Movies that make you cry?

[DoggDayAfternoon]

Labamba when i was a kid..

[The Goat]

The end of the English Patient the only time I watched it.

Life is Beautiful...only sociopaths don't cry watching this movie.

[70Chip]

Many posters have mentioned Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan". My only beef with this otherwise terrific film is as follows: Why didn't they just blow up the bridge and skeedattle? What did they gain by sacrificing all those Warriors (especially the sniper Jackson who was worth a dozen Ryans). And Ryan would have still survived. I read that John Milius was approached about doctoring the script but refused because Spielberg insisted on this ending. Oliver Stone told Milius that if the Hanks character had been in Vietnam he would have been fragged.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

Many posters have mentioned Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan". My only beef with this otherwise terrific film is as follows: Why didn't they just blow up the bridge and skeedattle? What did they gain by sacrificing all those Warriors (especially the sniper Jackson who was worth a dozen Ryans). And Ryan would have still survived. I read that John Milius was approached about doctoring the script but refused because Spielberg insisted on this ending. Oliver Stone told Milius that if the Hanks character had been in Vietnam he would have been fragged.

I've seen the movie about 1000 times, and can cite the answer (virtually verbatim) to that very question provided by Captain Miller (Hanks):

We can't push on to Paris without a deep water port, Rommel knows that so he's going to try to get his armor across the river. Then he can hit us in the flank when we turn to Cherbourg. That makes any village with a bridge solid gold real-estate.

Essentially the bridge (any bridge) was critical to positioning one's forces in a strategic manner. For the Germans it was critical in order to position heavy ordinance in the path of the advancing allies. For the Americans it was critical to shore up multiple access points to generate multiple fronts in their push towards Germany.

That movie's great for so many reasons, not the least of which being the historical accuracy.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I've seen the movie about 1000 times, and can cite the answer (virtually verbatim) to that very question provided by Captain Miller (Hanks):



Essentially the bridge (any bridge) was critical to positioning one's forces in a strategic manner. For the Germans it was critical in order to position heavy ordinance in the path of the advancing allies. For the Americans it was critical to shore up multiple access points to generate multiple fronts in their push towards Germany.

That movie's great for so many reasons, not the least of which being the historical accuracy.

I see. So they are preserving the bridge for the allies. I would have blown it up and saved my fighters.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I see. So they are preserving the bridge for the allies. I would have blown it up and saved my fighters.

And you wouldn't have lasted long in the army!

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I see. So they are preserving the bridge for the allies. I would have blown it up and saved my fighters.

I'm surprised 70. Seems like a liberal thing to do.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by The Goat

The end of the English Patient the only time I watched it.

Life is Beautiful...only sociopaths don't cry watching this movie.

Life is Beautiful definitely. "Ah Principesa!"

[dmek25]

and awakenings( sp?) with Robin Williams. great flick

[MTK]

Caught the end of this one the other night: Hoosiers

[SmootSmack]

Into the Wild, when he realizes he made a mistake and there's no turning back

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Into the Wild, when he realizes he made a mistake and there's no turning back

great flick

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Into the Wild, when he realizes he made a mistake and there's no turning back

That was a good movie. I was thinking about it days after I saw it....the mark of a good movie. And a great soundtrack too by Eddie Vedder.

We rec'd Marley and Me today from Blockbuster. I'm not going to cry...not going to do it.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by redsk1

That was a good movie. I was thinking about it days after I saw it....the mark of a good movie. And a great soundtrack too by Eddie Vedder.

We rec'd Marley and Me today from Blockbuster. I'm not going to cry...not going to do it.

Yep great soundtrack. I'm seeing him live on 6/8. I'm sure he'll play a lot of those songs.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by redsk1

That was a good movie. I was thinking about it days after I saw it....the mark of a good movie. And a great soundtrack too by Eddie Vedder.

We rec'd Marley and Me today from Blockbuster. I'm not going to cry...not going to do it.

I would be amazed if many people make it through M & M without crying. I saw it in the theatres and I mean the sniffles and tears were loud and long. (including mine as noted before)