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Post by lowtacks86 on Aug 27, 2020 21:52:41 GMT
Am I missing out on anything?
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Post by jcush on Aug 27, 2020 21:54:30 GMT
It's one of my favorites.
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Post by onethreetwo on Aug 27, 2020 22:00:16 GMT
Overrated and very good at the same time. It gives people feels. Think about it this way. Think about the kind of guys that cry at their own wedding. Those guys are the kind of guys who would say Shawshank is their favorite movie. Really emotional dudes love Shawshank.
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Post by ck100 on Aug 27, 2020 22:01:41 GMT
I think I've only seen it once. I remember liking it, but also finding it overrated.
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Post by James on Aug 27, 2020 22:13:26 GMT
It’s a very solid movie. See it before you die, I guess.
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Post by Marv on Aug 27, 2020 22:30:10 GMT
I'd say yea. It's a very enjoyable movie.
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Post by femalefan on Aug 27, 2020 22:33:30 GMT
You are missing out. It's a good movie.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 27, 2020 23:19:44 GMT
Am I missing out on anything? yes.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 27, 2020 23:21:04 GMT
I think I've only seen it once. I remember liking it, but also finding it overrated. BUT if you had never read the ratings you might have liked it more 
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Post by ck100 on Aug 27, 2020 23:27:42 GMT
Maltin Movie Guide Review:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"Straight-arrow banker Robbins is railroaded for a double murder and sent to prison for life in the late 1940's. Fellow lifer Freeman and his buddies eventually come to admire Robbins' moral code--and his ability to get things done, in spite of a heinous warden and brutal prison guard. Widely praised film is well-crated but terribly overlong, and (like much of Stephen King's non-horror writing) hollow and predictable.
First-time feature director Darabont adapted King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption."
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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 27, 2020 23:38:14 GMT
It’s a good movie for sure. I wouldn’t say it’s one of the best ever made, but if you like movies, why not watch it?
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 27, 2020 23:43:20 GMT
Excellent movie. Get it watched.  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 27, 2020 23:47:09 GMT
AND the Novella is even better ! (imo)
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Post by politicidal on Aug 27, 2020 23:48:39 GMT
Definitely worth a watch.
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Post by phantomparticle on Aug 28, 2020 0:53:52 GMT
A good movie, but not anywhere near as good as its fanboys say.
It wraps up the cliches of every prison film ever made.
Watch it out of curiosity or if you are a prison picture completist, then find a copy of Brute Force (1947), an uncompromising and unsentimental look at convicts under brutal penitentiary conditions.
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 28, 2020 2:21:19 GMT
It is nowhere near the greatest movie ever made, but it is still an excellent movie and one of the best of 1994.
Very good story, very well made, very well acted, great cinematography from Roger Deakins and a great score from Thomas Newman.
8.5/10
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 28, 2020 3:43:38 GMT
It is nowhere near the greatest movie ever made, but it is still an excellent movie and one of the best of 1994. Very good story, very well made, very well acted, great cinematography from Roger Deakins and a great score from Thomas Newman. 8.5/10
pretty much this.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Aug 28, 2020 11:12:08 GMT
I liked it. I actually think it’s perfectly crafted.
Still I liked two other films better that came out the same year.
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Post by Jonesy1 on Aug 28, 2020 11:17:25 GMT
Am I missing out on anything? Yes.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Aug 28, 2020 13:53:45 GMT
I liked it. I actually think it’s perfectly crafted. Still I liked two other films better that came out the same year. Forrest Gump?
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