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The Abyss (1989)
Epic in length, especially in the Special Edition. It starts off slow but improves as it goes, eventually feeling like two separate movies—one about Coffey’s descent into madness and another about the aliens. All the trademarks of a James Cameron film on display: blue-collar heroes, a strong female lead, dorky…
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Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Zemeckis tackles potentially confusing subject matter with ease. Story, characters, effects, and attention to detail are all superb.
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The Big Picture (1989)
Interesting satire for those who know Hollywood. A few funny moments.
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
Good story, good acting, and some pretty cool cinematography. The kid who fell in love was particularly good. That Puck guy looks just like a young Jim Carrey.
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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
A pretty good, solid movie, and there aren’t really any flaws, but it’s not terrific in any way. It was interesting seeing the attempt to use Jeff Bridges to recreate the “cool-man” genre of the black and white days.
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Fletch Lives (1989)
What can I say? I like Chevy. Not as funny as the original, but it still had its moments.
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Glory (1989)
The film doesn’t build up their glory enough. Morgan, as always, plays the wise, old man, and the warden from Shawshank Redemption joins him. Morgan’s MLK speech was pretty good. So was Denzel’s. Broderick is perfect. He’s come a long way from Bueller. Would have liked to see more of…
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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Long and slow, with a lot of silly moments which make the Godzilla movies so charming. The atempt to make it an emotional human drama failed miserably. Like a cross between Frankenstein and Independence Day. Some Independence Day patriotic air battle scenes and Jaws music over almost every Godzilla shot.…
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