The acting is amazing in this film. The story is about the evils of man and has some very emotional moments. The film is split into 2 discs, but don't despair, this makes the quality of the picture and audio outstanding. I have an Oppo DVD upscaler and viewing this movie at 1080p on my 40 inch was just like a 4 out of 5 quality Blu-ray. The immersing storyline and acting kept me totally absorbed and I finished the film feeling deeply enriched by its message. The Green Mile is a very satisfying piece of entertainment that also exposes many facets of human nature that turn a story into a legend.

Tom Hanks, in my opinion, gave the performance of his career by bringing emotion and depth to his part. The only actor that bettered him was Michael Clarke Duncan. How he made this giant like character into a vulnerable pussycat was a marvel. On whole, the cast came together and gave the best performance I have seen in a movie for a long time. Not one of them let the side down by being weak. David Morse who is more known for his supporting roles was also excellent and hopefully not long till he's carrying his own movie. The Green Mile isn't a movie about hope and friendship, as The Shawshank Redemption was, it is a movie about a miracle of a man, and the people he affects.

What a great movie! I'm not a huge Tom Hanks fan but have enjoyed some of his films. This one, though, may end up as being my favorite of his. Filled with great scenes of both hope and tragedy, of sorrow and of joy, with just a touch of redemption thrown in.

Based on a book by Stephen King, the Green Mile starts off in modern day times and then uses a "flashback" to tell the story of a group of death row guards during the depression and the strange story of a condemmed prisoner named John Coffy (played magnificiently by Michael Duncan). The story is a mix of drama, humor, and adds the spiritual/mystical as only Stephen King can do. The story also has one of the most creative twists at the end. Very surprising!

But what takes this movie one of the best I've personally watched is the supporting cast. Besides the well known David Morse & Bonnie Hunt, we get James Cromwell (L.A. Confidential, Star Trek - First Contact), Michael Jeter (Open Range), Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves (Widescreen Edition)), Sam Rockwell (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Widescreen Edition)) & Harry Dean Stanton (way too many great roles to pick just a couple).

I would recommend this to any movie buff looking for originality and creativity. Great actors, great story, great film!

In its simplest form The Green Mile is about an eye for an eye ... but when have you known Stephen King to be simple? Stephen King ... the man who gets paid fifty thousand dollars for writing "boo" on a napkin. Stephen King. In the beginning we meet an elderly gentleman who tells of his time working on "The Green Mile" Death Row for inmates in Louisiana's Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Shortly thereafter, we meet John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) who was sentenced to death for the murder of two young girls. From his introduction (Michael Clarke Duncan) plays the role of the child-like John Coffey filled with boyish impetuosity to perfection.

During this time, Paul Edgecombe (Tom Hanks) is suffering from a urinary tract infection ... and the extraordinary that is John Coffey shows itself. This miracle of God has the mystical ability to heal. At the same time we meet Percy Wetmore (Doug Hutchison) a mean, stupid, sadistic man. In this setting, that is a dangerous combo, but he is the nephew of the governor's wife. Next we meet a violent prisoner named Wild Bill (Sam Rockwell) who is sentenced to death for killing three people in a robbery attempt. During the film, when Wild Bill grabs John Coffey's arm we learn who the real killer of the two young girls is.

In its simplest form The Green Mile is about an eye for an eye ... the problem with that is ... everyone ends up blind. With John Coffey being innocent, Paul is left with the life altering decision of what to do. Does he put to death one of God's true miracles? During a conversation with his wife, Paul decides to ask Coffey what he wants him to do. John Coffey replies: I'm tired. I'm tired of being alone. But mostly ... I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. The movie then flashes forward to Paul Edgecombe, now a hundred and eight years old telling his female companion of his curse in life. He is cursed to watch all his loved ones die. An eye for an eye........

The Green Mile is one of my all time favorite films! I had bought the original DVD release, but when this two disc version came out I had to have it. In my opinion it is much better than the single disc version. If you are a fan of films based on the writings of Stephen King you'll love this movie, but then again, if that is the case you have already purchased this. In closing I must say that this film isn't for Stephen King Purists who have already bashed this film anyhow.

well this is an awesome movie first off yes it does not follow the movie exactly but it is faithful to the heart of the story, however when i received my own copy of this from amazon disc 1 was actually labeled as disc 2 luckily i checked before i sent it back to amazon. so if you order this and it's 2 copies of disc 2 check before u send it back, one of them may actually be disc one.

Having first read "The Green Mile" when Stephen King published them in Chapter Books, I was in love with the story even before it made it to the big screen. The story always seems to get lost in translation between the two mediums, however the events I had pictures in my mind were very realistic on the big screen. Well done!

