The Green Mile : A skilful, very moving film

Advantages: Extremely well acted and directed, 100% watchable and absorbing
Disadvantages: Unnecessary special effects, no mention of Harry Dean Stanton in the cast list

...RELEASED: 1999, Cert.18 RUNNING TIME: Approx. 181mins DIRECTOR: Frank Darabont PRODUCERS: David Valdes, Frank Darabont SCREENPLAY WRITER: Frank Darabont (adapted from the novel by Steven King) MAIN CAST:- Tom Hanks (as Paul Edgecomb) Michael Clarke Duncan (as John Coffey) David Morse (as Brutus ?Brutal? Howell) James Cromwell (as Warden Hal Moores) Michael Jeter (as Eduard Delacroix) Graham Greene (as Arlen Bitterbuck) Sam Rockwell (as ?Wild Bill? Wharton) Dean Stanton (as Barry Pepper) Doug Hutchinson (as Percy Wetmore) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quite a long time ago, I read Steven King?s novel The Green Mile, enjoying it thoroughly. It has taken me a lot of years to get around to seeing the film ? shame on me really, as people have been urging me to give it a watch for more than a decade...

CelticSoulSister 30.06.2010 · Read review
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Tesco Green Tea

Advantages: Excellent value for money
Disadvantages: The colour (sludge Green)

...I put a suggestion in for Green Tea but Ciao have put my review in with Green Tea with Lemon. The product I reviewed was just Green Tea there is no lemon. I have never really been a big fan of flavoured teas etc, I much prefer a regular cup of tea or a black coffee, however for some random reason when up Tesco the other day I decided I fancied trying Green Tea, I have no idea why, I just had the urge to buy some. Unsure as to whether I would actually like Green Tea I scoured the shelves for the cheapest option. I settled for Tesco own brand, being the cheapest available if I hated it I had not wasted too much money. Packaging The Green Tea comes in a small Green and white box. The front and back of the box are mainly white in colour with pictures of green leaves over it. In the middle of both the front and back of the box...

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Green Zone

Advantages: The perfect balance of top-notch action and exciting plot
Disadvantages: None

...It must take guts to make a film like "Green Zone" during times like this. When so many soldiers are dying daily, anyone making objections against the war will most likely be accused of slandering the war, not supporting the soldiers and the country. No surprises then, that "Green Zone" was met with similar ludicrous claims and criticisms. But let's get something straight and clear up any untruths: "Green Zone" is not an anti-war propaganda, nor is it anti-American/unpatriotic. What is this really against? Lies. Big conspiracy cover-ups initiated by blind politicians that lead to the deaths of thousands of people. No war is good. How can it? But some wars are necessary. This is what Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) believes when he goes on many dangerous missions to locate Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that Iraq...

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The Green Gem

Advantages: Great movie, wonderful performances, brilliant direction and a terrific script
Disadvantages: The DVD extras are almost none existant

...By most people?s standards, I am quite a little movie buff and will generally watch anything and everything when it comes to the movie world. My favorite genres are most definitely the 'Horror/Sci fi' and 'Action' films and the 'Drama' section is my least favorite, I do prefer films that go crash, bang, wallop to something you have to sit and listen to. It may come as a surprise then, that I am about to give such high acclaim to a drama movie. The Green Mile staring Tom Hanks is an exception to my fast paced standards, the movie has just about everything in the mix to suit almost everybody's tastes. There is a brilliant combination of laughs, shocks, suspense and drama and it is simply one of those films that you dare not stop watching. ~~~~~~THE STORY~~~~~~ The Green Mile is set inside an Alabama death row prison ward in...

deano_76 30.10.2002 · Read review
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Green and clean

Advantages: Cleans well, bubbles nicely, eco friendly
Disadvantages: Dries like jelly around the lid if you forget to close it preperly like I do

...Green Force produce a range of products which they say are specially formulated to limit the impact on the environment without compromising on performance. The product I am looking at in this review is their washing up liquid. I have problems with most washing up liquids as my skin is very sensitive and many things ill make my hand dry or bring me out in rashes, I'm also very picky and want something that lasts well doesn't cost too much, cleans well and produces lots of bubbles (you've got to love bubbles!). My favorite washing up liquid in the past was Fairy origional, I love the smells of the rest of the Fairy washing up liquids but they all sadly give me sore hands. After the origional Fairy being out of stock on one shopping trip I looked for an alternative and found Green Force to look attractive as it was a similar price...

