Gary: I watched an Ideal Husband late last night
Me: Oh, I’ve seen that. Did you like it?
Gary: The ending made me cry like a baby.
I don’t recall crying at the end of An Ideal Husband. It would seem Oscar Wilde’s social satires do not tear me up the way they do Gary. (This has made me frantic to see it again, of course.)
Usually even tearjerkers don’t make me cry. For example, all the other women watching Steel Magnolias were sobbing at the end, and I demanded, “Are you serious? Her doctor said, ‘You will die if you have more children.’ And yet, she has more children. She’s stupid. Why are you all crying?”
Another example: Brief Encounter. Love that movie! What a happy ending! Lovers part ways and he goes back to his sickly wife and she returns to her enchanting children who want to go to the pantomime.
However, there was this one movie – I only saw the last eight minutes and I wasn’t prepared. I Remember Mama. If you need a good cry in less than ten minutes, watch the end.
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I didn’t cry. But, I read the play over and over and over again during my middle school years; I hadn’t thought of this in years, and now I want to read it again. I remember that this is where I first learned the word “modicum” (Mr. Hyde goes out for a modicum of tobacco).
My friends took me to see Beaches because they were convinced I’d bawl. They kept looking at me at the end. Nothin’. I’m sorry, I just couldn’t muster tears for someone so self-indulgent and whiny (and yes, I fully expect someone to make THAT EXACT comment when I die).
I get the occasional teary moment in the weirdest movies, plus the obligatory choked throat at the end of “An Affair to Remember”, but the last movie to actually tear me up and leave me in the tissue box was A.I. and that’s because I have complex abandonment issues concerning my mother. Also Steven Spielberg knows where all my buttons are, the bastard.
yeah, about the steel magnolias, seems so um, blahso no, no crying for a woman who died because she had kids and was told she would die if she had kids
I stumbled upon One True Thing on tv one day when I was just idly folding laundry, and was all, oh, Meryl Streep, I never heard of this one, sure, why not and then waaaah! her husband was SUCH a bastard and her daughter was so lame and then SHE goes and —–spoiler alert!
I hope it is ok that my new favorite phrase is
“Commence crying all night.” It is in your honor with not one bit of mockery, I swear.
I never cry at movies, for I am a hard-hearted bitch.
Well you know I can tear up over anything. I recently watched Apollo 13 for the millionth time. During that blackout window where they’re reentering the atmosphere I sobbed so much it woke up my husband. He rolled his eyes, rolled over, and went back to sleep.
I watched Steel Magnolias with my mom. My mom didn’t tear up during movies, but she did watching Steel Mags. Mom died within the year.
Try Sandra Bullock in the closet in Hope Floats.
Still, anytime I watch Victor/Victoria and the scene where “Victoria” reveals herself to be “Victor”, causing “King Marchand’s” unspoken, yet very expressive, reaction, I still hear my mom’s laughter.
Pretty cool.
I cry during Steel Magnolias. But it’s because Sally Fields’ monologue about losing her daughter just KILLS me. Sally is awesome.
Christy – This is odd – I forgot the accents entirely!Crystal – Oh, and she had those giant puffy fake lips!Sherry – Oh, I refused to watch AI. I figured it would be so heavy handed it wouldnt make me cry anyway.Mrs Hall – Yeah. And I didnt cry when Melanie in GWTW died for the same stupid reason (I’m sure they had condoms back then).gaoo – Yeah, I never heard of that either. Have to check it out.Hattie – I revere you. Caroline – Why would you watch any movies, tv, or radio during this special time?3 – Are you saying I’m going to die within the year? That means no more annual reviews.Kim – Is that the one after she talks about the helmet hair? That was good. Not sob-worthy.
AI was not heavy handed. It was a freaking SLEDGEHAMMER. With a WRECKING BALL attached.
Seriously, I was suicidal after I saw it.
Sherri – A sledgehammer! WIth a wrecking ball! Uhhhhh … driving a steamroller! I like that.