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After watching this,Its one of the best movies Ive ever seen. Anyone that likes movies should watch this movie. I think every little thing about It is amazing. possibly the best movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption is amazing in every way...
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After watching this,Its one of the best movies Ive ever seen. Anyone that likes movies should watch this movie. I think every little thing about It is amazing. possibly the best movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption is amazing in every way of the movie all together

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Posted aug 9, 2009 9:44 am pt

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An absolute classic. I'm just annoyed I waited about 3 years of knowing about it before actually watching it. The movie looks real, none of that special effects CGI'd shoved in.

It all builds up to that incredible and icon ending shot...
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An absolute classic. I'm just annoyed I waited about 3 years of knowing about it before actually watching it. The movie looks real, none of that special effects CGI'd shoved in.

It all builds up to that incredible and icon ending shot where he finally finds himself released from prison, and you feel a heart warming moment near the end where you realise that not only does Dufrense escape from prison, but still manages to meet up with his friend he spent most of his time in prison with.

This is how cinema should be done. An absolutely epic and life changing movie. Easily deserves its five stars.

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Posted jul 7, 2008 8:08 am pt

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It´s unusual get a 5 star rating from me. The reason i give The Shawshank Redemption 5 is simply because it´s different, and brilliant. The script is very well written. The acting is great, Morgan Freeman is superb in...
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It´s unusual get a 5 star rating from me. The reason i give The Shawshank Redemption 5 is simply because it´s different, and brilliant. The script is very well written. The acting is great, Morgan Freeman is superb in this role. The directing is not the best part of it, it´s probably the worst part of the movie, but there is nothing to complain about. The set Dressing gives you a creepy feeling of isolation and fear. And the cinematagrophy is amazing. The Shawshank Redemption is not a perfect movie but it deservs 5 stars for being so different and still be so amazingly good.

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Posted may 26, 2008 10:57 pm pt

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an amazing story and a great cast of characters make this one of my favorite movies of all time and deserving its #2 spot on IMDB's top 250. this movie is about a wrongly accused man (robbins) sent to prison where he meets red (freeman)and his...
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an amazing story and a great cast of characters make this one of my favorite movies of all time and deserving its #2 spot on IMDB's top 250. this movie is about a wrongly accused man (robbins) sent to prison where he meets red (freeman)and his experiences there. all of this leads up to one hell of an ending.

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Posted may 4, 2008 9:08 am pt

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Okay, heres the deal. If you dont like prison movies, watch it. I fyou do like prison movies, watch it. If you have never seen a prison movie before, watch it. If you are a normal human being, For the love of god, WATCH THIS, THE GREATEST MOVIE OF...
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Okay, heres the deal. If you dont like prison movies, watch it. I fyou do like prison movies, watch it. If you have never seen a prison movie before, watch it. If you are a normal human being, For the love of god, WATCH THIS, THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!

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Posted may 1, 2008 6:21 pm pt

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i love this movie!it is 1 of my fav movies!
i don't usally like prison movie's but this 1 is a great movie! love it!

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Posted apr 30, 2008 7:52 pm pt

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Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. Excellent!!!

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Posted sep 3, 2007 9:45 am pt

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It's the best movie I've ever seen! Morgan Freeman did so well in this and so did Tim Robbins, it realy just tells prison like it is, I mean the sisters and the warden and all that, and it was just brillant! I've never read the book but after...
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It's the best movie I've ever seen! Morgan Freeman did so well in this and so did Tim Robbins, it realy just tells prison like it is, I mean the sisters and the warden and all that, and it was just brillant! I've never read the book but after watching the movie I want the book!!

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Posted jul 31, 2007 7:51 am pt

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My absolute favorite movie of all time. I just love Morgan Freeman. He is so amazing in this and the connection between him and Tim Robbins is just amazing. And I have to give credit to Stephen King who wrote this brilliant story. My favorite...
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My absolute favorite movie of all time. I just love Morgan Freeman. He is so amazing in this and the connection between him and Tim Robbins is just amazing. And I have to give credit to Stephen King who wrote this brilliant story. My favorite scene is of course the end: "I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams". That makes me cry all the time.

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Posted may 17, 2007 10:17 pm pt

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Truly brilliant movie. You can't help but to root for Andy Dufresne. And the scene with Brooks in the half-way house is heartbreaking. Great story turned into one of the best drama's ever made.

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Posted may 10, 2007 10:57 pm pt

• [+] Empire
  
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  A thumpingly good ode to friendship, hope, wit, wiles and wisdom, brimming with crackling characters and topped with the most twisteroo of twists since "The Crying Game."

  by Ian Nathan | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New Yorker
  
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  Too long, but it feels sturdy and stirring – there's an old fashioned decency in the way that it exerts, and increases, its claim upon our feelings. [26 Sept 1994, p.108]

  by Anthony Lane | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
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  [Darabont] makes you feel the maddening pace of prison time without letting his picture succumb to it.

  by Richard Schickel | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
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  It's the no-bull performances that hold back the flood of banalities. Robbins and Freeman connect with the bruised souls of Andy and Red to create something undeniably powerful and moving.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
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  Gripping...compelling.

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  Central to the film's success is a riveting, unfussy performance from Robbins. Freeman has the showier role, allowing him a grace and dignity that come naturally.

  by Staff (Not Credited) | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  Remarkable.

  by Rita Kempley | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  There are times when The Shawshank Redemption comes dangerously close to sounding one of those "triumph of the spirit" notes. But most of it is eloquently restrained. [23 Sept 1994, p.C3]

  by Elvis Mitchell | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  At times poignant, joyful, and terrifying, Shawshank Redemption is an altogether brilliant movie and the debut of an equally brilliant director.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
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  If the film is perhaps a little slow in its middle passages, maybe that is part of the idea, too, to give us a sense of the leaden passage of time, before the glory of the final redemption.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
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  As the uptight banker, Robbins does some of his subtlest acting to date. As his hardened but resilient friend, Freeman is simply miraculous, giving the role so much depth, dignity, and good humor that you feel that you've known this man forever. [27 Sept 1994]

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  Whitmore's Brooks is a brilliantly-realized character, and the scenes with him attempting to cope with life outside of Shawshank represents one of the film's most moving -- and effective -- sequences.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  This is a movie with every facet shining in place, every word charged and resonant. [23 Sept 1994]

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  Some of "The Shawshank Redemption'' comes across as outrageously improbable. Yet the film keeps pulling you back with its sense of striving humanity slowly turning the tables against evil.

  by Peter Stack | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  Kudos go to the great Thomas Newman, whose score contributes as much as either lead to what is finally a two-character movie, though one well-performed by all. [23 Sept 1994]

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »