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[mahogany]

We watched The House of Sand and Fog last night. It has just ousted Midnight Cowboy to make the top three of the top three most depressing movies I’ve ever watched.

As far as depressing goes, I would rank them:

1. When the Wind Blows

2. Basquiat

3. The House of Sand and Fog

Unlike When the Wind Blows, and Basquiat, and Midnight Cowboy, all of which I loved, and would highly recommend, however, I would say that The House of Sand and Fog was totally disappointing. It’s too bad, really. I loved the premise, and I love Ben Kingsley, and I was loving the movie for about the first two thirds, but then the heroine, started to really piss me off, as did her highly unlikely deputy sheriff boyfriend of one week. The whole thing degenerated from there, and the end was a complete mess. I’m not annoyed with the tragedy of it, but seriously I’m annoyed by the convoluted side storylines that basically ruined what was essentially a good story.

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[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Requiem For A Dream
The Three Lives Of Tomasina
Where The Red Fern Grows
Titus Andronicus
Blow
Storytellers
The Virgin Suicides
Welcome To The Dollhouse
It's A Beautiful Life
M
Kids

You'll cry for the rest of your life...

[mahogany.livejournal.com]

Judging from the movies on the list that I've actually seen, I would say you're probably right.

[zaftigvegan.livejournal.com]

house of sand and fog was an amazing book. i agree that the movie didn't make the most out of a great and tragic story and the characters were hard to believe, but that was due to somewhat contrived acting, and not the fault of the story itself, imo.

saddest movie ever, though? "dancer in the dark" starring bjork. seriously. i nearly vomited from crying.

[mahogany.livejournal.com]

Oh my. The next time I'm in need of a good cry, I'll definitely check it out.