Movies Similar to August Osage County

I STILL haven't watched Sophie's Choice. My sister told me about it, so I knew it was not a movie I'd like. I don't like war movies AT ALL, and this one sounded absolutely like something I'd obsess over, and lose a couple of weeks of sleep about, more so because all that unimaginable horror really took place. I also haven't watched Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Pearl Harbor, or Defiance, just to name a few. It doesn't mean that they're not good; they're just not for me. You shouldn't feel the need to apologize for not liking a movie, or even for not wanting to see it in the first place. Who go out of your way to watch a movie that you know is going to upset or depress you? I've seen Lone Survivor...once...and won't watch it a 2nd time. Just too real. I've also seen Steel Magnolias, The Color Purple, and Always MANY times, and can expect a couple of days of sadness or depression for each one. Those are the four gut-wrenchers I've allotted myself. My mother calls this my "head-in-the-sand" approach to movie-watching. LOL I just call it self-defense.
If you couldn't make it the the last quarter of Sophie's Choice, I do not recommend that you try it again. It hasn't changed, so unless you have, it'll still suck (for you) when you try to watch it again.

If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted...Oh, look!! A puppy!!

I STILL haven't watched Sophie's Choice. My sister told me about it, so I knew it was not a movie I'd like. I don't like war movies AT ALL, and this one sounded absolutely like something I'd obsess over, and lose a couple of weeks of sleep about, more so because all that unimaginable horror really took place. I also haven't watched Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Pearl Harbor, or Defiance, just to name a few. It doesn't mean that they're not good; they're just not for me. You shouldn't feel the need to apologize for not liking a movie, or even for not wanting to see it in the first place. Who go out of your way to watch a movie that you know is going to upset or depress you? I've seen Lone Survivor...once...and won't watch it a 2nd time. Just too real. I've also seen Steel Magnolias, The Color Purple, and Always MANY times, and can expect a couple of days of sadness or depression for each one. Those are the four gut-wrenchers I've allotted myself. My mother calls this my "head-in-the-sand" approach to movie-watching. LOL I just call it self-defense.
If you couldn't make it the the last quarter of Sophie's Choice, I do not recommend that you try it again. It hasn't changed, so unless you have, it'll still suck (for you) when you try to watch it again.

If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted...Oh, look!! A puppy!!

I think what Aim-JE was meaning was that, while GOSFORD PARK was set in England, and (I believe) filmed there also, the director was USAmerican, so perhaps it's not exactly a British film. I think (not certain) that, technically, what determines whether a movie is this or that nationality, is determined more by the production company or companies behind it, as opposed to nationality of director, players, settings, etc. I'm thinking in terms of awards categories and eligibility. Anyway, perhaps that's what Aim-JE was referring to.






Multiplex: 100+ shows a day, NONE worth watching. John Sayles' latest: NO distribution. SAD.