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Ohio Readers! Celebrate The Fifteenth Anniversary Of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION This Weekend!

Great movie by mrfan	Aug 27th, 2008 09:26:06 PM

top 5 ever by colinjbooth	Aug 27th, 2008 09:33:38 PM

Shawshank by rogueleader66	Aug 27th, 2008 09:37:14 PM
About as close to cinematic perfection as a movie can get.
Classic Indeed by Shub-Wankalot	Aug 27th, 2008 09:44:17 PM

my personal favorite movie by DarfurFTW	Aug 27th, 2008 09:52:05 PM
loved it. cant wait for the blur ray edition coming out in the next month or so
Get busy livin by G100	Aug 27th, 2008 10:02:56 PM
Or get busy dispoving the myth that Box Office is God.
Fuck Ohio by Liberty Valance	Aug 27th, 2008 10:19:32 PM
This is Maine's movie. What a pathetic grasp at something they have such a nebulous claim on. Maine wipes its ass with Ohio.
OU versus OSU? by xevoid	Aug 27th, 2008 10:20:28 PM
Screw OU. Oklahoma State all the way, baby! Gooo cowboys! Seriously, you "Ohioans" (possibly the stupidest plural form of a word ever) think that just because Republican presidental candidates win your state all the time you can assume everyone knows OU and OSU refer to YOU. IT. DOES. NOT. I'll have you know just as many people think OU and OSU refer to the great universities of the great state of OKLAFUCKINHOMA! So there!
didn't see this for years by bigbadbua	Aug 27th, 2008 10:21:51 PM
And now I have to watch it every time I see it on TV. It is a true American classic. How this and Pulp Fiction lost Best Picture to Forrest Gump is something I don't understand.
Hope Darabont gets to make King's The Long Walk by Nasty In The Pasty	Aug 27th, 2008 10:26:03 PM
But after te box office disappointment of The Mist, it'll probably never get greenlit. :(
Don't they let people spend the night there on Halloween? by Chewtoy	Aug 27th, 2008 10:48:53 PM
I have a friend who lives nearby, and she's always wanted me to come out for their ghost tours or even the Halloween nights where you can stay there until dawn. Creepy as all hell, whether you believe in ghosts or not.
xevoid by Horace Cox	Aug 27th, 2008 10:50:51 PM
Calm the fuck down. The guy was talking to his homeboy so their geographic relevance takes precedence over yours. And no one gives a fuck about Oklahoma except the poor bastards stuck living there and some drunk Indian tribes.
Xevoid by bigbadbua	Aug 27th, 2008 10:50:59 PM
I agree with you. As someone who lives in the New England, when I hear OU I think of the Sooners. I also think of OK St. more for OSU as well. At least your state has a legit National Title contender, not a sham like the Buckeyes.
When comparing states, it's pretty simple... by Chewtoy	Aug 27th, 2008 11:05:23 PM
If there wasn't that song about where the wind comes sweeping down the plains, the rest of the country would forget Oklahoma even exists. I have no idea why anyone would acknowledge going to college there. Sure, Ohio is a punchline kind of state, and OSU grads should be pitied, but at least people know it's there. And that Maine guy is rightly upset because they have so very, very little going for them up North. Steven King has to remind us constantly that Maine still exists, and is not relegated to the boring parts of history. People can easily imagine all sorts of horrors running around up there because, honestly, who would ever visit to see for themselves? Hell, even that "Deadliest Catch" show proves that real men fish in Alaska instead of doing that pansy-ass lobster fishing. Not that I'm trying to inflame any inter-state fights or anything...
Ohio, round on both sides and hi in the middle. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 27th, 2008 11:33:38 PM
Sorry.
deliciouscowbell -- how the fuck is this underrated? by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Aug 27th, 2008 11:53:46 PM
Its on like everybody's Top 10 list....what more do you want? Every TB'er to personally tongue-fuck Tim Robbins' asshole?
OH by Lashlarue	Aug 27th, 2008 11:55:28 PM

