Terms of Endear. or Steel Magnolias
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tj91962 — 9 years ago(May 12, 2016 02:55 AM)
I have seen Steel Magnolias several times and I never heard anything about a second pregnancy. I thought what happened was a complication with the transplant. Please tell me where it is in the film and I will watch it again.
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OmeOmi2 — 9 years ago(April 02, 2016 07:50 PM)
I cried twice during terms, when Emma says goodbye to her boys and then when Aurora realizes how stupid she was for thinking it would be a relief. That "I'm so stupid!" thing hit me even harder when I was older and had been through that same feeling myself. In Steel Magnolias, I cried during the cemetery scene only.
They didn't stand outside of the theater with boxes of Kleenex when Steel Magnolias was over, either.
So, I guess Terms wins for tear-jerking, -
Pmdmnym — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 09:16 PM)
Yes, me too. I see where my post is ambiguous. It was so emotional and so good. I cried so hard where she talks to her kids, but that is what makes it great! I agree with you, didn't like Steel either
Wait! Wait! Where are you going? I was gonna make Espresso! -
Melancholy11 — 9 years ago(July 13, 2016 11:16 PM)
I adore both films very much, but Terms of Endearment is probably one of the best drama/comedies ever made. The acting is perfect and it literally makes me cry every time I see it.
Steel Magnolias is very good but the acting is not as good. The character development is also weak. I would say TOE is a 10/10 and Steel Mag is 8/10. -
lynnrnsd — 9 years ago(July 26, 2016 01:41 PM)
I felt SO manipulated by SM. I enjoyed it, but Sally Fields OTT meltdown in the cemetery was too much. The only part that really got to me was when she was showing Shelby pictures in the ICU and begging her to wake up. I also thought Terms of Endearment was more nuanced with the relationship between Aurora and Emma.