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Summary: Hanks is Brilliant
Review: Forrest Gump is a rare movie that succeeded on all levels. It was a box office smash ranking among the top five highest grossing movies of all time. But it was also a critical darling, garnering across the board praise and a truckload of awards. The movie became a cultural phenomenon, spawning cook books, quote books, a top ten soundtrack album and lines like "stupid is as stupid does" and "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" have permeated our dialect. The movie has a nostalgic, feel good vibe thanks to the dimwitted Forrest's trek through 60's and 70's touchstone events. Underneath all those warm feelings lies a darkness. Bad things happen to just about everyone Forrest comes in contact with. His best friend Bubba is killed in Vietnam, his other friend Lt. Dan loses both his legs, his mother dies of cancer and his beloved Jenny dies of AIDS. Even the famous people Forrest comes across meet with disaster, President Kennedy & John Lennon are assassinated, George Wallace is shot and Elvis Presley dies young. There are superb performances all around. Sally Field is feisty as Forrest's mama, Mykelti Williamson is funny as Bubba, Gary Sinese as Lt. Dan is a perfect rough edged foil to Forrest and Robin Wright as Jenny portrays the confusion that young people of the times felt perfectly. While all those performances are of high quality, Forrest Gump is Tom Hanks' tour de force. He is utterly brilliant as Forrest. He is in virtually every scene of the movie and never once does he fail to astound. He becomes Forrest and makes you care what happens to him. Mr. Hanks deservedly won his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar for the role and cemented himself as the best actor of his generation and one of the best of all time.
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Summary: It's Forrest Gump!
Review: This is one of the best movies, I've ever seen. It's about time it's on DVD.
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Summary: Seen it 5 times and keeps getting better
Review: Forest Gump on dvd is great. I've seen it a bunch of times and gets better everytime I watch it. Those who seen this movie will love it on dvd. Great sound, great picture. This movie had me laughing each time I watched it. Watching that goofy bastage chase that girl Jenny was touching. He would get into situations that made you feel sorry for that subana bish. That cork suker ran aimlessly through the USA. What was that about. Funny goofy guy. Forest Gump is a goofy fargain bastage that will keep you laughing.
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Summary: I Actually Found The Movie On The Discs....
Review: I usually don't write reviews, but I sort of wanted to write one in response to the person from Whippany, NJ who said he couldn't find the movie anywhere on the two discs! Is this person for real? What in God's name is he doing? He does have a DVD player, yes? He's not attempting to view these discs with a VCR, is he? My God. Anyway, for the rest of you who have no trouble operating a remote control, this is a fantastic film. Obviously. Come on, it's "Forrest Gump." Possibly the most enjoyable film ever made. It's just optimism and love run amok. Great cast. Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise are a perfect odd couple, and Robin Wright-Penn is stunning, even when she's doped-up and cracked-out in the 1960's. Leonard Maltin doesn't know what he's talking about in saying he didn't buy Hank's performance. Well, I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think, in most everyone's opinion, "Forrest Gump" is a great American film. When you can find it.
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Summary: Great Movie, by far.
Review: Forest gump is a great movie, with a great story. It made me laugh from the beginning to the end. How can you not laugh, watching that goofy bastage go through life and getting into situations only an ice ole would get into. That subana bish Gump had me cracking up. Especially when he teamed up with Bubba, an even goofier shrimp eating bastage. Those two fargain ice oles are a dynamic duo in comedy. Like Gumps mother said, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never now what you're gonna get, because you're sofa king we Todd did Forest.
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Summary: Wonderful and Powerful Story
Review: Forrest Gump is the tale of an indomitable Southern man who, with an IQ of 75, embodies a generation and is involved in many poivotal events of the twentieth century. Robert Zemeckis is an incredible director, and he gives the film a nuanced, subtle magic. Tom Hanks is dynamite, with his versatility and emotional impact, he is the only actor that could have played Gump. From All-American Football Player to Vietnam wet and Medal of Honor winner to Woodstock to Watergate, Gump is there. What a treasure! Worth taking a look for all the extra features, too. This is Paramount's best DVD offering yet. -m-
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Summary: FORREST GUMP SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION
Review: I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE AND AM VERY SORRY I DID! NOWHERE ON THE TWO CD'S IS THERE THE MOVIE. ALL TRACKS ARE COMMENTARY. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. THE SECOND DISK HAS THE TRAILERS AND OTHER USELESS GARBAGE. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.
