1987 was not a classic year for films.
At the Oscars The Last Emperor won Best Film and Michael Douglas and Cher won the top acting awards. I've seen both Wall Street and Moonstruck, and although the former was better than the latter neither of them really figure on any of my "must see" lists. I did enjoy The Untouchables and Sean Connery did deserve his Oscar, but surely it was for his whole career rather than just this one film.
The Golden Globes had the intelligence to give the award for Best Musical or Comedy to Hope and Glory. It was a well-deserved win and a good film, but very different to Excalibur, which in my mind comes pretty close to The Lord of the Rings in sword and sorcery film making - and it has Helen Mirren as Morgana.
Other notable films that I actually managed to see were:
Empire of the Sun: Spielberg's adaptation of J G Ballard's masterwork.
Fatal Attraction: a good thriller but definitely not a date movie!
Good Morning Vietnam: early Robin Williams, before he became sentimental.
House of Games: first film by David Mamet - makes The Sting look like child's play.
Maurice: another Forster adaptation from James Ivory, but not in the same class as A Room With a View.
A Month in the Country: I'd read the book after I bought it for my wife and the film was just as good.
Prick Up your Ears: an early film from Alan Bennett and Stephen Frears which I caught on TV.
Radio Days: a wonderful Woody Allen film. Need I say more?
Robocop: I caught this in the US while on a business trip and found that I rather enjoyed it.
Spaceballs: a spoof on Star Wars and sci-fi films from Mel Brooks that intermittently hits its target.
White Mischief: an interesting murder story among expats in post-war Kenya that was better than my summary sounds.
Looking back at what I have written above it was quite an interesting year for film, with a good variety available to the discerning viewer, i.e. me.
At the Oscars The Last Emperor won Best Film and Michael Douglas and Cher won the top acting awards. I've seen both Wall Street and Moonstruck, and although the former was better than the latter neither of them really figure on any of my "must see" lists. I did enjoy The Untouchables and Sean Connery did deserve his Oscar, but surely it was for his whole career rather than just this one film.
The Golden Globes had the intelligence to give the award for Best Musical or Comedy to Hope and Glory. It was a well-deserved win and a good film, but very different to Excalibur, which in my mind comes pretty close to The Lord of the Rings in sword and sorcery film making - and it has Helen Mirren as Morgana.
Other notable films that I actually managed to see were:
Empire of the Sun: Spielberg's adaptation of J G Ballard's masterwork.
Fatal Attraction: a good thriller but definitely not a date movie!
Good Morning Vietnam: early Robin Williams, before he became sentimental.
House of Games: first film by David Mamet - makes The Sting look like child's play.
Maurice: another Forster adaptation from James Ivory, but not in the same class as A Room With a View.
A Month in the Country: I'd read the book after I bought it for my wife and the film was just as good.
Prick Up your Ears: an early film from Alan Bennett and Stephen Frears which I caught on TV.
Radio Days: a wonderful Woody Allen film. Need I say more?
Robocop: I caught this in the US while on a business trip and found that I rather enjoyed it.
Spaceballs: a spoof on Star Wars and sci-fi films from Mel Brooks that intermittently hits its target.
White Mischief: an interesting murder story among expats in post-war Kenya that was better than my summary sounds.
Looking back at what I have written above it was quite an interesting year for film, with a good variety available to the discerning viewer, i.e. me.
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