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    Default Forrest Gump

    Time to poll and we'll keep this one secret.

    There is a lot of hate for this movie on this board, me I love it.

    So rate it on a scale from 1 to 10 like the IMDB.

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    I gave it a 4. To call it one one the worst movies ever shows a lack of perspective, but I think it was mediocre. The big problem for me is Tom Hanks - his diction and mannerisms rub me the wrong way, and they completely dominate the movie. Has there ever been a movie where the main character did more talking?
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    I rated it a 4. It's not the worst POS I've ever seen, and I was pretty young when it was released, so I remember watching it all the time and mostly enjoying it. But I've learned that the things I enjoyed at 12 were almost always crap, and the movie doesn't hold up on rewatch with my adultl eyes.
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    The main reason I did not like this movie is because I thought the attempt at getting a message across was a major fail. I heard so many people say that it was an inspiring film, because even though Forrest was mentally slow, he had so many amazing opportunities and experiences. But the thing is, he didn't care about any of that stuff...it meant nothing to him. What he wanted was love, and that was the one thing he couldn't have. That's the opposite of inspiring, in my opinion.

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    I think it's a great movie. Maybe a little...schmaltzy (is that a word? is it the right one?) but I still watch it several times a year, and it still hits my emotions in all the right spots.

    Plus I was just commenting to my mom the other day...if you do that Forrest Gump voice around anyone over the age of say 20? They know what you're talking about. Even if it isn't a quote, even if they've never seen the movie, they know.

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    I hate schmaltz. I especially hate schmaltz of the "triumph of the human spirit" variety. And I especially hate Tom Hanks and his smug, "I am an actor in IMPORTANT MEANINGFUL MOVIES" face.

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    Best movie to watch in a bar on a sunday EVER

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    Quote Originally posted by Sarahfeena View post
    The main reason I did not like this movie is because I thought the attempt at getting a message across was a major fail. I heard so many people say that it was an inspiring film, because even though Forrest was mentally slow, he had so many amazing opportunities and experiences. But the thing is, he didn't care about any of that stuff...it meant nothing to him. What he wanted was love, and that was the one thing he couldn't have. That's the opposite of inspiring, in my opinion.
    Yup. Hugely missed the point. Nothing about this movie clicked for me.

    Epic, nah. Interesting, sure. I gave it a 3.
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    Quote Originally posted by Sarahfeena View post
    The main reason I did not like this movie is because I thought the attempt at getting a message across was a major fail. I heard so many people say that it was an inspiring film, because even though Forrest was mentally slow, he had so many amazing opportunities and experiences. But the thing is, he didn't care about any of that stuff...it meant nothing to him. What he wanted was love, and that was the one thing he couldn't have. That's the opposite of inspiring, in my opinion.
    I never saw this story as inspiring, just a good fun movie with an interesting cross-section of life. I did see the mostly unrequited love as sad but to me that added to the movie.

    I loved the humor in the film, the shrimp bits being my favorite and of course the "Magic Legs".

    The closest to inspiring was his incredible delight in the end that his son was not only normal but bright. That seemed to mean so much to Gump. I thought Hanks portrayed that brilliantly.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    The closest to inspiring was his incredible delight in the end that his son was not only normal but bright. That seemed to mean so much to Gump. I thought Hanks portrayed that brilliantly.
    Little did he know that six short years later, his son would be seeing dead people.
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    Quote Originally posted by Sarahfeena View post
    The main reason I did not like this movie is because I thought the attempt at getting a message across was a major fail. I heard so many people say that it was an inspiring film, because even though Forrest was mentally slow, he had so many amazing opportunities and experiences. But the thing is, he didn't care about any of that stuff...it meant nothing to him. What he wanted was love, and that was the one thing he couldn't have. That's the opposite of inspiring, in my opinion.
    I agree and disagree. You're right that it wasn't inspiring because he didn't care about any of his opportunities. He just went where the wind took him (hey, now I finally get the symbolism of the feather). A guy drifting through his life and iconic events isn't inspirational. But he did end up having love in his life in the form of his son (and also his friendship with Lieutenant Dan).
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    Quote Originally posted by Orual View post
    I hate schmaltz. I especially hate schmaltz of the "triumph of the human spirit" variety. And I especially hate Tom Hanks and his smug, "I am an actor in IMPORTANT MEANINGFUL MOVIES" face.
    I think this movie, and the public's reception of it, it what convinced Tom Hanks that he is a GREEATT acTOR . He's not. He was decent in Philadelphia but in everything since he's been completely insufferable, and in interviews it's clear that he has an extraordinarily inflated opinion of himself. Would he have, for example, felt the need to play every male part in The Polar Express if the world hadn't spent the better part of the late nineties furiously kissing his ass?

