Shawshank Redemption

Guru · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:23

Just been watching this again for the umpteenth time as it was on TV

Still my favourite film of all time! So clever and brilliantly written.

Excellent performances throughout, just the best film ever. (obviously imho)

If anyone reading this hasn't seen it. DO.

G

fonzee · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:27

this the one with the black guy init?

awesome film, up in my top five without a doubt.

Hen_Dawg · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:27

If anyone reading this who hasn't seen it, come out of the nuclear bunker you've been trapped in since 1993!

Number 2 on www.IMDB.com highest rated films ever. Great film indeed

NokkonWud · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:29

I can't believe it didn't win a single Oscar. Biggest travesty in Oscar history, even moreso than Gwyneth Paltrow winning one.

yaboy · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:53

I watched a little when flipping through many many channels that I never ever watch.

benneh · 18 Jan 2008 at 01:03

Great film

. Lovely, and the score is fantastic too.

wedgie · 18 Jan 2008 at 08:03

Easily in my top 10, probably top 5.

tres · 18 Jan 2008 at 09:09

Easily in my top 5
Superb film, probably in my top 3.

Next to Band of Brothers

Stev · 18 Jan 2008 at 09:36

my top 3. watched it in School for an R.E lesson!

MrMoonX · 18 Jan 2008 at 11:18

they use it as an example to show trainee prison officers why they should always check stuff stuck on cell walls

tres · 18 Jan 2008 at 11:56

Obviously not recently, as someone escaped from prison using exactly the same method a few weeks ago!

tom_e · 18 Jan 2008 at 12:24

Im just watching it now, I think its the first time ive ever watched it all the way through and so far im quite impressed

banja · 18 Jan 2008 at 13:57

If you get a chance to read the original Steven King novella (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption) do so, it's very good.

Raymond Lin · 18 Jan 2008 at 14:02

nokkonwud said:
I can't believe it didn't win a single Oscar. Biggest travesty in Oscar history, even moreso than Gwyneth Paltrow winning one.

Hey, I love Shakespeare in Love

Don't know Gwyneth

weringo · 18 Jan 2008 at 14:28

Guru said:
Still my favourite film of all time! So clever and brilliantly written.

Excellent performances throughout, just the best film ever.

Agreed, no film kept me so gripped as Shawshank Redemption did, come to think of it I've only actually seen it once

nands · 18 Jan 2008 at 16:29

banja said:
If you get a chance to read the original Steven King novella (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption) do so, it's very good.

It is a good story - more depth than the film obviously but if I had to pick between the two I would go for the film.

I cannot think of any other cases of a film being better than the book or story but this is, the film - as said before is pretty much perfect.

MrMoonX · 18 Jan 2008 at 16:53

trescodrucey said:
Obviously not recently, as someone escaped from prison using exactly the same method a few weeks ago!

thats not true i havent seen anything on the intranet about it

Reeve · 18 Jan 2008 at 17:01

nands said:
It is a good story - more depth than the film obviously but if I had to pick between the two I would go for the film.

I cannot think of any other cases of a film being better than the book or story but this is, the film - as said before is pretty much perfect.

Forrest Gump?? apparently that is

You cant really compare the two anyway

jackthezipper · 18 Jan 2008 at 17:27

MrMoonX said:
thats not true i havent seen anything on the intranet about it

They went through the wall and ran to jump the fence. Can't remember where I heard it though.

mks2005 · 18 Jan 2008 at 18:38

No matter how many times I watch it, the final scene where Red's walking up the beach to Andy still strikes me as one of the most beautiful movie moments I can recollect.