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the_dala at 10:28pm on 07/07/2008
the_dala at 10:28pm on 07/07/2008So did this scene make anybody CRY FOR DAYS as a child? I love the modern remake too (one of the few successes in that arena), but this is still a true hanky-wringing classic. 'He was just too old.' And then he comes trotting down and the music goes nuts and the narrator tells us what's happening onscreen and Dala sobs!
...No? Okay then, maybe this might have done it:
I know 'Old Yeller' is the classic but this one was my movie. Watching this movie (before I was quite old enough to read the book) is actually the first time I remember crying. (When it wasn't, like, my shovel getting stolen at the beach or something, I mean.) Dammit, I can't even say the title without bursting into tears.
This post is brought to you by 'Babe' being on TV and still totally awesome. I actually bought the Farmer Hoggett jig song from iTunes awhile back. YouTube doesn't have 'That'll do, pig,' unfortunately. Note to self: searching for 'babe' is not a good idea.
Feel free to share your Incredibly Sad/Wonderful/Timeless Animal Movie Moments with me. I have one from literature too. In Lad: A Dog by Alfred Payson Terhune, there's a chapter where Lad gets lost from a dog show in New York and the narrator says that a lost dog is the saddest thing in the world - sadder than a lost child because the dog can't ask for help and no one even notices it. I read that book so many times; I was obsessed with collies for a couple of years. And then there's James Herriott...::reminisces::
I need to go see 'Wall-E' now. I've seen every single one in the theater with the exception of 'Ratatouille' (on the plane) - but the exception is, I feel, excused by my having seen 'Toy Story,' 'Monsters, Inc.' AND 'Finding Nemo' twice apiece. Pixar owns my soul, man. I think I have more respect for well-done children's entertainment just because it's so hard to actually do it well.
ETA: OMG I forgot 'Thomasina'! A severely under-appreciated classic.
...No? Okay then, maybe this might have done it:
I know 'Old Yeller' is the classic but this one was my movie. Watching this movie (before I was quite old enough to read the book) is actually the first time I remember crying. (When it wasn't, like, my shovel getting stolen at the beach or something, I mean.) Dammit, I can't even say the title without bursting into tears.
This post is brought to you by 'Babe' being on TV and still totally awesome. I actually bought the Farmer Hoggett jig song from iTunes awhile back. YouTube doesn't have 'That'll do, pig,' unfortunately. Note to self: searching for 'babe' is not a good idea.
Feel free to share your Incredibly Sad/Wonderful/Timeless Animal Movie Moments with me. I have one from literature too. In Lad: A Dog by Alfred Payson Terhune, there's a chapter where Lad gets lost from a dog show in New York and the narrator says that a lost dog is the saddest thing in the world - sadder than a lost child because the dog can't ask for help and no one even notices it. I read that book so many times; I was obsessed with collies for a couple of years. And then there's James Herriott...::reminisces::
I need to go see 'Wall-E' now. I've seen every single one in the theater with the exception of 'Ratatouille' (on the plane) - but the exception is, I feel, excused by my having seen 'Toy Story,' 'Monsters, Inc.' AND 'Finding Nemo' twice apiece. Pixar owns my soul, man. I think I have more respect for well-done children's entertainment just because it's so hard to actually do it well.
ETA: OMG I forgot 'Thomasina'! A severely under-appreciated classic.
nostalgic
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*bursts into tears*
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Or, yanno, maybe it had something to do with the part where I loved it.
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Huh.
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*hugs*
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I actually have a question for you about collecting/selling - I know your area is AG/dolls, but I thought you might have some wisdom. I have a fairly sizable collection of Breyer model horses and I'm thinking about selling some of them (the ones I'm not emotionally attached to, of course, which is probably about half of them). While they've all been taken out of the box, mostly they've just been sitting there gathering dust (and I still have the boxes for quite a few). The thing is, I have absolutely NO idea how to get into the world of buying/selling collectibles. Do you recommend eBay, or would you try to find a seller (I vaguely remember Breyers shows when I was little where you could find rare and discontinued models)? How would I price individual models?
This literally occurred to me about ten minutes ago as I was waking up so I haven't thought it out much yet, but any insight you have would be awesome! I loved my Breyers and there are a bunch I could never part with, but I figure there's got to be a market for a collectible that expensive and with relatively limited availability.