    Also FUCK YOU TOM HANKS, YOUR ADAPTION OF JOHN ADAMS SUCKED.
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    Quote Originally posted by Sarahfeena View post
    The main reason I did not like this movie is because I thought the attempt at getting a message across was a major fail. I heard so many people say that it was an inspiring film, because even though Forrest was mentally slow, he had so many amazing opportunities and experiences. But the thing is, he didn't care about any of that stuff...it meant nothing to him. What he wanted was love, and that was the one thing he couldn't have. That's the opposite of inspiring, in my opinion.
    And besides that, he lucks into everything that happens to him. He doesn't really achieve anything, he just good-naturedly does whatever anyone near him suggests and then lucks into fame and fortune, something that doesn't happen in real life. Not only is the movie all about getting a message across -- something inherently annoying -- but the message sucks.

    I voted 1, not because I really think it's the worst thing ever but it really annoys me.

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    It was a crappy movie, but the Vietnam stuff is what got Tom Hanks interested in war movies, which then led into Saving Private Ryan, which led to a friend giving him a book on WWII history, which led to THE FUCKING BEST MINI-SERIES EVER OMG AND NOW THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!!!!1

    So I gave it a five.

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    Although it is far from being my favorite movie I've never gotten the Gump-hate. I found it diverting and pretty well done the one time I saw it, I don't think it is especially profound or inspiring, but I also don't think it is one of the signs of the imminent apocalypse either.


    (Also you can include me in the group of people who sees Forrrest as having all those experiences but not finding what he wanted as being more or less the point.)

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    I don't think we should hang out at the bar together. You people would not like watching AMC and drinking beers as much as I do

    Just... just don't say anything. I'll pack up my stuff and go.

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    Another one distinctly unimpressed. I like my cheese more thinly sliced. 2/10.
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    Quote Originally posted by hatesfreedom View post
    I don't think we should hang out at the bar together. You people would not like watching AMC and drinking beers as much as I do

    Just... just don't say anything. I'll pack up my stuff and go.
    I'll drink with you, but then you have to put up with me talking baseball with some of the other guys in the bar as that happens in any bar I am drinking in.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    I'll drink with you, but then you have to put up with me talking baseball with some of the other guys in the bar as that happens in any bar I am drinking in.
    Just remember if you start talking baseball with the guys in the bar on April 12th you'll have to rave about how the Red Sox are the bestest, most awesomest baseball team that exists, has ever existed or will ever exist, and how they are a lead pipe cinch to win at least 160 games this season, and how Alex Rodriguez sucks and he sucked even back when it looked like he might end up on the Red Sox back then and they really didn't want him and none of the Red Sox fans who were so excited about getting him back then really REALLY wanted him to be on their team and anyway he sucks and he did steroids and it's different from how David Ortiz and Manny did steroids and the Yankees championships are tainted because of the steroids but the Red Sox' aren't.

    You'll have to listen to some Boston sports talk radio to get up to speed while you're here. Either that or hit yourself in the head with a hammer for a few minutes...same effect.

