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@DFTNSHEXGRM

Жыл бұрын

Shawshank is one of the greatest films ever made. I love Forest Gump, but I gotta give it to Shawshank.

@jessetorres8738

Жыл бұрын

Hey guys: If I could make a suggestion for a reaction video, you should watch Inside Man from 2006. It's a Spike Lee film about a New York City bank robbery staring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, & Chiwetel Ejiofor.

@WastedPo

Жыл бұрын

Please no more of this false dichotomy "only one can be king" idea. There was enough of that when these movies came out in 1994 (along with Pulp Fiction).

@kennethyoung4768

Жыл бұрын

Both really good movies but I'd have to go with Shawshank.

@burni82

Жыл бұрын

Talking of Clancy Brown: Have you ever watched Highlander?

FIRST TIME?!?! Oh man i ENVY you greg. I WISH i could experience this for the first time again. Absolute classic of a movie.

@IronMan-jj2fd

Жыл бұрын

Escape from Alcatraz also a good movie like this!

@brianmcgarry1632

Жыл бұрын

Just get amnesia

@werdle92

Жыл бұрын

@@brianmcgarry1632 Facts. My parents dont remember watching anything. they have so much fun rewatching shit.

@scottoshea9440

Жыл бұрын

Not for a second do I believe he never saw this or Forrest Gump

@Layoways

Жыл бұрын

Experienced my first time today, such a beautiful movie

This.. this movie is a masterpiece. Basically made me addicted to morgan freeman’s narrating

@IronMan-jj2fd

Жыл бұрын

They really need to watch "ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ" movie. In a way it's a more captivating movie which is based on true events!

@redbaron8130

Жыл бұрын

One could argue it's the greatest film ever made. I have seen it over 50 times and can re-watch it into infinity.

@GeronFletcher

Жыл бұрын

It was Morgan’s first time ever narrating anything.

@gamleskalle1

Жыл бұрын

Isnt everybody?

@abean9789

Жыл бұрын

I think it got Morgan freeman addicted to Morgan freeman’s narrating too

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." - Andy Dufresne Watched this masterpiece a lot of times. Filled with hope, friendship, and freedom. Still my number one movie of all time.

@Tzoppo11

Жыл бұрын

Same. Very much the same.

@peteg475

Жыл бұрын

It's a great quote, but Andy said it, not Red.

@LeDedoubleur

Жыл бұрын

Same !! The Best Movie of all Time for a lot of reasons ❤️❤️❤️

@cindyspangler3982

Жыл бұрын

"Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'" should be everybodys life quote. It's been mine all these years.

@RockinAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Great quote, but it's from Andy.

I love Forrest Gump but this should've won Best Picture. Frank should been nominated for Best Director and Robbins For Actor. This is a timeless classic and is Number One On The IMDB Top 250 List.

@anthonygarcia8525

8 ай бұрын

That’s debatable

@louisberry4403

8 ай бұрын

@@anthonygarcia8525 Sure. Pulp Fiction is amazing as well. The Lion King deserved a Best Picture Nomination.

@siamsa69

8 ай бұрын

This was a bit of a sleeper hit. It didn’t explode like Forest Gump or Pulp Fiction. It was obviously one of those two were going to win best picture.

@dirtmansdnbplaylists250

8 ай бұрын

how did he hang the poster up like it was from inside the tunnel? makes absolutely no sense at all, should be nowhere near top 250 movies, but if the same people who voted biden voted on imdb i can see why

@louisberry4403

8 ай бұрын

@@dirtmansdnbplaylists250 Then Go Watch The Live-Action Disney Remake Of Pinocchio.

The Shawshank Redemption is one of those films that's too hard to put into words how perfect it, too hard to explain to others why its the best, and is a timeless masterpiece that I've watched every year since I was old enough to watch it. It's still my favourite movie of all time

@pattymc253

Жыл бұрын

Spot on, I have told so many people that it is far and away my favourite film of all time but I always struggle to say why it is so perfect

@toukie

Жыл бұрын

And it's so hard to believe that it basically tanked in the theaters. It's when it hit Blockbusters and the likes that people started renting it on Friday nights that people fell in love with it

@laboon344

Жыл бұрын

is*

@madmike987655

Жыл бұрын

@@toukie Could well have been due to advertising, as well as Frank Darabont not being established yet. I'm just glad that it gets the recognition now and I love that people are still discovering it 😀

