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The Bucket List [2008] | ![The Bucket List [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zS8XhP8BL._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: Sean Hayes, Jack Nicholson, Beverly Todd, Morgan Freeman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321902294445
ASIN: B0012YG7LO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: July 7, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you," says the quietly wise Carter Chambers, played with gravitas and grace by a Morgan Freeman. In Rob Reiner's moving, often hilarious film The Bucket List, all sorts of people measure themselves against the two heroes, Chambers and his hospital suitemate, Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson). But as Cole finds, having spent his entire life building a Fortune 500 company, none of that much matters when cancer, the great equalizer, pays a visit. The film traces the adventures of the two unlikely friends, who meet in a hospital cancer ward, each given six months to live. The "bucket list" of the title refers to a lifelong list of goals that a teacher of Chambers once advised him to compile--and achieve--"before you kick the bucket." Soon the two are off on what may be the last grand adventure of their life, vowing to tick off as many goals (skydiving, race-car driving, seeing the wonders of the world) as they can in the time they have left. What starts as a medical melodrama becomes a road trip, yet the men's mortality realities are never far from thought. The two leads give impressive performances, and remind the viewer of just how few American films focus on the lives and loves of senior citizens. Nicholson even manages to lose his persona in his character, much as he did in About Schmidt. There's a lovely John Mayer tune, "Say (What You Need to Say)," that's perfectly matched to the film's clear-eyed view of life: What does one person leave behind as his true legacy? --A.T. Hurley
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 One To Avoid... July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A con in my view. The trailer showed two old blokes having lots of laughs but there was precious little of this in the film. Instead it was mostly depressing medical and hospital stuff. I watched it once and then binned it...
Better than expected July 11, 2008
I settled down to watch this expecting slap stick fun with a thrown together script and production. What I actually got was a thought provoking piece with some outstanding performances and a slick professional feel. The writing is superior and you'll come away having been taken on an emotional rollercoaster you wont soon forget.
 A film to see before you die July 9, 2008
There are a lot of 'definite' opinions being aired on this but opinions aren't definite are they? Just because you loved/hated/ were indifferent about something is still no more than just your personal feelings. This isn't brilliant but neither is it rubbish.
You don't need another in depth recap of the story,(such as it is),so here's a quick one. 2 mature men are facing the last 6 months of their lives. One is rich, the other not. They fly around the world doing all the things they've always wanted to.... and thats it!
If you are to enjoy this then the most important point is to forget about the trailers. They would have you believe that this is a comedy but it's not. There is some humour but it is gentle & rare. Rather this is more about the relationship that the two men briefly share.
The downside? Both actors have done far better work but anyone daft enough to have thought that they were going to see something that rivaled '7' or 'one flew over the cuckoo's nest' get's the disappointment they deserve!
The ending is Hollywood mush pure & simple.
The good points? Freeman & Nicholson do genuinely seem to spark & both give a natural performance without any grandstanding or efforts to outdo each other. That's not to say the acting is lazy because the opposite is true, their easygoing characters are well painted & believable.
Not a great deal happens, the parts that you would expect to dominate,(the mad rush to do different things like race cars & see the world), are little more than a distraction & you feel that the director Rob Reiner knows this as he spends far more time with the hospital scenes & the finale. Certainly he shows a far lighter touch here than he has of late.
The bucket list is not without it's faults & yet there is something rather touching & poignant which along with the dignified performances makes this a very watchable & enjoyable film.
 Definitely the most moving film I have ever seen. July 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've read this far, then you'll have already seen the other reviews of "The Bucket List". So I won't bore you with another synopsis. However, this is the most moving film I have ever seen - and over the years, I have seen quite a few!
When this film first came out at my local cinema, I had intended to go and see it then, but didn't quite get round to it. So I was pleased to note that it was one of the films on offer on the plane at the start of my recent holiday to New York.
Although billed as a comedy, I found that "The Bucket List" was more entertaining than hilarious. That may be, in part, because the underlying premise of the story (two ageing men being told that they have terminal cancer and only a matter of months to live) is in itself intrinsically sad. Nevertheless, it is heart warming to watch the relationship between the two main characters, Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) and Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson), develop from being complete strangers to being the very best of friends. And the obvious loyalty and devotion of Cole's PA, Tommy/Thomas - "Actually it's Matthew, but he finds it too biblical" (Sean Hayes) is also very touching. Especially when you realise at the very end of the film that it's him climbing the mountain at the very start of the film.
Now, in this respect, I'm typical bloke. I don't cry during a film. Ever. OK, I can appreciate the sensitivity of some moving scenes, and my eyes may have started to well up at a poignant ending to others. But when Edward Cole presented his eulogy at Carter Chambers' funeral, my eyes didn't just well up. I didn't just shed a tear. I sobbed! I found the whole ending (from the reading of Carter's letter to Edward, through Edward's eulogy, to the realisation that Tommy was the one climbing the mountain at the start of the film, carrying Edward's ashes to be buried next to Carter's) so beautifully moving, that I could not help myself.
If you are not moved by this film yourself, then you have no feelings at all, and I pity you!
 Definitely one for the older generation! June 24, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
My friend and I saw the trailer for this film and thought that it would be a good one to come and see - little did we realise that you had to be part of the "over the hill crowd" to appreciate the message and the sentiment of the film!
The film was very slow and depressing, and had no real climax in the middle. It was one of those films where you're sat there in the cinema, annoyed that you've wasted good money on it, but you stay until the end to see if it gets any better... it doesn't!
******PLOT SUMMARY INCLUDES SPOILER:
So, basically,two men are ill together in a hospital room - a rich man and a poor man. They make a "Bucket List" of all the things that they want to do before they die, which includes bizarre and exotic stuff that most people never will do. This takes up the majority of the film, showing in detail the gradual decline of their health.
They decide to do all the things on their "Bucket List" and after doing them all, they realise that they put the wrong sort of things on there and appreciate their family and the time they are given on earth with them.
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The story of the two men is very endearing, however it wasn't mine of my friend's cup of tea! I wouldn't recommend this film to any teenagers or people in their 20s, as it focuses on dying people and their last wishes - very depressing! I do however think that it would be a tear-jerker for any elderly person who can appreciate the sentiment and possibly relate to the message.
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