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Eve Green

Advantages: Lovely descriptive novel, beautifully written
Disadvantages: None

...A friend lent me this book this week, I started reading it yesterday afternoon having been off work with a stomach bug and finished it this morning. I had never heard of the author Susan Fletcher and wasn't aware of the novel which had won the 2004 Whitbread First Novel Award and was on the Richard and Judy Summer Read list 2005. However it transported me to the Welsh rugged countryside and helped take my mind of feeling unwell and gave me some inspiration to write another review. The story is told by Eve Green the central character in the novel and she is 29 years old and expecting her first baby. The book describes her memories from when she was 7 years old, that was when she first learnt to fully write her own name "Evangeline Green" and when her mother died. Eve (or Evie as she is also known) goes to live with her...

AJ26 06.04.2006 · Read review
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Gentle giant (The Green Mile dvd)

Advantages: Powerful performances especially in the final scenes
Disadvantages: None for me

...~~~The Green Mile~~~ As this is one of my partners favourite films I have watched it quite a few times. Released in 2000, Green Mile is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel by the same name. What I love about this film is how simple and idealistic the plot seems at first glance. ~Synopsis: Paul a warden on death row in the 1930's, finds a new prisoner named John Coffey brought to his block accused of the rape and murder of two young white sisters. Hated by the locals and feared because of his colour and size, Coffey' s doesn't put up much of a defence with his only comments on the crime being 'I couldn't help it'. This is obviously taken as a confession which is why he was lynched and sent to the prison. During his time in the mile Paul and the other guards find out that not all is what it seems with Coffey as he...

clumsy221 17.02.2010 · Read review
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Al Green

Advantages: Great songs
Disadvantages: None

...Most people are surprised when they hear about my musical tastes. Most see me as someone purely into heavy metal, my friends as heavy metal and clasic rock, but even my very close friends don't seem to understand how far my taste goes. I have always loved every type of metal and some rap and dance but it is only recently when i discovered the wonders of 70's Soul and funk. The first time i heard Al Green was on Pulp Fiction with the song "Let's stay together". I loved the song from the first time i heard it but never looked into it until i bought the movie soundtrack, since then i have been searching Al Green in youtube and discovering all sorts of other great music. I have always been into laid back songs and have often skipped through albums to find that one slow love song. With this collection you get some of the best of Al green...

joe-survey 02.12.2008 · Read review
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Green Street [Hooligans]

Advantages: Violence
Disadvantages: Elijah Wood, Bad Cockney Accents, Ridiculously Unrealist

...Hot on the heels of The Football Factory  comes another attempt at understanding the British thug sub-culture. This time (in an obvious attempt to increase American awareness) Elijah Wood is cast at the centre of it all, playing a Harvard journalism student turned hard-edged football hooligan. Sound ridiculous? It pretty much is. Green Street is not a hugely terrible film, but it is difficult one to take seriously. Matt Buckman (Wood) is wrongfully expelled from College, and jumps abroad a plane to London to visit his sister (Claire Forlani) and husband Steve (Marc Warren). Soon Matt starts hitting the local pubs and going to "Soccer" games with Steve's bad boy brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam), and becomes involved with the GSE firm (a supposed imitation of West Ham's notorious Inter-City Firm). As an actor, it is understandable by...

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Green Day Energy

Advantages: great range of music
Disadvantages: not that long

...This album was in the sale in Our Price for about a fiver, and as I had unfortunately not been influenced by rock music in my younger years, and as my sister (who was with me) had, told me it was well worth a buy, I thought I would depart with a note. This was four years ago I think, and it was only then that I was becoming more independent, and started to develop my own musical tastes. Knowing that some of mates liked this kind of music, I did feel slightly deprived that I did not experience the likes of Green Day and Nirvana when they were at their album sales peak. Anyway, at that price the album was worth it. As soon as my sister drove us home, the CD was in the player, and Basket Case was beaming out the speakers straight away. This song seemed to be an anthem at the time it was released, and is still considered by some to be...

danradders 27.01.2001 · Read review
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