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A Sunday evening lesson worth watching

Advantages: A cinematic delight, with a fantastic script
Disadvantages: I cannot think of one

...is fair to say that the Shawshank Redemption is by far, one of the most influential and important films of the late 20th Century. Why do I make such a huge statement....well, simply because I have never seen a film that made me laugh, cry, sigh, wince, scream, gasp and lose my faith in humanity...only to gain it back again at the end. I would say that most people who go to buy this film today would know the premis behind the story, a well to do and ...
...of racism, homosexuality, prison brutality, the abuse of power, the abuse of religion and importantly, how the institutions many of us cherish can end up failing people and being abused. The film is gritty, dark and sometimes humourous. It is so many things. It i sthe kind of film that ne needs to sit down to watch late on a sunday evening....but not too late as it will keep you awake thinking about it. Particularly the ending which is magical. My ...

excelsior81 31.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Shawshank Redemption (DVD)

Hope is a good thing .. may be the best of it

Advantages: storyline , characters , actors
Disadvantages: the part showing the death of the librarian

...find any other movie matching the storyline , the emotions it takes you through the entire movie ... it really makes you think that "Hope Is a Good thing ...." may be the best of things that can happen to humankind... it makes you choose life than death .. it gives you power to survive in the worst of time .. it makes you do things that is impossible to even imagine in a normal situation .. I have got a personal copy of this movie and watch it whenever ...

CuteSurveyor 25.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Shawshank Redemption (Limited Edition) (DVD)

Amazing film! 5 star!

Advantages: great to watch
Disadvantages: couch potato lol

The Film is about a a guy called John Coffie who is very special, he can save peoples lives and people dont know about it apart from the gaurd played by Tom hanks. he is a gift from god who can cure the likes of cancer but he wasnt able to save 2 young girls and he is found with them and he gets the blame. He is put up on death row to be electricuted. I found this film absolutly amazing, the story line was great and exciting. It was a very sad ...
...this film. 5 star all the way. i would say this film is pact with comedy, horror, romance and action all in one! Its such a bargain now. at 5.93 its a good price! 1.24 post and packaging aswell which aint a large amount. (my first review, sorry if its not very good, i will try harder) ...

John1q 21.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Green Mile (DVD)

Jim Carrey playing it straight

Advantages: Godd old-fashioned storyline
Disadvantages: A bit mawdling and over long

The Majestic was released in 2001 and made little impact on the big screen, which is a surprise considering it starred Jim Carrey, whose previous films were all big successes at the box office. However Carrey, unlike in his previous roles (excluding the Truman Show) plays it dead straight, which may have been the reason for the low box office returns. Even though it did badly on the big screen The Majestic is a good old fashioned film, and will keep ...
...him becoming blacklisted. Shunned by the movie world, Appleton goes for a drive and becomes involved in a car accident which knocks him out cold. When he awakes he finds himself in a small town suffering from amnesia, where he's mistaken for long-lost local boy Luke Trimble. As he is taken under the wing of the friendly townsfolk, he sets about rebuilding the local cinema with his 'father' Harry (played by Martin Landau). The film is corny and mawdling, ...

bigmike33 17.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Majestic (DVD)

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Advantages: Great film and loads of special features
Disadvantages: The special films can be repetetive

...1994, Frank Darabont finished making The Shawshank Redemption, based on the novella, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King. It was largely overlooked by audiences and slated by critics. However, a few years later, it topped the rental charts and critics lists becoming hailed as one of the best films of all time. The Shawshank Redemption tells the tale of Andy Dufresne, an accountant who is sent to Shawshank prison for the murder ...
...with Red (Ellis Boyd Redding), the man who can get you things. Andy’s time at Shawshank is anything but uneventful, he has run-ins with “The Sisters” - a rather unpleasant groups of prisoners, he helps the wardens and he builds a library. The Shawshank Redemption is story about friendship, hope and a examination of a prison system. The Shawshank Redemption features some of the finest performances of the 90s. Andy Dufresne is played ...

shister_not 16.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Shawshank Redemption (10th Anniversary Edition) (DVD)