Torn between
"Imitation of life", "who will love my children" "stepmom" "steel magnolias" "terms of endearment" "the blind side" all very moving examinations of "motherhood" from different perspectives.
"The Abyss. Where Ed drags Lynsey through the freezing water. Get the zapper. She's gone. It's over. The snot and tears, no, Lynsey, you've never given up on a godamned thing in your life, fight, fight. Nurse, the screens." I maintain that the abyss is THE most romantic film of all time BECAUSE of this scene. (Although point of fact, no nurse no screens. The quote is:
"Goddam it you bitch you never backed down from anything in your life! Now fight! Fight!" He keeps yelling at her and slapping her (spoiler alert!) until she blinks and then breathes (yay!)
Love is easy when the person is easy, to love each other DESPITE difficulties and challenges is something else. I also love the bit where he's snoring and she tells him to "Virgil turn on your side" and he does without waking.
I also love "We all see what we want to see. Coffey looks and he sees Russians. He sees hate and fear. You have to look with better eyes than that "
Apparently the film was a bloody nightmare to make though and I still find it surprising that Coffey Is played by same actor as plays Kyle reese in terminator.
"About Time, a Richard Curtis film. I thought I would never stop, made myself a bit ill !" Fabulous film. Wondering if Bill nighy needs the same warning as Emma Thompson! - love actually, about time, best exotic marigold hotel, the lost prince...
"When I was small it was the scene in 3 men and a baby when you thought she left and took Mary and they get back and Mary and Sylvia are there" this one still gets to dd
"The first time you hear the word 'daddy' your heart just melts"
I also love one that not too many do, HUGE emotional scenes at start & end.
"Life as we know it" about 2 people who "inherit" a baby from their best friends who were married.
The scene where he's at the airport thinking the whole thing is over watching the video where the baby took first steps and old lady says "you have a beautiful family" ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
"Good Will Hunting" omg yes "it's not your fault"
"Fields of Dreams "No Ray, it was you" and Doc Graham going over the line." Love that film
Contrarily "it's a wonderful life" left me cold, hated it.
"The end of cool runnings...." John candy ALSO needs the Emma Thompson/bill nighy warning!
Planes, trains & automobiles? Only the lonely?
"Blue is the warmest colour" I loved too though not seen it in years.
"One flew over the cuckoos nest" as someone with serious mh issues myself I can't bring myself to watch it at the moment. Saw it years ago before I became ill and was bad enough then! Ditto "what dreams may come" especially since Robin Williams passing ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
"I doubt it's easy to source anymore, a movie called Project X, released in 1986 I think. Has Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt in it. Many tears have been spent on it" this was on Netflix for a while. The premise is dated of course but still as moving. As was War games.