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Sad Movies|Pad Patter january 10th, 2022

HavaDrPepper said:
Back in 1996 when I went with my Dad to his Navy reunion in Washington DC, on our free time, we went to the Air & Space Museum (had to see Gemini 8 and Apollo 11). In one of the rooms, they had the old newsreels that used to play in the movie theaters. At the stations you could choose what reel to watch. We stopped at one and it had "Battle of Leyte Gulf". Dad pressed the button to play it. He was very quiet as we watched (I knew why we were watching). And, then he said the words "that's when Hank died". I teared up. Hank was his older brother that served on the USS Birmingham which had many men die when trying to help the USS Princeton after it had been bombed. There were multiple explosions from the Princeton with debris flying onto the Birmingham. Hank was 21 years old and had gotten engaged on his last visit home. My grandparents were notified of his death on what would have been his 22nd birthday several weeks later. The oldest son was in the Army in northern Africa at the time. (Hank was the 2nd son). Son #3 would also serve in WWII quitting high school to join the Navy as soon as he turned 18. 5 more sons in the family would serve in either the Navy or Army. Son #4 and #5 (my dad) both were in Korea. Uncle #4 never talked about his days in the Army. All we ever knew was that he spent a lot of time crawling in the rice paddies. Looking back I wouldn't doubt that he had PTSD from that time.
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What a moving story and I loved that you shared it. How wonderful that your dad got to see those old reels and now wonderful (but sad) that he got to tell you/show you where his brother died. Right after the WWII War Memorial opened in DC, my sister I visited and were so humbled by all of the elderly military men, most in wheel chairs, but still so proud, who had come to see it. They had big booths and had thousands and thousands of names on microfilm. We were so excited to find our Uncle Franklin's records on there and were able to take pictures of the records to bring home to show his daughter. It just makes us so appreciative of what that "Greatest Generation" did for our freedom.
 
Pachimac said:
I watched that too. So powerful!
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Yes it was. We found a few more that are the same type (hand made) but different "slants" on the war. The one we started tonight talks about things that almost went in a way that they couldn't have brought back. Joe Kennedy was in this one. Churchill sent him packing, finally.
 
weaselwatchr said:
We watch all the WWII documentaries. There are a few called WWII in color were they have colored footage and something about seeing it in color is even more upsetting. I am so sorry about your uncle. When we went to Omaha beach I cried. That landing was just terrible and the fact so many made it onto the beach was amazing. So many young boys really lost.
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Thanks, Danica! We JUST started watching WWII in Color tonight! We were so happy to see that there were more series. I can't even imagine standing someplace like Omaha Beach. The souls that are there............................You must be able to hear them if the wind blows right.

The episode where the guys actually raised the flag on Iwo Jima - OMGoodness. Somebody took their picture and the flag was all raggedy and small, but history was made.
 
Cherylndesigns said:
What a moving story and I loved that you shared it. How wonderful that your dad got to see those old reels and now wonderful (but sad) that he got to tell you/show you where his brother died. Right after the WWII War Memorial opened in DC, my sister I visited and were so humbled by all of the elderly military men, most in wheel chairs, but still so proud, who had come to see it. They had big booths and had thousands and thousands of names on microfilm. We were so excited to find our Uncle Franklin's records on there and were able to take pictures of the records to bring home to show his daughter. It just makes us so appreciative of what that "Greatest Generation" did for our freedom.
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Dad had another Navy reunion in DC after the WWII War Memorial was built so he got to see it. I scrapped the photos traditionally for him (they gave me physical photos back then). Ironic thing about his ship (USS Montague) was that his brother (#3) also served on that ship but during WWII. #3 was out of the Navy before Dad joined so they were never on it together. My uncle that was killed... Hank. His given name was Franklin! We have something in common :hug
 
I never used to cry for anything, but the older I get the more emotional I become. The ones that get me are the reunions when a father/husband in the military comes home to surprise a kid or wife. I get choked up on those every time!

Now if we are watching a movie or a show with a sad part and I shed a tear or two, my hubby always looks at me with such surprise... he'll say "are you CRYING?" He's used to my usual not shedding a tear over anything. Lol.
 
HavaDrPepper said:
Dad had another Navy reunion in DC after the WWII War Memorial was built so he got to see it. I scrapped the photos traditionally for him (they gave me physical photos back then). Ironic thing about his ship (USS Montague) was that his brother (#3) also served on that ship but during WWII. #3 was out of the Navy before Dad joined so they were never on it together. My uncle that was killed... Hank. His given name was Franklin! We have something in common :hug
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That's so nice that your dad got to go to the Memorial. It's the most beautiful, sacred place. The fact that he got physical pictures is wonderful, too. We DO have things in common, with the name Franklin. His nickname was Ike. Haha
 
Wow. Reading through this there are many tender hearts here! :) Cheryl, your discussion of the World War footage and series- I have trouble watching military things. Frustrates my husband so much cos he is a veteran and relates to them. I have a "gift"???? that if I see someone fall, or be hurt, I literally feel it in my body. That becomes very intense watching military stuff or even "funniest videos". So I either close my eyes or don't watch. The WWII era movies especially about the Holocaust I do watch, and cry. I'm even known to yell at the screen when seeing injustice, lol.
A more modern movie that tears me up is The Shack. It has a powerful message!
Five Feet Apart got to me too!!
 
