Flying Rodent wrote:

FORREST GUMP - 10/10

... Perfection.

ComptonTerry wrote:Casino Royal - Most definitely my favorite Bond film (Until Skyfall) - 8.5/ 10

ComptonTerry wrote:Yeah it doesn't get old and it's aged very well.

Skyab23 wrote:

ComptonTerry wrote:Yeah it doesn't get old and it's aged very well.

Lol, it's not exactly old, it came out in 2006. I don't even start to talk about how well a film has aged until it's like 20 years old.

Flying Rodent wrote:

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - 9.7/10

So I finally watched it. Too tired to post a long-ass review right now, but yeah, wow. Top-notch acting, a wonderful script, amazing editing and pacing. To be fair, I found the very ending wasn't on par with the rest of the film in terms of technical quality, but I'm just being picky here.

Skyab23 wrote:
lol, what the hell took you so long to see this film. I'm not going to nit pick about you leaving 3/10 of a point off for a perfect score, but what about the ending didn't you like? And I'll put this in spoilers in case someone else hasn't seen the film...

I presume the only criticism that one might have of the ending is that it feels forced with them meeting on the beach, but that wasn't the original ending. Darabont wanted the film to end with Red on the bus, heading towards Mexico. The screen was supposed to fade to black after Freeman's words, "I hope." However, the studio felt that the audience would have gone through an unbelievable journey with these two men and it was only fair to have them meet in the end. Thus, the ending that we got. To be fair, I can't imagine this movie ending any other way. I'm all against cliches and overly forced happy endings, but this is the one film that pulls it off and gives me goosebumps everytime that score comes in.

Flying Rodent wrote:

Skyab23 wrote:
lol, what the hell took you so long to see this film. I'm not going to nit pick about you leaving 3/10 of a point off for a perfect score, but what about the ending didn't you like? And I'll put this in spoilers in case someone else hasn't seen the film...

I presume the only criticism that one might have of the ending is that it feels forced with them meeting on the beach, but that wasn't the original ending. Darabont wanted the film to end with Red on the bus, heading towards Mexico. The screen was supposed to fade to black after Freeman's words, "I hope." However, the studio felt that the audience would have gone through an unbelievable journey with these two men and it was only fair to have them meet in the end. Thus, the ending that we got. To be fair, I can't imagine this movie ending any other way. I'm all against cliches and overly forced happy endings, but this is the one film that pulls it off and gives me goosebumps everytime that score comes in.

Yeah, I thought the ending felt a bit clichéd, and overly forced optimistic. But still, ain't gonna be picky with a film as good as that, are we?