's Blogs

My then boyfriend and i had just started dating when we went to see The Cure. We were just getting to know each other and when the movie ended we were trying so hard not to cry. We went back to his place and as soon as we in the door we both broke down sobbing for like an hour. It's a little embarrassing to be under the control of emotion like that in front of someone your still in the stage of trying to impress, but since both of us had the same reaction it was okay. I wish Netflix or Amazon would stream it. I'd like to see again. Also, I second Harold and Maude. It made cry in a different way, sort of both sad and happy at the same time. 

 Death had a price

hes so cute

Requiem For a Dream.   the end brought a flood of tears

Gloomy, macabre, cynical...a deep black comedy...this is Harold and Maude.

Dead Poets Society with Robin Williams...

Billy Elliot

the invention of crying, the part where he loses his mother made me cry like a tsunami. made me think of how i lost my grandmother to a tumor

hell.....i can't even watch a full evening of tv without tearing up.. lols!! wth?

i guess i am a big softy there are alot of movies that made me cry :( :( ( 

The Fear of 13

This got me a little damp in the eyes or maybe it was dust. But it's a truly great movie to watch.One man tells of his life on Death Row

The Cure (1995)

The Cure is an outstanding real-life drama that deals with a very sensitive subject. It is the story of the profound and dear friendship between two boys, Eric and Dexter. The latter has acquired AIDS from a blood transfusion. Thus he and his mom (Annabella Sciorra) have become outcasts, shunned by the public and labeled as dangerous company, basically due to a common lack of public knowledge of the disease.

When Eric (Brad Renfro, known from 'The Client' and 'Apt Pupil') and his mom move into the house next to them, he has to deal with public insults and the fear of catching AIDS himself. However, Eric overcomes his fear and risks everything. At first he starts talking to Dexter, but eventually he climbs over the fence and joins the witty boy (played by Jurassic Park's Joseph Mazzello) and his games. Very quickly he develops a real friendship with Dexter, who is delicately built and frail due to his condition.

The central theme of the movie – the theme which makes it pervasively authentic and tragic at the same time – is how Eric and Dexter try to find the ultimate cure. At first they experiment with all kinds of plants and leaves – which is very naive, but also genuine at the same time, as it shows how young kids deal with such heinous diseases and how strongly they still believe in the magic of the world. When they hear about an alleged cure which has been developed in the South, they do not hesitate and take off for an adventure that will bring them even closer together and symbolizes the ultimate quest for hope.

So they board a raft and head southwards on the Mississippi River. What starts as a real adventure becomes a dangerous undertaking, which is emotionally intriguing and instructive at the same time. The scene when Dexter reveals his fears and talks about the end of the universe, where everything is dark and cold, Eric hands him his sneaker, a symbol that wherever the boy may have to go, Eric is and will always be with him; he will never have to be alone. This sequence, which is one of the most compelling ones of the movie, features a very convincing interaction between the two actors, who manage to avoid awkward and corny dialogs and deliver a very genuine performance that is eventually smashing in its tenderness and honesty.

I will not go any further in outlining the plot, as I do not intend to give away too much information. The ending however is emotionally tough and makes the audience so much a part of the tragedy that everyone who watches the movie will feel personally affected. This aspect makes this movie so strong, so outstanding and so convincing. The emotional burden on every character is so real and so thrashing that even the tougher members of the audience might need some hankies.

A 10 is doing justice to this movie and is not too high a rating. There is hardly any other movie I have seen in my life so far that handles such an emotional issue with so much wit and sensibility. It is the story of how two boys make each other's life richer and how they teach each other lessons of life. Thus Dexter overcomes his isolation and sadness, and Eric learns what really counts in life; and both of them realize how much of a gift real friendship is when it comes to the hardest moments of life.

This movie is tragic – but its message is sheer inspiration.

Trailer:


Entire film:

Here you go.

The ending of Beautiful thing gets me every time I see it. Saw the play 3 times last time it was in London.

Not a movie but a documentary. A film about the Aids Memorial Quilt.

We watched this movie last night on PBS. Has anybody seen this movie? Very strange..

A Christmas Carol ~ 1951

It's a Wonderful Life - Ending