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126. "Forrest Gump". I hated it with every bone in my body.

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 05:45 PM

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If there was a trope they missed, it was only by accident.

I hated it so much and my friend hated it so much that we held an Oscar-watching party of two (our partners were specifically disinvited) so that we could throw balled up napkins at the TV screen every time it won something.

Tom Hanks should have known better.

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