#1 film on my personal list. The best film ever made, imo. Just....the best. The "redemption" in the title does not refer to Andy. He actually didn't commit a crime (though he admits to pushing his wife away) and needed no redemption. The story is actually about Red's redemption having actually committed a crime. He's resigned to the life of being a convict and had no hope of getting out, that he could, in effect, be redeemed and get out. Hopelessness and despair took hold of him. The path Brooks had taken is to show what could happen to Red if he had stayed in the prison. Through Andy Red begins to realize that hope is real and he deserves redemption. He said it best in his last parole hearing. He knows he made a stupid mistake, and he would tell his younger self the reality of his choices. Something only someone who's had time to digest their consequences, have the gift of hindsight, and the wisdom of a life living with those ramifications. Just pure masterpiece.

@0okamino

Жыл бұрын

I sort of disagree about it not referring to Andy. This could very well be called _The Shawshank Redemptions._ Andy was innocent of the murders, but still needed to be redeemed from feeling guilty about his wife. Red was redeemed by his rediscovery of hope. The inmates who Andy helped educate were given a better chance at redemption, which also goes for those who the improved library would continue to help. The prison itself was redeemed from the corruption under the warden and Hadley. I get what you mean, but there’s plenty of redemption to go around in this story, and it’s beautiful.

@PuNlisher

Жыл бұрын

The redemption is them being free

@blackbeardbarkbark

Жыл бұрын

I think the redemption is of shawshank prison itself. The warden is corrupt, which made the prison a hello hole. At the end, the news and police found out everything Andy had uncovered.

@Mr.Ekshin

Жыл бұрын

@@0okamino - It wasn't Andy's story, it was Red's story all along. He was the narrator. We see it all through his memories, and hear it in his words. This is why we had no idea Andy was digging his tunnel until Red found out he'd escaped. Without Andy by his side, Red would have lost all hope. He would have ended up like Brooks. Andy didn't need to be redeemed or find hope... it turns out he had hope all along. He started planning his escape almost from the moment he arrived,. Even though it took him 19 years, he never gave up that hope. He not only masterminded his escape, he set up a life on the outside, complete with a new identity and enough funds to retire in comfort.

@0okamino

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr.Ekshin I know it's Red's story of redemption through rediscovering hope. It still seems apparent to me that Andy did feel a need for his own redemption as well. He didn't lose hope or determination, but he did express his feelings of guilt about the behavior he had contributed to his marriage failing, leading to the circumstances of his wife's murder. He needed the redemption of being able to at least forgive himself. Even if Red's redemption is the most important to story (which I agree it is), I just don't think it has to be seen as the only one, and certainly not to the exclusion of Andy's.

My favorite very small detail that often gets overlooked is when Warden Norton opens the bible Andy left inside his safe. When Norton pulls the bookmark to reveal the rock hammer's hiding spot, you see the first page of the Book of Exodus, which is the story of the Israelites leaving the slavery of Egypt.

@camillemayers103

Жыл бұрын

@Mason Clay. You watched this film like Sherlock Holmes! I missed Exodus. Thanks.😊

1. Forest Gump 2. Shawshank Redemption 3. Pulp Fiction And that's why I will always refer to '94 as one of the greatest year in cinema history 📽️

@khaleesidire3367

Жыл бұрын

3 of my favorites!

@theirongiants

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Lion King.

@TheIndogamer

10 ай бұрын

'94? Should also mention Chungking Express :)

@dirtbikeheaven1129

10 ай бұрын

Got to have the Green Mile in there somewhere.

@DarthVader-rd5qh

8 ай бұрын

@@dirtbikeheaven1129 The Green Mile is 11/10 of a movie.

The saddest moment for me was when Brooks Hatlen was released after so many years and was lost in a changed world and committed suicide. I cry every time.The most rewarding scene was the warden getting framed by Andy and getting caught and the reunion with Andy and Red in the end!

@9529jake

Жыл бұрын

I have no sympathy for people that kill not only their wife but their innocent child for no reason.

@artvandelay3840

Жыл бұрын

@@9529jake What are you even on about?

