Short plot
summary |
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8ft
simpleton, on Death Row for the vicious murder of two little girls, seems to have
supernatural powers which he uses for good while awaiting his execution... Yea-aaa
hargh haraaargh! |
What is the green mile? |
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It
refers to the colour of the prison floor. Those being executed have to walk the
green mile to the execution room. |
What our
panel of critics thought... |
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"Those
brown fly-type bugs coming out of Coffe's mouth were sort of scary, agreed, but
just imagine how scarier it would have been to see those long-legged-flies-that-like-to-hover-round-light-bulbs
come out? I shudder to even think about it. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhh! let me out of
my mind!" "I
was uneasy until the very last frame in this movie, imagining the inevitable blood
and giblet fest that is Stephen King Horror. Imagine my relief when the main man
simply electrocuted to death... Bravisimo, not a spark or a blood curdle in sight." "A
stunning performance by Sam Rockwell who played 'Wild Bill' Wharton. Hilariously
mad from start to finish." "Am
I the only one who would like to see Michael Clarke Duncan (who plays John Coffe)
play alongside Verne Troyer (Mini Me)? My mouth is dripping with anticipation.
It's got Twins remake written all over it." "I
have always liked Tom Hanks, even during those pap fests Splash and Bachelor Party
many years before. My, how we have watched our man excel! This is one of his more
comforting movies in spite of the moment when he allows a man to evaporate to
death in the electric chair. It's just something else I will have to remember
next time I pull a plug out of the wall in my bathrobe." "Never
has a urinary infection been so well depicted on the big screen. Eeeeeoooowwwwwwwccchhh!" "Try
as I might I could not find the name of the mouse-actor who played Mr Jangles.
This is a terrible oversight." |
Studio executives summary / pitch
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| Mean
looking good guy, convicted of the murder of two little girls, is a good guy and
uses his good powers to help others. |
Please
tell me the ending or plot overview if necessary
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| John
Coffe uses his powers to remove Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) urinary infection, the
brain tumor in the wife of Warden Hal Moores (James Cromwell), he projectile-vomits
some flies into the mouth of Percy Wetmore (Doug Hutchison) - the crayzee warden
- who then shoots dead 'Wild Bill' Wharton (Sam Rockwell). John
Coffe is executed to budget and on time. The
twist in the tale is that the old man in the old people's home is 104 year old
Paul Edgecomb who seems to have been given a longer life because of his touching
John Coffe... He goes out to feed Mr Jangles, the mouse, from the prison days...
who in mouse years must be something like 800 by now... |
Justify
this movie's existence in the classic strand from
theVoiceofReason.com's Veritable Cornucopia |
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Tom Hanks
as a chief executioner? Dear reader, I may now have seen everything... An
entertaining movie, thankfully without any blood and giblets, although one of
the executees does get a bloody good frying in the chair - a brain roasting doomed
to set off smoke detectors in houses over five miles away. The
strange thing about this movie is that, in spite of its subject matter, it leaves
one feeling good inside. One
is even tempted to say that this is as close to a feel good movie as prison execute-a-thons
get. Even
if an assured comedic triumph of electrocuting Wild Bill was missed. A
remarkable performance by Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill Wharton and satisfactory performances
by everyone else and a Stephen King plot which doesn't go too far off the believable. |
Quotable
quotes (real) |
"Yes
sir boss." "Dead
man walking." |
What
snack should I eat while watching this movie?
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| Dry
toast. Sugar mouse. |
I don't like mice. In fact I scream at even the thought. Eeeeeekkk! Will I
enjoy this movie mister? |
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Mr
Jangles is a cute little mouse who does tricks. However, if you are unable to
abide mice, especially watching them run across someone's shoulders hand-to-hand,
then perhaps give this movie a miss. |
I have been unable to look at people over 7 ft tall ever since I was hit in
the face with a basketball by a member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 1972. What
chance have I got of getting through this movie? |
| The
main man is 8ft tall and so you are well advised to be scared. Run for the hills. |
I do love a movie where they eat toast. Nice and dry, crisp to the crunch,
toast! Will I enjoy this movie? |
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Dry
toast lovers are well catered for in this movie. Mr Jangles, the rodent star,
is seen enjoying his favored bread-fare throughout the movie, sometimes with his
little hands holding the crumbs to his mouth as he sits up on his back legs...
Aaahhh! |
I cannot abide Fred Astair. Please tell me he ain't in this movie! |
| Sorry
to disappoint you. Fred Astair plays a pivotal role in this movie in all his black
and white glory. |
Other comments
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| A
really nice movie with some memorable performances, and situations. Whilst there
are moments of electric-chair-frying-up-of-people, the effects are well done and
it's a nice feel good ending. Not
recommended for mouse haters however - ensure a chair is on hand at all times
for them to stand on, especially for elephants. |