Forrest Gump

Rating:
Summary: perplexed
Review: I looked through all the reviews, and even among those who loved this film, describing it in detail, I didn't see anyone mention it's greatest quality - gentle satire.
It portays the power and stamina of a gentle soul, as he floats through a dynamic period of time, at the whim of the wind, like the feather, as it pokes holes in all the over-blown and silly foibles of man. I can see why many would think it silly if the message was not visible to them.
I read the book first, so maybe that is why I was able to see this in the movie, but have since read other reviews in magazines, where it was noted as great satire among other great satires in literary history.

Rating:
Summary: Gumpy
Review: Well, I suppose that I will be going against a WALL of disagreement here, but I feel that "FORREST GUMP" is one of the most overrated movies I have seen in years. The story is empowering to some, I'm sure. To me, it's embarrassing.

The concept is as trite as the worst of television show scripts. To concoct the "Best Picture" of 1994, the writers/studio simply took most of the pertinent social issues of the 1950's through the 1980's and exploited them; fashioning yet another heart-warming, "feel good" movie for the masses. The turn of events here is as predictable as any soap opera.

The much-ballyhooed special effects sequences, whereby our affable, developmentally-disabled hero is seen meeting JFK and LBJ were cute. However, I could have done without the vulgarity of the "scene" with Lyndon Baines. To put it simply, such Hollywood wizardry fails to impress this viewer. By the time this film was done, cimematic special effects had reached a point where anything could be created on film. When hearing how majestic this -or some other- film is (because of it's computer generated effects), I say now what I said back in 1994......SO WHAT?

Tom Hanks, who plays the lead in "FORREST GUMP", has become one of the premier male actors of the New Millennium. His work in films such as "APOLLO 13", "PHILADELPHIA", "CAST AWAY" and "ROAD TO PERDITION" has gained him his rightful place among the top male actors in Tinseltown. Fortunately, these films were something more than gushy, "feel good" flicks, such as "FORREST GUMP".

Rating:
Summary: An outstanding film
Review: Tom Hanks plays the part of Forest Gump, a mentally impaired young man living in Alabama. The movie is the story of his life from childhood to adulthood and his search for Jenny, the love of his life. You will be taken to the Vietnam War, to running across the country, and even to shrimping. The story itself is moving and entertaining to say the least.

If you're familliar with Hanks' other numerous movies, then you will not be suprised that this contains such well done acting & directing. It's no wonder this film won Best Picture and Hanks deserved the Best Actor award as well.

Highly recommended!

Rating:
Summary: One of the worst movies ever made
Review: Gump is a swell guy. He is amiable, helpful, honest and impossible to root against. The problem is that this fantastic voyage takes him into every milestone event of the last half of the twentieth century without him really earning a place to be there. The tacit statement of this movie is that ability, preparation, persistence and education are less important than happening onto something great. A lottery winner should receive as much adulation as someone who builds a business from scratch into a large company. If Gump were to tell a teenage Einstein that he "should not fret so much about physics, its all relative" then Gump should not receive credit for inspiring E=MC2.

It is amazing that people like this movie so much. I think this movie is not really a moral lesson. It is more of a venue for grown- ups to fantasize about being in these outrageous situations.

Rating:
Summary: Gump and Gumper
Review: Did you know that a kindly simpleton was responsible for every cultural phenomenon from the 1960s through the 1980s? His name was Forrest Gump, and by merit of his below-normal intelligence, there was nothing he couldn't do. We've all heard Aaron Copland's stirring "Fanfare for the Common Man." Well, this movie could have just as well been entitled "Fanfare the Sub-Mediocre."

If you think about it honestly, among serious movies, "Forrest Gump" is one of the dumbest ever made. I don't want to give away the plot to the uninitiated, so I will limit myself to one fr'instance. Imagine a beautiful, intelligent woman singing folksongs nude in front of a hundred rowdy, drunken men. Now imagine this sensitive artist's heart breaking because no one is listening to her music. That scene in a nutshell captures the mentality of the film; it is one of a hundred scenes very much like it.

Quite simply, "Forrest Gump" is two hours of non-stop tugging at the viewer's heartstrings. Like the comedy that throws non-stop jokes at the viewer without any meaningful cohesion, it stops working after a while.

Now to give the devil his due: you will enjoy this movie in spite of how dumb it is. Three stars. It's fun. Gump is a sympathetic character whom you will want to see succeed. The film is fairly funny. The movie REALLY gets carried away, however, when this boob's achievement level goes through the roof. The viewer is left scratching his head in bewilderment. Which brings up an interesting point: what is the point of this movie? Plain and simple - it is to exalt the superiority of the lowly over the mighty. I've spoken with several people who find that very inspiring. I don't.

