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Happy Baptism Day, Shane!!!
Bucket List Update
Academy Award Nominated Movies
1984 A
Soldier’s Story
starring: Howard Rollins Jr.,
Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Greer, David Harris, Dennis Lipscomb, Larry
Riley, Denzel Washington
plot – According
to IMDb: An African American officer investigates
a murder in a racially charged situation
in World War II.
This was a really great movie. The racially charged story line was wonderful, and gave me
food for thought. Howard Rollins is a wonderful actor, and even though Denzel’s
part is small, he is always great.
1985 Kiss
of the Spider Woman
starring: William Hurt, Raul
Julia, Sonia Braga, Jose Lewgoy, Milton Goncalves, Miriam Pires
plot – According to IMBd: A gay and
a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay narrates the stories
of two fake movies and his own life.
This was a really dumb movie. I hated
how it was directed and the storyline. I had a terrible time not fast
forwarding it, but I suffered through until the end of the film.
1986 Platoon
starring: Tom Berebger, Keith
David, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon
plot – A young recruit in
Vietnam faces a moral crisis when
dealing with war.
This was a gory, violent movie. I totally understand that war is
awful, but I guess I just can’t stand to watch violence any more. It was a
great movie, but I am glad that it is over.
1987 The
Last Emperor
starring: John Lone, Joan
Chen, Peter O’Toole, Ruochong Ying
plot – The story of the
last emperor of China.
I thought that I wouldn’t like this movie, but I was wrong. It
made me realize how little I know about the world. I remember so much American
history and things like the Holocaust, but I can’t remember much study about
the rest of the world. How sad!!
1987 Hope
and Glory
starring: Sebastian
Rice-Edwards, Geraldine Muir, Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sammi Davis, Derrick O’Connor
plot – The story of Bill,
who grows up in World War II London.
This was a
really good story! It was a
realistic child’s view of what happened to those that remained in the big
cities that were bombed by the Germans during WWII.
1988 Dangerous
Liaisons
starring: Glenn Close, John
Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick, Uma
Thurman
plot – Two people make a
bet about a recently married woman.
Glenn Close played such a wicked person in this movie. John
Malkovich has always “creeped me out” and did so in this movie of plotting,
greed, and ruined lives.
1989 Born
on the Fourth of July
starring: Tom Cruise, Raymond
Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans
plot – The story of Ron
Kovic who is a Vietnam paralyzed Vet.
He becomes an activist when he feels the U.S.
government let him down.
This was a really hard movie to watch. The Vietnam War was so
badly handled. Our poor Vets who returned to shame and scorn which was not
their fault. I felt stress watching this one.
1989 My
Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
starring: Daniel Day-Lewis,
Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
plot – Christy Brown learns
to use his left foot to write and paint. He had cerebral palsy.
Wow! What a great
movie! Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing
as Christy Brown. The story is so good. This one is a must see.
1990 The
Godfather, Part 3
starring: Al Pacino, Diane
Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Montegna
plot – Michael is trying to
“go straight” in business and make things right with God.
This was a typical Godfather movie. Pacino continues the role of
Michael Corlione. This movie has its gruesome moments, but it is a very good
movie.
1992 Scent
of a Woman
starring: Al Pacino, Chis
O’Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymous Hoffman
plot – A blind man needs a
caregiver, so he hires a prep school boy.
This was a GREAT movie. I had heard of it, but never viewed it. Al
Pacino is amazing as the blind man. He never blinked. How can an actor film an
entire movie and never blink his eyelashes?? I even tried it and couldn’t go
longer than 13 minutes. My eyes
dried out so fast. Chris O’Donnell
was fabulous as the caregiver. The story was extremely well done, and I couldn’t
and didn’t look away the entire time.
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