The movie "The Green Mile"

[les26]

This movie has been playing pretty often lately on tv and every time it is on I have to watch at least some of it, I of course have watched the whole movie many times over but I just can't turn the channel when it is on. Such an emotional, powerful movie, anyone on here also a big fan of it?

 

[verna davies]

Yes, loved it the first time and every time after that. Its one of those films that I dont get fed up of watching.

 

[bbdoll22]

Very good imo
Sad though.

 

[glittercat]

One of the few films where I wish I hadn't actually read the book first.

Cry my eyes out every time I watch it

 

[susanm9006]

It is a Stephen King novel so I read it some time before the movie came out. Great story.

 

[Elphaba09]

I am not usually a Stephan King book fan, but some of the movies based on his books are wonderful. The Green Mile is one of those movies.

 

[susanm9006]

I am not usually a Stephan King book fan, but some of the movies based on his books are wonderful. The Green Mile is one of those movies.

He also wrote Shawshank Redemption. Another great book and movie.

 

[jefferd18]

I don't like King's novels but I do enjoy his short stories. Both in written, and movie form, The Green Mile was a standout.

 

[les26]

Cry my eyes out every time I watch it

The part where Paul (Tom Hanks) has to say "roll on two" to give the order to electrocute Paul Coffey but he can't do it, and when he does say it it is barely audible. And all of the guards with somber faces and the young guard crying like crazy, yeah, me too.....

 

[Elphaba09]

He also wrote Shawshank Redemption. Another great book and movie.

It's a short story that is with "The Body," which was made into "Stand By Me." I remember watching Shawshank and thinking, "I have read this somewhere." It suddenly hit me that it was in the collection of King's short stories. I do not recall the name of the book, but the short story is actually "Rita Haywood and the Shawshank Redemption."

My grandmother loved King, so when I spent the night at her house, I would read them because they were some of the few books she owned.

 

[Tik cat's mum]

Yes I'm a fan of the green mile. My hubby is a King fan me not so much watched it first because he said the book was good. I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched it since.

 

[glittercat]

Although I love The Green Mile, I have to say that I've always found The Shawshank Redemption to be really boring. Every time I've tried to watch it I've fallen asleep...

It's a shame that a lot of King adaptations don't seem to turn out very well, when often the books are good. I've been a long time King fan - probably over 30 years now!