This is NOT one of the best movies ever. It's not even particularly good. That movies like this and "Titanic" win the Best Film award on Oscar night only goes to show how ridiculous the Academy Awards really are. Still, it's not a bad way of spending an evening, even if just to be able to perfect your dead-on impression of the lame-brained main character. (Mine is quite good.) However, if you're going to spend your time watching something, why not watch something better?

Rating:
Summary: Life is Like A Box Of Chocolates . . .
Review: "Run Forrest Run" was my favorite line in the movie! Tom Hanks played the main actor Forrest Gump. The actress that Forrest Gump was in love with was Robin Wright who was Jenny Curran in the movie. In the beginning of the movie Forrest had many problems with his legs, and he wasn't considered "normal" in his school. He had an I.Q. of 75, which is considered to be dumb. Forrest was not smart, and even when he had bad legs, he still turned out a great man. He met many presidents, and many famous people. He was named after General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who started the Ku Klux Klan. Forrest Gump was a wonderful movie with the great soundtrack put into the movie. I think that without a soundtrack the movie would seem long and not as interesting. I loved the movie Forrest Gump. Although some parts I wish would not happen. At the end, I wish that Jenny would live so Forrest could be so much happier with her. I wish she had done that kind of stuff she did in her past, which ended up with her receiving HIV and dying at a young age. In the end, she has a child Forrest Jr., she marries Forrest, then she gets sick, and she dies. Many times, she was with Forrest and she became scared and left. Many times Jenny gets scared and so she just runs, because she thinks running away from your problems is better than facing them. Which is not true, I believe that if you keep running away from your problems they are going to build up and then in the end whether you want to or not you have to face them. You problems will always chase you until you solve them and figure them out and live out the consequences. Especially one of the times Jenny left him, he ran off. He ran across the United States four times, which took him 3 years 2, months, 14 days, and 16 hours. He had some tough times but he also had some great times. Some of the tough times he had to face was growing up without a father, getting picked on by bullies, having leg problems, being considered "dumb," and most of all losing his best friend in the army Bubba Blue. Forrest had rough times but also had some great times. He met many famous and great people like Elvis Presley, who is the King of Rock and Roll. He met George Wallace one time while he was picking up Vivian's Malone's book as Wallace was standing in the schoolhouse door at the University of Alabama. He met Abby Hoffman who was an anti war demonstration person. John Lennon and Dick Cavett, when on Cavett's television show. He met a few presidents like John F. Kennedy when he was a member of the all American football team. He met Lyndon Johnson receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. Richard Nixon as a member of the All-American Ping Pong team. I would be the happiest person ever if I got to meet people like Forrest Gump did. The actor who played Forrest Gump was Tom Hanks who is a wonderful actor and is so amazingly awesome, was the best actor to act for the film Forrest Gump. Not only is he a great actor, but he lived the part of Forrest Gump. The movie racked up about 500 million at the box office. At the time that the movie was going on their was also a war. Forrest Gump and his best friend Bubba Blue were also in the Vietnam war, and Forrest saved everyone including Lieutenant Dan. He got mostly everyone except Bubba Blue, who was too injured and died. He then later owned a shrimp boat company because he made a promise to Bubba Blue that he would. So he did, and became highly successful in life.

Rating:
Summary: BIG TIME 2 THUMBS UP!!
Review: What an awesome movie for Tom Hanks. This is a movie you can watch over & over again. Bubba was one of my favorite characters, his lip sticking out was hilarious. This is definently a movie your going to want to purchase. It does have a couple scenes that are not appropiate for younger ones but for the right age, this is an instant family classic!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Give it 6 stars
Review: This movie is one of the best movies made. A "slow" mans journey through life. He is kind hearted and righteous. Follow his life through the twists and turns he makes. He meets Elvis to .. going to war. Very entertaining film for all ages.

Rating:
Summary: THIS REVIEW IS FOR DAVID!
Review: Listen up David! This movie is a classic! Tom Hanks is the shiznit! You have no idea what you are talking about. How could you honestly say this movie is not good? You don't deserve to watch any movie ever again. If you can't make any decisions better than that, you don't need to decide for yourself, so you are grounded. I am now your daddy. BIATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Forrest Gump
Review: How do I get a Forrest Gump movie on DVD, without the wide screen format?