The movie is quite long but it is really worth watching. It has some comedy but it really makes you want to cry at the end, not in a sappy way though.

The Green Mile is an exceptional movie about love, hope, hate, despair and transformation. It is also about the battle between good and evil. If you haven't seen this movie yet get it and sit back and enjoy.

Frank Scoblete: author of "The Virgin Kiss and Other Adventures"

For such an incredibly wonderful and breathtaking movie... the Two Disc Special Edition version is a waste of money. With only a few minutes of deleted scenes, one additional documentary and a photograph montage, the money spent on buying this version is lost considering the movie was disected into two separate pieces with half placed on each disc. For a movie that aired at over 3 hours in length, certainly additional scenes were available. Furthermore, interviews and promotional material could have been made available to fill an entire disc while leaving the original theatrical release intact on one disc. Whoever created this version of such a fabulous movie, erred egregiously.

This is a replacement for a VHS I had. I find this movie extracts
almost every emotion out of me. It is funny, sad, thought provoking, magical, and disturbing all at the same time. I can only watch it about once a year though, because after watching it I am drained.

Since its release in 1999, I have had 7 or 8 people tell me how good this is, but I have always stayed away from it simply because of its use of the electric chair, the last thing I want to see is someone eletrocuted I have thought over the years, well, I decided to give it a look, & man, I can't believe that I ignored it for so long, this film was awesome, I still can't get my mind off it, there is nothing I can't say here that hasn't already been said, except to say, that it is truly inspiring & sad, that I teared up at the end, I hate it when movies do that to me, but this is one of the best films I have ever seen, It is over 3 hours, but trust me, you won't notice, Highly Recommended!!!

I think a single disk would have been better - .-. switchingdisks is a pain

A great movie, as simple as that. Moving, inspiring, and thought provoking. Packed with great performances. This is a great movie with a great story and a great script. So behold, you are in the presence of greatness.

This film is a very great masterpiece. The story is so engaging. I have read the wonderful novel that this film is based on and the film stays true to it in both spirit and story. It is also well acted, well, shot, and well written. If you love Stephen King films, you will love this. Recommended.

One of Tom Hank's finest movies, has a wonderful trama, when I started watching I never imagine were the storie was going, was just fantastic, a genious movie from beginning to end.

Tom Hanks and Michael Clark Duncan were phenominal as well as the rest of the cast was good. I have watched this movie at least 6-7 times.

Such a great film is The Green Mile, which is based on the six-part novelette by Stephen King. yes, I can hear some of you now: "Stephen King? No way would I watch such a thing!" But in this case, you would be wrong, as the story, faithfully adapted to film, and the acting are beyond reproach, IMO.

I'm not much of a Stephen King novel fan (Carrie and The Shining took care of that), but I did a bit of research on the novel to see how it corresponded/not corresponded to the film. Apparently, King issued the Green Mile as a series of 6 short stories/semi-novels from 1995-1996, which were later combined into one long novel which became the film. The continuity of the film is done amazing well, when one considers its origins.

The Green Mile is a flashback story of a Paul Edgecomb, a one-time upper ranked correctional officer at Cold Mountain Prison in Louisiana, whose work area was "The Green Mile," the long corridor of jail cells set aside for men destined for execution. His story/ies take place in 1935, so during the depths of the Depression, which hit the South and Midwest at its hardest. Like funeral parlor workers, correctional officers are not without work, though the threat of firing/layoff always hangs heavy over all the correctional officers' heads throughout the film.

The story revolves around Edgecomb's correctional charges, but most particularly around a prisoner name John Coffey ("...like the drink, only not spelt the same," says Coffey [Michael Duncan Clark] upon arrival). Condemned for the brutal rape/murder of two little Louisiana girls, it doesn't take Edgecomb (brilliantly played by Tom Hanks in a dramatic role worth his muster) long to realise that the man and the act don't seem to correspond.

The film takes time to develop each character, which I always enjoy: Edgecomb's fellow officers are decent upstanding men with a tough job, but they do it well - combining their jobs into father-confessors and tough disciplinarians, but never forgetting that, except by the grace of God, they could easily be behind those bars as well. Certain "nemesis" characters are also well-developed - for example, Percy Wetmore [Doug Hutchison], the nephew of the governor's wife, whose purpose in being a correctional officer becomes clear by midway through the film. More chilling is the prisoner William Wharton [Sam Rockwell], aka "Wild Bill/Billy the Kid" (the references are explained in the film) who hides a secret beyond his evil deeds known to the officers. As in the case of many King films, Wharton's character looks eerily like Stephen King himself (I have always suspected it's written into movie contracts with King that at least one character must faintly resemble him).

