Miracles happen in unexpected places, even on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. There John Coffey, a prisoner with supernatural powers, brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates. Tom Hanks leads a stellar cast (including Michael Clarke Duncan as Coffey) in this emotional, uplifting story of guards and captives; husbands and wives; prisoners and a remarkable mouse named Mr. Jingles; and, on another level, of a moviemaker and his source. Frank Darabont returns after his 1994 directorial debut The Shawshank Redemption to adapt another Stephen King tale into a crowd-pleasing entertainment nominated for four Academy Awards?, including Best Picture.
DVD Features: Audio Commentary:Commentary by Director Frank Darabont Deleted Scenes:Bitterbuck?s Family Says Goodbye Coffey?s Prayer Featurette:Michael Clarke Duncan's Screen Test Tom Hanks? Make-up Tests Theatrical Trailer:The Teaser Trailer: A Case Study Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trailer Audio Commentary:Commentary with Director Frank Darabont Documentaries:Miracles and Mystery: Creating the Green Mile Documentary:Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile . As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his movie brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug Thomas
On the DVD
Listen to our interview with Frank Darabont.
Anyone who has seen this Oscar-nominated film knows Frank Darabont likes to t-a-k-e h-i-s t-i-m-e. He certainly does the same in filling all three hours of his commentary track which he recorded over several sessions. Darabont has studied other DVDs and purposely does not repeat tidbits covered in the excellent new 90-minute documentary on author Stephen King and the making of the film. Other solid segments are two deleted scenes, a never-used teaser trailer, and Michael Duncan Clarke's screen test. The highlight is two remarkable tests of Tom Hanks in old-age makeup. Both are very credible, but it was decided to use another actor. The outcome is a DVD that puts the "special" back into the special edition. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
One Of The Best Book-To-Film Translation I've Ever Seen:
A few weeks ago, I finished Stephen King's novel "The Green Mile" and realized that I was about the only person on the planet who had not seen the film adaptation. Upon viewing the 3-hour piece of work, I was amazed by the degree to which King's writing was able to be translated to the big screen (as opposed to, say, "Hearts In Atlantis", which left much to be desired). The plot of the film is exactly the same as that of the book, centering on a 1930s death row prison and the strange (paranormal?)... more info
DVD #2 is missed:
The movie comes in two DVDs but the DVD#2 is the same as #1, so I have 2 DVDs #1. I need Amazon to send me a new movie since I got only the half.
A FORCE OF NATURE AND MORE:
This review covers the two-disc special edition which lasts about three hours. The first disc is rated 18, the second 12, but do not be misled, I found the emotional impact of the second is as great as the first, and not for the deaths to come. I understand the negative reviews that some have given this movie. I was quite prepared to give it a one star rating after about the first 15 slow minutes. But I watched the whole thing. And gave it five stars. It is hard to sum the film up without making it... more info
Says Disc two on Disc but it was the same as Disc one:-(:
This is my favorite movie and I was so disappointed that disc two was the same as disc one only the cover was labeled as disc two
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