(There are lots of spoilers in this thread, so be warned! - Grim...)
A thread for moments in films where something desperately sad happens in an otherwise rollicking fun-ride and you stare with disbelief at the screen, going, "Awww, man. No way. Not fair," because you like the characters too much to suffer.
What is your favourite "Awww, man!" moment?
For me it has to be William Hurt in Dark City.
*Fwooosh!*
Hurt:
Me: "Awww, man. Why? WHY? Seriously, not cool. Man."
A thread for moments in films where something desperately sad happens in an otherwise rollicking fun-ride and you stare with disbelief at the screen, going, "Awww, man. No way. Not fair," because you like the characters too much to suffer.
What is your favourite "Awww, man!" moment?
For me it has to be William Hurt in Dark City.
*Fwooosh!*
Hurt:
Me: "Awww, man. Why? WHY? Seriously, not cool. Man."
There was that bit in AVP2 where the fit girl gets unexpectedly impaled against the wall by the Pred's chakra, but that wasn't so much as an 'Awwwww' moment, because I burst out laughing.
When Sgt. Elias Grodin gets shot in the back in Platoon.
Shaun of the Dead.
ComicalGnomes wrote:
There was that bit in AVP2 where the fit girl gets unexpectedly impaled against the wall by the Pred's chakra, but that wasn't so much as an 'Awwwww' moment, because I burst out laughing.
It does not count then. Start a, "Guffaw! Ouch that's gotta hurt! He dead!" thread then. Actually, please do this.
All of The Pianist. Note: at the start, not so much, but isn't that the point etc.
Not a film, but in a recent episode of Lost...
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That Lost is still running.
Serenity
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The ending of Requiem for a Dream:
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Battlestar Galactica:
Series 2:
Series 4:
Series 2:
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Series 4:
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I blarted like a huge cunt all the way through A.I. His Mommy wants rid of him!
Due South, the end of the first series. The entire episode.
Best series ending ever. If it had ended there, I would have been content (not that I am discontent about the following serieseses - they were also excellent).
House of Sand and Fog. Ben Kingsley is a legend.
Best series ending ever. If it had ended there, I would have been content (not that I am discontent about the following serieseses - they were also excellent).
House of Sand and Fog. Ben Kingsley is a legend.
sinister agent wrote:
Sir Ben Kingsley is a legend.
Litigation-Avoiding FTFY
sinister agent wrote:
Due South, the end of the first series. The entire episode.
If you mean the second part of "Victorias Secret", then that is the penultimate episode of Series 1.
<Removes Mountie stetson>
Hey, I remember Due South! That guy was gross!
Plissken wrote:
Serenity
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Dimmers, make me a "This" smiley that is not so damn happy about "This" =(
That was actually fairly gutting, of all the...
Shawshank Redemption:
Brokeback Mountain:
Lost In Translation:
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Brokeback Mountain:
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Lost In Translation:
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I didn't put down the Serenity moment because I knew someone else would, and wanted to go for an obscurer but also deserving "Aw! Man!"
Mimi, I almost daren't watch Brokeback Mountain again. It'd probably have me bawling something rotten.
Must get Due South series 1. I've only ever seen one episode of it, and this is clearly an appalling omission.
Mimi, I almost daren't watch Brokeback Mountain again. It'd probably have me bawling something rotten.
Must get Due South series 1. I've only ever seen one episode of it, and this is clearly an appalling omission.
Brooks. Jake was his blackbird.
Plissken wrote:
sinister agent wrote:
Due South, the end of the first series. The entire episode.
If you mean the second part of "Victorias Secret", then that is the penultimate episode of Series 1.
<Removes Mountie stetson>
Eh? what happened in the last episode then?
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Shawshank:
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Old or not, spoiling films is lame. Good ones doubly so.
Ah yes, that's right.
You've unspoilered me in the process, though, but it's not like everyone hasn't seen the film a thousand times or more
You've unspoilered me in the process, though, but it's not like everyone hasn't seen the film a thousand times or more
I'm of two minds whether this fits in this thread, but I watched Grosse Pointe Blank again last night, and the part where Blank holds a baby at his high school reunion and looks into its eyes, all while "Under Pressure" by Queen plays in the background seems to fit. It's definitely a sad moment, but I don't know if it's of the sort you want for this thread.
Mimi wrote:
Ah yes, that's right.
You've unspoilered me in the process, though, but it's not like everyone hasn't seen the film a thousand times or more
You've unspoilered me in the process, though, but it's not like everyone hasn't seen the film a thousand times or more
I've owned Shawshank on video, DVD and most recently the anniversary DVD edition and I've still never seen it. I need to put a few hours aside for it one day.
The only sad bit of a film that springs to mind would be the end of the Green Mile with
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sinister agent wrote:
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You have been told FILTH and LIES.
"Victorias Secret" was the original ending to series 1, but after it was picked up for a second series, "Letting Go" was added to the end in order to leave viewers in no doubt after the ending of VS.
Series 2 starts with "North".
