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mella

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Feb 16, 2011 4:20 PM
One of the top 5 movies of all time. Along with Sargent York.
Feb 16, 2011 4:20pm
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gerb131

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Feb 16, 2011 4:34 PM
Great great movie.
Feb 16, 2011 4:34pm
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vball10set

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Feb 16, 2011 5:04 PM
redstreak one;680810 wrote:The scene with the guard above when he is arrested and is getting read his rights, my cousin was an extra in that scene. He is the state trooper to the right side of the guard! Loved this movie, just watched for the billionth time last night!

Feb 16, 2011 5:04pm
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Heretic

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Feb 16, 2011 5:38 PM
I'd rank it as one of my all-time favorites.

Based (pretty accurately, with the exception of Red going from a white guy to Morgan Freeman) on a novella by Stephen King from Different Seasons, which also had "The Body" which became the movie Stand By Me.
Feb 16, 2011 5:38pm
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Little Danny

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Feb 16, 2011 6:02 PM
I think Shawshank was much better movie than Gump. However, I think Shawshank is much more of a "guy movie" whereas Gump appealed to a broader audience (meaning the ever important female and young people demographics). What's more, this was during the run where Tom Hanks was the hottest actor in Hollywood (Philadelphia, A League of Their Own, Apollo 13, You Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle) and was not going to be stopped.
Feb 16, 2011 6:02pm
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I Wear Pants

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Feb 16, 2011 8:03 PM
Love this movie. Watch it pretty often too.

Neat that a lot of the scenes were filmer around and in Mansfield and Ashland.
Feb 16, 2011 8:03pm
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Mohican00

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Feb 16, 2011 8:54 PM
I Wear Pants;681272 wrote:Love this movie. Watch it pretty often too.

Neat that a lot of the scenes were filmer around and in Mansfield and Ashland.

From what I've heard they're tearing down the "cell block," a chunk of the old Westinghouse factory where the prison scenes were filmed. Unfortunate
Feb 16, 2011 8:54pm
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Mohican00

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Feb 16, 2011 9:09 PM
The location is still standing but they're beginning to tear down the Westinghouse buildings.
Feb 16, 2011 9:09pm
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iclfan2

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Feb 16, 2011 9:13 PM
Love this movie (hence the signature). Wish I had the DVD of it still." Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free."
Feb 16, 2011 9:13pm
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Feb 16, 2011 9:17 PM
thedynasty1998;680904 wrote:And just when I didn't think I could love it anymore, I toured the Mansfield Reformatory and gained even more of an appreciation.

I toured it too...it was pretty sweet
Feb 16, 2011 9:17pm
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Sykotyk

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Feb 16, 2011 9:48 PM
Definitely a top-5 all-time movie for me.
Feb 16, 2011 9:48pm
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Feb 16, 2011 11:22 PM
thedynasty1998;680904 wrote: And just when I didn't think I could love it anymore, I toured the Mansfield Reformatory and gained even more of an appreciation.
When I was going to Ashland I would make my ATM usage coincide with my runs around town (like exercise run not grocery type run) so I could use the Huntington that it was filmed it. Sure there was a Huntington ATM in the student center but it wasn't part of the Shawshank set so...
Feb 16, 2011 11:22pm
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Feb 17, 2011 2:59 AM
This movie is one of my all-time favorite movies, and when Family Guy spoofed it, it became one of my all-time favorite episodes.
Feb 17, 2011 2:59am
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Fab4Runner

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Feb 17, 2011 9:37 AM
Definitely one of my all time favorites. I grew up in the Mansfield area so it has an extra special place in my heart.

Great acting, writing, direction, technical work...great everything.
Feb 17, 2011 9:37am
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Feb 17, 2011 10:20 AM
thedynasty1998;680904 wrote:Forrest Gump has a great soundtrack to it, which might give it a slight edge to some people. However, Shawshank is the GOAT in my opinion.

And just when I didn't think I could love it anymore, I toured the Mansfield Reformatory and gained even more of an appreciation.

are they still giving tours?
Feb 17, 2011 10:20am
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Feb 17, 2011 10:34 AM
Hesston;681055 wrote:i need to catch this flick again, rented it years ago, need to sit down with a few cold ones and take it in

10 bucks at walmart right now
Feb 17, 2011 10:34am
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Feb 17, 2011 10:37 AM
Love the movie also.

Dated a girl once that had a cousin/uncle (I can't remember now, it was 6ish years ago) that was an extra in it. He was one of the guards that was present when Andy Dufresne was first bussed to Shawshank. Whoop-de-do, I know. But she was a pretty cool girl and was pretty excited to have someone that close to her in a movie like that.
Feb 17, 2011 10:37am
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SportsAndLady

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Feb 17, 2011 11:18 AM
vball10set;681748 wrote:are they still giving tours?

Yes, they start up again in May.

http://www.mrps.org/pages/tours

I did the Hollywood tour, we were advised that was the best one.
Feb 17, 2011 11:18am
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vball10set

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Feb 17, 2011 11:47 AM
thanks-- I may have to take a drive this spring
Feb 17, 2011 11:47am
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Fab4Runner

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Feb 17, 2011 12:25 PM
vball10set;681830 wrote:thanks-- I may have to take a drive this spring

I'd like to suggest some other things for you to see in the area...but there are none, lol. Too bad they don't give tours on Saturdays...you could go in July and then stop by the Ox Roast in Shiloh, OH for the best beef sammich of all time.
Feb 17, 2011 12:25pm
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Feb 17, 2011 1:20 PM
^^^lol--well, if you happen to think of anything else between now and spring, be sure and let me know :cool:
Feb 17, 2011 1:20pm
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thedynasty1998

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Feb 17, 2011 2:34 PM
I Wear Pants;681518 wrote:When I was going to Ashland I would make my ATM usage coincide with my runs around town (like exercise run not grocery type run) so I could use the Huntington that it was filmed it. Sure there was a Huntington ATM in the student center but it wasn't part of the Shawshank set so...

I went to Ashland and never knew this. I'm assuming you are talking about the one downtown (if it's fair to call it a downtown)?

I always found it funny that that Huntington was downtown and there was a second, and newer Huntington on Clermont about two miles away. Never made a lot of sense to me.
Feb 17, 2011 2:34pm
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Feb 17, 2011 4:33 PM
Perhaps the only better movie in my book is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest', which is the greatest, and gets better every time you watch it -- you always pick up on something new.

'McMurphy' --- simply fantastic .......
Feb 17, 2011 4:33pm
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SportsAndLady

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Feb 17, 2011 5:38 PM
QuakerOats;682190 wrote:Perhaps the only better movie in my book is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest', which is the greatest, and gets better every time you watch it -- you always pick up on something new.

'McMurphy' --- simply fantastic .......

OFOTCN is a great fucking movie...it's top 5 for me
Feb 17, 2011 5:38pm