I walked out of the theater "back in the day". I can't remember watching Meryl Streep in a movie since thenAnother vote for Sophie's Choice, a parent's worst nightmare. I don't think I could watch it again.
I walked out of the theater "back in the day". I can't remember watching Meryl Streep in a movie since thenAnother vote for Sophie's Choice, a parent's worst nightmare. I don't think I could watch it again.
Holy cow how could I forget Love Story.
The end all of depressing flicks. I can hear that funeral march they call The Theme From Love Story, now.
Make it stop!
We are the same age, then. My mom HEARD about the scene, I had to wait until t.v.... Man, but the years fly!IMDB says Love Story was out in 1970 and is rated PG. I was 13 and my mother and I went to the movies. They came to a scene showing (married) Oliver and Jenny in bed together with naked shoulders showing above the sheets. She literally dragged me out of the theater! Times have changed...
IMDB says Love Story was out in 1970 and is rated PG. I was 13 and my mother and I went to the movies. They came to a scene showing (married) Oliver and Jenny in bed together with naked shoulders showing above the sheets. She literally dragged me out of the theater! Times have changed...
I'm still telling myself that I will make it through "The Deer Hunter". Some day...... I'll have to read about "Manchester....."The deer Hunter.
Bailed around 40 min, iirc, couldn't bear more. Mebbe someday I'll try again.
Otoh, I did get thru Manchester by the sea. A story about tragedy, loss, brotherly love and rescue.
+1 on Brian's Son and Million Dollar Baby.
"The Champ" with Jon Voight and Ricky Schroder. If that last scene doesn't get you nothing will.
Lol, misery loves company PS, how does Cher's "Greatest" sound on your Killer Rig?
My Grandmother told me stories about this movie scene in the 1940's .... she & my Grandfather were projectionist (their job, they would see the same movie every night at work). She used to tell me that you could hear the audience gasp! in shock.
My Grandmother told me stories about this movie scene in the 1940's .... she & my Grandfather were projectionist (their job, they would see the same movie every night at work). She used to tell me that you could hear the audience gasp! in shock.
The most depressing ones to me are the ones where life is so very unfair...
Birth of a Nation.
Chinatown.
The Elephant Man.
The Killing Fields.
.
Yep - this one is my "go to" reference when this topic comes up in discussion. Kubrick worked on the screenplay for a long time, apparently never felt he could do the story justice with the computer animation he had available. Speilberg picked Haley Joel Osment (I see dead people...) instead of having an android play the part. It left me profoundly sad.A.I. (2001)