@michaelgordon8235

Жыл бұрын

@@artvandelay3840 probably something referenced in the novel it’s based on I’m guessing.. regardless anyone who both a) doesn’t believe in rehabilitation and b) doesn’t get emotional at brooks death is probably a worse person than the imaginary character they’re mad at

@gregall2178

Жыл бұрын

Andy didn't 'frame' the warden. Just exposed his crimes ;-)

@maxmayfield1637

Жыл бұрын

Carved with a knife: "Brooks was here" "So was Red"

Hey Reject Nation, so Johnny Boy started havid Covid symptoms on Sunday, tested positive on Monday. I tested negative all week until Wednesday, then started having symptoms Thursday now positive lol. So in recovery process right now, need to heal up so we can be sure to cover whatever craziness comes out of Comic Con. Fortunately, Coy still feeling good and still testing negative that lucky duck. Need his immune system.

@harshvenigalla1221

Жыл бұрын

Ohh.. i hope he is fine

@TheSpiderScientist

Жыл бұрын

Oh no. I'm so sorry for you...😬☹️ Get well soon, guys! 🙏🏻💪🏼👍🏻 Now It's all up to Coy 😂👌🏼

@jermainemartinez8282

Жыл бұрын

Dayum that sucks, hope yah get better soon.

@RockinAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Good luck, boys!

@Culled

Жыл бұрын

Get well soon guys!

This is the greatest film ever to not win a single Oscar, despite being nominated for loads.

I love the little detail when Red walks up to the wall and the tree and the harmonica plays on the soundtrack - the first time in the whole movie. This is where freedom and a life of hope finally begins for Red.

One of my favorite movies of all time! A lot of people forget that Stephen King wrote this story

Great film...fun fact. The sewer scene...the "sewage" was actually chocolate sauce. Also, the movie originally ended with Red on the bus, but test audiences wanted to know what happened. So they added the beach scene.

@MikeB12800

Жыл бұрын

They used chocolate for the toilet scene in Trainspotting too.

@billygnosis8820

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeB12800 And the blood in the shower scene in Psycho

Do you understand now why we were all "I can't believe you haven't seen Shawshank yet????" lol. Such a great movie. So many emotions. It really takes you into the story. Perfect cast. Perfect pacing. Amazing re-watchability. A piece of art. Glad you finally saw it. Great reaction.

I love the sinister monologue that the warden gives Andy when he is in solitary. Really drives home how evil he is.

The beginning of Morgan Freeman's illustrious narrating career 😆

I'll be honest. I constantly look for videos like this because I want to relive that moment of watching the movie again for the first time. I love the movie. The movie is my number one favorite of all time. But I wish I could see it again for the very first time. So quoting leonthesleepy, let me just say, "Oh man I ENVY you Greg!" Fun little bit of trivia is that the section of the Bible the hammer was hidden in was Exodus, and Exodus deals with the great escape from Egypt. Also, the movie was originally suppose to end on an ambiguous note. Whether Red made it to Mexico was going to be left up to our imagination; much like it was in the novel, but the studio vetoed that and said - no, you're going to have those two meet up with each other again.

One of the most beautiful films ever made, one of the greatest of all time, and Andy Dufresne is one of the greatest movie characters of all time

First 'Everything Everywhere All At Once', now this. Really going through it for us with these emotional movies, Greg. Appreciate you for it!

@E_l_l_i_e

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking the same thing.

@chaost4544

Жыл бұрын

Also Forrest Gump. He's experienced some amazing films thus far in 2022.

James Whitmore was brilliant in his betrayal of Brooks, that whole movie within a movie could have won an award for best short story in my opinion or short film.

@jillfromatlanta427

Жыл бұрын

Portrayal.....

The greatest movie of all time! Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to Forrest Gump which took home 6.

@vincentfamulag996

Жыл бұрын

LOTR TRILOGY IS THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME

@beesmitty3435

Жыл бұрын

The books are better.

@TheOneWithYoutube

Жыл бұрын

@@vincentfamulag996 The Godfather is the greatest movie of all time. LOTR is just a book adaptation.

@afrocomber

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOneWithKZread The Godfather is also a book adaptation, so kind of renders your point moot! Plus I'd happily argue that The Godfather Part II is better than Part I!

@donaldfrederick501

Жыл бұрын

But also the Year of Pulp Fiction, Interview with a Vampire, etc. Was 17 when I saw it in theater.

This is one of the last great films with perfect movie pacing. This came out in 1994, before Michael Bay made it so that even dramas go at breakneck pace now. The camera isn’t constantly moving and even when it is, it enhances the storytelling rather than distracts from it.

Still remains one of the greatest movies of all time.

