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Post by Tess on Oct 16, 2003 0:26:40 GMT -5
Melvin and Lamont's deaths were sad, no explanation needed there. But for me the saddest were Paul's death and David's messing up and eventual death because in both cases (as far as we know?) there were CHOICES made that didn't have to end up the way they did. Two bright lights and great talents extinquished much too soon. :crying
Tess
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Post by earthangel on Oct 16, 2003 17:37:33 GMT -5
It's hard to remember the *first* time I watched it... because that would be when I cried the hardest. Each time after... I cry less only because it's not a surprise. When I first watched it, my knowledge of the Temptations' history was vague. I knew Eddie and David were gone... I knew Paul had committed suicide, but I didn't know what year or whether he was still in the group when it happened. But I didn't know that Melvin was gone because it was the most recent death. So when Melvin wheeled his wheelchair into the kitchen and didn't come right back, I was devastated. I remember thinking, "Oh my God..... not him. This is too much to bear." Then Smokey singing right after... I was a mess. Peach Well at least you had SOME knowledge of what went on. I was just watchin it cause everybody else was downstairs watchin it, and my best friend from across the street and her family had watched it the first night and they said it was real good. Whoa...I had no idea that all this sad stuff went down with the Tempts. I just thought it was have a lot of good songs in it... |
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Post by selfishreasons on Oct 17, 2003 0:15:51 GMT -5
poor, earthy (lil pimpy or lp). I wish you had some background, hun.
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Post by crella25 on Oct 17, 2003 20:44:09 GMT -5
I too, cried for all the above. But the scene that just does it for me is at the very end. When they reprise My Girl. Knowing how much talent and love they shared and the realization they are no longer around, hurts.  |
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Post by Ebony on Oct 17, 2003 21:26:35 GMT -5
As sad and tragic as the movie was, it never made me cry. Only two movies make me cry, Cooley High and Terms of Endearment. They get me every time. Believe it or not, Set it Off almost takes me there every time too. That is one sad movie.
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Post by winetender on Oct 18, 2003 19:58:53 GMT -5
:-[All of The above! But when Eddie's singing "Just My Imagination" @ The Copa, it looks like He has Tears in His Eyes, & then The Empty Microphone  ! |
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Post by jusme on Oct 18, 2003 21:24:33 GMT -5
I too, cried for all the above. But the scene that just does it for me is at the very end. When they reprise My Girl. Knowing how much talent and love they shared and the realization they are no longer around, hurts. OMG, most of the time I cut the movie off after Melvin dies, but one day, I watched the end for the first time in a very long time and I cried like a baby...I'll never do that again. |
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Post by Dbaby on Oct 20, 2003 7:59:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't cry in the movie anymore, but the first 8 times or so, I SOBBED! I always just lost it when Smokey was singing at Melvin's funeral and they show the clips of Blu! Ahh! Sad SAD stuff! And then they sing My Girl at the end and Otis says "Temptations Forever" Gosh! Just ripped my heart out!
The parts with Paul killing himself and singing when he was all messed up was sad, but it scared me more then made me sad the first couple times I saw it.
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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Oct 20, 2003 13:09:22 GMT -5
Yeah, i Don't think they could've finished that movie any better. Having them do my girl and him saying "temptations forever" was the best ending they could've had  |
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Post by earthangel on Oct 21, 2003 8:51:09 GMT -5
poor, earthy (lil pimpy or lp). I wish you had some background, hun. Well I do now! And Dbaby, I agree, they were scary at first. I was scared to see what would happen. Now it's just sad :crying |
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Post by earthangel on Oct 21, 2003 8:52:41 GMT -5
:-[All of The above! But when Eddie's singing "Just My Imagination" @ The Copa, it looks like He has Tears in His Eyes, & then The Empty Microphone ! Yea...that hurts everytime tooo...every time he says "Eddie Kendricks quit the Temptations", I'm like, "Dang..." |
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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Oct 21, 2003 14:18:43 GMT -5
it's crazy everytime i watch these scenes, i always think to myself "he's not gonna do that this time" like the movies gonna change |
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Post by earthangel on Oct 22, 2003 15:02:30 GMT -5
Here's a question...what exactly does Eddie mean when he says "I used to have a soul Melvin"?
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Post by Ivory Fair on Oct 22, 2003 15:04:19 GMT -5
I think we decided he was saying "YOU used to have a soul Melvin"
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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Oct 22, 2003 15:31:50 GMT -5
i forgot what scene that's in i just found it the other day now i forgot |
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