Did you cry? (be honest)

[Paige Turner]

I cried at The Return of the King. I cried for the fifteen bucks I wasted to get into that movie.

[PTeppic]

Originally Posted by littlemissattitude

But, yes, I did cry at ROTK. Intermittently, thought the whole dratted thing. The thing that really got me, though, was when Aragon told the Hobbits that they must bow to no one, and then everyone bowed to them.

Ditto and ditto. And at the Sam helping Frodo into the cave. Also at the sailing away, which I don't even try to watch these days - it's got me every time since I've read the book the first time. And, for some reason, the lighting of the beacons... the excitement and hope perhaps.

But, then again, as many others have said (about themselves) I can be a real softie at the flicks these days: for Armageddon I could fill a moat during two or three points; standing on the desks in Dead Poets, and, blushingly I could go on...

[Eris Black]

Every time I see the signal fires being lit, I get all weepy and choked up. I think it's probably partially the music, but yeah. I cried.

[Mouse]

Didn't cry but I went 'awwww' really loudly when poor Pippin was crying after they thought they'd lost Gandalf and Merry was comforting him.
Someone else mentioned Brother Bear, yeah that nearly made me cry, had to pinch myself! 'You will not cry at Brother Bear!'
Fluke gets me every time. It's when the monkey's carrying the puppy, and I have absolutely no idea why that makes me cry!

[Aeris]

Originally Posted by Paige Turner

I cried at The Return of the King. I cried for the fifteen bucks I wasted to get into that movie.

We get the point. You didn't like the movies. That's fine. But do you have to post on every single blog about the movies? We know you hated them, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean you have to shove it in our faces.
That's all. I just had to say something. No hard feelings?

[Starwatcher]

Why should I cry?
I've never cried at films.

[Paige Turner]

Originally Posted by Aeris

We get the point. You didn't like the movies. That's fine. But do you have to post on every single blog about the movies? We know you hated them, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean you have to shove it in our faces.
That's all. I just had to say something. No hard feelings?

Wow

[alicebandassassin]

god i was far to fasinated to cry i save that for real life

[SmoothasSilk]

I cried at the cinema, and I cry when I watch the films at home. I mainly cry at Theodens death scene though, I think his death is so sad!

[Scatterheart]

Ha! I was strong and only cried at the end -- because it was over! And I wanted more.
Not to mention that tragic end music. Makes me sad just thinking about it.

[Briareus Delta]

Originally Posted by Aeris

We get the point. You didn't like the movies. That's fine. But do you have to post on every single blog about the movies?

Yes, in defence of Paige, it is completely necessary for us LOTR movie-haters to vent our feelings of anger/disappointment/frustration at every opportunity. How would you feel if you saw the greatest book you have ever read being decimated on the big screen? Just the thought of Peter Jackson makes me cry.....

I hate to admit it but I'm a cryer generally. I've been known to cry at sad episodes of Eastenders (that's a soap, for those of you outside the UK who haven't had the pleasure)

[Aeris]

Okay, I'll back off. Sorry to cause any tension, I just didn't understand at first... I guess it makes sense now, you just need to understand that there will never be an exact replica of the book translated into film, and Peter Jackson did a good job for what he had. He loves the books, and created a loving translation for the movies to get a generation interested in the books.

Just as you feel the need to vent your feelings of anger/disappointment/frustration, I feel the need to show how much I liked the movies. I respect your opinion, I just didn't completely understand it until you said "How would you feel if you saw the greatest book you have ever read being decimated on the big screen?" That put it into perspective for me, and I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings Paige. I'm just one to share my opinion.

[manephelien]

I did get teary-eyed in several spots for LotR, but the only place I wept openly was Boromir's death scene in FotR.

So, you didn't like the movies, huh? That's your privilege I suppose, but I rather pity those who can't understand that books and movies are different media that work by different rules. Especially an author as verbose as Tolkien, it's impossible to reproduce his world exactly. I and many others who love both the book and the movies think that PJ was true to the spirit of the book, if not the letter.

[SpaceShip]

The only parts of the film that made me cry was the music - by the end of the series I was almost screaming - it drove me mad - turned me right of the film with "oh, no, here it comes again"!

[Robert M. Blevins]

I had to edit this post because I hit the wrong key...