Greg's reaction to the whole ending is just perfect. It's exactly how I feel every time I watch this film. Just pure joy and happiness and catharsis for how Andy is finally getting what he deserves

As someone who has done some time, there is no "goodbye to your friends". The fact that you are getting out is something you keep as quiet as possible. There are people who will fuck with you just to get you another charge and more time. There are people who will demand your stuff, because "you won't need it anymore". Even telling a close friend, it's like winning the lotto. They might react in a "glad for you" way, or a "now's my chance" way - you never know.

'I guess I just miss my friend' what a simple yet extremely hard hitting line when spoken by the great Morgan Freeman

Always shocked to hear someone has never seen Shawshank. It is by far the greatest movie ever made and it’s not close.

@roni2971

Жыл бұрын

Watched for the first time when I was 14 or 15, fucking mind blown.

@musicmashup9597

Жыл бұрын

Not really

@vayull7163

Жыл бұрын

I'd say top 5 of all time. I wouldn't say it's the best tho.

@DS9Sisko

Жыл бұрын

It’s great, but not the greatest. It’s your favorite. There’s a difference. Nice try, though.

@bitchenboutique6953

Жыл бұрын

Oh look at the people who think they get to tell you that you’re wrong. I bet SR is at the top of a staggering number of people’s lists.

1994 was an insane year for movies, This, Forest Gump and Pulp Fiction

@JuanmaLecter

Жыл бұрын

Dont forget the greatest animation movie ever made: The Lion King.

I've probably watched this movie a good 20 times and it never gets old.

I am both EXCITED and HORRIFIED to know this is your first time seeing this movie…… Immediately watching this reaction now, buckle-up buttercup!!! 😱😅👍🏻

This is considered a perfect movie for so many reasons and all of them correct. Morgan Freeman is amazing of course but for me Tim Robbins really is a standout. Andy is so reserved and Robbins played him so in a way that made his high emotional moments all the more heartbreaking and impactful. It’s like you could see him cracking and holding on over time. And Brooks! Omg. His story is so heartbreaking because they really make a point to point out several times before his release just how long he’d been there and why it would be just impossible for him. He was imprison in 1905! Think of everything that changed in the world from 1905 to 1955.

I can't believe it I CANT BELIEVE IT. Awesome movie, I definitely put this as my number 1 fav movie of all time. Fun Fact: the mug shot you see of Young Red, is actually Morgan Freemans son Alfonso Freeman.

After this you should definitely review "The Green Mile", by the same director and also an adaptation of a Stephen King story. In fact it's possibly the best adaptation of a book into a movie I have ever seen. Fantastic movie with an equally excellent cast. The late Michael Clark Duncan does an amazing job as John Coffey, and everyone else is at the top of their careers too IMHO.

@darthtrip7188

Жыл бұрын

The Green Mile is great but The Shawshank Redemption is better, in my opinion. The Shawshank Redemption is probably the greatest film of all time.

Such a brilliant movie in all fronts, and all based on a lovely Stephen King short story. One of the best movie of all time, thanks for watching and reacting!

Red kept giving the same speech every time he was up for parole. Until the last time, after Andy had escaped. Andy knew Red had no hope and might end up like Brooks. So he made him promise him and sent him on that little scavenger hunt. Andy always had his friends back. Yes, this is the best bro-mance movie. 🤗

@shellyzadorozny6962

Жыл бұрын

I always figured that Andy some how bribe the parroll judges

@nowthatisawesome5431

Жыл бұрын

@@shellyzadorozny6962 No. It was Red’s sincerity. He kept saying the same thing each time and it sounded scripted and insincere. The last time he was brutally honest and spoke from the heart. That’s when he was finally approved.

What a gift to be able to watch this for the first time. I am convinced this is the greatest film ever made. I adore it and enjoy it more with each viewing.

Perfect movie. 10/10, absolutely no nitpicks at all. Loved this one since I saw it as a kid in the 90's.

The second poster was of Marilyn Monroe and the third poster was Raquel Welch. (Ms Fuzzy Britches) This is my second all time fav movie right behind Boogie Nights. Always make;s me well up, not so much because of any particular scene, but watching the reactions from this movie which make's me have hope in mankind that people still care about other people. Great reaction.

@caseyh8386

Жыл бұрын

He was actually being sarcastic when he said he didn't know who it was. But bless you for trying to be helpful

The scene of freedom in the rain gives me chills every damn time !