IO by Lashlarue	Aug 27th, 2008 11:55:48 PM

SAY WA TENAYO! by BringingSexyBack	Aug 28th, 2008 12:23:10 AM
4ever!
Love My Bobcats! by mrbeaks	Aug 28th, 2008 12:25:03 AM
Who needs Lauer when we can claim Joe Eszterhas, Mike Schmidt and fucking MacGyver!?!?
Joe Eszterhas? by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Aug 28th, 2008 12:33:38 AM
Fuck....that dude knows how to plow pussy until it spits. Check out this mug.... http://tinyurl.com/6x5vw4
Okay, I'm being a dick, I know... by cuthbert84	Aug 28th, 2008 01:45:19 AM
...but the original short story is titled, "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption." No "the". I know, I know, I'll shut up.
And the main event will be a hunt for TDK fans. by DerLanghaarige	Aug 28th, 2008 02:18:57 AM
"This is for giving our movie a bad rating at imdb, just to keep your Batman movie at #1!" gunshot
Ive never understood the overwhelming love for this movie by GetEveryone	Aug 28th, 2008 02:34:35 AM
When I saw it at first I enjoyed it as an afternoon film and nothing more. Then a few years later a few friends rave about it so I go back. The same movie: some nice ideas, shots and a whole lot of cheese and what seems like an unnecessary few final scenes. Now, years later it garners so much recognition I began to feel pretty alienated; found myself spitting insults at it when a friend began singing its praises recently on top of it topping a few Empire's readers lists. Then i calmed down. I like the film, always have, but I really can't appreciate it as more than a fairly run of the mill (best of the bunch) overcoming-the-odds flick.
*raved by GetEveryone	Aug 28th, 2008 02:36:55 AM

Thought this movie was fairly overrated.... by TheWaqman	Aug 28th, 2008 03:10:35 AM
Good, but not the "BEST EVAR!". If people look at imdb ratings as credible then they need to get shot.
Further Bobcat love by aj110	Aug 28th, 2008 03:17:32 AM
I had to register (finally) just to mention that I too am a Bobcat! Best six years of my life. wink wink I had no idea Beaks was one as well. You've just earned yourself a loyal reader.
There really should be a sequel to this! by Stalin vs Predator	Aug 28th, 2008 04:22:45 AM
Or a prequel. Or a remake. Or at least a crossover with something. Never mind what, as long as it's dark and gritty. And whatever it is, Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes should produce it and it should be scored by one of those clones of Hans Zimmer, those "hey-I'm-even-worse-than-my-me ntor-Hans" ones. Remember to get Shia for Andy!
Wow. by GetEveryone	Aug 28th, 2008 04:36:46 AM
What I wrote before is almost unreadable. A mish mash of present and past tense and meandering sentences. I like it.
I watched this with my dad a few days ago... by brokentusk	Aug 28th, 2008 05:38:49 AM
His words: "That was worth every minute." One of the most near-perfect films ever made.
Happy 15th Anniversary Shinkshank... by Darth_Jupium	Aug 28th, 2008 05:43:06 AM
This is one of my favorite movie. I always get a joy out of watching it with a friend who hadnt seen it before. Couple of years ago it was named #1 movie of all time at Empire Magazine and now it´s sitting at top spot at IMDB. I´m glad to know that over the years it´s still doing good.
artvanderlay by GetEveryone	Aug 28th, 2008 05:57:09 AM
Its hardly Deliverence or Hostel. The set-up, and Andy's struggles inside are awful, but the way he overcomes them, and the relationships he forms, make for a film I'd be happy to sit through on a sunday afternoon; swamped by a large sofa and enough food and drink to last throughout. Damn, now I'm considering watching it this weekend.
Empire Magazine by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 28th, 2008 05:59:05 AM
always makes me laugh with their silly movie polls.
Hells yeah! Mr. Beaks is from Ohio! by rbatty024	Aug 28th, 2008 07:01:02 AM
Greatest state in the goddamn union. I live in Massachusetts now and I get so much shit for being from the midwest, but we do so many things better out there. Our government isn't chocking on bureaucracy for one thing (or at least it's not as bad as it is out here in Massachusetts) and we use the mile marker for our exit numbers instead of making them a bland sequence. It makes driving long distances so much easier when you know exactly when an exit will show up.
Nasty In The Pasty, Long Walk was by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 28th, 2008 07:20:39 AM
seriously screwed up. I loved it. The major buggers himself, ha. Think of how cheaply they can make it. A few flashback scenese aside, all you need is a stretch of road for sets. Unfortunately Rage has become reality. Okay, time to get on my high horse. I saw Shawshank when it was first released because I head read the story years prior. It came and went rather quickly. Then, the academy awards came out, and it was nominated for best picture. All of a sudden it was re-released, and I saw it again. I've lost track of the number of times I've seen it since. Besides Red and Andy, Clancy Brown delivers his usual greatness as another classic villain; Mr Hadley, captain of the guard. Then there's the warden. I can never remember his name, but the guy's been in everything from Demolition Man to Star Trek. To anyone who has never read the novella from Different Seasons, please do so. You will not regret it.
Warden was played by Bob Gunton by caruso_stalker217	Aug 28th, 2008 07:34:10 AM
"You'll think you'd been fucked by a train."
Thanks caruso, now you've got some by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 28th, 2008 07:35:59 AM
homework to do, don't you Lucy?
Another Bobcat here by Photobooth11	Aug 28th, 2008 07:41:28 AM
2005 alum. Shawshank is one of my favorites, and it would be nice to see it if I wasn't stuck in WV.
Yet another Bobcat here. by Nice Marmot	Aug 28th, 2008 07:55:54 AM
Nice to see so many from the Harvard on the Hocking here at AICN. Love me some Shawshank, but I won't be making it up to Mansfield til November when my friends are having their wedding reception there. Weird. Gotta give a shout out to Nancy Cartwright and Al Bundy himself as proud O.U. grads.
THEY SHOULD DEF REMAKE THIS MOVIE! by JBouganim1	Aug 28th, 2008 08:30:25 AM
I can see the cast now: Andy: Shia Labeouf Red: Tyrese Warden: Ernest Borgnine Capt. Hadley: Seth Rogen Heywood: William Sadler
I am from Ohio by redfist	Aug 28th, 2008 08:56:55 AM
and I aint never going back, you can keep the fucker.
Cider House Rules is a better sappy film... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Aug 28th, 2008 09:21:01 AM

