richard
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GREX GOES TO THE MOVIES!!!
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Dec 22 15:41 UTC 1999 |
This is the movie reviews item-- have you seen a cool movie lately?
Whether you rented it, saw it in the theater, ordered it on ppv .etc
Give us your opinions/reviews so if its good we'll go see it, and if
its bad we wont waste our money.
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richard
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Dec 22 15:48 UTC 1999 |
I saw the Shawshank Redemption recently for the first time-- really
good movie about two guys who become friends in prison. Tim Robbins
(the innocent white guy protaganist you see in all prison movies) and
Morgan Freeman as the longtime inmate who befriends him. The underlying
theme of the movie (well its actually stated at the end), is that
redemption comes from within-- and you see that Robbins spends his time
in prison attempting to redeem himself by helping the other prisoners,
building a library and doing the tax returns for all the prison guards.
But ultimately his redemption is an inner, spiritual thing. It is a
lesson he teaches Morgan Freeman, who has to learn how to deal with his
own fears. I particularly liked the ending of the movie which shows
their friendship survived. (SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION-- **** four stars
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omni
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Dec 22 21:06 UTC 1999 |
Gone with the Wind
It was recently on cable, presented uncut complete with intermissions and
an overture and it was completely awesome. I don't think I need relate the
plot or storylines, but the most magnificent thing about it was seeing Vivian
Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia DeHavilland, Hattie Mc Daniel, Leslie Howard and
Butterfly McQueen give stellar performances. The print was recently restored
and was clearer and brighter than ever before.
I have never seen this movie presented in this fashion before, and I think
it is an affront to all that is holy to present this treasure of a movie in
any other form than this. 4 stars all around.
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