However, the enigma of the film (and its main thrust) is the character of John Coffey - a slow, child-like mountain of a man played with pathos and and earthiness. Like Wharton, he too has a secret to hide, but as this slowly reveals itself, it is far more uplifting than that of the former.

The film (rated 18(UK), corresponding to its R rating in the US) runs 188 minutes (slightly over 3 hours), but the story is so intriguing, you rarely notice the length (in many ways, you want the story to keep going). There is obviously some violence (it's a prison, after all, as the main locus) including three executions in the old-style electric chair of the times (one such execution is really quite graphic and worth fast-fowarding after about a minute or so, as you'll get the point). However, none of the violence is, IMO, gratuitous and merely advances the points of the story.

Be on the lookout for a few continuity/errors on the film, which are worth noting here: the most serious "factual errors" I happened to note, as a Southerner, were in geography and premise: the movie is set in Louisiana, with the prison is called "Cold Mountain Penitentiary." In the opening prison scenes, the backdrop is a set of weathered, tree-covered mountains similar to the Blue Ridge or Smokey Mountains of the Southeastern U. S. However, there are no mountains of any kind in the state of Louisiana. The highest point in the state of Louisiana is 535 ft. above sea level, and is in the far northern part of Louisiana, right near the Arkansas/Louisiana state line (however, to be fair, this does appear to be the part of the state where the film is set). Further, set in 1935, this film depicts executions in Louisiana being carried out by electrocution, but the Louisiana Legislature did not change the method of execution from hanging to electrocution until 1940. Additionally, executions were carried out at local courthouses in Louisiana until 1957, when they were moved to a specific state prison.

The only other anachronism/error I noted was that, in 1935, it was highly unlikely that a radio station in Depression-era Louisiana would give airplay to a Billie Holiday record. Timewise, this film was set 2 years before the death of black singer [...] Bessie Smith, who died in 1937, while on the way to a show in Memphis when she was killed in a car accident in rural Tennessee. The rumours surrounding her death still persist: it is said Smith bled to death because Jim Crow Laws in the South prohibited a white hospital from accepting a black patient, and Smith was turned away, to die in a black hospital in Mississippi some 50+ miles away. IMO, it's important to note this since, as great singers as Smith and Holiday were, sadly, neither were known by radio airplay for white audiences during their lifetime (most of their white audience popularity occured only from occasional live performances at mixed clubs, but actually grew after their respective deaths).

In all, The Green Mile is film worth seeing. Nominated for 4 Oscars in 2000 (and sadly outbid that year by The Cider House Rules), and winner of 13 prestigious film awards, including the People's Choice Awards, this film will intrigue you, challenge what you think you know about good vs. evil, life vs. death, and whether miracles still occur.

I honestly didn't think I would like this movie at all. I'm not a huge fan of Tom Hanks. He's impressed me a few times before but honestly I can't think of a time when he's ever `wowed' me. I am not a fan of Stephen King in that I never really have given him a try. Aside from `Misery' I have never read any of his novels. I have seen a few of the film adaptations and enjoyed them but I have also seen some of his adaptations and thought they were dreadful so really it's a mixed bag for me. I decided to give this a chance only because a friend of mine raved it, and it has received high amounts of praise from the critics and have I mentioned yet that it was nominated for Best Picture of the Year at the Academy Awards so with that in mind I decided to sit down and watch this, finally.

The film follows the effect one falsely accused man has on the prison guards in charge over him. This man is John Coffey, an extremely large black man accused of raping and murdering two young girls. Despite his immense size Coffey appears to be a very kind soul. This is noticed by one of the guards, Paul Edgecomb. Getting to know John, Paul realizes that he is, without a doubt, innocent but the evidence against him is surmountable and it appears that his execution is eminent.

While this is the main storyline for `The Green Mile' there is so much more to uncover, and there should be since the film is three hours long. I've read a while back that the character of John Coffey was modeled after Jesus Christ and this makes perfect sense when you watch this film and analyze it. John's `powers' are very similar to the ones heaped upon Jesus and John's predicament is also one similar to that of Christ. Everyone has turned on John except for a few men who put faith in his power to heal. He is wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit and sentenced to death by the men he was trying to protect. It's something I did not expect to come from Stephen King, that's for sure, but then again I've never given him a fair chance...maybe I should.

