War (1994)

War (1994)

Island World etc.

November 4, 1994

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

The home-front stuff is a nice change, but the writing is a little cliched.  Jon Avnet directed.

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

Columbia

June 28, 1985

Drama

DVD
D

I was of course aware of this movie at the time (and that the critics hated it), but I was a Gen-Xer who avoided Brat Pack movies.  Turns out...it's about unrealistic and in some cases unpleasant characters.  Joel Schumacher directed and co-wrote, before Phone Booth etc.