Shawshank Anniversary in Mansfield this weekend.

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thavoice
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Aug 28, 2013 5:25pm
Get busy livin'.....
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vball10set
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Aug 28, 2013 7:13pm
...or get busy dyin' ;)
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Mohican00
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Aug 28, 2013 7:34pm
too bad they tore down the Old Westinghouse building that they used for the cell block scenes.
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bases_loaded
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Aug 28, 2013 8:57pm
I hope its on tv sometime
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Sonofanump
Aug 28, 2013 11:49pm
I hope Athens has Gyros.
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Tiernan
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Aug 29, 2013 7:35am
bases_loaded;1492726 wrote:I hope its on tv sometime
I know...if only it was on occasionally.
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thavoice
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Aug 29, 2013 11:53am
If I remember right it didn't do that well in theatres. think I remember at the time some thought it was because of the name of the movie or something. Def one of the very few movies I will watch whenever I come across it.
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vball10set
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Aug 29, 2013 12:45pm
Two excellent movies came out that year, Shawshank and Forrest Gump...can't go wrong with either one.
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Aug 29, 2013 1:03pm
Sonofanump;1492855 wrote:I hope Athens has Gyros.
How can you be so obtuse?
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Laley23
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Aug 29, 2013 1:05pm
Forrest Gump sucks.

That i sall.
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thavoice
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Aug 29, 2013 1:08pm
Laley23;1493062 wrote:Forrest Gump sucks.

That i sall.
There is a quote in the movie that is relevant to your comment. "Andy got two weeks in the hole for that little stunt" You should get two weeks for that. Only people I have ever heard say that movie sucks have all been women.
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cruiser_96
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Aug 29, 2013 1:17pm
Hope.
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Laley23
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Aug 29, 2013 1:22pm
thavoice;1493064 wrote:There is a quote in the movie that is relevant to your comment. "Andy got two weeks in the hole for that little stunt" You should get two weeks for that. Only people I have ever heard say that movie sucks have all been women.
Lots of people think like me.

Hanks was awesome in the role, but the movie is terribly written.

I want my films to be at least CLOSE to realistic, and when the main character (who would be arguably the most famous man to ever live) is unrecognized and the stories unrecognized by someone sitting on a bench the movie looses 100% credibility to me. Just a stupid set up
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Aug 29, 2013 1:58pm
Laley23;1493078 wrote:Lots of people think like me.

Hanks was awesome in the role, but the movie is terribly written.

I want my films to be at least CLOSE to realistic, and when the main character (who would be arguably the most famous man to ever live) is unrecognized and the stories unrecognized by someone sitting on a bench the movie looses 100% credibility to me. Just a stupid set up
This, Also imagine if the woman was mentally retarded and the man took advantage of her and got her pregnant.
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thavoice
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Aug 29, 2013 2:08pm
Laley23;1493078 wrote:Lots of people think like me.

Hanks was awesome in the role, but the movie is terribly written.

I want my films to be at least CLOSE to realistic, and when the main character (who would be arguably the most famous man to ever live) is unrecognized and the stories unrecognized by someone sitting on a bench the movie looses 100% credibility to me. Just a stupid set up
Close to realistic like these:
Old School
Anchorman
Wedding Crashers
Hangover
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Super Troopers
Harold and Kumar
Dodgeball
Waiting
Road Trip
Scary Movie (only #1)
American Pie 2
40 Year Old Virgin
Grandmas Boy
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Tiernan
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Aug 29, 2013 5:02pm
Laley23;1493078 wrote:Lots of people think like me.
No...nobody of any "intelligence" thinks like you. Great flick and you're a dumas.
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Laley23
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Aug 29, 2013 10:28pm
thavoice;1493112 wrote:Close to realistic like these:
Old School
Anchorman
Wedding Crashers
Hangover
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Super Troopers
Harold and Kumar
Dodgeball
Waiting
Road Trip
Scary Movie (only #1)
American Pie 2
40 Year Old Virgin
Grandmas Boy
What??? lol

First, why are you listing comedies? Second, waiting is 100% realistic and if you disagree, send some food back.
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Aug 29, 2013 11:38pm
TedSheckler;1493059 wrote:How can you be so obtuse?
Hey. Good one, wise guy.

I will give you a rep.
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Sonofanump
Aug 30, 2013 9:43am
TedSheckler;1493059 wrote:How can you be so obtuse?
It is the best place to eat when in Mansfield.
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Aug 30, 2013 10:03am
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Manhattan Buckeye
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Aug 30, 2013 11:35am
vball10set;1493049 wrote:Two excellent movies came out that year, Shawshank and Forrest Gump...can't go wrong with either one.
And Pulp Fiction, come on man!

BTW I agree that Forrest Gump is ridiculous and that Laley's criticism is credited. The guy was an All-American football player (that didn't go the NFL), a war hero, a ping pong champion, and a major industrialist and he just walks around like nothing is different with him. This guy is Johnny Manziel/Bruce Jenner/Steve Jobs combined and he is just a guy from Greenbo Alabama? The story is pure fantasy.
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Aug 30, 2013 11:43am
Manhattan Buckeye;1493513 wrote:And Pulp Fiction, come on man!

BTW I agree that Forrest Gump is ridiculous and that Laley's criticism is credited. The guy was an All-American football player (that didn't go the NFL), a war hero, a ping pong champion, and a major industrialist and he just walks around like nothing is different with him. This guy is Johnny Manziel/Bruce Jenner/Steve Jobs combined and he is just a guy from Greenbo Alabama? The story is pure fantasy.
I'm pretty sure they weren't going for realistic when they made it. When I view it I see a "tall tale" that is so intentionally unbelievable the fact that it is unbelievable isn't a legitimate criticism, but it still has a lot of value just from a story telling perspective (basically it's just an amusing story).
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ernest_t_bass
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Aug 30, 2013 11:46am
Jesus, you fucking people. Start a "Movie Snob" thread.