From my favorite movies..

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

This is one of best films ever made about love, family, and filial relationships.It is a movie that is utterly devoid of the schmaltz, sappy dialogue, and mushy sentimentality, you usually in stories of its kind.It's the divine absence of this, combined with the presence of dark humor, and spicy plot that makes this the gem that it is.Shirley McLaine, and Jack Nicholson are brilliant in their roles as Aurora Greenway, an irascible widowed mother, and Garrett Breedlove (her neighbor), a philandering, retired astronaut.Then there's Debra Winger as Aurora's daughter (I really think this is her best role ever), who's marriage to Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels) disintegrates as the story progresses.To properly summarize a movie like this is impossible because there are so many good things to be said about it.The romance between Aurora and Garrett, for instance, provides one of the funniest, most heartfelt, most well done subplots in history.Danny DeVito adds immensely in his role as Vernon Dahlart (one of Aurora's many admirers), as does John Lithgow in the role of Sam Burns, Emma's guilt-ridden, and adorable adulterous lover.Easily at the top of its genre, this movie deserved all the recognition that it got.Originally, Review #145Posted On: November 28, 2011.

(spoiler) The movie gives a beautiful picture of a mother-daughter relationship over a long period of time. However the ending (same as in the book) seemed contrived to me, as if the writers had decided they had run on long enough, so they kill off the daughter. A more natural approach would have been to continue until the grandchildren are adult and the daughter (long since divorced) moves in with her mother. The main difficulty would be that the movie would be three hours long at least.

Terms Of Endearment4 Out Of 5Terms Of Endearment is a plot driven feature of a family that goes through ups and downs to a range like no other tale takes you to. The chemistry among the characters is depicted from the scratch which helps the makers create the bonding with the viewers too; a slick move by the writers. It is rich on technical aspects like background score, cinematography, costume design, sound department and editing. The writing is strong, inspiring, emotional and a bit edgy that helps blend it all in and still keep it grounded and resonate with reality to keep it connected among the audience. The adapted screenplay by James L. Brooks is smart, gripping and layered with a thought-provoking soul and reasoning within it that ups the ante of the game. James L. Brooks; the director, is on his A game and doing some of his best work on executing this deep and impactful script on screen that pitches straight to the viewers and meddles with the emotions. The performance objective is scored majestically by the protagonist Debra Winger and is supported thoroughly by Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Denials and John Lithgow. Terms Of Endearment is costlier yet feasible terms that turns out more mature than we usually get in latter stages.

I have a huge personal dislike for most of the actors in this film so you can imagine how painful it was for me to watch it at all...well, i don't mind jeff daniels too much and the 2 women that brought the drunken nicholson home in the car...the rest of it made me grit my teeth....i've read a lot of larry mcmurtry novels and was never disappointed with the screen adaptations until now...i didn't wait for it to grow on me because i won't live that long...there is one surety that came from this film and that is hollywood is a nut farm....for winger and what's her name to be nominated for oscars...the only thing endearing about this film was when i turned it off