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65. Got a few

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 04:07 PM

Jan 2018

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1. Transformers The Movie (1986)- Deaths of so many major characters
2. The Neverending Story (1984)- Fantasia was almost completely destroyed, though it had a tacked on "happy ending"
3. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)- Great movie but had quite the bittersweet ending (esp. with the real-life loss of Carrie Fisher). I'm still sort of processing through it all.
4. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)- Destruction of the Jedi Order, Anakin's fall

Probably can think of a few more but this is all I can think of off the top of my head.

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Reel Bummers: Movies that Depressed the Hell Out of You? [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 OP

Cold Mountain Faux pas Jan 2018 #1

Oh man! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #3

Dont read the book. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #34

Gallipoli shenmue Jan 2018 #148

Thank you Faux pas Jan 2018 #165

Magnolia (1999) pdxflyboy Jan 2018 #2

Yep! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #4

Plus, it was a horrible movie anyway. longship Jan 2018 #94

Thank You! RobinA Jan 2018 #217

Missing. Girard442 Jan 2018 #5

Good flick! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #6

'night, Mother catbyte Jan 2018 #7

Wow! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #10

very disturbing movie samnsara Jan 2018 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author catbyte Jan 2018 #79

I remember somebody interviewing Sissy Spacek & she was saying how awful & draining catbyte Jan 2018 #83

One of my all time favorite movies. LiberalLoner Jan 2018 #230

death wish samnsara Jan 2018 #8

On so many levels! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #11

Pixote lunasun Jan 2018 #9

Just the description bums me out! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #14

You asked! Saw it over 30 yrs ago still bummed & not made in Hollywood . Real on the streets lunasun Jan 2018 #20

Thanks! Im going to try to find it! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #21

Well there are a couple of scenes at the bottom of that link . Watch and decide if you want to go on lunasun Jan 2018 #32

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #48

Just reading the plot synopsis is as far as I want to go, thanks for the warning! Canoe52 Jan 2018 #74

It's a bummer but got a lot of critical acclaim its not like a cheap horror flick but horrors abound lunasun Jan 2018 #78

On the Beach unc70 Jan 2018 #12

Indeed! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #15

Well done, but it is a serious downer movie. (nt) Paladin Jan 2018 #19

It ruined my childhood. mainer Jan 2018 #222

The Pawnbroker. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #13

Great movie! 😢 Steiger shouldve gotten the Oscar! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #16

Agree & great actor . He got one for Heat of the Night few years later lunasun Jan 2018 #22

Yep! Great talent. He was brilliant in The Loved One. Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #23

My dad loved this movie MFM008 Jan 2018 #42

Great movie! dhol82 Jan 2018 #203

Dancer In The Dark sharp_stick Jan 2018 #17

Yes!😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #18

Sophie's Choice Trailrider1951 Jan 2018 #24

Same here! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #25

I agree with you... CatMor Jan 2018 #33

It still haunts me. I read the book, so I was prepared. But the visuals wounded me for life. Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #153

Yeah, that last scene with quoting Emily Dickinson's poem "Ample make this bed" just made CTyankee Jan 2018 #132

Mee too. Read it and saw the movie and it was one of the saddest things I ever read. Left a huge OregonBlue Jan 2018 #179

Schindler's List zipplewrath Jan 2018 #26

Absolutely! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #28

Well here's another downer discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2018 #157

He was no saint zipplewrath Jan 2018 #161

I took a "first date" to that movie years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #158

George Washington zipplewrath Jan 2018 #160

Amazing, isn't it? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #162

Unfortunately no zipplewrath Jan 2018 #163

Yeah, that's sad too. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #164

I once had an office mate who thought... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #224

Yeah that movie made me physically ill. I got a really bad headache. mucifer Jan 2018 #216

Open Water... TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #27

Can you imagine? 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #29

OMG, yes. Such an unbelievable downer. Nay Jan 2018 #208

It's a movie you'll only watch ONCE! TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #209

Yes, it was a true story. The boat captain who left them behind was never punished Nay Jan 2018 #219

The Road MuseRider Jan 2018 #30

The worst. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #37

Yup. MuseRider Jan 2018 #41

Saw it! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #49

:-) :-( MuseRider Jan 2018 #58

Town Without Pity. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #31

Yep! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #51

The Deer Hunter. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #35

Great flick! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #53

Requiem for a Dream LonePirate Jan 2018 #36

JINX! mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #43

Yes. I will never watch it again. Most devastating movie livetohike Jan 2018 #52

I only watched it once and I will never watch it again. It is simply life crushing. LonePirate Jan 2018 #111

