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zingy
College Boy Z
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Forrest Gump
Forrest GumpQuote: Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, an Alabama simpleton who travels across the world, meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture, and experiencing firsthand some of the historic events of the late 20th century.
The film differs substantially from Winston Groom's novel on which it was based. Filming took place in late 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate the protagonist into archived footage and to develop other scenes. An extensive soundtrack was featured in the film, and its commercial release made it one of the top selling albums of all time. It sold 4.42 million copies.
Released in the United States on July 6, 1994, Forrest Gump was well received by critics and became a commercial success as the top grossing film in North America released that year. The film earned over $677 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The film garnered multiple awards and nominations, including Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Young Artist Awards, among others. Since the film's release, varying interpretations have been made of the film's protagonist and its political symbolism. In 1996, a themed restaurant opened based on the film, and has since expanded to multiple locations worldwide. The scene of Gump running across the country is often referred to when real life people attempt the feat.
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13269 Location: Vienna
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A movie I totally love with the best performance ever, IMO. #2 of my all-time faves. Countless memorable moments. Tom Hanks more than deserved his oscar. A+
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 66999
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Forrest Gump - B+
Made me cry. Brilliant superb classic film! Tom Hanks is a phenomonen!
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insomniacdude
I just lost the game
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:00 pm Posts: 5868
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Incredible movie. I can't say much about it, for fear of doing it injustice.
A+
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Levy
Golfaholic
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:06 pm Posts: 16054
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Lovely feel-good movie. (B+)
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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I love this movie, it's in my all-time 25. I understand people who say that it's too overly sentimental, but, well, it worked well for me. It is one of the very few movies that rbought me really close to crying. Tom Hanks is in the best role of his career and the directing is superb.
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Star Wars
Indiana Jones IV
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One of my top 25. Much better than Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption. A +
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 37886
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A+
Fantastic. I put it as the 12th greatest movie of all time.
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neo_wolf
Extraordinary
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:19 pm Posts: 10906
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****/****
One of my alltime favorite films,and dispite what many say it did deserve those oscars IMO.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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neo_wolf wrote: ****/****
One of my alltime favorite films,and dispite what many say it did deserve those oscars IMO.
Agreed.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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I make no apologizes for thinking that Forrest Gump is an overlong, tedious, vaguely insulting movie made by people who should know better. I'm not here to rain on everybody's parade; I know a lot of people like it, and that's cool. But I hate it with a fervor reserved for a select few. Furthermore, the movie's ideology seems, well, evil. The book is satire. The movie is not.
To see this story done right, I just watch BEING THERE.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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yoshue wrote: D
I make no apologizes for thinking that Forrest Gump is an overlong, tedious, vaguely insulting movie made by people who should know better. I'm not here to rain on everybody's parade; I know a lot of people like it, and that's cool. But I hate it with a fervor reserved for a select few. Furthermore, the movie's ideology seems, well, evil. The book is satire. The movie is not.
To see this story done right, I just watch BEING THERE.
Hereby you have been banned from planet Earth for good.
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Darth Indiana Bond
007
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A+, Shawshank was no where near as good as this, but it was still a tremendous movie, Forrest Gump is just that good.
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BubbaGump
:-)
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Forrest Gump!
A++
that was my review.
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MovieDude
Where will you be?
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B+ It's a very hard movie to not love, but that doesn't change the fact that I think it's also somewhat flawed.
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Maverikk
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Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:03 am Posts: 15310 Location: Slumming at KJ
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A very decent movie, but I have no idea how it grossed well over 300 million dollars, not how it won Tom Hanks, the film, and the director Oscars, when both Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption came out the same year. Poor Shawshank couldn't get anybody to come and watch it in theaters.
B+
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Maverikk wrote: A very decent movie, but I have no idea how it grossed well over 300 million dollars, not how it won Tom Hanks, the film, and the director Oscars, when both Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption came out the same year. Poor Shawshank couldn't get anybody to come and watch it in theaters. B+
It was the better movie
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13269 Location: Vienna
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Maverikk wrote: A very decent movie, but I have no idea how it grossed well over 300 million dollars, not how it won Tom Hanks, the film, and the director Oscars, when both Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption came out the same year. Poor Shawshank couldn't get anybody to come and watch it in theaters. B+
You don't see why Tom Hanks won the Oscar?!
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Star Wars
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Glad it won over the overlong boring pointless, cliched, crap Shawshank and the pseudo-"genius" of Pulp Fiction. A.
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El Maskado
Arrrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:17 pm Posts: 21572
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I dont understand all the backlash against this movie. Its truely a great movie thats both depressing and uplifting at the same time. I know 1994 was a difficult year for the oscars when it had to compete against Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redepmtion. Just because it won over those two other movies, people shouldnt suddenly discount the movie at all. It still holds up well against generation after generation
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Libs
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm Posts: 48626 Location: Arlington, VA
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Oh, how I love love love Forrest Gump.
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Eventine
Too Brilliant for Introductions
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This was the first movie to make me cry, and that's saying a lot.
Solid A
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trixster
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Chris
life begins now
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:09 pm Posts: 6480 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Good, but somewhat overrated.
B+
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DIB2
All Star Poster
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Fantastic Film, absolutley supurb acting by the whole cast
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