I'm a HUGE crier! Beaches and the Notebook made me sob, and I wept like a wee baby at the end of Infinity War BUT the movie that makes me ugly cry (and I mean Ugly Cry with capitals and with snotty nose and swollen eyes) is The Colour Purple ..... it GUTTED me the first time I watched it and every time after I have pretty much started crying as the title rolls.

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Movies, TV shows, emotional commercials, songs, audio-books, regular books.

It's a bit embarrassing how easily I cry. I cried when I took my daughter Encanto the other day. She, however, was not moved to tears, lololol.
 
I get that lump in my throat and emotional at movies, tv shows, books and music. If I am really invested in a tv series and then they kill of a favourite character I cry. I had tears flowing down down my cheeks at end of Me Before You, even though knew what was going to happen as I read the book.
 
Yes. LOL!

I remember the day my DH came back from a week of travel. He walked in the house seeing me literally sobbing (I was pregnant at the time, so EVERYTHING made me cry!) He ran over to me to see what was wrong ... I was watching a Virginia Power commercial on tv where a little girl was asking where her daddy was, and her mom was telling her how he went up to Maine to help all the little girls who lived up there get their power back.

I still get a good laugh out of it now because the look on his face was priceless. :lmao
 
I mostly don't watch sad movies because I don't like being sad. :D I had a friend saying how much they loved "This is Us" because it made them cry every episode and that is exactly why I DIDN'T like it. Up is my favorite Disney move but I have to skip the beginning montage where the wife dies because it makes me cry every time. My son likes to play that music on the piano just to see me tear up, little punk. :D We do tease my hubby a lot about that time we were on an international flight and I woke up in the middle of the night to see my hubby all sniffly -- he was watching Stepmom.
 
weaselwatchr said:
When they start playing that ascpa commercial with the Sara McLaughlin song I have to change that station, lol
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My husband has finally learned to change the channel quickly with these, before I start yelling, "TURNITOFF, TURNITOFF, TURNITOFF!" I get literally hysterical about them, and will leave the room, no matter what I'm doing, until it gets changed. I will actually stop watching a movie or show if this commercial comes on too many times.
 
gonewiththewind said:
Do sad movies make you cry? Yes! I cry at commercials, for heavens sake.
Is there a movie that no matter how many times you watch it you still tear up? Steel Magnolias, Little Women, Up, Forrest Gump, Beaches, The Notebook, Stepmom . . . even if it's not a "sad" movie, if there's anything emotional, I'll usually cry.
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Are we twins, Cheryl?! :lol I cry over everything, I mean everything! And the movies you listed are definite tear jerkers on my list. Lemme add a couple more...
1. The Art of Racing in the Rain - NOTE!!! This movie had me crying from the opening line...ALL. THE. WAY THROUGH. I am lucky to have had a good three minutes of the movie where I was not crying.
2. The Fault in Our Stars - Oh my :cry
 
meganmecrazy said:
Are we twins, Cheryl?! :lol I cry over everything, I mean everything! And the movies you listed are definite tear jerkers on my list. Lemme add a couple more...
1. The Art of Racing in the Rain - NOTE!!! This movie had me crying from the opening line...ALL. THE. WAY THROUGH. I am lucky to have had a good three minutes of the movie where I was not crying.
2. The Fault in Our Stars - Oh my :cry
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I haven't seen The Art of Racing in the Rain OR The Fault in Our Stars, but I read The Fault in Our Stars. Cried, cried, cried. LOL
 
The older I get, the more emotional I get, the more I cry.

I cry over books. I cry at some commercials, when The Star-Spangled Banner gets played, tv shows, and movies. The one that always makes me cry is "Field of Dreams". My dad died when I was just 21 y.o. so when it gets to the part when Kevin Costner's dad comes out of the cornfield, he realizes that it's his dad as a young man and they have a catch, I'm bawling. Aw, who am I kidding? I'm crying just typing about it!
 
Remember the Christmas Amazon commercial last year? The one with the dancer who practiced all year for her performance and then it gets cancelled because of the pandemic? And then she holds a performance for the neighborhood anyway? Yeah so many tears
 
We need to create a thriller/scary movie/TV series thread!!!!

Started the Netflix Archive 81....and I LOVE it!!!!
 
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