Go Bobcats! fuck the Buckeyes! by HoboCode	Aug 28th, 2008 09:26:06 AM
My sister went to OU.
I gre up in Ohio (Port Clinton)... by HoboCode	Aug 28th, 2008 09:31:56 AM
and yes, I'm never going back either. The state gets redder every year. Get with the program Ohio.
Bob Gunton also appeared in another S. King flick... by Nasty In The Pasty	Aug 28th, 2008 09:36:51 AM
The overlooked Dolores Claiborne. He's one of those awesome "Oh, that guy!" characer actors that Darabont likes to use frequently (William Sadler, Jeffrey De Munn, ect.).
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 28th, 2008 10:35:07 AM
I must disagree. I saw Cider House Rules, and it was good, but not something I would want to see again. Even with the great cast it just couldn't help but drag in too many places. It was 90 minutes of Tobey Maguire moping around. It had some moments, but overall it can't compare to The Shank.
Notice how King has cameos in all his by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 28th, 2008 10:38:25 AM
horror movies, but in his non-horror movies not only does he not do a cameo, but the fact that it comes from one of his books is so downplayed. All you see is a tiny note saying based on a story by Stephen King. Stand by Me is a great film, considered a classic. A lot of people said of that film and this one they didn't know it was by Stephen King.
Best Film ever by addy1969	Aug 28th, 2008 11:12:08 AM
As I don`t understand the american male's fascination for The Godfather I easily think this is the best movie ever ... and I was a huge Star Wars Fan. But this one is smart and has all the ingredients of a classic and hence became one.
Frank Darabont by Cujo_Fugate	Aug 28th, 2008 11:39:27 AM
Should be castrated for the ending he puked out on "The Mist".
I love this movie by just pillow talk	Aug 28th, 2008 12:48:25 PM
Do I think it's the best ever? No, but it is great. Papillion went through way more shit to get free though. Fuck Ohio. Let's go Uconn! (we do have a football team, honest)
just pillow talk you forgot to mention we are by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 28th, 2008 12:53:30 PM
the college basketball capital of the universe.
No remakes! Sheesh! by Darth Macchio	Aug 28th, 2008 01:09:36 PM
Blu-ray comes out in November! I'm there! Great King read too for those interested...plus you get 'Apt Pupil' and The Body' (aka 'Stand by me') and 'The Breathing Method' which is a twisted short story that is still in development hell. If it finally goes forward, then each story in "Different Seasons" would have made it to celluloid. Unless I'm missing one? Been over 10 years since I read the thing...
cool enough movie by fartedinthefaceofhollywood	Aug 28th, 2008 01:17:33 PM
Shawshank is a well made movie and Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were a excellent team...but is it just me or is this one of the most depressing movies ever made???....even after Tim Robbins escapes and Morgan Freeman is err....freed, it STILL manages to make me feel like shit while i watch it. i WANT to be happy for these characters but i can't....because for two hours ive been stuck in a dark dreary prison with these fellas, and the outcome didn't do enough to smear away the extra coat of shit applied over the course of the film, this movie didn't rain shit on the characters.....it poured shit on them. what happened to Darabont???.....The Mist is one of the most unintentionally funny movies ive seen in some time and im not a Green Mile fan either.
The Mist >>> Shawshank by gruntybear	Aug 28th, 2008 01:18:14 PM
It just NEEDED to be said. By a factor of about 10,000.
true Grammaton... by just pillow talk	Aug 28th, 2008 01:21:57 PM
but as everyone knows, it's football that really matters. It's what makes a college a 'great' college. I would trade you any potential future b-ball championships for a chance to play in say the Rose Bowl. THAT is fucking big time, and would be far more impressive considering where Uconn football has come from...Memorial Stadium getting their asses handed to them by the likes of Umass. Granted, they ain't close to that, but at least they've made two bowl games since '04.
The mist the mist.....that fucking mist by fartedinthefaceofhollywood	Aug 28th, 2008 01:27:22 PM
Okay, the movie is watchable....granted, but that religeous crazy-bitch is a riot...most everyone in the theater laughed there asses off whenever she popped up with her crazy religeous fanaticism and when that dude FINALLY shot her ass there was a thunderous applause...no shit.
funniest ending EVER by fartedinthefaceofhollywood	Aug 28th, 2008 01:30:34 PM
the ending in The Mist is shocking no doubt, if dude would have waited just a minute more...i would have loved for Thomas Jane to look at the army guys and blurt out "well your a tad fucking late now arentcha...FUCK!!!, i have the WORST luck"
just pillow talk, look what Edsall has done by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 28th, 2008 02:07:11 PM
in just a couple years. Now, look back, and think what Calhoun did in a few short years. The parallels are there. It's going to get there, it's just going to take time.
the ending by fartedinthefaceofhollywood	Aug 28th, 2008 02:39:18 PM
I wasn't really shocked at the ACTUAL outcome, more so that all the characters in the car lost ALL HOPE in a matter of about a minute after the car runs out of gas, i mean shit....what ever happened to "making a run for it" as a option??? its one i would take over death any day....i don't know, im over-analyzing this shit, it was just a silly ending in my opinion.
Agreed on the ending... by Darth Macchio	Aug 28th, 2008 04:02:46 PM
Different than the book but I'm unaware about what happened in real life. Did they ever catch that big ass Lovecraftian thing? I forsee a cab tied to its back and a bunch of people dressed up like residents of Bedrock riding across the ocean to some cave people destination. I much much prefer King's original ending but how did Darabont get the guy the story is based on to talk? I think if I had just done what he did I would still be screaming and flinging shit at people. I sure as shit wouldn't sell the story or anything.
Darabont should get a FREE FILMMAKING PASS FOR LIFE by Stuntcock Mike	Aug 28th, 2008 04:11:15 PM
for Shawshank and The Mist.
oh FUCK FRANK DARABONT.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Aug 28th, 2008 05:40:07 PM

