Sucker For Father-Son Moments

[EliSnow]

Are any other guys complete suckers for father-son moments in movies? For me, they get me almost every time, and I start getting choked up and tearing up. Whether it's the "Hey Dad, wanna have a catch moment" in Field of Dreams, or even just the moment in Indiana Jones 3 where Sean Connery says "Indiana, let it go," after the whole movie calling him Junior, they just have a huge effect on me. On another thread, I remembered a scene in the last Farscape ep, between the hero and his dad, and I'm getting choked up just thinking of it.

Is this common for most of you guys?

[mendyweiss]

Yup, I'm with you Eli

[lleeder]

There's a word for this type of behavior during a film, gay.

[Fat_Sunny]

The Answer Is YES, For The Gay Guys At Least.

Lleeder You Douche, You Beat Fat To It!

[TheMojoPin]

Any of you not at least feeling SOMETHING during the "wanna have a catch, dad?" scene is an inhuman monster. Shit, I wanna weep over James Earl Jones' baseball speech. Or when the doctor goes back into the corn? Fuckin'-A, FoD is like kryptonite.

Ray...people will come, Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come, Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh, people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.

[EliSnow]

There's a word for this type of behavior during a film, gay.

Thought I'd see that post quickly.

[J.Clints]

The Answer Is YES, For The Gay Guys At Least.

Lleeder You Douche, You Beat Fat To It!

First of all f you Fat sunny.
Ok yea it gets me everytime.

[reeshy]

I used to like when my father wouldn't kick my ass!!!

[J.Clints]

I used to like when my father would stick it in my ass!!!

Fixed it for ya

[Don Stugots]

i'm not a sucker for the father, son moment since i never had one in my life. I will say that the "Indiana, let it go" one maybe the best.

[Fat_Sunny]

First of all f you Fat sunny.

Yo, You Discount Lo-Budget Mod Wannabe; It Ain't Gonna Happen, So Give It Up. You Ain't Mod Material!

[TheMojoPin]

This is the giant nerd in me, but I still am oddly touched at the whole father/son moment at the end of Return of the Jedi. That whole movie is a fucking wreck, and the entire series is as non-subtle as you can get, but for a minute or two, in that scene when Luke takes of Vader's mask...I think it's handled very well. The acting in that scene is done just right, especially by bitch boy Mark Hamill. The range of emotions he shows in just a few seconds as he sees his father's face as he dies is really touching, and the very subdued score by John Williams (I think it's the "Imperial March" theme done very slow and soft and fading away) is perfect. It's a very well done scene in the middle of a raging shitstorm.

[TheMojoPin]

Yo, You Discount Lo-Budget Mod Wannabe; It Ain't Gonna Happen, So Give It Up. You Ain't Mod Material!

So your contrubtions to this thread are calling everyone gay and then attacking someone else. Nice. Grow up.

[EliSnow]

i'm not a sucker for the father, son moment since i never had one in my life. I will say that the "Indiana, let it go" one maybe the best.

See, I was wondering about whether it depended upon one's relationship with his father. My dad is good father who provided for us, but he's very reticient and doesn't really communicate at all. I don't really recall him ever saying he's proud of me, etc. Yes, he played catch with me and did other things, but in terms of communication, very little. I'm not blaming my dad in any way, and am grateful for what he had done.

I'm sure that's this type of relationship is not actually unique, but I was wondering if this is why I like those moments or what.

[J.Clints]

Yo, You Discount Lo-Budget Mod Wannabe; It Ain't Gonna Happen, So Give It Up. You Ain't Mod Material!

Hey buddy I have no desire to be a mod so once again you can blow me you bitch.

[J.Clints]

See, I was wondering about whether it depended upon one's relationship with his father. My dad is good father who provided for us, but he's very reticient and doesn't really communicate at all. I don't really recall him ever saying he's proud of me, etc. Yes, he played catch with me and did other things, but in terms of communication, very little. I'm not blaming my dad in any way, and am grateful for what he had done.

I'm sure that's this type of relationship is not actually unique, but I was wondering if this is why I like those moments or what.

I agree I also wonder if it has anything to do with if you have a son your self. I love my 2 boys and my Dad was great so I am a sucker for the moments.

[J.Clints]

Hey buddy I have no desire to be a mod so once again you can blow me you bitch.

To everyone except Fat Sunny I am sorry I reacted this was. For fat sunny stop trying to start shit.

[Fat_Sunny]

To everyone except Fat Sunny I am sorry I reacted this was. For fat sunny stop trying to start shit.

"First of all f you Fat sunny."

You Started It.

[Furtherman]

Field Of Dreams gets me too. But that's about the only one I can think of.

