| The Bucket List [Blu-ray] | ![The Bucket List [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IjKYC3iUL._SL500_.jpg)
| Actors: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $35.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (92 reviews)
Sales Rank: 324
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 97 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000026368
UPC: 085391176381
EAN: 0085391176381
ASIN: B0016P8OAG
Release Date: June 10, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2008
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Product Description
You only live once so why not go out in style? That?s what two cancer- ward roommates an irascible billionaire (Jack Nicholson) and a scholarly mechanic (Morgan Freeman) decide when they get the bad news. They compose a bucket list ? things to do before you kick the bucket ? and head off for the around-the-world adventure of their lives. Sky dive? Check. Power a Shelby Mustang around a racetrack? Check. Gaze at the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Check. Discover the joy in their lives before it?s too late? Check! Under the nimble direction of Rob Reiner the two great stars provide the heart and soul wit and wiles of this inspired salute to life that proves that the best time of all is right now.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: COMEDY/BUDDY FILMS UPC: 085391176381 Manufacturer No: 1000026368
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"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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 Good message, but... July 5, 2008
This movie has a good message: live while you're alive instead of waiting 'til you're about to die. However, except for a few scenes, I got bored.
 Empty Bucket July 5, 2008
I am a huge fan of Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Their acting here is, as usual, superb. However, this is not a comedy -- unless you find terminal cancer a knee-slapper. I don't want to pay money to see someone who is undergoing chemotherapy racing to the toilet to vomit. But I dunno, maybe it's just me. I had to watch a few 'Three Stooges' episodes to get undepressed. For funny, I'll take a good poke in the eyes any ol' day.
life is short- have fun along the way July 4, 2008
Enjoyable movie that reminds us that life is short and precious time can be wasted in the pursuit of empty goals and ambition.
This movie reminded me not to take for granted: my health, my family, my friends, my faith.
It reminds you what is important in life and not to lose sight of it. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson deliver great performances, as you might expect.
 Truly Enjoyable July 3, 2008
This is a fun movie with great actors. It is one that can be watched over and over again.
 US only July 2, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you are trying to download this to a computer not hooked up in the US, it won't work. Don't waste your money like I did.
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