Movies for Baby
Boomers
Baby Boomers like movies. We grew up with
them. We were the first generation to have them come into
our homes. We watched movies develop and evolve in the 50's
and 60's at a faster rate than anyone could imagine, compared
to the half-century before. New genres, filming techniques
and themes were introduced, as we joyfully watched. As a
result, we have rather sophisticated and eclectic tastes
when it comes to film.
With the advent of cable TV, DVD's and the
Internet, the entire magical movie kingdom lies at our fingertips.
These pages are meant to act as a guide to direct you to
the most meaningful films, from a Boomer point of view.
These are the best of the movies that relate to our specific
lifestyles, values and passions. You'll find the new additions,
the old favorites and the often overlooked. These are some
suggestions that will point you toward the most significant
cinema features of today and yesterday.
New additions in current best movies for
Baby Boomers are:
IN their Movies for Grownups, AARP says
the new romantic comedy "The Light-keepers
with Richard Dreyfuss is on on screen love story with characters
over 50. It is rare to find grownp love stories.
The Blind Side, starring
Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock is a great movie for
boomers. I enjoyed it, the audience didn't want to leave.
he entire cast is great, but it's really Bullock's performance
that lifts The Blind Side above the typical sports drama.
About
review> March 2010
Alice in Wonderland - See
in Digital 3D. Director and subject matter make for a perfect
marriage in Tim Burton’s version of the Lewis Carroll
classic. ALICE IN WONDERLAND stars frequent Burton collaborator
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter rottentomatoes.com
review> March 2010
It's Complicated - "After
10 years divorced, Jane (Meryl Streep) and Jake (Alec Baldwin)
enjoy an amicable friendship. When the two unite for their
son's college graduation, however, romance rekindles. But
Jake is married, and Jane's architect, Adam (Steve Martin),
has a thing for his client. Now cheating on the younger
woman for whom he left Jane, Jake wants his ex-wife back.
And Jane's having as much fun being the other woman as she
is getting to know Adam." rottentomatoes.com
review> March 2010
Shutter Island - "Director
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio re-team again to adapt
author Dennis Lehane's novel about Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio),
a United States marshal who searches for an escaped psychiatric
patient on a mysterious island. Featuring an all-star cast,
Scorcese's psychological thriller also stars Ben Kingsley,
Mark Ruffalo, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer
and Jackie Earle Haley. rottentomatoes.com
review> Feb 2010
Avatar - It might be more
impressive on a technical level than as a piece of storytelling,
but Avatar reaffirms James Cameron's singular gift for imaginative,
absorbing filmmaking. See it in Digital 3D. rottentomatoes.com
review> Jan 2010
More boomer movies will be added monthy.
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Often Overlooked Boomer movies are:
Transsiberian
An American couple (Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer)
seeking to smooth out their rough marriage buys a ticket
on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. But a chance meeting
with two other passengers ends in accidental murder and
high intrigue. Ben Kingsley and Thomas Kretschmann co-star
as a pair of Russian police officers who are trying to solve
the baffling case in Brad Anderson's taut and gritty travel
thriller.
Cast:
Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Eduardo Noriega,
Kate Mara, Thomas Kretschmann
30 Days: Season 1 and 2
2005NR2 discs / 6 episodesMorgan Spurlock (of Supersize
Me fame) hosts this one-hour documentary film series that
places subjects for a month in situations they're unlikely
to seek out on their own. By subjecting themselves to such
circumstances, participants help shed light on social issues
plaguing America today, such as the rift created by religious
differences between Muslims and Christians in America, the
incarcerated and the lawyers who put them in prison, and
more.
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Some Good Movies Boomers have enjoyed
include:
Original Rocky, The Shawshank Redemption, When Harry Met
Sally and Papillon.
The 10 best Baby Boomer Movies
Baby
Boomer Examiner - Paul Briand
Here, in one Baby Boomer's estimation, are
the 10 best movies that encompass the themes that defined
the generation: peace, love, war, music, and self-identification.
1) "The Big Chill" (1983) -- Included
many of the Boomer elements of post-college identity crisis
and friendship around a terrific music score;
2) "The Graduate" (1967) -- Talk
about Boomer angst ... find a job, find a love, find Mrs.
Robinson instead ... whew;
3) "Woodstock" (1970) -- The documentary
for a generation -- sex, drugs and rock n' roll;
4) "Easy Rider" (1969) -- A story
of the open road and the consequences of intolerance, definitely
not a retelling of John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley";
5) "A Hard Day's Night" (1964)
-- The Beatles led the English music invasion on the "Ed
Sullivan" then followed it up with a movie that still
had the girls screaming;
6) "Apocalypse Now" (1979) --
Epic take on the Vietnam War that pilloried the insanity
of American foreign policy;
7) "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid" (1969) -- Buddy movie with the passing of the
hunk baton from Paul Newman to Robert Redford (and Katharine
Ross to boot).
8) "Dr. Zhivago" (1965) -- A chick
flick that appealed to guys, what with the Russian Revolution
and all ... and "Lara's Theme," the song that
launched a billion music boxes;
9) "Star Wars" (1977) -- Episodes
IV, V and VI trilogy that first appealed to our inner geek;
10) "Saturday Night Fever" (1977)
-- Defined the attitude of disco, the music and the dancing,
whether we like to remember it or not. |
