Oscars of the 80s

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Ordinary People

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The Jarretts are a middle class family played by Donald Sutherland (father), Mary Tyler Moore (mother) and Timothy Hutton (son, Conrad). The Jarret's son Buck has died and Conrad has tried to commit suicide while mom's idea is to make sure that the world sees they are all doing fine. This highlights how there is no easy way out of problems and how easy it is for family members to misunderstand each other and the problems this can cause.

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Chariots of Fire (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Eric Liddell is played by Ian Charleson and is a staunch Scot Presbyterian who runs because he believes that is what God wants him to do. He is such a stauch Presbyterian he refuses to run a qualifying heat that is scheduled on the Sabbath. Luckily Nigel Haver's character steps forward and saves the day.

Harold Abrahams is a Jew from Cambridge and is motivated by a passion for winning. He hires a personal trainer to help him as he fears losing and this is frowned upon by his Cambridge Dons.

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Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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Richard Attenborough directed this biographical movie about Mahatma Ghandi (played brilliantly by Ben Kingsley). Mahatma Ghandi was an Indian spiritual leader who fought for Indian Independence from Britain using a non-violent campaign. This is the story of Ghandi's life and the hope and inspiration he spread not only to Indians, but to people all over the world.

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Terms of Endearment

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Terms of Endearment is full of believable characters, the two main characters are a mother (played by Shirley MacLaine) and a daughter (played by Debra Winger). Based on the novel by Larry McMurty this movie is a poignant, insightful tear-jerker. Although Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger look nothing at all like mother and daughter they bring a chemistry into the role that makes their relationship utterly believable.

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Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Although history buffs have claimed that the movie paints an inaccurate picture of Mozart's life it is still worth watching. A movie is made to be entertaining and if it's not completely accurate, well it's not the history channel! It is a great way of listening to Mozart's music as well as it weaves its way through the film.

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Out of Africa

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Enter Robert Redford as English adventurer Denys Finch Hatton. I know Robert Redford was a heartthrob, but why didn't they cast an English actor in this role? He plays his part well, but he is not a convincing Englishman.
The chemistry between Streep and Redford combined with the beautiful images of Africa makes this a must watch movie.

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Platoon - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Widescreen)

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Starring names such as Willem Defoe, Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whittaker and Johnny Depp, Platoon was one of several 'big' Vietnam movies made in the eighties. It soon becomes clear that the platoon is fighting two wars, one with the enemy and one within itself.

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The Last Emperor (The Criterion Collection)

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The movie The Last Emperor was also the first feature film to be allowed, by the Chinese government, to be filmed in the Forbidden City. The locations and costumes in this movie are fantastic and show that a great attention to detail was taken by the producers.

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Rain Man (Special Edition)

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Charlie ends up taking Raymond for a road trip where they both discover things about each other. Dustin Hoffman stars as Raymond and is absolutely fantastic - he actually won an Oscar for his role.

Rain Man is a movie that brought the idea of autism into the open forum and tried to show people that when people are autistic they are far from stupid, rather they are speaking a foreign language.

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Driving Miss Daisy (Snap Case Packaging)

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At the core of the movie is the premise that it is possible to transcend prejudice and appreciate people for who they are on the inside. At a time when apartheid was in the news regularly this movie touched a lot of people.

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