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Post by ck100 on Sept 23, 2024 2:49:01 GMT
Still #1 on the IMDB Top 250 after all these years. People either love this movie, think it's great, a masterpiece, etc., and there are those who think it's overrated (but generally still good). I saw it once many years ago and thought it was good but not a masterpiece. Leonard 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 1940s. 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 crafted 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 Prime etc. on Sept 23, 2024 3:00:29 GMT
Amazing that there was no draft behind the poster.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 23, 2024 3:26:27 GMT
Amazing that there was no draft behind the poster. Andy lucked out in a lot of ways but it made for some movie magic. That's a spicy 2.5 from Leonard. Is this his hottest take? In case anyone doesn't know the story of how Shawshank became #1 on imdb, when The Dark Knight came out it skyrocketed to the #1 spot which was previously held by The Godfather. Godfather fans retaliated by downvoting TDK, and it became a war between the two fandoms until they basically cancelled each other out and #3 spot Shawshank snuck into #1. So I don't take its placement too seriously. |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 23, 2024 7:14:51 GMT
Its a good movie but I never loved it. I thought The Green Mile was better.
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Post by gbone on Sept 23, 2024 10:45:34 GMT
Good movie. Never understood the hype.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 23, 2024 13:16:17 GMT
Amazing that there was no draft behind the poster. Andy lucked out in a lot of ways but it made for some movie magic. That's a spicy 2.5 from Leonard. Is this his hottest take? In case anyone doesn't know the story of how Shawshank became #1 on imdb, when The Dark Knight came out it skyrocketed to the #1 spot which was previously held by The Godfather. Godfather fans retaliated by downvoting TDK, and it became a war between the two fandoms until they basically cancelled each other out and #3 spot Shawshank snuck into #1. So I don't take its placement too seriously. 1.5 for Blade Runner, The Thing 2 for Taxi Driver |
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Post by Winston Wolf on Sept 23, 2024 13:43:39 GMT
Andy lucked out in a lot of ways but it made for some movie magic. That's a spicy 2.5 from Leonard. Is this his hottest take? In case anyone doesn't know the story of how Shawshank became #1 on imdb, when The Dark Knight came out it skyrocketed to the #1 spot which was previously held by The Godfather. Godfather fans retaliated by downvoting TDK, and it became a war between the two fandoms until they basically cancelled each other out and #3 spot Shawshank snuck into #1. So I don't take its placement too seriously. 1.5 for Blade Runner, The Thing 2 for Taxi Driver  |
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Post by James on Sept 23, 2024 13:44:31 GMT
It's a very good film. Nothing less, nothing more.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 23, 2024 13:55:31 GMT
IMDB has skewered its present day legacy. I for one thought it was a fine movie, though overlong, sappy, & predictable.
C+
Cut 25 minutes, axe some of the syrupy narration, & maybe not have Andy some grinning mystical being the entire time? Personally, I've never enjoyed prison movies at all - the drab garb, cold buildings, unappealing supporting characters... 2.5hrs I can find better spent anywhere else.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 23, 2024 16:21:17 GMT
Excellent movie. Close to a masterpiece.
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