million Dollar Baby, it just always looked really seriously boring and I walked in on someone watching it once and it sounded boring. it was all dark and no one was doing much and I knew my suspicions were right.

Loads of films that the Oscars have wanked all over are in actual fact, PRETTY dull.
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I have the same feeling about MDB. I just can't face it. Looks dull as fuck.
 
The Octagon said:
I remember that, was seriously disturbing.

Wasn't there a bit when he joked about murdering her and carried on chuckling while she nervously laughed?

Her eyes were so sad, you could see her thinking "this is the rest of my life".
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Yes I think so! It was about a year ago now I think. He was basically like a robot and he kept saying he wondered if it would be better if he just left them alone because he couldn't be what he used to be, and never would love them. He was so matter of fact about it. But she obviously wanted to cling on to whatever they used to have.

Oh it was horrible.
 
electrogirl said:
Loads of films that the Oscars have wanked all over are in actual fact, PRETTY dull.
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that i agree with. million dollor baby is pretty good though, your right there are bits where not a lot happens and its all talking and woah is me my family hates me but then theres bits of boxing to wake you back up and it gets proper dark near the end, which is nice.

The last say half hour is a proper choke up, up untill then its standard oscar wankery though.

Well worth watching even if you only do it to be able to call me wrong and shit and stuff.


dave
 
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