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Ordinary People (1980)
Mary Tyler Moore in the performance of a lifetime
Mary Tyler Moore's performance of her life.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017
When this film was released in 1980, I was 19 and I was a projectionist at a theater in Mobile, Alabama. Back in that time, the movies were delivered in individual reels (6 to 8 depending on running length) and it was the projectionist's job to splice the reels together for the film to be loaded onto the projector. That was an exciting time for me because I had the pleasure of being able to screen the film, that I had just pieced together, alone, in a vast empty auditorium with my large buttered popcorn, Reese's Pieces, and 32oz Coke. I was lucky enough to be the first in Mobile to see many films of that decade. Some, became iconic classics, i.e. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Superman 2, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, The Big Chill. Others became guilty pleasures, Porky's, Hell Night, and the very fun 9 to 5. But, I am compelled to tell you that nothing, and I mean nothing, touched me as much as Mary Tyler Moore becoming Beth Jarrett before my eyes on that huge, larger than life projection screen in front of me. Her performance blew me away and has touched me in ways I could never explain and is something I'll never forget.
The Black Hole (1979)
Painful Dialogue and Story
There is a reason why there is Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Disney parks and not a Black Hole themed ride/land/attraction. All special effects aside, this movie had a horrible script, bad acting and implausible situations that go beyond any stretch of the wildest of imaginations. For example, you must believe that humans can breath, walk, climb and have conversations in space....outside of the ship! Just terrible. Would love to see an updated reimagining of it though!
Another Life: Heart and Soul (2019)
Not a review as much as a question......
Why are there axes on board when they are virtually useless for anything?
Hush (2016)
Great scary, suspenseful fun (and a twist that i guess I am the only one who gets it)
Please DO NOT read this review until after you've watched the movie!!! Ok, Maddie makes it clear a couple of times that she has 7 different endings to the book she is writing but can't decide which she wants to use. At a critical point in the film she manages to get to her laptop and write a goodbye note to her Mom and using the phrase "I died fighting". Later on there is a scene where the killer is on on top of her and choking her on the floor. Everything goes silent EXCEPT for the sound of her pounding heartbeat getting slower and slower until...there is no sound at all and she closes her eyes. This is the point at which she DIES in the film. Everything after that is just a fantasy of her overtaking and killing the killer. Now, when she is sitting on her front porch and you can see the approaching police cars, notice her eyes are closed with a slight smile on her face...THAT was Maddie's ending. Loved the movie!