curse of the were-rabbit

[excelsior-1]

watching it now, on bbc1.

besides being a great film, my late father was a fan of wallace and gromit - and i informed him many months before its' release, that it was coming.
he had terminal prostate cancer, and my real wish, and his at the time was that he would still be well enough to see it.

only just ---- our weekly cinema trips ended when he became too sick, and this movie was the last one we saw together.

for that reason - i get very maudlin when i watch this

(he finally passed away christmas eve that year .. 2005)

[Pea Pod]

Its nice you can still watch it and think of him. My mother and I bought Honey by Bobby Goldsbourgh the day she died, and 42 years later it still tugs at my heart strings. Memories are something no one can take from us. X

[emmie]

memories are all that we have left when we lose our loved ones. Good ones, sometimes not so good, but they are there all the same.

[excelsior-1]

good afternoon Pea Pod.
we have not spoken before --- thank you for sharing your own story.
i agree with you - memories are the true tributes we can give to our lost loved ones.

[excelsior-1]

agreed, em10 .. thank you.

[Postdog]

I have a similar thing with Every Which way but Loose. My dad was quite bad with cancer many years ago when this was on telly. He was, understandably, quite miserable but when watching this he seemed to forget his troubles and actually sniggered out loud a few times. It really cheered him up for a short while. Just a few weeks later he went, but every time that film appears, I get memories.

[excelsior-1]

that's nice, Postdog.

a very good film to briefly make you forget your troubles

right turn clyde

[emmie]

o/h wasn't big on films, but music, that is a different story. Can't listen to Elgar without shedding a tear or two

[JonnyBoy12]

My father is a very big fan of Wallace and Gromit too, but is not yet dead. He is 85...............today in fact. What do you do for someone's 85th birthday?

[excelsior-1]

bit late to ask, Jonny, most of the day is over.
i'm sure you have already done something for him.

wish him happy birthday for me.