@kurtdewittphoto

4 ай бұрын

That was one helluva year for movies.

This movie is a masterpiece, one of the best movies ever made (and my personal favourite). Read the book after it and thanks to this movie and that book, now I'm a constant reader of Stephen King, and also my favourite genre is emotional drama in movies and books. Amazing story that touches a person. Also it would be funny if Greg never saw Pulp Fiction and would react to it, then there would be a "Trinity of Classic movies from 1994 that Greg would watch for the first time nowadays"

I am a sucker for narration. The minute I hear it in a movie, I am all in!

Greg, you're going to run out of tears if you have all these amazing classic cinema cultural touchstones that you haven't watched yet and are lining up to do so.

My favourite all time movie. I’m a boarding school master and I show the seniors this film every year as a tradition. Really enjoy seeing people’s first time reaction.

I love this film. My favourite other than the LOTR ones and it moves me every single time. The storytelling, the score, the acting, the emotions, the way it’s about friendship and hope and never giving up. It’s such a special film.

A friend of mine wrote a book about 80's movie villains and interiviewed loads of them, including Clancy Brown. He told me that, pretty much without exception, every single one of them were amazingly lovely human beings. I have met the odd classic movie villain myself and can say the same thing. I guess they get all the nasty out their system on camera!

@xoxoxANGExoxox

Жыл бұрын

Green Mile... Percy Whitmore... haven't heard anything nice there

@charlesedward5047

Жыл бұрын

Clancy Brown, good 'ol Mr. Krabs 🦀

@ToniMcGinty

Жыл бұрын

@@xoxoxANGExoxox He wasn't interviewed. It's more action and horror villains.

@kp361

Жыл бұрын

The guy who played Percy married a teenager in his 50s, as I recall...

@blacksheep_edge1412

Жыл бұрын

@@kp361 She (Courtney Stodden) was 16, he (Doug Hutchinson) was 51, and she contacted him first and attended an acting class he was teaching. That's how they met. Also her mother spoke out in support of Mr Hutchinson about how kind he was to her daughter. The doctor who counseled them on the reality TV show Couples Therapy spoke in favor of Mr Hutchinson. She later spoke about how Courtney was the one with the power in their relationship, not Doug. And that was after the doctor spoke to producers about not wanting to be around them because she thought he was a pedophile and a predator. But after meeting them in person, and talking with him, that's not how he was at all. I never heard about this until you it was brought up here and did some reading on it. So don't get me wrong here, it was still wrong he married her when she was so young. He crossed a line there, BIG TIME. . . . BUT, (and this is going off of stuff I've read on wikipedia in the last 20 minutes) he might not be the creep many people have taken him to be since doing that. That's all I'm saying, backed up with facts.

I haven’t even watched the video yet, but my first thought when I saw the thumbnail was “YES! Time to cry with Greg again!” Let’s go!

90's kid here too. Fist time seeing this film on VHS, watching along with my older relatives. Not really understanding everything, but I thought it was a good film. As an adult, I watched it from time to time, really appreciated it especially through an adult's perspective. Truly a classic.

Blind Wave just reacted to this a few weeks ago. I've gone from not seeing this movie for years to seeing it twice in one summer 😂

Greg crying alone watching emotional movies is now one of my favourite reaction threads on this here hell-site.

'They send you here for life....that's exactly what they take...part that counts anyway' My God how had I forgotten this gem of a line? Especially with Freeman's God tier delivery!

1: Welcome to a Post-Shawshank World! I hope you enjoy it. I hope it inspires you to live a full life. I hope… 2: it’s an excellent adaptation so I also recommend the novella from the collection Different Seasons.

Love Morgan Freeman. Ever since Driving Miss Daisy. The fact that this movie flopped on it's release amazes me. Maybe because Pulp Fiction, Forest Gump and Jurassic Park were released at the same time. Only thing I can think of. Great reaction as ever. On a side note, hope was a major thing in the Novella the film is based on (Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption from Different Seasons) its subtitle is Hope Springs Eternal.

@wh886

Жыл бұрын

Apparently people couldn’t remember the title

It's funny how everyone has those movies that just slip by them. I'm 44, movie fan, went to film school...just watched the Godfather films for the first time last year.

I’m actually one of those rare souls who saw this in the theater when it came out. It was hardly promoted and didn’t do well at the box office. I went in with no idea what it was about - but realized while watching that it was a faithful adaptation of a short story by Stephen King.