mopy MAWKISH movie by Prossor	Aug 28th, 2008 06:54:46 PM
shawwank suckemption was mawkish. glad that shitfest didnt get any oscars.
Don't get the Darabont adoration by Liberty Valance	Aug 28th, 2008 07:34:34 PM
Shawshank is superb, sure, but everything else he's ever touched falls somewhere between "mediocre" and "colossally shitty." Green Mile was a bloated waste of a great novel, The Mist (apart from the pious cunt) was an insult to logic, The Majestic was maudlin crap, and then you're just left with a bunch of half-baked screenplays (The Fly II? The Blob remake? Branagh's Frankenstein?). As a previous talkbacker said, this guy is filmdom's equivalent of Dexy's Midnight Runners. And if anyone brings up his godawful fanboy Indy IV script as a defense I will come through your computer screen and punch you in the dick.
UM....HELLO...Oregon by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren	Aug 29th, 2008 12:27:36 AM
Don't forget Oregon, you dumbass rat b muthafuckas! I don't wanna hear no shit, either. The University of Oklahoma goes by "OU" and so can the University of Oregon!
HoboCode - Port Clinton by Atticus Finch	Aug 29th, 2008 08:57:47 AM
What is your name? I went to PCHS!
Atticus by HoboCode	Aug 29th, 2008 11:24:25 AM
I did as well. But I'm going to remain anonymous. I will tell you I graduated in 1994 though.
Oh by Atticus Finch	Aug 29th, 2008 12:38:05 PM
A little before my time.

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