Man I love that movie....just watched it again for the first time in years.

You must not watch much TV. It's on all the time on TNT. It's on Showtime right now.

It is pretty reasonable on DVD, I bought one for around $10 bucks a few years ago and I believe they released an expanded version sometime last year, it is probably more though.

And that movie is greatness. The biggest ripoff in Oscar history was the year this movie was up and Morgan Freeman didn't get best supporting Actor.

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Actually, that was when Shakespeare in Love (a good movie, but still) beat Saving Private Ryan for best picture.

Shawshank would have swept the Oscars in most other years. That year, however, it had to compete with Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction.

Yes, however they gave the best supporting Oscar that year to Martin Landau for Ed Wood, which was basically a sentimental handout award to an insolent actor of average talent.

And I must say I didn't think Ed Wood was that great of a movie. I think it is generally considered one of Tim Burton's best, I would disagree on that as well.

it really didnt help, that the movie came out the same weekend as Dumb and Dumber. Dont ask me how i know this but i think i read it somewhere

Above average but overrated. For it to be top 5 on IMDB (I think it still is) is beyond absurd.

Definitely in my personal Top 10.

I have seen that movie 20+ times and no matter when it coes on TV, i always watch it! One of my top 5!

Shawshank is one of the best movies I've seen. It's one of the few movies I've wanted to see again and again.

This is one of the best movies I've seen. It comes on tv all the timne which is fine with me. Also, it has many quotable lines.

Its surprisingly faithful to the Steven King novella, which probably explains why it is so good.

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since this is an opinion forum, we cant be too harsh on you, because that is your opinion, but clearly you are in the minority.

also one of my top 5 favs of all time as you can see in my list below:

1) The Godfather Part II
2) The Godfather
3) American History X
4) Shawshank Redemption
5) Heat

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Okay I checked....number two on IMDB, which is totally crazy.

Better than both Godfathers? The three LOTRs? Better than Citizen Kane (overrated perhaps but groundbreaking and certainly influential)? Better than Casablanca?

No. It's barely in the top 5 films of the 1990s - which were Goodfellas, Fight Club, Memento (bubble), Schlinder's List, Seven, Saving Private Ryan, Abre los ojos (bubble) and Braveheart.

Here is my top 10 all time. Top 5 is too hard.

1) Godfather (all as a whole)
2) LOTR (all as a whole)
3) Amadeus
4) Master and Commander
5) Goodfellas
6) Goodbye Lenin!
7) Shadowlands
8) The Passion of the Christ
9) Brideshead Revisited (all as a whole)
10) The Wizard of Oz

Honorable mention :
The Royal Tenenbaums
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ali (tied for fav among sports films)
Friday Night Lights (tied for fav among sports films)
Collateral
Heat
Titus
Braveheart

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If someone really wanted to know, such as the lurkers of Texags who scan for my name when they open a thread, my top five would likely be the first five listed above.

mine:

1. shawshank
2. training day

honorable mentions:
terminal
private ryan

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I love this guy.

Master and Commander is in my bottom 10.

The Top 10 Films
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
The Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Braveheart
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Schindler's List
To Kill a Mockingbird
Glory
The Usual Suspects
Double Indemnity



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Fans of O'Brien should love it or they are not fans. He's certainly not for everyone - and I don't mean to sound snooty - his is a niche market.

The attention to detail was fantastic. The story was good and faithful to - several squeezed together - the books. I like Crowe as an actor, and he fit Jack perfectly.

One interesting trivia bit - it's the only major motion picture in recent history to not have a single female speaking role. A woman is on screen for less than 10 seconds total in the whole film.

Redstone, I wasn't trying to knock your picks... I actually know quite a few people who loved that movie. I was VERY disappointed in it, since I usually love historical films. Good call on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. That is a great flick!

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One interesting trivia bit - it's the only major motion picture in recent history to not have a single female speaking role. A woman is on screen for less than 10 seconds total in the whole film.

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I was wondering what I liked about that movie. I couldn't put my finger on it.