This was my favorite film until Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. The last couple films you’ve watched have made me so happy!!! 🤩

@johnny05100

Жыл бұрын

I keep hearing great things about everything everywhere all at once. Excited to sit down and finally see it

Thumbnail game on point

This is one of those movies that I can and have repeatedly watched!

I know you reacted to this a year ago, but I've started binge watching your channel. So thank you for filling my days with joy & laughter. Fun fact : the prison location is no longer open, but it is the Ohio State Reformitory in Mansfield, Ohio. They do movie & prison tours now. It's an amazing place to visit. It's also a hot spot for the paranormal. ❤

@andromedaspark2241

3 ай бұрын

A man I met who does paranormal exploration as a hobby went on one of the ghost hunting evenings when you pay to be able to wander inside. They saw a girl's ponytail get pulled straight into the air, and something was messing with the other women. It is definitely spookily active.

The most telling part of the story is Brooks saying to Jake, "time to go, you're free", he could no longer see himself free

Wishing you both a speedy recovery. COVID is no fun. I had it twice. I still deal with long term side effects. Definitely push the fluids. Great time to catch up on older classics. This is one of my favorite movies of all time.

The Rita Hayworth movie they were watching is an iconic film noir from 1946 called Gilda, where she plays the title character, a femme fatale. She was married 5 times, including to Orson Welles during the time she made Gilda, none of the marriages lasting more than 4-5 years. She became so inextricably associated with the role, she later said, "Every man I ever knew went to bed with Gilda... and woke up with me.."

One of the few book-to-movie adaptations that matches and even outshines its source material. Even on repeated watches, this movie still finds ways to break my heart and then build it back up again.

i also watched it for the first time about 2 hours ago. it’s a phenomenal movie, no idea why i never checked it out. glad to see ur reacting to it as well🤞🏾.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

Жыл бұрын

I wish you would’ve filmed a reaction to that. I’m sure everyone would enjoy seeing that.

Love your reaction. One of the great movies of all time. If you want another film similar to this one try The Green Mile. Similar themes and great performances from Tom Hanks and the late great Michael Clarke Duncan

I'm so happy you got to watch this and share the experience. My brother told me to watch this. I was the movie kid in my family and my older brother was cool. When he told me in his serious, "I will definitely ignore you around my friends, but I know you like movies so stay in a watch this on TBS tonight" voice, I felt cool. I was 13 and a nerd. When my older brother got home he asked me about it. He asked me about why he liked it so much and I explained story structure and repeating shots and I felt like my cool older brother respected me. Whenever I watch this perfect film. I think about how my older brother took care of me in his own way. Also, one time I worked at a video store and my colleague explained to someone that had never seen this as "Beaches" for men. Best description ever. Thanks for sharing this. 👍

So so happy you’ve finally seen this movie. A true classic 🤩

I've always felt the prison itself is a character. A beautiful setting for a beautiful story.

First time I watched this. It definitely made me feel emotions I didn’t know were there. Beautiful movie.

This Movie is the perfect example that when you watch it for the first time, you get so eager to see how the story is gonna play out from the beginning until the end. Masterpiece Movie! I still haven't decided if it on my list as number 1 Film of all of time! Thank You Greg for letting us to see your reaction for this beautiful piece of art! I wish you boys a good recovery from Covid! Hope you Ready for next week Comic Con...

Wow Greg,I watched it for the first time, over 10 years ago, I had thesame em9tion you had and still do tillthisday, whenever I watch it. It is a timeless movie.

One of my favourite aspects of this film is questioning who the main character is. It is Andy or Red? At the moment Andy doesn't come out of his cell, he could have committed suicide and the film still work. Cause Red has the biggest arc throughout the story. It was only on this watch I noticed the similarities between the shot inside the warden's safe, looking out, and when they discover Andy's hole in his cell. I also love how Andy was so in control the whole time, he knew he could play the music and still keep his plan. Just superb. Easily in my top 3 films of all time, along with Interstellar and Die Hard With a Vengeance. All of them perfect IMO. GG.

Another film my whole family loves with Tim Robbins, "Nothing to Lose". Very funny movie also starring Martin Lawrence. I will keep you and John in my prayers, as always, Take Care & God Bless.

This movie took us on a very satisfying journey....and then took us a little further to a place a movie very rarely gets to.......what a fantastic movie.