Plissken wrote:
Serenity
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Relatedly:
The Matrix Revolutions
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MrD wrote:
Relatedly:
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
I think I'd stopped caring at that point. The first film was flashy shallow nonsense anyway* and trying to give it something deeper just came across as 6th form guff.
*The first Men in Black did exactly the same idea much better and more clever in just 30 seconds.
Plissken wrote:
MrD wrote:
Relatedly:
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
I think I'd stopped caring at that point. The first film was flashy shallow nonsense anyway* and trying to give it something deeper just came across at 6th form guff.
*The first Men in Black did exactly the same idea much better and more clever in just 30 seconds.
And indeed, Dark City did it better too.
Aw man I loves me Dark City me
I can remember the first film to make me cry - Batteries Not Included. Bawled my little seven-year-old heart out at that.
Oh, that is lovely, and sad.
Land Before Time made me cry when he sees his shadow and thinks it's his mum...
And Watership Down: Bright Eyes.... *sob*
Land Before Time made me cry when he sees his shadow and thinks it's his mum...
And Watership Down: Bright Eyes.... *sob*
Moments like this really make me struggle to enjoy comedies at times, purely because I am expecting something horrible to happen, so I try not to get attached to the characters in case they die horribly and I get upset. This leads to em enjoying a lot of films WAY more the second time around, as the first time I'm far too busy being worried to laugh.
This would be for films like 'Swingers' and 'Garden State'... ones that could conceivably turn on you, as it were...
This would be for films like 'Swingers' and 'Garden State'... ones that could conceivably turn on you, as it were...
Silent Running...
Curiosity wrote:
Moments like this really make me struggle to enjoy comedies at times, purely because I am expecting something horrible to happen, so I try not to get attached to the characters in case they die horribly and I get upset. This leads to em enjoying a lot of films WAY more the second time around, as the first time I'm far too busy being worried to laugh.
This would be for films like 'Swingers' and 'Garden State'... ones that could conceivably turn on you, as it were...
This would be for films like 'Swingers' and 'Garden State'... ones that could conceivably turn on you, as it were...
Mm, though I adore the show I was grimacing all the way through The Wire for this reason. And any indie 'comedy'. Usually there's always one family member or friend who carks it - the one you like the most usually.
Silent Running. *Sniff*
nervouspete wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
Moments like this really make me struggle to enjoy comedies at times, purely because I am expecting something horrible to happen, so I try not to get attached to the characters in case they die horribly and I get upset. This leads to em enjoying a lot of films WAY more the second time around, as the first time I'm far too busy being worried to laugh.
This would be for films like 'Swingers' and 'Garden State'... ones that could conceivably turn on you, as it were...
This would be for films like 'Swingers' and 'Garden State'... ones that could conceivably turn on you, as it were...
Mm, though I adore the show I was grimacing all the way through The Wire for this reason. And any indie 'comedy'. Usually there's always one family member or friend who carks it - the one you like the most usually.
Silent Running. *Sniff*
The Wire... *drools*
Just finished season four. Despite a relatively low body count considering the subject matter, you do spend most of the time on a knife-edge!
Cool Runnings
Oldboy
Too much of a spoil to even hint at. And the poor octopus too.
Too much of a spoil to even hint at. And the poor octopus too.
Homeward Bound. No, seriously. That bit at the end used to tear me up.
Mimi wrote:
And Watership Down: Bright Eyes.... *sob*
It's only the VERY end bit of Watership Down that makes me cry. Even thinking about it. And now I have to go to the toilet as I'm welling up.
When the Wind Blows, tear-jerking, horrifying and traumatising to kids all at the same time.
It's a book obviously, but I was seriously disappointed in Tolkien when I first read LoTR for killing off main characters ( I was mortified when Frodo supposedly got knobbled by Shelob) and then not having the guts to keep them dead.
Boromir stayed deaded. And Theoden. And Saruman.
Dimrill wrote:
Boromir stayed deaded. And Theoden. And Saruman.
But I'm talking about the hobbits themselves, and Gandalf for that matter. I was heartbroken when I thought Frodo was dead, it was great
I was the same when Feanor died in The Silmarillion. He was such a twat
I started the Silmarillion, but it read like all the sentences had been printed backwards and everyone had three dozen names so I gave up. It had a great front cover though and the paper smelled nice, so it wasn't a completely wasted purchase.
It starts out pretty heavy, but once they all fuck off back to Beleriand it picks up and gets more narrative.
I think the very first word in the book is 'And...'. I had a sinking feeling right from the off.
I picked up some old Lovecraft books last week and they smell absolutely excellent. Brilliant old paper smell 
My Silmarillion smelled of fish and chips, it was excellent.
I remember reading some old Fighting Fantasy novel, one of the characters was describing the smell of a meal that had been brought to him and he inadvertently described the smell of the book in staggering detail. It was almost like smell-o-vision.
I remember reading some old Fighting Fantasy novel, one of the characters was describing the smell of a meal that had been brought to him and he inadvertently described the smell of the book in staggering detail. It was almost like smell-o-vision.
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