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    Quote Originally posted by Laughing Lagomorph View post
    Just remember if you start talking baseball with the guys in the bar on April 12th you'll have to rave about how the Red Sox are the bestest, most awesomest baseball team that exists, has ever existed or will ever exist, and how they are a lead pipe cinch to win at least 160 games this season, and how Alex Rodriguez sucks and he sucked even back when it looked like he might end up on the Red Sox back then and they really didn't want him and none of the Red Sox fans who were so excited about getting him back then really REALLY wanted him to be on their team and anyway he sucks and he did steroids and it's different from how David Ortiz and Manny did steroids and the Yankees championships are tainted because of the steroids but the Red Sox' aren't.

    You'll have to listen to some Boston sports talk radio to get up to speed while you're here. Either that or hit yourself in the head with a hammer for a few minutes...same effect.
    Hey, I was able to talk baseball with Red Sox fans during a game at Fenway with the Yanks being the visiting team. It is not that hard.

    BTW: I am such a sad case that I do listen to the Sports Talk stations when I am up that way.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Hey, I was able to talk baseball with Red Sox fans during a game at Fenway with the Yanks being the visiting team. It is not that hard.
    Really? I tend to avoid baseball conversations up here...people are way too partisan.

    BTW: I am such a sad case that I do listen to the Sports Talk stations when I am up that way.
    I must be really sad because I listen all the time.

    I've realized if you did a rigorous study of the percentage of time various teams were discussed on Boston sports talk radio the rankings would probably look something like this:

    1st: Red Sox
    2nd: Patriots
    3rd: Yankees
    4th: Celtics
    5th: Jets
    6th: Giants
    7th: Bruins

    I have a partisan interest in two of the top three, and at least a casual interest in five of the top six.

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    I don't hate the movie with the passion of a thousand suns or anything. It's kind of enjoyable if you aren't expecting anything from it, too. But I just get to the end of the movie feeling like I've been emotionally manipulated. He finally gets the girl, who frankly IMO just figures his money will come in handy now that she's about to kick off, so she might as well pretend to love him until then. (btw, I hate Jenny.) And even though I'm wanting to just roll my eyes at it, I really feel for the poor bastard when she dies.

    (Btw, LL, dude what do you want? You're the enemy living in the homeland. We hate your team. HATE.)
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    How did this become a Red Sox/Yankees thread?
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    ...(Btw, LL, dude what do you want? You're the enemy living in the homeland. We hate your team. HATE.)
    1). I want you to come meet WhatExit? + me and whoever else shows up at the brewpub in Framingham in April where I will buy the first round.

    2). I want every fan in Red Sox nation to admit that the Yankees are the ying to their yang, the Joker to their Batman, and that at this point in their history the franchises are more alike than different.

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    I gave it a two, because the sound track was pretty decent, except for the fact that it had It Keeps You Runnin by the Doobie Brothers, which is a terrible goddamned song.

    I also propose firebombing every Bubba Gump Shrimp Company resturant just on general principal.
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    If my math is right, as of now Gump only gets a 5.32 Mello ratings.

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    I gave it an 8 since that was my feeling at the theater on opening night.


    Subsequent viewings have made me like it less, but that initial feeling should be my judge.
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    I found it really dull. I think people liked it at the time because Tom Hanks was on a roll with films and it was fashionable to like his acting.

    It doesn't hold up with repeat viewings either.
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    I've still never seen the movie from beginning to end, but the most important thing for me, is that it inspired a pretty damn good "Weird Al" Yankovic parody, based on the song "Lump" by The Presidents of The United States Of America.

    Also, the best team in Major League history was the 1927 Yankees, featuring Babe Ruth hitting 10% of all the home runs hit in the American League that year.
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    Quote Originally posted by dread pirate jimbo View post
    Also, the best team in Major League history was the 1927 Yankees, featuring Babe Ruth hitting 10% of all the home runs hit in the American League that year.
    Well I agree and besides, Ruth and Gehrig together out hit any other AL team that year.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Well I agree and besides, Ruth and Gehrig together out hit any other AL team that year.
    IIRC, Ruth outhomered 6 teams all by himself.

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