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zingy
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The Green Mile
The Green MileQuote: The Green Mile is a 1999 American drama film directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name. The film is told in a flashback format and stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey and tells the story of Paul and his life as a corrections officer on death row during the Great Depression and the supernatural events he witnessed.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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jb007
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Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:47 pm Posts: 3917 Location: Las Vegas
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One of my all-time favorite movies. Fantastic movie with great performances all around with a great score. Worthy second effort by Frank Darabont.
A+
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Levy
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Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:06 pm Posts: 16054
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I like the way Darabont shoots his movies. Shawshank was a masterpiece and even The Majestic was really good and unjustifiedly bad-mouthed. To me Green Mile was his weakest outing, which isn't a bad thing though. It was a bit over-spiritual and dragged at times. (B-)
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jb007
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Exceptional. Fantastic performances all around and great score.
A+
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67688
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The Green Mile - A-
Very good movie, among Hanks' best ever. Cryable moments in this film which are among the best ever in cinema history.
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13280 Location: Vienna
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Very good movie. Everyone gives a good performance and I don't 'felt' the length which is a big plus. Heartwarming movie. A
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BennyBlanco
Indiana Jones IV
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:51 pm Posts: 1102 Location: The Bronx
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Darabont hit another home-run with this movie. A great story and a breakout performance by that lovable teddy-bear Michael Clarke Duncan.
A+
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Chris
life begins now
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:09 pm Posts: 6480 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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The second best King film.
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Atoddr
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Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:07 am Posts: 3014 Location: Kansai
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What a great movie. It even makes you care about a mouse! I grade it an A. This is one I really need to watch again.
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thompsoncory
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Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14560 Location: LA / NYC
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The saddest film I have ever seen Also one of my all-time favorites.
10/10 (A+)
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Dr. Lecter
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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This movie is an underappreciated masterpiece. It is, by far and away, the best prison movie I have ever seen (beating out The Shawshank Redemption) and one of the very few movies that almost made me cry.
It is technically great (superb cinematography and editing, the movie never drags despite 3+ hours running time) and the story is amazing. The Green Mile is probably the finest adaptation of a Stephen King novel thus far and what a great movie it is by itself! The acting is great. Tom Hanks is incredibe, as always, but it's Michael Clarke Duncan who stands out of the cast. Without a shadow of doubt, he deserved the Best Supporting Actor trophy back in 2000. What a shame that he didn't win.
I agree that the story was very sentimental at times, but it worked for me and so did the occasional clichées. It is a touching movie with a great message and an involving story. The best thing of all is that it doesn't lose any of its greatness even after numerous viewings.
To put it in a nuthsell, it is an excellent film and ranks in my all-time Top 25.
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thompsoncory
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Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14560 Location: LA / NYC
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This is a fantastic movie! It's also, I believe, the saddest movie ever made. I was in tears at the end, it was just so emotional!
10/10 (A+)
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DIB2
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Joined: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:57 am Posts: 4669 Location: Anchorage, AK
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one of the saddest films I've ever seen, its between this an Titanic. both of them had me choked up.
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baumer72
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 7087 Location: Crystal Lake
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Excellent film and Clarke should have won best supp actor that year.
9/10
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13280 Location: Vienna
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Re: The Green Mile
Just watched it again and I loved it more than ever. Everybody is just perfect here (Sam Rockwell deserved more praise for his part than he got) and the story is great. I was involved the whole time and was actually a bit sad that it didn't last a bit longer. I think I even like this a tad more than Shawshank and that's quite a feat. A+
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trixster
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Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: The Green Mile
It's way too long and kinda hokey, but it still gets me every time. Even though it's basically just Shawshank redux.
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: The Green Mile
Always cry when the Dude Who Fucks Teenage Girls stomps the mouse.
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stuffp
Keeping it Light
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Re: The Green Mile
I recalled this as a great film, but I didn't see it for maybe 20 years and watched it again. Such a treat and great film, love it. It's hella long, but it never feels like it, a strong and gripping story that keeps me hooked with memorable characters. I forgot Rockwell was in it, but he's just so good and menacing too. A powerfully emotional film which locked itself among my all time favs.
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Dil
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Re: The Green Mile
I always loved this and Shawshank Redemption. The emotional scenes are definitely powerful and hit really hard and its even sadder now that Michael Clark Duncan is no longer with us. Frank Darabont is such a talented filmmaker and it really is a shame that he isn't directing more films these days.
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