Movie #59: Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment Date Watched: 11/26/24 Format: Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing (⭐⭐): Writing (⭐⭐⭐): Acting (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard (⭐⭐⭐⭐): It got better. It was a drag for a while even with the good acting. I knew what was going to happen but the 3rd act really was able to turn the film around. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : The Right Stuff, Return of the Jedi, and The Big Chill all could have done it. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) CODA (Movie #57) 17⭐ 9) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 10) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie #50) 16⭐ 11) Braveheart (Movie #52) 16⭐ 12) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 13) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 14) Titanic (Movie #55) 16⭐ 15) The Shape of Water (Movie #5...