"Au Hasard Balthazar", the life story of a donkey ends with his death in the middle of a meadow surrounded by sheep. I've seen this movie four or five times and it still breaks me up.
"Cinema Paradiso": the scene where the young boy, now grown-up, watches the kissing scenes spliced together by his deceased friend, the projectionist.
"Immortal Beloved" the love story of Beethoven with Gary Oldham.
"Titanic" various scenes.
Not heartbreaking but sad, and I can't think of the name of the movie, but it stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Portier as two escaped convicts on the run and in the end they both can't make it on the train to freedom.
Terms of Endearment is pretty heavy. CindyC, haved you ever seen "Breaking the Waves"? That one will do you in. But it is also one of the best stories in one of the best films I have seen.
"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."
ChelseaDrugstore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of Endearment is pretty heavy. > CindyC, haved you ever seen "Breaking the Waves"? > That one will do you in. But it is also one of the > best stories in one of the best films I have seen.
Hi - No I've never seen that one. It's the one that made Emily Watson famous right, or am I mixing up my movies. I'll check it out.
KSIE Wrote: > > "Cinema Paradiso": the scene where the young boy, > now grown-up, watches the kissing scenes spliced > together by his deceased friend, the > projectionist.
That got to me, too.....great movie.
Dances With Wolves had me crying when Wind-In-His-Hair was on top of the mountain, shouting that Dunbar was his friend...and the whole business in the end with the wolf and the horse and lord knows what else that I have forgotten!
Carnaby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's a scene in David Lynch's "The Elephant > Man" which can really get to you.
tussler Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Carnaby Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > There's a scene in David Lynch's "The Elephant > > Man" which can really get to you. > > > I am not an animal, I am a human being...
Yes. Awesome movie that one. The part you mention is heartbreaking as f***, but at the same time it also has a scene that's the exact opposite. It's when John Merrick is at the opera. The look on his his face is so life confirming.
CindyC, yes that is the one. She is incredible, but so is the guy and.. it is really an incredible love story. I think it could be one of the greatest love stories told. Some scenes that got me choked up are in "Hero"and "House of Fliyng Daggers". especially the "blue" scene in "Hero" on the lake and ice. With the minimal music. Mozart dying at the end of "Amadeus".
What I can not stand are those predetermined choke-uppers. Like that guy holding up the Boombox with Peter Gabriel's "In your eyes". That actor always tries to pl;ay scenes like that. Although I do kind of like him. he makes good films. can't recall his name. Or the scene in "Philadelphia" when Tom Hanks is talking about that Aria. I saw that scene and was thinking "Ok that there is his Oscar bid".
"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."
ChelseaDrugstore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some scenes that got me choked up are in "Hero"and > "House of Fliyng Daggers". especially the "blue" > scene in "Hero" on the lake and ice. With the > minimal music.
Noooooooo!!!! "Hero" is so bad. Same with "House Of Flying Faggots". I really hate those movies. Argh!
ChelseaDrugstore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Or the scene in "Philadelphia" when Tom Hanks is talking about that Aria. I saw that scene and was thinking "Ok that there is his Oscar bid".
I thought the EXACT same thing at that part of the movie. It was so overly dramatic and forced. I normally like Tom Hanks too, but in that scene I felt like vomiting.
The other guy you speak of is John Cusack. I thought that scene was pretty gay as well. It's such a lame-ass song. I loved him in The Sure Thing though, and Grifters was great. It's weird with him though because I still think of him being a goof ball and now he tries to be all serious, and I just want to say "get over yourself"!
ChelseaDrugstore Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Amazing! How can you see those movies like that? > They are most excellent. On many levels.
Never liked them. I must admit something though: There was this girl in highschool that was a real jerk and she ruined Hero for me, by saying really dumb stuff while we watched it. House Of Flying Dickers is just plain bad IMO.