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a kennedy

(33,537 posts) Sat Mar 11, 2023, 12:50 PM Mar 2023

Forgot how much I loved the movie Philadelphia.....

Such great acting by Tom Hanks AND Denzel Washington…….

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Forgot how much I loved the movie Philadelphia..... (Original Post) a kennedy Mar 2023 OP

Definitely great acting by both of them, and beautiful Springsteen song Walleye Mar 2023 #1

The song to this day make me tear up. The movie came out not long after my partner passed from AIDS CurtEastPoint Mar 2023 #4

Me too, I saw a performance of that song on PBS by Elton John Walleye Mar 2023 #5

Such a sad movie. Could only watch once. Never again even though it was good. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #2

I know, this is my 2nd time, and probably my last, it is just so sad. a kennedy Mar 2023 #3

Wonderful performances all around Bayard Mar 2023 #6

a kennedy........... Upthevibe Mar 2023 #7

I cry when I hear this VGNonly Mar 2023 #8

Walleye

(40,365 posts)

1. Definitely great acting by both of them, and beautiful Springsteen song

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 12:55 PM

Mar 2023

All around great movie, writing, direction etc.

CurtEastPoint

(19,450 posts)

4. The song to this day make me tear up. The movie came out not long after my partner passed from AIDS

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 01:02 PM

Mar 2023

And this version by Gregorian:

Walleye

(40,365 posts)

5. Me too, I saw a performance of that song on PBS by Elton John

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 01:05 PM

Mar 2023

At the MusicCares tribute to Springsteen. Lots of emotion there

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)

2. Such a sad movie. Could only watch once. Never again even though it was good.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 12:57 PM

Mar 2023

a kennedy

(33,537 posts)

3. I know, this is my 2nd time, and probably my last, it is just so sad.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 12:59 PM

Mar 2023

Bayard

(25,103 posts)

6. Wonderful performances all around

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 01:20 PM

Mar 2023

And the Springsteen song......

I only watched it once too.

Upthevibe

(9,516 posts)

7. a kennedy...........

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 01:41 PM

Mar 2023

I agree 100%.

My God.....I think this may have been Tom Hanks at his very best (and I'm a HUGE Tom Hanks fan and have seen most of his movies)......And the song automatically make me tear up.....

VGNonly

(8,090 posts)

8. I cry when I hear this

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2023, 12:59 AM

Mar 2023

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