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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3020 on: October 09, 2009, 11:37:46 AM »
Forrest Gump is an all-time great and a classic.

I completely agree: that is an unpopular opinion. 
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3021 on: October 09, 2009, 11:41:42 AM »
Forrest Gump is an all-time great and a classic.
I pretty much agree.  It's just outside my Top 100.  I think the Gump backlash comes from the fact that it came out the same year as Pulp Fiction and won the Oscar.  But I think Gump, while not quite as narratively daring as Pulp, is still a boldly original film.  No villain, no set structure, rambling without feeling episodic.  And while people complain that it's dark edges were sweetened over, I think just the opposite.  This is a basically sweet story with a surprising amount of darkness.  Beyond the great effects, which nobody can find fault with, there's amazing narrative tour-de-force scenes like the "Freebird" suicide attempt and Lt. Dan vs. God.


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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3022 on: October 09, 2009, 11:49:08 AM »
It also helps that it's leagues better than Pulp Fiction.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3023 on: October 09, 2009, 11:52:12 AM »
You know, sometimes you say things I love to agree with.  Then, of course, you continue typing.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3024 on: October 09, 2009, 11:52:42 AM »
You know, sometimes you say things I love to agree with.  Then, of course, you continue typing.

You know, this isn't going to affect my opinion.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3025 on: October 09, 2009, 12:00:47 PM »
You know, sometimes you say things I love to agree with.  Then, of course, you continue typing.

You just use the FLY technique on Bill. As I instantly stop reading any FLY post that mentions anything Disney, I also ignore all Bill's posts that have anything to do with QT.  ;D

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3026 on: October 09, 2009, 12:14:27 PM »
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3027 on: October 09, 2009, 12:27:24 PM »
You know, sometimes you say things I love to agree with.  Then, of course, you continue typing.

Yeah, I was on your side until the followup.

It was a tough year. The Academy Award nominees were Pulp, Forrest, Shawshank, Quiz Show (very underrated in that company) and... and...  I can't remember.  Something else.  I'm sure it's just as great.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3028 on: October 09, 2009, 12:28:59 PM »
Yeah, I was on your side until the followup.

What side? This isn't a debate or a battle, what does my opinion of Forrest Gump being leagues better than Pulp Fiction have to do with Forrest Gump being a great movie?

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #3029 on: October 09, 2009, 12:29:38 PM »
The other nominee was Four Weddings and Funeral.
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