Saddest film you've seen

[Steve Crook]

name='Freddy']Now I know why Steve hates sport, especially football!!!!!



'Some people believe football is A Matter Of Life And Death.

I'm very disappointed with that attitude.

I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.'



Bill Shankly



regards



Freddy

What could be more important than A Matter of Life and Death?



But in fact I grew bored with sport even before I discovered Powell & Pressburger. In fact I don't think I was ever excited by sport, even as a nipper. And Shankley's quote always has to be filtered out from searches for my favourite film



Steve

[Mark O]

name='Steve Crook']What could be more important than A Matter of Life and Death?



In fact I don't think I was ever excited by sport, even as a nipper.



Steve

Neither was I Steve, I won't 'rant' about how I feel about todays Footy players, but movies such as 'Le Mans', 'Wimbledon' , even that one with Tom Hanks and Madonna about Baseball players and many more Sports movies are one big yawn.......even the World cup of a couple of years ago couldn't stir any interest.......I couldn't give two hoots who won or lost it!:

[batman]

name='Marky B']there will be plenty suffering from cold turkey.

Ta Ta

Marky B

I usually suffer from that for two weeks following Christmas .... soup, sandwiches etc etc.

[m35541]

The ending of Blackadder Goes Forth was very sad.

[scholes]

name='m35541']The ending of Blackadder Goes Forth was very sad.

Indeed, after the previous five episodes of hilarious comedy, the writers made their point quite well, and drove home how futile 'going over the top' was during a war where gaining territorial advantage was almost impossible.

'See you all in Berlin for coffee and cakes' was the morale every soldier needed prior to being slaughtered.

Very sad.

[donna]

oh yes the slow motion and gunfire did it, was fantastic. so unpredictable.

[Hugh N. Cry]

I am not sure if I can name a single British Weepie.



But I get a lump if I watch Gallipoli when Mel Gibson and the Australian Light Horse are forced over the top to death by stupid English officers. I think the music is Adaggio (again).



Also the last scene of Cinema Paradiso (Ennio we love you!)

[Carmel]

The fighting sullivans what a sad ending i always need a box of hankies for that.

[wadsy]

For an action film " The Vikings"has a very poignant ending with



the burning funeral ship & the touching score! A fine film!!

[Straff]

The end of The Big Blue. Even thinking about it starts me off.

Ring of Bright Water.

[byebyebadman]

the first time i watched KES when i was about 8 i had a massive lump in my throat when he buries his bird

[kawolski]

Call me macarbe, but i found the end of Dead Mans Shoes particulary sad.

[lordtednfs]

The original version of The Champ with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper.



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Hooked off the line

[smiffy]

name='Freddy']but I think the common weepy for men is the american film, Field Of Dreams. Hits close to home for a lot of blokes.



Freddy

There is a common misconception that this is a sports film ,it may have baseball as a sub- plot ,but is a fine father-son relationship film.

As a son that misses his Dad ,especially when you've done something you're really proud of and want to share. I get a lump in my throat the size of a hard boiled egg when Kevin costner says , " Hey Dad ,wanna play catch ? "

[stevie boy]

2 Eddie Woodward films, sad endings as opposed to sad films. Breaker Morant and The Wicker Man

[Tony Pendrey]

I remember back in the 80's when E.T. premiered in London they had invited a whole bunch of celebs to watch it, including Beryl Reid (Don't ask me why !).



After the film one of the reporters shoved a mike under Beryl's hooter and asked her if she had cried at the end. She said, "Oh no dear. I couldn't shed tears over a hoover attachment" Perfick.

[Here Hare Here]

I agree about Kes, and also Ring of Bright Water (wasn't that Bill Travers too?)

[RAREFILMFINDER]

Dumb and Dumber. Turbo lax.Brillaint not a dry eye in our household.Mind you Blazing saddles camp fire scene original.

[suzepulcheria]

Sweet Charity. I cried buckets!

[Steve Crook]

name='Here Hare Here']I agree about Kes, and also Ring of Bright Water (wasn't that Bill Travers too?)

Ring of Bright Water was. But he wasn't in Kes



Steve