The performances in this film also elevate the material, especially that of Michael Clarke Duncan who delivers a performance so solid and so tempered that without it the film would have failed. He is, with all due respect, the heart and soul of this film. Tom Hanks surprised me by delivering an outstandingly tender performance. It may actually be his best performance to date. Patricia Clarkson sizzles in what little screen time she has as does Bonnie Hunt and David Morse and Barry Pepper do their best to stand out amidst powerful performances by James Cromwell and more notably Doug Hutchison who plays the `evil' Percy Wetmore. Sam Rockwell is as disturbing as they come and the revelation of his character will chill you.

Like I said in my title for this review, it is far better than I assumed it would be but it still was not as grand as some have suggested. There are moments where the melodramatic feel doesn't quite mesh right and there are some scenes that tend to drag a bit. I'm not saying that the length is a problem for it enables the audience to truly sink into the mood of the film but there are some scenes that could have been trimmed. It is not one of my top five films of 1999, nor one of my top ten, but it rests well with my honorable mentions. It is not as disturbing as `Carrie' and not as meaningful as `The Shawshank Redemption' but it rest nicely in the middle and delivers solid and gratifying entertainment.

I loved this movie! The ending was unexpected and much enjoyed. It really makes you value love and life.

As opposed to most Stephen King books made into movies, I was surprised at great this movie actually was. The Green Mile may be rather long, but you don't feel it. It is one of those movies in which you get attached to the characters and when it ends, you end up with one of those "That's it?" feelings.
As far as the special edition version of this film, it is totally worth it.
Packaging is also good (plastic packaging, not that inconvenient paper one).

The Green Mile was a lot better than I ever imagined. I was very shocked the movie had humor as well! This is a must-see!!!

The Green Mile is the name of death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary where most of the events depicted in the movie take place. Tom Hanks and David Morse play prison guards on death row who get a new prisoner named John Coffey, played by Michael Clarke Duncan. Duncan is a mountain of a man and seems to be a simpleton but he has been sentenced to death for the murder of two little girls. This moview is primarily a drama with a number subplots all concerning various inmates and guards at the prison. An interesting turning point in the story occurs when Coffey demonstrates the ability to heal merely by touch. The inclusion of this single element of fantasy into an otherwise harsh reality has tremendous impact and causes ripple throughout the rest of the movie.

This film has a great cast from top to bottom whether it's the big names or the character actors who get typically little credit but give a great deal of depth to the movie. Duncan steals the show as Coffey partly due to his sheer size but also because of the great warmth and decency he brings to the character. Hanks does as fine a job as he ever has, and that's saying something. The movie is a bit long but there is a lot of story to cover and I never felt like it dragged at all.

In short, The Green Mile is an exceptional movie. The script is unusually intelligent, the acting top notch, and the story keeps you interested throughout it's nearly three hour running time. It certainly has an unorthodox story line but it works beautifully. If you haven't seen the film yet, I would certainly recommend giving it a try.

Don't you want to see a man screaming and writhing in agony? Can't you picture steam coming off his head as he blows out his vocal cords for five minutes, every second total excrutiating torture because one of the sick guards decided to cause him EXTRA pain by not wetting the sponge that conducts the electricity?

The people that made this movie are sick, degenerate, sadists...just like the character they portray so well on the screen.

THIS MOVIE IS CLASSIFIED 'FICTION' BUT NOT BEING AWARE OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PRESENCE WHO HAVE GREAT POWER TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE IS NOT A MADE UP STORY. WONDERFUL!!!!!!!

I love this movie. Its a great one to watch just alone or with the whole family. Either way IT'S GREAT. Thanks a lot.

This film is wonderful, although the ending is not at all what I had hoped for and I suspect that this might have been a part of why there were mixed reviews- beyond the comparisons with the book. It has a bit of Shawshank in it and some great actors that are familiar to King and Hanks best work.

Usually, i dont like prison movies, but with Good ol Tom Hanks in the lead and the supernatural aspect Green Mile is an exception. This movie is sickening at times (the electrocution) Uplifting (the healings) It is a death row movie. This cast and crew do a great job. the special effects are great. The End gives the viewer something to think about at least it did me.

