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Marvo301 · 09-30-2009, 08:53 PM

The Shawshank Redemption

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

JamesG · 09-30-2009, 08:53 PM

MickeyMac · 10-01-2009, 06:27 PM

Escape From Alactraz
Bad Boys
The Defiant Ones (the original with Sidney Potier and Tony Curtis)
The Shawshanke Redemption

Schmoopie · 10-02-2009, 03:17 AM

This is VERY disturbing for me to admit, but I love anything that has to do with prison. I can't understand it for the life of me, because no way would I ever want to be a resident of one, nor would I ever want to visit a modern day prison. I've just always found them fascinating. When my husband and I went to San Francisco a few years ago, my favorite attraction was Alcatraz. My husband hated it, and a lot of people were saying that it should be torn down and turned into a wildlife sanctuary. As an animal lover, I am all for that, but I can't imagine Alcatraz being gone like that. I thought it was a really cool place! I visited one in Fremantle, Australia (near Perth), that was awesome as well.
http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/Pages/default.aspx

Anyway, my FAVORITE prison movie is The Shawshank Redemption. Absolutely brilliant film. LOVE both Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
Others are:
Birdman of Alcatraz and Dead Man Walking.

I thought I would hate Dead Man Walking but I watched it with my husband. He's the one who wanted to see it. Here's the REALLY scary part: At the beginning it shows what Sean Penn did to the girl and the whole movie is about his being on Death Row. I would never, ever condone what he did. Killing someone is absolutely horrible-especially the way it was done in this movie. But Sean must have a very powerful effect on me, because toward the end (I won't give away the ending, but I'm sure it's not real hard to guess what happens), I was actually feeling SORRY for him!

Isn't that horrible? Now THAT'S good acting!

I'd love to see Jailhouse Rock, though. It used to be available on Netflix for instant viewing but now you have to rent it. Jailhouse Rock is my very favorite Elvis song!

Incidentally, one of my favorite episodes of Monk is when he pretends to be a prisoner to catch someone who killed a guy on death row, hours before he was scheduled to die anyway. That episode was hilarious!

BTW, if you want to read a light-hearted book (actually two) about prison life, there are some wonderful kids books out.

Al Capone Does my Shirts and Al Capone Shines my Shoes-both by Gennifer Choldenko. The Shoes book just came out, so I haven't read it, but I LOVED the Shirts book. It's about this boy who lives with his family in the housing for families who work on Alcatraz. I think his dad is the warden and he has a sister who has a mental disability and he's trying to get her into a special schoo. GREAT book! Hey, I'm 42 years old and I loved it!

Thanks for all the great movie suggestions! I'll check those out!

Riley Martin · 10-05-2009, 08:27 PM

Stir Crazy and Escape From Alcatraz.

ponytail · 10-06-2009, 06:32 AM

An Innocent Man
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption

Dude111 · 12-20-2022, 08:24 AM

Midnight express
Escape from Alkatraz - Have it on VHS
Shawshank Redemption - Have it on VHS
The Great Escape - Have it on VHS
Papillon - Have it on VHS

I dont like NATURAL BORN KILLERS as its just cold blooded murder going on in it...

MA · 12-22-2022, 09:19 AM

The Shawshank Redemption

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Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,768	Midnight express Escape from Alkatraz - Have it on VHS Shawshank Redemption - Have it on VHS The Great Escape - Have it on VHS Papillon - Have it on VHS I dont like NATURAL BORN KILLERS as its just cold blooded murder going on in it...