James Whitmore, who played Brooks Hadlen, was a leading man back in the day. This was the last thing he did before he died, and he was one of the most notable parts of the movie.

Just a lil fun fact my uncle who just recently passed away worked on marketing for this film. Got to meet all the actors and everything. Great man. Sorry it’s not a very fun fact but I didn’t know he worked on this and multiple other projects until he actually passed.

This movie hits me in the feels more than just about any other movie I can think about, though Frank Darabont's other masterpiece "The Green Mile" is a close second (also a Stephen King story). I didn't see this in the theater when it first came out and I regret it. Frank Darabont did one other Stephen King story too: The Mist. That movie has one of the most gut-wrenching endings in history, so be prepared.

I appreciate your thoughtful post-film commentary that is nearly as long as the reaction itself. Hearing your breakdown of certain scenes and your interpretation and their effect on you was most enjoyable. More please....

There’s a reason this movie is often #1 on the list of top movies ever. It was just so well done: the acting, script, cinematography, editing, direction, everything was perfect.

I had to take summer school my senior year (I was 2 credits shy of graduating). The last week of the class, this boy brought in this movie and said to the teacher " this movie is so amazing! You have to show it to the class!". Without even seeing the movie before, teacher declared a free day and we all watched Shawshank Redemption. I also live an hour away from the prison where this was filmed.

Forrest Gump is also an incredible film and the top grossing film of the year. Time and IMDB have given Shawkshank (and Green Mile) thier due respect.

This is one of my all time favorite movies with its satisfying ending and tragic message

I love reaction videos like like. Shawshank is one of my favorite movies. I loved seeing your emotions change over the course of the movie. People go from "ok, let's watch this prison movie" to absolutely loving, pulling for and hoping for the characters. Loved watching your emotions evolve.

I’m happy you really GOT this movie. It’s not a prison movie, it’s about male friendship. The best ending ever!

The brooks scene gets me everytime, even in the reaction I was tearing up a bit.

Best Movie Ever All is perfect : actors, story, music... and Ending ! I see this movie for the first time when i was 15 year old...and yes he change my 'life'. "Les Évadés" (French Title) give to me the desire of travel and discover the world...

There are far too many beautiful moments & quotes in this movie for it to be appreciated in just one watch. I remember my dad showing me this movie as a kid and growing up constantly watching it over and over and over again.

Shawshank is among the rare list of movies for me that whenever I happen to cross by it while scrolling the TV guide I will click it and watch it the whole way to the end ( no matter where I start in the movie )

I've seen some pretty great films in my 50 years but this one is still my favorite.

This is such a beautiful film. Thank you so much, sharing with us the joy you found in watching it for the first time. I'm old, and I watched this so many times, but I still cry each time.

Great reaction! Yes, you can visit this location anytime as well as the other filming locations in this movie. It was filmed where I’m from; Mansfield, Ohio and I was one of the extras in the prison yard 😀

So I live in Maine and as such I love how almost all of Stephen King’s books and movies are set in Maine, but I do have to say, Buxton does not look like that. It’s much greener and there are tons of more pine trees. And the people here are very friendly. I just hope that one day a Stephen King movie can actually be filmed in Maine.

Wow Forest Gump.. and now Shawshank? How’ve you not seen Shawshank bruh? It’s easily one of the best movies ever made. I makes me cry every time I see it. I envy you getting to see it for the first time.

With what you haven't seen, I'm guessing you haven't seen Green Mile either, which is just as good. Love what you do, keep up the good work!

One cool thing I've heard about this movie, is that for the scene where Andy walks into the library and asks Jake where Brooks is, Tim Robbins got super familiar with the bird's squawking patterns so that he could get hit line in while the bird was quiet

The prison is the old Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield Ohio. It is no longer an active prison. A newer prison was built behind it. It's just a tourist attraction now. I went and did the self guided tour and it's so good. They have the room where Brooks hanged himself and has him ans Redd's name carved in the wall. My ex's uncle was sent there in the 80's and it was a very old and outdated prison.

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It was also used in Harrison Ford’s Air Force One as the prison where the Russian General was being held

This was a great reaction. The story of Brooks is an example of a person being "Institutionalized".

One of the greatest movies of all time. Glad you've finally experienced it.

Kristian Harloff did an interview with Clancy Brown, and he seemed like such a cool and awesome guy