Dying Young (1991) Movie Review

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Dying Young (1991) movie poster

Dying Young starring Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott is one of those romance movies that uses cancer as the main plot point, because if you have cancer in a movie that is never a minor plot point. You know the type of movies, a terminally ill person falls in love and the couple is doomed long-term, but right now things are great. Think, The Fault in Our Stars ; P.S. I Love You ; and A Little Bit of Heaven. This particular movie involves a nurse who falls for the man she is taking care of who is terminally ill. The plot unfolds as you think it would. A little more than halfway through the movie our patient, who has stopped his chemo wanders into the hedge maze outside his house at night. He starts to feel sick and Hilary (Julia) goes in after him.

Dying Young movie hedge maze scene

Dying Young 1991 Hedge maze

They make their way out of the maze, but still have plenty of challenges ahead of them. The movie is ok and if you like sad romances this is the movie for you. After all, it is not called Beating Cancer Young, and the ending is right there in the title. Julia Roberts was pretty great in the 90’s. Heck, she’s still great, so you get that.

I give it a 5.9/10.

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Elvis (2022) Movie Review

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Elvis (2022) movie poster

I write movie reviews on maze movies, so why is Elvis included ? Well it contains a maze scene ! This biopic film about Elvis is told from the point of view of his longtime manager Colonel Tom Parker. About 29 minutes into the film they meet for the first time in a mirror maze in a carnival funhouse when Elvis gets lost. This starts the relationship that defines the movie. I have a hunch this didn’t really occur but I enjoyed it.

Both Tom Hanks (playing Colonel Tom Parker) and Austin Butler (playing Elvis) are great in their roles. It is a story everyone can enjoy and will make you want to listen to Elvis music and catch some of those classic Elvis movies when you catch them flipping channels. The film has won many awards and was nominated for both Best Picture and Best Actor (for Austin Butler’s role as Elvis) at the Academy Awards. This tells the story of Elvis from chilhood until his death.

I recommend this movie !

I give it a 7.3/10.

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You are on a maze website, and since I live in Cleveland I can both confirm that Elvis plays an important role in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I can also confirm I have made a maze of the Rock HOF that you should check out.

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Theatre of Blood (1973) Movie Review

Theatre of Blood (1973) IMDB

Theater of Blood movie poster

Comedy horror films are very hit and miss for me. Too funny can ruin the horror and not funny enough means there are sections of the film that seem flat. For me this movie missed the mark vs. the critical reception. When I researched the movie after the fact I learned about the ‘comedy’ aspect which I never would have guessed after watching the film. As far as mazes go, this is a maze movie only because of a scene where there is a prominently displayed maze and labyrinth artwork in the background. This is not the best shot, but it is hard to miss !

Theater of Blood maze scene

The plot is that a Shakespearean actor, played by Vincent Price gets revenge on all the critics who have panned hos acting work through the years. His revenge includes deaths in the same manner as famous deaths from Shakespeare’s plays. (If they really were his plays - see my Anonymous (2011) Movie Review for more on that). If you are familiar with Shakespeare’s stories this will make the film more enjoyable. I think it would be fun for a modern version of this in a time when reviews are online and done by influencers, YouTubers and anyone with an opinion and an internet connection.

Overall, Vincent Price does a great job acting in the movie, but this movie missed the mark for me.

I give it a 6.1/10.

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Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018) Movie Review

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Long Day's Journey into Night (2018) movie poster

I am a big fan of Film Noir so any movie that has that genre is on my watchlist. When I read about this movie I noticed it mentioned getting lost in a labyrinth and I knew I had to watch it. Now the scene where this happens, our main character falls asleep in a movie theater and wakes up (or is dreaming?) on a railway track in an abandoned mine that is maze-like. Eventually he finds a young boy who leads him out. A bit of a letdown for a maze scene but let’s talk about the entire movie. Lou, our main character, is haunted by the memory of a woman he knew from his past that disappeared. The movie is then a series of scenes as Lou tries to track down what happened to the woman. I would describe more of the plot, but it is a series of interesting and weird scenes strung together on the journey. The film has a mood and the cinematography is excellent. Honestly, I would have liked it more had I understood what was going on more. You would think having to read subtitles translated from Mandarin would have helped, but I was lost anyway.

I give it a 6/10. Watch it because it looks good on the screen.

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