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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 9, 2017 1:16:30 GMT
A+ my #1 all time.
Speaking of which, my #1's in my life have been Peter Pan '53, Back to the Future, & Stand By Me ever since.
SBM delivered 3 unique experiences for me - as a kid having a blast with the peer child actors swearing up a storm & having fun in the summer... teenaged after my father passed when I was 12 + my best friends of life were as the film states at 12yrs old - I had 3 best friends pre-highschool & while I was a 'normal' kid like Gordie I had a athletic friend like Chris, a friend from a weird family like Teddy, & a younger friend in our circle a bit naive like Vern. Of course, the film re-watched as an adult is a masterpiece for me... tremendous ensemble from the 4 leads, to Dreyfuss' narration, Sutherland, & even Cusack for gravitas.
Capped with a perfect soundtrack & B.B. King's track, SBM really is flawless for me, literally personally.
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Post by rateater on Apr 9, 2017 2:56:49 GMT
ten. i think all the bullies in school were inspired by this film at the time, if i'm not mistaken giving indian burns and dead arms for flinching.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 3:11:00 GMT
Rated 5 The train scene over the river didn't work for me. 4 people on the tracks and didn't brake
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Post by movielover on Apr 9, 2017 3:46:16 GMT
9/10 - One of my favorite movies.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 17:44:13 GMT
Best Stephen King movie imo. Great cast, just allround great movie!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 4:55:35 GMT
10/10 One of the very best films of the 80s.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 16:34:52 GMT
10. Great Stephen King adap. An absolute classic
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Post by Utpe on Apr 15, 2017 18:35:46 GMT
10/10. Perfect film. It reminds me so much of my childhood (minus the dead body).
It's so funny seeing a chubby Jerry O'Connell. The guy really beefed-up over the years.
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Post by pennypacker on Apr 16, 2017 18:55:02 GMT
It's my favourite movie - minus the story of "Lard Ass" Hogan.
The best coming of age movie by far.
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Post by chalk2 on Apr 17, 2017 1:56:41 GMT
Excellent 9/10
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Post by detour on May 11, 2017 14:49:20 GMT
10/10 for me, a coming-of-age classic, one of the best (if not the best) Stephen King adaptation, and one of the greatest films of the 80s. Perfect cast. I recently watched it for the umpteenth time and it's still magical.
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Post by teleadm on May 20, 2017 19:21:23 GMT
The famous bridge scene, wouldn't the locomotive driver slow down his train set if he did see someone on the bridge, instead of using his whistle and gas on.
It's an entertaing movie nonetheless 8/10
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Post by mszanadu on May 20, 2017 23:53:19 GMT
The famous bridge scene, wouldn't the locomotive driver slow down his train set if he did see someone on the bridge, instead of using his whistle and gas on. It's an entertaing movie nonetheless 8/10 I was told some years ago that it takes about a half mile for a train to slow down to an almost stop on the tracks . In that trains case in the movie it appeared the train driver didn't see the boys that far off on the tracks until he was nearly on the bridge   . Thanks teleadm for your reply  . I also gave this movie a vote of 10 but it's in my top 10 list somewhere after # 3. I think  . I also really thought the soundtrack was excellent too  . |
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Post by mszanadu on May 20, 2017 23:58:11 GMT
A+ my #1 all time. Speaking of which, my #1's in my life have been Peter Pan '53, Back to the Future, & Stand By Me ever since. SBM delivered 3 unique experiences for me - as a kid having a blast with the peer child actors swearing up a storm & having fun in the summer... teenaged after my father passed when I was 12 + my best friends of life were as the film states at 12yrs old - I had 3 best friends pre-highschool & while I was a 'normal' kid like Gordie I had a athletic friend like Chris, a friend from a weird family like Teddy, & a younger friend in our circle a bit naive like Vern. Of course, the film re-watched as an adult is a masterpiece for me... tremendous ensemble from the 4 leads, to Dreyfuss' narration, Sutherland, & even Cusack for gravitas. Capped with a perfect soundtrack & B.B. King's track, SBM really is flawless for me, literally personally. Thanks so much twothousandonemark for your subject post . |
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Post by Snaggelpuss on Jun 14, 2017 11:22:02 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Jun 17, 2017 23:45:05 GMT
The famous bridge scene, wouldn't the locomotive driver slow down his train set if he did see someone on the bridge, instead of using his whistle and gas on. It's an entertaing movie nonetheless 8/10 I was told some years ago that it takes about a half mile for a train to slow down to an almost stop on the tracks . In that trains case in the movie it appeared the train driver didn't see the boys that far off on the tracks until he was nearly on the bridge   . Thanks teleadm for your reply  . I also gave this movie a vote of 10 but it's in my top 10 list somewhere after # 3. I think . I also really thought the soundtrack was excellent too  . I love that soundtrack too!!!! Good points about the train or locomotive driver, he/she might have been inexperienced and acted out of panic, didn't know what to do... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 17:15:04 GMT
4/10
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Post by SciFive on Aug 30, 2017 20:41:22 GMT
It didn't have a big impact on me since I was never a young boy, I guess, but I really liked it.
Of course it's poignant that the story was being told because River Phoenix's character had died as an adult, and he really did die as a young adult years after the movie was made.
9/10
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Post by politicidal on Aug 31, 2017 4:37:37 GMT
The only truly great Stephen King movie. 8/10.
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Post by someguy on Feb 20, 2018 15:39:32 GMT
6/10.
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