Forrest Gump – Gabbing Geek

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April 13, 2018April 11, 2018

AFI Countdown Challenge #71: Forrest Gump

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment AFI, AFI Challenge, AFI Countdown, Back to the Future, Christopher Nolan, Forrest Gump, Jimmy Impossible, Pulp Fiction, RObert Zemeckis, Robin Wright, Ryan, Shawshank Redemption, Steven Spielberg, The French Connection, Tom Hanks, Watson, Winston Groom

Tom Hanks, in what may be his most iconic role, lives an interesting life as a simple man.

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April 11, 2018April 10, 2018

AFI Countdown Challenge #72: Ben-Hur

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment AFI, AFI Challenge, AFI Countdown, Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, Forrest Gump, Jesus, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Soylent Green, Titanic, William Wyler

Charlton Heston wins a chariot race and literally finds Jesus in this Biblical epic.

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January 29, 2018March 24, 2018

Watson’s 25 Favorite Movies EVER! … & Five Painful Omissions!

Posted By: wittywats 2 Comments A Few Good Men, Almost Famous, Back to the Future, Clue, Clue Is Quotable, Coming to America, Dark Knight, Deadpool, dumb and dumber, Election, Forrest Gump, Fugitive, Get Shorty, Ghostbusters, Godfather, Goodfellas, Groundhog Day, LA Confidential, Lord of the Rings, Memento, Neil Patrick Harris, Prestige, Pulp Fiction, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Royal Tenenbaums, Shawshank Redemption, Silence of the Lambs, Star Wars, The Martian, UHF, Untouchables, Way Way Back, wayne’s world

Gabbing Geek’s own Tom Kelly is doing an amazing re-watch of all of the top 100 films as recognized by the AFI. Standing around

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January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

AFI Countdown Challenge #95: Pulp Fiction

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment AFI, AFI Challenge, AFI Countdown, best picture, Bruce Willis, Forrest Gump, Goodfellas, Gump Fiction, John Travolta, Mad TV, Martin Scorsese, McDonald's, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Samuel L Jackson, Saturday Night Live, Star Wars, Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames

Quentin Tarantino;s second–and possibly best–movie, a collection of stories about criminals and other lowlifes in Los Angeles made some careers and revived one other.

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February 27, 2016

2016 Oscars: Tom’s Best Picture Round-Up

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Academy Awards, Adam Sandler, bridge of spies, Brooklyn, Forrest Gump, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Pulp Fiction, Room, Ryan, Shawshank Redemption, Spotlight, Steven Spielberg, The Big Short, The Cobbler, The Martian, The Oscars, The Revenant, Tom Hanks, Watson, White Walker, Wolf Hall

By and large, I don’t put much personal stock in the Academy Awards. They strike me as an excuse for Hollywood to pat itself

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June 12, 2015

Podcast Reaction: The Forrest Gump Edition

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Jenny, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, Shawshank Redemption, The 90's, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tom Hanks, Vietnam war, Winston Groom

This week on the podcast, the guys and Jenny covered the 90s. I’m actually less inclined to hate on the 90s than I am

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General Geekery

ICYMI: Tom Hanks Recreates His Filmography In Mere Minutes

Posted By: wittywats 1 Comment Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Toy Story

This man is a global treasure. I love Tom Hanks.

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5 Films Chris Pratt Shouldn't Remake

Posted By: ryan 0 Comment Bowie, Casablanca, Chris Pratt, Clue, Colonel Mustard, Dance Magic Dance, David Bowie, Delivery Man, Dustin Hoffman, Forrest Gump, Ghostbusters, Goblin King, Guardians of the Galaxy, Indiana Jones, Jennifer's Body, Joe vs. The Volcano, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Labyrinth, Magnificent Seven, Marvel, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patck, Neil Patrick Harris, Parks and Recreation, Pratt Remake, steel magnolias, Stephen Spielberg, The Lego Movie, Tom Hanks, tootsie, watercooler

Geeks around the world love Chris Pratt. Because Chris Pratt. After rallying a little-known-Marvel-property into one of the top grossers of 2014, Pratt seems

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February 2, 2015

True Sequels We Need to See!

Posted By: wittywats 1 Comment Academy Award, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bob Hoskins, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Bryan Cranston, Charlton Heston, Disney, Dreamworks, Forrest Gump, Gary Shandling, Gary Sinise, Goonies, James Cameron, Jamie Lee Curtis, Joe Pesci, Kathleen Turner, Lincoln Lawyer, Matthew McConaughey, Megamind, My Cousin Vinny, Oscars, Over the Hedge, Ralph Macchio, Rene Russo, Robert Zemekis, Robin Wright, Tina Fey, Tom Arnold, Tom Hanks, True Lies, Wanda Sykes, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Will Ferrell, William Shatner

Back in Episode 21 of Gabbing Geek, the Geeks played a game of “Sequel, Reboot, or LET IT DIE!” In that now legendary segment

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