Forrest Gump

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Summary: Good . . . but not the best
Review: I liked this movie a lot, but I hardly thought it deserved the oscar for Best Picture. The Shawshank Redeption, a much more moving film, should have gotten Best Picture.

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Summary: Better than "It's a wonderful life"
Review: This is my favourite movie of all time. What I cannot stand is all these people saying it's really sentimental and unrealistic - THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT! You do not watch a film like this to criticise and sneer at how dumb it all is. You sit down, suspend your poor, angst-ridden cynical 20th century minds for a couple of hours, and enjoy a beautiful, touching, funny and wonderfully acted feelgood movie. The one scene that even I would draw the line at is the "running" sequence, where Forrest decides to run across America, just because he has nothing better to do. Apart from that unnecessary section, the film is a delight to watch, and the scene where Forrest turns away from Jenny and says "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.." brings tears to my cynical angst-ridden 20th century eyes every time. A modern classic.

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Summary: How come NO DVD
Review: this is an amazing movie....if it could be available in DVD DTS format....i would certainly buy it.

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Summary: Striking!
Review: From the naive childhood to the hippie years following the Vietnam war, Forrest Gump displays life from the late 40`s to the early 80`s,from Elvis to Nixon passing by John Lennon and JFK.One of the weird points is that his mother runs a B&B, and Elvis sleeps there, and Forrest teaches him to dance.In the Vietnam War, he saves all his friends.His friend told him that after the war, he would go in the shrimping business, but he dies in the war, so Forrest goes into it himself.I`d write more, but I won`t give all the story.Great movie!

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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: As a history buff and a movie lover, this film presents a little piece of paradise for me. I always watch it when i'm feeling depressed or mad at the world, and it always raises my spirits. This film shows how through love of country, love of family, love of friends, honesty, and courage, any man, regardless of anything, can be a success. Hanks gives a moving and winning performence as Forrest, and excellent support is provided by Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and Sally Field. Director Zemeckis has provided the world with a modern classic, and the power of this work will continue to be appreciated by true lovers of cinema into the next century.

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Summary: overrated
Review: so built-up by the time that i saw it that i was expecting some epiphanic experience. don't believe the hype.

Rating:
Summary: Great Film
Review: Forrest Gump consists of everything a movie should have. It's perfectly directed by Robert Zemeckis. Brillantly acted by Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and the rest of the cast. The film is funny, exciting, romantic, and sad. It deserved all the Oscars that it won. Great film.

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Summary: overrated and stated
Review: long winded and very cliched just like the soundtrack.it made me feel puzzled at all the attention it got.and the film hasn't aged at all.very run of the mill this film for hanks is as worse as the things you do.and i believe and think that hanks is a good solid actor but when he has duds he has duds.

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Summary: Has Zemeckis ever read Voltaire ?
Review: Has Robert Zemeckis ever heard of "Candide", by one of French great authors : Voltaire ? He must have, because there is such a parallelism between the two stories. In some sort of way, "Forrest Gump" is a trip which makes the hero discover the reality of the world and life... Just like in "Candide" I advise you to read. This is what makes "Forrest Gump" what it is : a masterpiece, maybe THE masterpiece of this late century !

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Summary: How lucky can you get?
Review: I can see Tom Hanks winning an Oscar for his portrayal of this fictitious character; it's a character tailor-made for his quality of acting. I found the film entertaining even though in reality, this kind of life led by someone like Forrest Gump would be highly improbable. I found the plot of this movie to be too similar to that of "Being There", starring the late Peter Sellers.