We all have so many disappointments in life, inconveniences and little things not going your way. But when you're all grown up, you cannot cry at the minor stuff anymore. So crying at the heartaches and misfortunes of imaginary (or sometimes real) people is a soul cleanser for me.
'My sister's keeper' is a wonderful story about a sick teenage girl, and how she and her family members all respond to her sickness. All so believable performed and heart-wrenchingly told. I loved the little romance she experienced while dying of a terminal disease and all.
'P.S. I love you' is tenderly hopeful, in the terrible scenario of loving someone you love. I've been blessed with not losing a dear one, yet! And just the mere imagination of doing so scares me to death. I've always wanted to die before I lose anyone I love, because I am too cowardly to deal with the pain of losing someone you love. The finally of death and their consequent absence is way too terrible to contemplate.
Other tear-jerkers are 'Stepmom', 'Love story', 'Switched at birth', and the rest can't come to mind at present. If you haven't seen these movies, you should go see them. It's therapeutic to have puffy, swollen eyes at someone else's expense.
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I recommend The Memory Keeper's Daughter.
Since the past few years, I watch a movie almost every night. But sadly haven't covered half of IMDb's top 250, my most favored so far being 12 Angry Men.
Last year, I completed the entire 007's.
In May I did a couple of Afred Hitchcock's mostly from IMDb's top 250.
Sometimes, I write a horrible one para review. The latest - http://short.posterous.com/edge-of-darkness-2010-44
I can't stick to any serial. The only I do can was MacGyver. I finish all 7 seasons in 6 months.
Between Christmas and New Year of last year, me and bro did movie marathon everyday!! When all you have to do in day is watch movies, it's not easy to do that many.
I think my record no. of movies in a day is 6 movies 0900-0000 midnight last Monday :-)
Tonight: Youth Revolt (2009)
You sound like a real movie buff, Ben! I am downloading the Memory keeper's daughter as I type. I haven't seen 12 angry men either, will try to see that too. I don't really like serials that much either, except the light-hearted ones like Friends and Sex & the city. Watching movies/serials for hours and hours at a stretch might numb the brain a little I bet :) Please give me more movie suggestions!
Hi, hopped from Caliopia's blog and I saw "P.S. I love you" and I couldnt resist commenting :)The movie almost did me in. Now I find myself obsessed with Ireland.
Its almost unfair that they had to make a movie like this, how can ordinary men be expected to live upto Gerry? And then there's um..that hunky guy who played Gerry's childhood friend, the guy with the warmest, kindest eyes... I could just go on and on.
I love chick flicks. I love the fact that they give me such a good cry and yet make me feel warm and fuzzy inside too. Besides the two you mentioned, "Stepmom" is another tear-jerker.
haha, sorry, didnt see that little para at the end :D
Stepmom mentioned :)
Objection, dear diary, you said chick flicks but then went on to write all about tearjerkers. C'mon, not all chick flicks are heartwrenchers! And my absofreakinglutely favourite chick flick is Pretty Woman. What a fabulously happy movie that was. I don't watch many movies any more and the only one I've seen from your list is The Lovely Bones. Loved the innocence of the little girl. Me I don't actually bawl at sad movies btw, I just end up with a rather manly heavy-hearted sadness.
I have seen loads of chick flicks,and liked them all. Have you seen "All about Steve" It's really wonderful, my current favourite, have seen it at least thrice (well of course Bradley Cooper was in it so...) My Best Friend's Wedding, The Devil Wears Prada,Bridget Jones's Diary,Clueless, Legally Blonde, In her Shoes, yeah of course Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, Sex and the City, Love Actually, PS I Love You...and so on. Haven't seen The Lovely Bones yet, My Sister's Keeper was okay, Cameron Diaz as a mother wasn't very convincing, I like her in goofy roles.
I think I will also start watching IMDb's top 250. I went through the list and though I've seen many of them there are still so many I'm yet to see.
Kuku, my sentiments exactly. Gerrard Butler's brief appearances were enough for me to develop a huge crush on him..despite me being a mother and all! And about 'Stepmom', to err is human:)
Calliopia, I guess chick flicks is a misnomer here. I thought since 'macho' men like H won't watch any of these movies I mentioned it was safe to call them chick flicks.lol. I loved 'Pretty woman' too. I actually saw the whole movie only a few years back. I don't know how I missed it all those years, but it was worth the wait. Good for you that you don't cry, I am a sop, I cry at any movie that has a hint of sadness in it :P
Aduh, I'm going download 'All about Steve'. I usually end up downloading terrible movies on my own, so suggestions are very welcome. I've seen most of the movies you mentioned. And 'the memory keeper's daughter' is also a great movie to watch.
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