Nope! Some movies are just going to leave you in a wet puddle of misery and rage.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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shrift - Jul 17, 2013 8:59:52 am PDT #24961 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Amy - Jul 17, 2013 9:04:40 am PDT #24962 of 30000
Because books.
But there are also pure feel-good movies! The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is my new favorite in that category.
Burrell - Jul 17, 2013 9:23:26 am PDT #24963 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I love the term ugly-crying movie. For me, that was Wit. Seriously, it was almost unbearable.
Dana - Jul 17, 2013 9:25:10 am PDT #24964 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, man, Wit was rough.
le nubian - Jul 17, 2013 9:32:22 am PDT #24965 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yeah ita, I'm not seeing that movie anytime soon. I STILL haven't seen Amistad. Uh uh.
§ ita § - Jul 17, 2013 9:52:03 am PDT #24966 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I STILL haven't seen Amistad. Uh uh.
I think I cried for 3/4 of that. So there's a slave ship, right? Well, at some point in the story, some slaves try to escape off the ship during the transit, and their escape plan? Swim east. I broke down there and never unbroke up.
megan walker - Jul 17, 2013 10:06:04 am PDT #24967 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Having just watched Amistad for my Spielberg blog series, don't worry, le nubian, you are not missing anything. it is really not a good movie. While it doesn't reach Hook levels of awfulness, it's one of Spielberg's worst.
§ ita § - Jul 17, 2013 10:12:20 am PDT #24968 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Some movies don't have to be good to have a deep emotional impact. I'm going to guess that LeN should avoid Amistad on that criterion primarily.
le nubian - Jul 17, 2013 10:39:43 am PDT #24969 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Look, I haven't seen Schindler's List either. There are some movies on this score that I just have to avoid. I have a category of movies in that vein that I do not see at all.
I would watch documentaries, mind you. But dramatized in movies, I just can't.
Dana - Jul 17, 2013 10:40:54 am PDT #24970 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I really avoid all of WWII. I have also not seen Schindler's List or Saving Private Ryan or any of the Clint Eastwood stuff or Band of Brothers.