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.System Requirements:Running Time: 97 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/FRIENDS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 085391139881 Manufacturer No: 113988

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2008-06-10
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 97 minutes

Amazon.com
"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

Customer Reviews

Very Touching Movie!
Morgan Freeman a mechanic,and Jack Nicholson a billionaire are two
roommates in a cancer ward. They both recieve word that they don't have
very long to live. Freeman explains to Nicholson what a buckey list is.
It is a list of things that you want to do before you kick the bucket.
The pair of them begin a quest to complete a bucket list. They first go
skydiving.On The next part of their journey they drive a Shelby Mustang
around a race track.Their next stop is in France.. They next visit the great pyramids of Khufu. The pair then visits the Great Wall of China. Their efforts to climb a mountain is stopped by a monster snow storm.
They make the final stop in Hong Kong. The conclusion of the movie is a tear jerker. This is a truly outstanding movie.

Touching and Moving
One of the Best movies i have seen in a while..Jack and Morgan are great actors...great to watch these two work together. Guaranteed to make you take stock in your life....feel good movie! 5 STARS!!

Good message, but...
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.