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Summary: A man named Forrest
Review: Winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, Forrest Gump speaks for itself as one of the best movies. Played by Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump is about a man who grows up in the south. He is not the smartest man, but the movie is a view of his life. Robert Zemeckis, the films director, starts the movie off in present day and then shifts the movie to the past. Growing up in the South, Gump faces issues of growing up and witnessing history in many aspects. He feels many things that goes on with growing up including overcoming a disability, going to college, the Vietnam War, meeting many famous people, loosing friends and family, and the issue of drugs and aids. This movie then shifts to present day where he is at a bus stop. From there it turns into a love story with a new meaning. The movie ends with a good feeling and a brief history lesson from the 1950's to then present day 1994, when the movie was released. If we were to compare it to any other movie, it would be placed next to a documentary. This is a documentary with a new spice and flavor to it that I highly recommend. After watching this movie, you have a good feeling and some new sayings from Forrest Gump, who is a family orientated film. This movie is for a person over the age of 16 who can understand the full concept of the movie and the history behind. I give it an A+.
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Summary: If only it were based on a true story.
Review: One interpretation of the movie is that of having opinions and siding one way or the other on issues. Forrest Gump doesn't seem to have an opinion about anything, except for a general optimism. When he runs across the country, reporters catch up to him and ask whether he is running for the environment, women's rights, or world peace, or what. He replies, "I just feel like runnin'!" He wins the medal of honor in Vietnam yet loves a girl who is mixed in with people who oppose the war. When Forrest makes a speech about the war, the plug is pulled and we don't hear a word he says about it. A Black Panther gives him a stern lecture about his group's ideology, but Forrest is tuned out, only paying attention to Jenny. Forrest explains many things as "and for no particular reason at all..." for example, the shootings of several famous people in his lifetime. When Forrest meets the president all he has to say about it is he loved how there was free Dr. Pepper and free food. He goes through many turbulent times in our nation's history and is tuned out of them but by no means totally tuned out of life. He has fierce determination, as when he runs with all his might on the football field for the touchdown, then continues into the locker room at full speed. Although stupid, he is still a very dynamic character who succeeds at everything he does, and still remains a nice guy. With all his success adding up he does not become cocky or corrupted or lose vision of what really matters. He inspires many others and spreads his good influence around very well and doesn't even realize how great he is. Forrest moves through a world which is increasingly becoming less moral, more violent and confused. Yet he manages to leave the world a little better than he found it. I can't totally agree with the thought that the film portrays sexuality as immoral. Recall that Forrest's mother had sex with the principal to get her son into a mainstream school. Also, Forrest has an illegitimate child to which Jenny assures him he did nothing wrong. The kid turns out just fine and Forrest turns out to be a great father. Some think the film tells us that conformity and following orders unquestioningly will lead to success. Why, then, does Forrest blatantly disobey Lt. Dan's order to leave him in the woods and instead, save his life? Also, when Forrest prepares to buy his own shrimp boat, everyone tells him he's stupid to do that but he simply replies "Stupid is as stupid does, sir" and goes ahead with his promise and his dream to go into the shrimping business. Despite the inspiring action throughout the movie by Forrest, the movie ends sadly. Also, being that Jenny apparently died of AIDS which was a new disease back then, there is a strong possibility Forrest has it, too being that Jenny is his wife. But one message of the movie is that we all die sooner or later and that dying is a part of life. Will the story of Forrest Gump make you feel inspired? Probably. Will it actually change your life? I doubt it. It would be great if only this were a true story but it isn't.
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Summary: A [dissapointment] for spanish-speaking people in Zone 1
Review: For me, Forrest Gump is one of the best movies ever. I waited a lot to see it published on DVD, and I bought it as soon as Amazon put it on sale. I must say I was dissapointed to find there were no spanish subtitles in this "collector edition". I've been through many other titles in "zone 1" encoding, but none of them lack spanish subtitles. Why did it happen this time? Despite this sad detail, the DVD is wonderful.
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