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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:50 PM Original message |
I can't believe I've never watched The Shawshank Redemption before |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is a joke, right? |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. no, it's not a joke |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. lolz - yup. Just an all-around great flick. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. what's really amazing is |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Oh yowsas - I didn't realize THAT. |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
50. It's from a Stephen King short story. N/T |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
71. In some ways, it's better than the King story. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. ARISTUS!!!!!!! |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. I'm never far away... |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. James Whitmore. And why did Brooks kill himself? |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. he just couldn't handle being "free" |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
82. I discovered, while working as a prison guard, that this sort of thing |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. could not handle the real world after decades long incarceration |
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UnseenUndergrad (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. I believe... |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Shattered prestige and self image. He was an elite on the inside. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. He was 'institutionalized'. Spent all his life in jail |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. A Stephen King classic |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
66. The book is titled Different Seasons |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Andy Dufresne is mentioned by the character Dussander in the story "Apt Pupil." |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
80. I had to put 'Different Seasons' down after reading 'Apt Pupil' |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Too much like real life, if you ask me. One of the most horrifying final lines in any novel: |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #83 |
89. Apt Pupil is one of my favorites. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #83 |
91. No, never picked it up again... |
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tech3149 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
84. Of the genre, I have a hard time choosing between |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. I hate what happens to the mouse. |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Isn't that "The Green Mile?" |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Oh yeah. |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Easy mistake. Same director and stephen king as source material. |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. Good movie too. |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. I love movies with a revenge/redemption theme...this is one of the best. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. I watched it the first time last year, while donating blood |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. he sure got over on them |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. interesting timing with posters and Farrah passing recently... |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. It is SO good to see you. n/t |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. always nice to see you too, Doll |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. a friend recovering from herion addiction used Brooks' character as an analogy to life |
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Fuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. One of my top 5 |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. That's one of those movies that kind of sneaks up on you. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. Congratulations on finding an old gem. There may be others you have missed too. n/t |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. sunday is normally my Fox Animation night |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. I want to have a stab at the book before I see the movie. I hear both are GREAT! |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
93. I'd read the book first. I have every one of Stephen King's works |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
27. I cried when Brooks died too |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. Hard to believe it's a King novella, isn't it? |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I never read the book |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. It's a really good story |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Different Seasons - four novellas |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
62. I believe it includes 'The Body' |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #62 |
75. And Apt Pupil - which was made into a movie as well. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. "I'd like to see that flick for the first time again" |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. King also wrote the short story that the movie "Stand By Me" is based upon. |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Apt Pupil, too |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. A lot of movies have come out of that Night Shift book. |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Delores Claiborne...another SK treasure of a movie. |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. I haven't seen or read that one |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. If not for Forest Gump it would have won best picture. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. But Morgan Freeman was robbed in the Best Actor category |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. That is one of those movies I watch over and over whenever I run across it on TV. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. You should watch the Green Mile as well if you can. They're both great movies. nt |
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tucsonlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
36. A Great Movie. Now, Go Rent "V For Vendetta" |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. OK |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #36 |
88. And "Waltz With Bashir." |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
41. Love this movie! Glad you saw it and liked it too. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
42. We just saw it a couple of months ago for the first time |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
44. That was one of the most inspirational movies for me. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
46. It's one of my favorite |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. what was the deal with 'the sisters'? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Well, I haven't seen it in a long |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. The sisters were the prison gang that was raping people, including Andy Dufresne. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #59 |
92. Thanks..I wasn't |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. The warden and the corrupt chief guard used the Sisters as a way of maintaining order. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. I think your evaluation is wrong. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. I think you're right, I mixed up my plot details. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Everything has some good and some bad. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. ahhhh....... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
53. one of my favourite movies of all time...andy dufresne...it's from a stephen king novel |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
54. One of my top ten. I've lost count of how many times I've watched it. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
58. I Still Cannot Decide Which Was The Best Movie That Year |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. excellent taste, as always |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
61. My favorite movie of all time... |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Wow, that is amazing! nt |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
67. "Do you trust your wife?" .....Great scene. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
68. lol and movie watcher hubby watched dancing with wolves adn high noon first time today. i cant |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. We just watched dances with wolves yesterday for the first time, and |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. One Eyed Jacks is DA BOMB!!!! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
69. CatWoman, you chose a fine film to watch of a summer's weekend. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
78. Tim Robbins rules |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
79. Shawshank is a good one |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
81. That letter Brooks sent to Red after he got out |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
85. One of the very best movies I have ever seen |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
86. 37957 Andys number?? |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
87. I think I'm one of the few who saw it in the theatre. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
90. Read the original story! |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
94. One of my all time favorites |
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