Silliness Have you ever cried at a book or movie? - Page 3

chainring · 03-02-2010, 10:16 AM

I'm a man and I admit the scene in Creation where Charles Darwin's daughter died had me streaming with tears.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2010, 12:37 PM

Pfft. Star Trek is the last movie I recall going to in a long time that didn't make me cry.

OTOH, I almost never cried over books. I just teared up with one recently, though... that slippery slope has got me now...

TC Beacham · 03-02-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ravenne

Same here!

And it's definitely getting worse the older I get. Last time was a couple of days ago when we watched 'Le professionel' (French movie from 1981) and J.P. Belmondo got shot

What's really weird is when the whole theater is sniffling - that actually happened during a scene in SHUTTER ISLAND recently.

recluse · 03-02-2010, 04:12 PM

Movies that made me cry:
"The Sound of Music": Julie Andrews and those damn kids wouldn't stop singing, why didn't the Nazis shoot them?
"Jaws": The shark didn't get Richard Dreyfuss!

Donnageddon · 03-02-2010, 04:46 PM

I try to avoid tear jerker movies and books. Life is sad enough without seeking it out in entertainment.

That said, I bawled like a baby at the end of How Green Was My Valley (book not movie).

kindlekitten · 03-02-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Movies that made me cry:
"The Sound of Music": Julie Andrews and those damn kids wouldn't stop singing, why didn't the Nazis shoot them?
"Jaws": The shark didn't get Richard Dreyfuss!

all those who are beginning to think that recluse and HT are secretly related, raise your hand

(or wave depending on which emoticon you can find

Billjr13 · 03-02-2010, 06:52 PM

The shark does get him in the BOOK! =)

happy_terd · 03-02-2010, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

all those who are beginning to think that recluse and HT are secretly related, raise your hand

(or wave depending on which emoticon you can find

heh...dont you got a lion or something to go feed.

recluse · 03-02-2010, 08:00 PM

Yeah, go feed your kitty. My hyenas like it when their entree is stuffed.

poohbear_nc · 03-02-2010, 08:05 PM

This is shaping up into a hairy smack-down -- hyenas vs house cats on steroids!

Make your wagers now! (I'll be glad to hold all the moneys) (PayPal accepted)

cbarnett · 03-03-2010, 12:13 AM

I haven't read the book (yet) but film of The Road left me feeling emotionally drained and teary. Which almost never happens.

Laine · 03-04-2010, 12:20 AM

One of my most vivid memories of my father is of him laughing his head off at me as I cried my eyes out while watching a movie on tv. (It was about Beau Brummell and starred Stewart Granger.) This was many, many years ago.

Just last year a Harlequin romance had me in tears - Anything for Danny. It was about an estranged couple and their son who had leukemia.

I'm more inclined to cry in private than in public.

banjobama · 03-04-2010, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Oh, there is also a series on Animal Planet that leaves me with a lump in my throat... Animal Precinct. If you see what humans can do with their animal companions without even feeling remorse...

I stay far, far away from those kind of shows. I'm really sensitive about animals. Even that commercial with Sarah McGlaughlin (spelling?) singing, and it's something about sending money to some animal rescue foundation. I cry like a baby. I have to turn it off.

Katti's Cat · 03-04-2010, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by NormHart

As I get older I find myself crying more often and easier.

(I'd ask pshrynk about it but I've spent the $300 on chocolate and ebooks.)

Now I find myself crying, not only during movies and whilst reading books, but while watching commercials on TV and reading posts here at MR.

Ahh, I can blame it on age then. Seems more and more makes me cry. Especially reading my bank book after being out of work for so long. Movies it depends - apart from 'From here to Eternity' that gets me everytime at the same scenes. Movies with animals get me too so I avoid them. Books depend usually, but have been known to water me up too.

And my money is on the kitty, not the hyena

kindlekitten · 03-04-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Katti's Cat

And my money is on the kitty, not the hyena

yAY for a vote for the kitty! karma!!!

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03-02-2010, 10:16 AM	#31
chainring Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 1000659 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650 (black), Kindle 3G	I'm a man and I admit the scene in Creation where Charles Darwin's daughter died had me streaming with tears.

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Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Pfft. Star Trek is the last movie I recall going to in a long time that didn't make me cry. OTOH, I almost never cried over books. I just teared up with one recently, though... that slippery slope has got me now...

03-02-2010, 04:12 PM	#34
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Movies that made me cry: "The Sound of Music": Julie Andrews and those damn kids wouldn't stop singing, why didn't the Nazis shoot them? "Jaws": The shark didn't get Richard Dreyfuss!

03-02-2010, 04:46 PM	#35
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I try to avoid tear jerker movies and books. Life is sad enough without seeking it out in entertainment. That said, I bawled like a baby at the end of How Green Was My Valley (book not movie).

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Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	The shark does get him in the BOOK! =)

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recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Yeah, go feed your kitty. My hyenas like it when their entree is stuffed.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,412 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	This is shaping up into a hairy smack-down -- hyenas vs house cats on steroids! Make your wagers now! (I'll be glad to hold all the moneys) (PayPal accepted)

03-03-2010, 12:13 AM	#41
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,085 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I haven't read the book (yet) but film of The Road left me feeling emotionally drained and teary. Which almost never happens.

03-04-2010, 12:20 AM	#42
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	One of my most vivid memories of my father is of him laughing his head off at me as I cried my eyes out while watching a movie on tv. (It was about Beau Brummell and starred Stewart Granger.) This was many, many years ago. Just last year a Harlequin romance had me in tears - Anything for Danny. It was about an estranged couple and their son who had leukemia. I'm more inclined to cry in private than in public.

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