[J.Clints]

"First of all f you Fat sunny."

You Started It.

You are a waste of my Fing time so I will not longer respond to you.

[Fat_Sunny]

You are a waste of my Fing time so I will not longer respond to you.

Put The "Period" After "Respond" And The Whole World Will Be Happy!

[J.Clints]

So your contrubtions to this thread are calling everyone gay and then attacking someone else. Nice. Grow up.

Agreed......:clap:

[mikeyboy]

Okay. Ease up, folks.

[Fat_Sunny]

Clit And Mojo Should Rent "Beaches" And Curl Up On A Couch Together And Sob.

[Fat_Sunny]

Sorry, Boss, Fat Posted Before Your Warning Occurred!

[J.Clints]

Okay. Ease up, folks.

you got it

[Thebazile78]

Any of you not at least feeling SOMETHING during the "wanna have a catch, dad?" scene is an inhuman monster. Shit, I wanna weep over James Earl Jones' baseball speech. Or when the doctor goes back into the corn? Fuckin'-A, FoD is like kryptonite.

My dad HATES baseball, but he still gets choked up watching Field of Dreams.

Based on that, I think you need to be completely inhuman not to connect with that flick on some level.

[Snacks]

Are any other guys complete suckers for father-son moments in movies? For me, they get me almost every time, and I start getting choked up and tearing up. Whether it's the "Hey Dad, wanna have a catch moment" in Field of Dreams, or even just the moment in Indiana Jones 3 where Sean Connery says "Indiana, let it go," after the whole movie calling him Junior, they just have a huge effect on me. On another thread, I remembered a scene in the last Farscape ep, between the hero and his dad, and I'm getting choked up just thinking of it.

Is this common for most of you guys?

To answer your original question, Yes I do.

Whenever I see a father son moment it is always special b/c it makes me thing of being a kid again at an easier time in life and when I was still my fathers little boy. It makes me remember the love you have for your father and he has for you.

My father died a few years ago and if geting chocked up or crying makes me "gay" as FS and someone else wrote, well thats fine. Call me gay a punk or whatever. I know Im way more of a man and would love to have it said to me face to face or man to man!!!

[weekapaugjz]

Are any other guys complete suckers for father-son moments in movies? For me, they get me almost every time, and I start getting choked up and tearing up. Whether it's the "Hey Dad, wanna have a catch moment" in Field of Dreams, or even just the moment in Indiana Jones 3 where Sean Connery says "Indiana, let it go," after the whole movie calling him Junior, they just have a huge effect on me. On another thread, I remembered a scene in the last Farscape ep, between the hero and his dad, and I'm getting choked up just thinking of it.

Is this common for most of you guys?

these moments always get to me because i never knew my dad. he died in a plane crash when i was only 2 months old, so seeing scenes like this always get me choked up. it was really bad when i was a kid and there were father/son picnics and what not or in school if you had to make something for fathers day. there was one time in particular that i will always remember. it was in second grade and we had to make a cut out dad with a tie for fathers day. i sat there for 15 minutes not knowing what to do, i then went up to the teacher and asked if i could make it for my grandpa. all the kids started saying shit like, "oh, jamie doesn't have a dad" etc. and one girl stood up and told everyone to shutup. i always respected her for that all the way through high school but never told her thanks. if i ever see her again i will.

one of the things that really gets to me is that everyone who knew my father says i look exactly like him and have the exact same personality. i take it as a great compliment but upsets me that i never got to meet him.

sorry to make this all emotional, but the bourbon is flowing and i just kept on typing...

[Team_Ramrod]

I comletely understand the father son moment. I live for them...

As a matter of fact, today I woke up when my wife left for work and my son was at the table pouring himself some cereal. Being that he is 5 years old he spilled the milk when he was pouring it. I walked in, seen the mess and smiled.

Then I walked over to him, pushed his face in the cereal and poured the jug of milk in his face. I put him outside in the cold and told him to think about his mess, since he couldn't ask for my help he shouldn't bother asking me to unlock the door to let him in.

He had the cutest tears running down his face as he was standing outside shivering for those 3 hours.

God I love fatherhood.

[TheMojoPin]

I comletely understand the father son moment. I live for them...

As a matter of fact, today I woke up when my wife left for work and my son was at the table pouring himself some cereal. Being that he is 5 years old he spilled the milk when he was pouring it. I walked in, seen the mess and smiled.

Then I walked over to him, pushed his face in the cereal and poured the jug of milk in his face. I put him outside in the cold and told him to think about his mess, since he couldn't ask for my help he shouldn't bother asking me to unlock the door to let him in.

