Not bad, but from Lord of the Rings, I'd replace the scene with Theodon--or perhaps add to it--the scene with Sam and Frodo after the fall of Mordor. With lava spewing around them, and certain death approaching, they speak of the beauty of the Shire, and Sam speaks of the waitress Rosie, saying "If I were ever to marry anyone, it would have been her--it would have been her!" Frodo's reply, "I'm glad you're with me, Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of things", chokes me up every time I see it.
Sorry, I just don't see the death scene from "Terminator 2" as all that emotional. I can't believe they put in a scene from the overblown "Armageddon"! The much better, and better acted movie "Deep Impact" is far more moving when the astronauts realize they have to do a suicide run on the asteroid. To hear Blair Underwood tell his wife "You won't see me, but I'll always be there", or to hear the blinded astronaut listen to a description of his newborn child, crying, saying "I can see him"--well, that makes me misty eyed every single time. I'd also add a scene from the awesome movie "Testament", which takes place in a quiet little neighborhood after a nuclear disaster which spells a death sentence for all. Star Jane Alexander has a young daughter, maybe 12 or 13, who, realizing she will never live to adulthood, asks her mom to describe what sex feels like. Alexander tearfully tries to convey the beauty of the act with someone you love, struggling with having to discuss this with her young daughter, and trying not to breakdown knowing her child will die before ever experiencing romantic love. It's a powerful scene in a powerful movie that unfortunately gets lost in the post-nuclear disaster world of movies populated by the likes of "The Day After". Big, big props for the two Star Trek scenes! As someone who's championed "The Search for Spock" against many who see it as a sub-par movie, I was really happy to see the destruction of Enterprise listed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:32:31 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] SF's 26 Greatest Tearjerkers Grab Kleenex, folks... http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=sf_s_26_greatest_tearjerkers "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. Try it now.
