Any man don't keep order spends a night in ... the box.
Chris Arnold use to say that, "Movie watching is a sport."Perhaps he's right. If so, we owe it to each other to recommend worthwhile sporting events, not watching someone fishing on ESPN2 in the wee hours of the morning.
To that end, I submit to you my favorite incarceration movies:
- Cool Hand Luke
- Shawshank Redemption
- My Cousin Vinny
- Blues Brothers
- Stir Crazy
- Raising Arizona
- The Green Mile
- (Escape to) Victory
- The Longest Yard (1974)
- The Great Escape
Did I miss any?
UPDATE: Apparently, I did miss some! Thanks for those who squared me away in the comments.
Labels: movies
posted by GUNNY @ 14:21
11 comments
11 Comments:
Brubaker!
DUDE...How could you miss the greatest movie of 1990?
ERNEST GOES TO JAIL
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
We thought you was a toad!
The Preacher said it absolved us.
You forgot Oilcan's favourite:
Midnight Express
And I think The Rock counts, since it took place in a prison locale.
-tAnk
And Tank's favorite:
American History X
Other mentionables:
Missing In Action
The Jericho Mile
Papillon
The Hurricane
Doh - I forgot the greatness of Ben Hur!
For your consideration I would add:
Bullit
Casablanca
Chisum
Band of Brothers (yes it was a 10 part mini series but it rocks)
The Philadelphia Story
The Maltese Falcon
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
I don't think I can forgive you Gunny for forgetting the following:
"12 Angry Men",
"How to Kill a Mocking Bird",
"Witness for the Prosecution".
Please tell me you have at least seen these classics ...
Lots of "D'oh!" for me in retrospect. Thanks for the reminders and/or suggestions.
Jade, I've seen Mockingbird & Angry Men. Like Meatloaf said, two outta three ain't bad.
But, I will add the following to my Netflix queue:
-Ernest Goes to Jail
-Bullit
-Witness for the Prosecution
No offense, Oil, but I might be too chicken for Midnight Express, though I still promise never to talk about your "vacation" in Turkey.
But, I do like Gladiator movies and I have seen a grown man naked. Once again, two outta three ain't bad ... and we'll leave it at that.
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