Now watching Forrest Gump for the first time...

[Elderflower14]

Almost twenty years too late but my goodness what a wonderful film!!! About half way through now!!

I love it so much! So many good quotes; it bears watching again and again…

I hate it.

I can see how Tom Hanks got the Best Actor Oscar... 💙

I hate it too. But I like to see films that are referenced so much in pop culture so that I can make up my own mind.

Good film, very amusing, but a load of sentimental old tosh. Oh, and the devoted mother, urg, who lived her life for her son it seemed.

I watched it for the first time last week too! Dp couldn't believe I'd never seen it! Really enjoyed it.

Hated it. Plus they changed some important things from the book.

Fabulous film, just lovely and sweet.
Enjoy op

I like the way bits of real life history are interwoven in it

@Ilkleymoor

Hated it. Plus they changed some important things from the book.

Like what?

I appreciated Jenny much more watching it recently. I didn’t understand about child abuse, attachment disorders and mental health issues in the 90s, and just saw her as a pain who was mean to Forrest.

It’s a great movie. Simple, beautiful. The book is well worth a read too, as is the explanation to Graham Norton by Tom Hanks of how he went with ‘that’ accent.

Loved it.

hated it too. Twee and patronising and just seemed really artificial.

But I know it was really popular, so I'm glad to find I wasn't the only one who didn't like it!

It looks beautiful too. There will be a technical term for it all, but the landscapes when he is running, the memory of the stars coming out in Vietnam, it’s all so beautiful to look at.

Well there's no accounting for taste!

Overblown, twee shite. Hated it (and I like Hanks generally). Only saw it a couple of years ago.

Oh it's a lovely film. You'll be bawling like a baby by the end though.

I think it's a great film - yes it can be a bit corny and twee in parts but it's beautifully shot, the acting is superb and has a fab soundtrack. Definitely part of my catalog of films people should watch.

Yes, it can be corny, but there's a place for that and it was done well here.

Almost twenty years late? It was released in 1994 lol

Lieutenant Dan!!

I hate it. Hate Tom Hanks in it. And I love Tom Hanks in basically everything he ever acted in.

I also think it's a really stupid storyline.

Ok, yes, I give you the soundtrack. That I like!

@Waawo

Almost twenty years late? It was released in 1994 lol

I think you've undercounted your decades!