He had the cutest tears running down his face as he was standing outside shivering for those 3 hours.

God I love fatherhood.

Oh my God, this is the greatest post in the history of posts. That was hysterical!

[weekapaugjz]

Oh my God, this is the greatest post in the history of posts. That was hysterical!

agreed, i just didn't how to articulate it. mojo, i take back what i said in the funniest poster thread, i appreciate your posts.

[Midkiff]

What's this about fathers and sons sucking each other's what?

[Mike Teacher]

For tear-jerking father-son moments, see Tim Burton's 'Big Fish' but you will be crying by the end, and if youve had a father die, like me, well, youve been warned. Yow.

Great friggin movie, and I'm not a big fan of Burton.

[weekapaugjz]

What's this about fathers and sons sucking each other's what?

you're a douche

[TheMojoPin]

For tear-jerking father-son moments, see Tim Burton's 'Big Fish' but you will be crying by the end, and if youve had a father die, like me, well, youve been warned. Yow.

Great friggin movie, and I'm not a big fan of Burton.

Ooooh, good one. I'm also not a big fan of Burton or even that movie, but that ending is tough.

[Snacks]

For tear-jerking father-son moments, see Tim Burton's 'Big Fish' but you will be crying by the end, and if youve had a father die, like me, well, youve been warned. Yow.

Great friggin movie, and I'm not a big fan of Burton.

good movie that makes you cry. Whenever I see the Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason movie "Nothing in Common" The end just kills me!

[EliSnow]

I agree I also wonder if it has anything to do with if you have a son your self. I love my 2 boys and my Dad was great so I am a sucker for the moments.

I don't have a son (I do have a daughter), but I've been a sucker for these moments for as long as I can remember. I've definitely have had them more since moving away from my dad and the rest of my family.

[RoseBlood]

I'm going with MikeTeacher and Mojo as well.. the ending of "Big Phish" immediately came to mind.

[EliSnow]

good movie that makes you cry. Whenever I see the Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason movie "Nothing in Common" The end just kills me!

Great pick! I forgot all about that one. Of all of Hanks' earlier movies, I think that one may be his best, and you don't hear about it often. And you're right the end is a killer: "You were the last person I thought would come through for me." Fuck, that's getting to me right now.

Something that also always kills me, but isn't a movie is "Cat's In The Cradle" by Henry Chapin.

[Midkiff]

you're a douche

There's the classic weekapaugjz we all know and don't love!

[FUNKMAN]

can't remember specific movie scenes but the song by mike and the mechanics has gotten me emotional in the past

[mendyweiss]

Great pick! I forgot all about that one. Of all of Hanks' earlier movies, I think that one may be his best, and you don't hear about it often. And you're right the end is a killer: "You were the last person I thought would come through for me." Fuck, that's getting to me right now.

Something that also always kills me, but isn't a movie is "Cat's In The Cradle" by Henry Chapin.

Harry Chapin

[badorties]

For tear-jerking father-son moments, see Tim Burton's 'Big Fish' but you will be crying by the end, and if youve had a father die, like me, well, youve been warned. Yow.

Great friggin movie, and I'm not a big fan of Burton.

love the movie, the pearl jam song & the ending kills me

i love baseball, but i hate field of dreams ... such a boring, contivied piece of 80s shite

father/son moments in movies don't really get to me, but anything having to do with a dog will drop me -- having said that, the end of fresh gets me everytime

i heard johnny cash's cover of father & son (with fionna apple) on my way to the wake of my friend's father, and the song haunts me

[EliSnow]

Harry Chapin

Yeah, I fucked up. As I was writing it, someone from out I.T. department was coming in to fix my printer just as I was writing it, and it screwed with my head.

[EliSnow]

can't remember specific movie scenes but the song by mike and the mechanics has gotten me emotional in the past

It's The Living Years, and it's another one of those things for me too.

Just thinking about it makes me realize my dad's death is going to be difficult.

[A.J.]

good movie that makes you cry. Whenever I see the Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason movie "Nothing in Common" The end just kills me!

Definitely more touching than the Jackie Gleason-Mike Henry father/son moments in "Smokey and the Bandit".

[weekapaugjz]

There's the classic weekapaugjz we all know and don't love!

go shit in your hat

[Don Stugots]

go shit in your hat

your so handsome when you're mad.

[lleeder]

father/son moments in movies don't really get to me, but anything having to do with a dog will drop me -- having said that, the end of fresh gets me everytime



Didn't cry but loved Fresh.

[tele7]

Definitely more touching than the Jackie Gleason-Mike Henry father/son moments in "Smokey and the Bandit".

"Daddy my hat blew off"

"I hope your godamned head was in it"