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Only movie I've ever cried in

posted 8 years ago by willisminns
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Not even Marley and Me could bring me to tears, only this could. Saddest movie ever??

[–] deem_bastille 8 years ago

Marley and Me pissed me off. I am on my third golden retriever and I have loved them all to the moon and back multiple times.

Marley's problem was not Marley, it was his human 'parents'. They were pathetic, useless and a danger to their human child. feed him if he looks hungry? HES A DOG! HE THINKS HIS JOB IS TO LOOK HUNGRY!

and then the part where the toddler goes to touch Marley's toys... 'don't touch Marley's toys, you know what he's like...'

erm... this is your freaking child! the child outways the dog in life.

what killed me was the fact that they made money off of their idiocy.

Oh God. Fortune vomits on my eiderdown once more.

[–] TakeTwoTheyreSmall 8 years ago

(Spoiler!)

I hear ya. The only thing I didn't like about the film was the title. I'm retired LEO, so I knew what the title meant, which kinda spoiled the end for me. Once the ambush began (as soon as the minivan rabbited), I suspected that would be the time, and the manner wasn't a surprise. What got me was in the church during the funeral, instantly, when I saw Taylor. Survivor's guilt. They were too close. I can relate. Gyllenhaal/Taylor played that part perfectly, with the few words he spoke (that was a surprise).

[–] christiannyblom 8 years ago

I loved their performances! Granted, I'm not a LEO myself, but they still felt like real cops. Appearently, they did ride-alongs with the LAPD for 6 months prior to filming. Also, alot of the banter between them was improvised, which gave the movie even more authentisity.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

To GoT fans, "End of Watch" has the same meaning, but I took it for granted Taylor would bite it. It just seemed geared that way from the beginning.

Also felt that "survivor guilt" thing right in the gut. I was surprised I liked this film as much as I did. I think that might have to do with how naturally likeable the two cops were.

[–] Joeyjag_97 8 years ago

Saddest movie ever??

Not even close.

“If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.”

[–] ATG6 (3000) a year ago

This movie was great.