One of the best/worst! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #56

Requiem for a Dream ... also, Leaving Las Vegas (n/t) mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #38

Yes! LLV was harsh! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #57

Seven. revmclaren Jan 2018 #39

Brutal! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #61

OMFG Yes! Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #137

Million Dollar Baby alittlelark Jan 2018 #40

Man o man! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #63

Yes Bayard Jan 2018 #95

The person I went with asked me " why did you want to ruin my day? " although we both agreed lunasun Jan 2018 #145

Atonement 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #44

Indeed! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #69

that movie killed me. It was beautifully done but a sad tale indeed. CTyankee Jan 2018 #200

Yes, just a tragedy all around. Few movies have made me sob uncontrollably afterward 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #211

Seconds, Rosemary's Baby The_Casual_Observer Jan 2018 #45

😢On both counts! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #70

"The World According to Garp" Va Lefty Jan 2018 #46

Agree! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #71

Oh Man cannabis_flower Jan 2018 #81

21 Grams was gritty. jalan48 Jan 2018 #47

That nearly did me in Beaverhausen Jan 2018 #54

It was the first time I'd seen Naomi Watts-she was great. jalan48 Jan 2018 #93

Really was! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #73

Grave of the Fireflies Doc_Technical Jan 2018 #50

😢On all! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #77

Into the Wild.... loved it but yeah, that was some heavy shit. bettyellen Jan 2018 #55

True! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #89

Really good adaptation of the book, I thought. bettyellen Jan 2018 #99

Didnt read the book! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #100

Its Jon Krakhauer (sp?) the guy who wrote about that awfulEverest bettyellen Jan 2018 #104

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #106

Youre very welcome Floyd! bettyellen Jan 2018 #107

He got his start writing articles for Climbing Magazine and Outside. Great writer. n/t FSogol Jan 2018 #169

Yeah. He feels awful he had any part in the whole commercialization of Everest because of what it bettyellen Jan 2018 #171

Looking for Mr. Goodbar lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #59

I think a lot of people did! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #91

I worked near the bar in Chicago it was filmed at . Inspired by a true story lunasun Jan 2018 #146

What was the point of that movie??? ailsagirl Jan 2018 #184

I think it was a cautionary tale TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #225

I suppose so ailsagirl Jan 2018 #234

went to an Icelandic film festival DBoon Jan 2018 #60

Wow! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #98

Threads. Starseer Jan 2018 #62

Yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #101

What Dreams May Come rsdsharp Jan 2018 #64

I thought it was excellent at the time and watched it again recently. mahina Jan 2018 #67

Know what you mean! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #102

Got a few Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #65

Agree on all! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #105

Incendies mahina Jan 2018 #66

Here's my list of movies that scarred me and that I would NEVER watch again: Upthevibe Jan 2018 #68

Now Im intrigued! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #108

Brazil hurl Jan 2018 #72

Yes it is! 🎭 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #109

One of my favorite movies. hunter Jan 2018 #196

Awesome! hurl Jan 2018 #198

Blue Jasmine JDC Jan 2018 #75

Oh man! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #113

Leaving Las Vegas, The Road, Sophie's Choice catbyte Jan 2018 #80

Yes! Yes! Yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #114

Leaving Las Vegas....loved that one. Grew up around alcoholism, felt it was so accurate. LiberalLoner Jan 2018 #231

"All is Lost" / Robert Redford Wwcd Jan 2018 #82

Know what you mean! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #115

A movie that amplified the emotions of hope to hopelessness, & despair Wwcd Jan 2018 #121

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold lpbk2713 Jan 2018 #84

Havent seen it in years! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #116

The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman Canoe52 Jan 2018 #85

Yikes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #118

I posted my answer (The Virgin Spring) further down, and then read the list skylucy Jan 2018 #218

I tend to eschew "downer" movies. 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #86

Understandable! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #120

Meet Joe Black Bradshaw3 Jan 2018 #87

Yep! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #122

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas cannabis_flower Jan 2018 #88

That would be my answer too. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #92

Brutal! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #125

That was a hard one to watch. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #212

Requiem for a Heavyweight First Speaker Jan 2018 #90

Yes, but still a favorite. Brilliant writing, casting, directing, and acting! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #126

One last one: "Farewell, My Concubine" I saw it in 1996 & the thought of it still depresses me. catbyte Jan 2018 #96

Yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #127

Saving Private Ryan IADEMO2004 Jan 2018 #97

It is! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #129

The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke Runningdawg Jan 2018 #103

God yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #130

It wasn't a bad movie/documentary or anything Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #110

