Posted on 09/17/2020 2:52:08 PM PDT by Borges
He died on a Thursday.
I read something of his. A Storm in Flanders. About Ypres in WWI.
“Worst movie”?
You two must not have seen many movies.
Barbarella, for instance?
Back in the 90’s I had a few conversations with Winston Groom while he was staying at High Hampton in Cashiers, NC. Her and I were ‘grunts’ in Vietnam at about the same time. When I learned (after our first conversation) who he was, I confessed that I had neither read his book nor seen the movie and asked him which should be first. He thought a bit, then replied, “ See the movie first. “
My wife & I just finished listening to the audio book copy of his “The Aviators”, a great biography of Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Dolittle and Charles Lindberg. Excellent!
We are now listening to “The Generals” about MacArthur, Patton and George C. Marshall. Again, a well researched, enjoyable book.
It’s one of my top five favorite movies. The characters were composites of people I met in life, even Jenny and Bubba. The music added power to many scenes. It was also hilarious in parts. I watch it Every time it comes on.
I saw Forrest Gump in the theater without knowing anything about it.
It is one of only a few movies that I didn’t want to end.
RIP.
I enjoyed the movie very much. I’m not a psychiatrist (nor do I play one on tv) but I think that those who hate the movie have a phobia being around mentally challenged people. When my wife taught school (substitute), she loved the resource room for special kids while others shunned it like a leper colony.
Thank you so much for the ping!
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Way too long and rambling. I did like Lt Dan. I really disliked the girlfriend angle. She spurns Forrest and then screws around the world and when all that tumbles down she comes back to him. Just really rubbed me the wrong way. I am a woman and have seen other women do this more than once.
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