Keep the classics off of basic cable!

Rating: 9/10 (5 March 2020)

The single most profoundly disturbing and the same time inspirational films I've ever had the pleasure of watching in my 44 years. I only took a passing interest in the film when it was first released on the big screen so I unfortunately first experienced this tou-de force of a movie on my less than best quality ancient VCR. It was the first injustice this film endured in my eyes. The second, and much more offensive crime it endured was to become a weekend staple on basic cable!!! Oh the humanity of it! I absolutely refuse to watch this complete and utter destruction that being edited for my screen and to run in the time allotted by these absolute butchers from these networks!! I know that for some inexplicable reason some people just can't help themselves from at least watching a scene or two that hasn't been hacked to pieces by the stations themselves or the editors that cut nearly every moment, scene, or bit of dialogue they don't deem family friendly and leave us with what amounts to nothing more than a nearly unrecognizable, watered down, and nonsensical version that is completely unbearable to watch! They find no need to explain, let alone set up, most of the film's most essential scenes, dialect, and plot points that are absolutely essential to the story and cohesiveness of the very fabric of the film. Anyway, before I begin to ramble, bro! This flick is just stellar in every way! Couldn't even make time to hit the head and grab more brewskies because I was just so like into Andy's feelings and emotions I totally had to call into my job at the" I'm lovin' place" because I felt like I could not provide total customer satisfaction seeing how tore down I was with all that empathy I was feeling for my dude Andy! Got ya didn't I? Whatever your choice of media platform is, at least until the next newest thing drops, this film is an absolute must own without question. Meanwhile like I previously mentioned, do not let Ted Turner ruin the story of Mr. Dufresne