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valerief

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111. The woman boxer thing was funny. Men are the pugilists, not women.
Wed Dec 25, 2013, 08:21 AM
Dec 2013

Then when she said the woman died at the end, I thought of course she has to die! Partly because people love to cry, but mostly because she crossed over into a man's territory. Back in the days of the Hays Code, fallen women had to die, too, even if they reformed, because punishment always had to be meted out.

Hollywood cracks me up.

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A Thousand Clowns Brother Buzz Dec 2013 #2
Sophie's Choice comes to mind. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #3
I've never been able to bring myself to see that. LeftishBrit Dec 2013 #82
Yes. Just recently watched it again, after 30 years. It is the best movie ever. applegrove Dec 2013 #113
Seven Pounds will Will Smith Heddi Dec 2013 #4
The Remains of the Day tandot Dec 2013 #5
That one put me to sleep ailsagirl Dec 2013 #13
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Hilary and Jackie. LisaLynne Dec 2013 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #11
Old Yeller. After seeing that as a child I avoided sad movies like the plague. nt Walk away Dec 2013 #12
The funny thing OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #46
Good idea! I'm making a list. nt Walk away Dec 2013 #59
Any movie that involves the death of an animal RebelOne Dec 2013 #90
Same here. Old Yeller hands down. Grateful for Hope Dec 2013 #98
Old Yeller it is. mimi85 Dec 2013 #108
I agree, Old Yeller will make anybody cry! B Calm Dec 2013 #112
I agree. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #125
Night and Fog.. Stuart G Dec 2013 #14
Recount. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #15
Schindler's List, for me chungking34 Dec 2013 #16
Terms of Endearment CTyankee Dec 2013 #53
Brian's Song. madinmaryland Dec 2013 #17
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The Diary of Anne Frank First Speaker Dec 2013 #18
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Life is Beautiful (nt) noamnety Dec 2013 #20
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Breaking the Waves LynneSin Dec 2013 #21
quite a movie. nt BootinUp Dec 2013 #117
The Deer Hunter... Locut0s Dec 2013 #22
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Ohh, another I agree with that I forgot about. nt. Locut0s Dec 2013 #29
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Doctor Zhivago (the original) nt Waiting For Everyman Dec 2013 #26
Grave of the fireflies. Doc_Technical Dec 2013 #27
I'll second this!! Locut0s Dec 2013 #28
I concur and third this... Xyzse Dec 2013 #43
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Mine too!!! raptor_rider Dec 2013 #34
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It does. Xyzse Dec 2013 #74
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All Quite on the Western Front n/t sarge43 Dec 2013 #39
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Beaches with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.... Rowdyboy Dec 2013 #42
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Ring of Bright Water (1969) gort Dec 2013 #52
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Il Postino Nedsdag Dec 2013 #55
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"The Green Mile" Brigid Dec 2013 #61
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Schindler's List. WillowTree Dec 2013 #66
The Conversation mucifer Dec 2013 #68
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The most depressing davidpdx Dec 2013 #76
Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights".. tokenlib Dec 2013 #77
The Grey n/t riverwalker Dec 2013 #78
Someone told me the plot to Million Dollar Baby when it first came out, and I valerief Dec 2013 #79
What was funny to you about it? BootinUp Dec 2013 #100
The woman boxer thing was funny. Men are the pugilists, not women. valerief Dec 2013 #111
Here's one of the female boxers BootinUp Dec 2013 #114
And some real life action BootinUp Dec 2013 #115
Ronda Rousey would maybe like to have a word with you... joshcryer Dec 2013 #132
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Word. joshcryer Dec 2013 #138
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Platoon pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #84
Million Dollar Baby. BootinUp Dec 2013 #85
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The bear just did me in. spiderpig Dec 2013 #105
Memoirs of a Geisha, until the very end. n/t Akoto Dec 2013 #92
Akira Kurosawa's ultimate masterpiece Ikiru aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2013 #93
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Leaving Las Vegas Boomerproud Dec 2013 #97
That was one of the most depressing movies I have ever seen. GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #99
The Notebook... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #101
Many of these are great. I also want to mention the ending of "My Dog Skip" alphafemale Dec 2013 #102
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Life is Beautiful (Original Italian language version) and Penny Serenade Tx4obama Dec 2013 #106
Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #107
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Old Yeller Kablooie Dec 2013 #110
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