I gave my copy to the library! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #131

Brokeback Mountain LonePirate Jan 2018 #112

Pence would cry for a reason other than the rest! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #133

Pence would cry because he was secretly jealous! Canoe52 Jan 2018 #220

Bless the Beasts and the Children Adsos Letter Jan 2018 #117

Havent seen it in forty plus years! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #168

The Last Picture Show dlwickham Jan 2018 #119

Yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #170

DU is slipping - Fahrenheit 9/11 NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #123

I did Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #134

You did NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #140

China Syndrome: my 1st unhappy ending movie Bucky Jan 2018 #124

A welcome to reality! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #172

The movie "My Girl" lopes along like light family fare; Onyrleft Jan 2018 #128

That reminds me: Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #135

Yep! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #173

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #136

Welcome to the club! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #176

Eraserhead hurl Jan 2018 #138

It was so weird that I got creeped out before I could become depressed. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #142

Good point. hurl Jan 2018 #144

Angela's Ashes and Breaking the Waves IcyPeas Jan 2018 #139

The Killing Fields NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #141

That's another one. It's a terrific film but really horrifying. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #143

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #147

Never saw the movie... MsBeckee75 Jan 2018 #215

"Idiocracy". Aristus Jan 2018 #149

It came out way before Bush was selected lunatica Jan 2018 #174

It was released (if you could call it that. Something like 16 theaters for a week or so) in 2006. Aristus Jan 2018 #175

Wow! I remember it so differently! lunatica Jan 2018 #177

Shindlers list. Texasgal Jan 2018 #150

Raise the Red Lantern nmgaucho Jan 2018 #151

The Onion Field milestogo Jan 2018 #152

Couldn't bring myself to watch/read it ailsagirl Jan 2018 #188

A young Ted Danson plays the cop milestogo Jan 2018 #190

Definitely. And James Woods is the perfect stereotypical killer ailsagirl Jan 2018 #191

Yeah, he was great in that role. milestogo Jan 2018 #195

Imitation of Life Chipper Chat Jan 2018 #154

Titanic. I was haunted by the 3rd class passengers pnwest Jan 2018 #155

It Comes at Night Skittles Jan 2018 #156

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #159

Pan's Labyrinth Steerpike Jan 2018 #166

The Hunger Games - the first one Alpeduez21 Jan 2018 #167

Ironweed redstateblues Jan 2018 #178

Yes, that was a tough one to watch. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #210

Frozen (2010) BarbaRosa Jan 2018 #180

Moon (2009 with Sam Rockwell) Hav Jan 2018 #181

The House of Sand and Fog. Also the book. kairos12 Jan 2018 #182

Easy Rider!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #183

Ring of Bright Water ailsagirl Jan 2018 #185

Mystic River (2003) mikeargo Jan 2018 #186

"Miracle Mile" (1988) and "Melancholia" (2011) Tikki Jan 2018 #187

Watership Down and The Little Mermaid (Not the Disney film) IrishEyes Jan 2018 #189

In Cold Blood ailsagirl Jan 2018 #192

Make Way for Tomorrow JonLP24 Jan 2018 #193

Melancholia. NP Homer Wells Jan 2018 #194

Ugh! That was so depressing! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #213

Yes that one. MissB Jan 2018 #239

Nobody has mentioned "The Unbearable Lightness of Being." hunter Jan 2018 #197

Dead Birds - an anthropology documentary jpak Jan 2018 #199

Lord of the Flies no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #201

Mudbound dhol82 Jan 2018 #202

Pay it Forward DUgosh Jan 2018 #204

Seven Pounds lkinwi Jan 2018 #205

The Virgin Spring (1960 Ingmar Bergman film) skylucy Jan 2018 #206

I had to bookmark this thread. IcyPeas Jan 2018 #207

The Lovely Bones smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #214

Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf ....(1966) Tikki Jan 2018 #221

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. nt LWolf Jan 2018 #223

"One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest",& "Night and Fog' - (documentary) Stuart G Jan 2018 #226

The Descendants and Manchester By The Sea. El Supremo Jan 2018 #227

Clockwork Orange fierywoman Jan 2018 #228

American Beauty. muntrv Jan 2018 #229

Johnny got His Gun LiberalLoner Jan 2018 #232

Soylent Green LiberalLoner Jan 2018 #233

Threads maryellen99 Jan 2018 #235

I just saw another one: "We Need to Talk About Kevin" catbyte Jan 2018 #236

The book is amazing. PassingFair Jan 2018 #238

My second choice is Blow Out JonLP24 Jan 2018 #237