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Algren
now we know
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Terms of Endearment
Quote: Terms of Endearment is a 1983 romantic comedy-drama film adapted by James L. Brooks from the novel by Larry McMurtry and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson. It covers thirty years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway (MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Winger). A sequel, The Evening Star, in which MacLaine and Nicholson reprised their roles, was released in 1996 to much less acclaim.
The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Jack Nicholson, and Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine, and four Golden Globes.
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm Posts: 48626 Location: Arlington, VA
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One of the best movies of this type ever made.
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23774 Location: Classified
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Re: Terms of Endearment
A real and well acted look into the lives of two women struggling with their sense of self amongst a not-so-romantic background. Overall I liked it and can understand why it is so influential.
Two things hold it back. The worst is the score, which always took me out of the story and made me fully aware I was watching Oscar bait in which something really really sad was going to happen. I didn't actually know about the death, though she was sick the entire movie so it didn't come as too much of a surprise. And even though its really sad and probably the main reason this movie won all the Oscars, I think the death was kind of a cop out, a conveniently tragic ending to real world problems that don't ever end. Though it did give us the scene where Shirley is freaking out while walking in a circle around the nurses - so that's something worthwhile that her daughters' life bought.
Nicholson is appropriately crazy, and I like how he got fat.
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Terms of Endearment
I remember liking this when I saw it a few years back but it didn't impact me as much as it should have probably because so many movies have now drawn the formula from this movie. It was very well made though and I understand the fame and awards it got.
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Tue May 19, 2020 6:39 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 37993
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Re: Terms of Endearment
The Maclaine and Nicholson parts were definitely my favorite, I could have watched an entire movie of that storyline. Winger's character is possibly even more narcissistic than her mother so she could be hard to take at times, as good and physical as the performance was, and it did end on an emotional note. I just thought Daniels character and the relationship didn't quite reach that level. Overall a strong drama about flawed narcissistic people, and after seeing this and Broadcast News, I'm a fan of James L Brooks style in this period between the ensemble casting and feel and passage of time.
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:14 pm Posts: 21641 Location: Walking around somewhere
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Re: Terms of Endearment
You should check out The Big Chill if you haven't yet.
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