Movie rating system
The current movie rating system does not work for me, so I need to propose a new one.
Since today was my birthday, I informed Leon that he and the kids were going to take me out to dinner and a movie. After yummy Outback food, we saw Bridge to Terabithia.
The previews for the movie implied that the movie would be fanciful. The previews show two smiling kids exploring a make believe world called Terabithia. The previews show some of their pretend world coming to life. Normally movie previews give everything away, so I expected to see a fantasy aimed at kids.
Well, the previews were misleading. They failed to clue me in that the back of my throat would quiver and feel sore for half of the movie. The previews failed to clue me in that I would spend half the movie with tears streaming down my face. I have not cried that much in a movie since I saw My Life. I haven’t cried that much reading a book since the last time I braved Nicholas Sparks.
So, I want to add a new category to the rating system: TJ.
Bridge to Terabithia is a tear jerker.
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