Do you know what it's like to get blamed for something you never did, well this book THE GREEN MILE takes that to the extreme when John Coffey a miracle from God is accused for the rape and murder of two little girls. He really was trying to use the powers God gave him to heal the wounded or as he would say, "take it back." John found the little girls hurt and wounded and he tried to help them but they both died in his arms and that's were the police found John holding the dead girls. Cold Mountain Penitentiary (the green mile) is where John Coffey was sentenced to die from the electrical chair, and this is where basically the whole book takes place. The main characters in this book are Paul Edgecombe, Brutal, John Coffey, and more prison guards. This story takes place over 80 years from start to finish. The problem was that Paul had to put John Coffey a friend, gift from God, and also an innocent man to death. Paul solves this problem by asking John Coffey what he should do because he didn't want to kill an innocent man nor a gift from God. Paul asked, "on my judgment day, when the lord asks me why I killed one of his greatest miracles what will I say, that it was my job?" John just said, "You just tell him it was a kindness you had done." Three major events that affected the plot were John being put on death row, Finding out that John could heal the wounded, and when John died from electrocution. My favorite part in the book was when Percy Wetmore a man who nobody liked squashed Del's mouse just to be a jerk. So once Percy left John healed the mouse and Percy came back the mouse was running around and Percy could not believe his own eyes. I believe that the message in this story is that you should be good to people so they be good to you. This way when you die your not scared because you knew you were the best person you could be. In this book there is always something happening to make you want to keep reading. I would make the book a little bit shorter to improve it but that's the only thing. If you are going to read this book you should like action and entertainment.

Ok, granted nothing can be completely perfect. But I never seem to be able to find a single thing to complain about in this film. It's based of what happens to be the only Stephen King novel I have ever read. While I love just about everything about it, the thing that always comes to mind is how perfectly every major role was cast in this film. Tom Hanks was definitely a wonderful choice for the central character. Nobody could be more perfect for the role of the gentle giant that is John Coffey than Michael Clarke Duncan. I'll never forget that huge reveal of what appears to be the scariest looking man imaginable until you finaly see his face and immediately know he wouldn't harm a hair on your head. Supporting characters are also well cast, especially those of Eduard Delacroix, Bill Wharton, and Percy Whetmore. If you haven't seen this movie I urge you to do yourself a favor and pick it up.

The pinnacle of Tom Hanks' career, under the direction of a Master.

"Dead Man Walking" This is an all time favorite of mine. When you hear Steven King you automatically think...well NOTHING like this movie actually is. This is a FABULOUS MOVIE. My husband and I could not take our eyes off the screen. It is a LONG movie, but you do not even realize it. This movie is extraordinary. It is a MUST HAVE. It is a story of a prison gaurd and an inmate on death row's relationship. This inmate has " Gifts" Magickal gifts. He has been wrongly accused, or was he ? Tom Hanks Knows it or atleaste thinks he was guilty at first. Remember this movie has twists and turns and you cannot imagine the outcome.
This movie will open your heart, break your heart,open your mind and eyes and touch your soul. Then it will change on you in an instant. You never figure it out until the end. They did a fantastic job making this movie. BUY THIS MOVIE and send the kids to bed...You are in for an experience of a lifetime with this one. Steven King outdid himself, the actors outdid themselves as well as the producers of the movie. Extraordinary Movie ! BUY THIS ONE ! The word BOSS will never mean the same thing to you...nor will you ever hear it without thinking of this movie again after you have seen it.

If you have not seen this film, buy it now! One of the most enjoyable films I have ever seen. Clocking in at close to three hours, this film never drags. With a great story and well developed interesting characters, you can't go wrong here. The two disc DVD set has an great transfer, numerous extras.

The 1999 film of Stephen King's THE GREEN MILE still stands as one of the finest adaptions of his work, and Warners has reissued the film in a new two-DVD pack with many new bonuses to enrich your film experience. Repeating from the previous edition is the short film WALKING THE MILE. New is Michael Clarke Duncan's astounding screen test: he was the only man who could really BE John Coffey. Also new are two makeup tests on Tom Hanks to see if old age makeup would work for the much, much older Paul Edgecomb. For some very good reasons, director Frank Darabont decided to go with character actor Dabbs Greer, whose face is instantly familiar to film fans from "I Want To Live" to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" to "Roustabout" and his many, many TV appearances over a fifty-year career.

Also new to this set is the original teaser trailer which was not used, because Mr. Jingles ended up looking more like a rat than a cute little mouse; deleted scenes; interesting and trenchant commentary by Darabont; and last but certainly not least, a six-part documentary on the making of the film: "Miracles and Mystery: Creating the Green Mile". The three-hour film is spread over the two discs in a clear, sharp, rich transfer which, to these eyes, looks better than the original single-disc transfer.

As to the film: everything is perfect, from the scripting to the stellar cast to the set design to the detectable and undetectable CGI subtly used to enhance a few key scenes.

Everyone involved in bringing Stephen King's THE GREEN MILE to the screen should be proud. If I could give it six stars, I would.

I lost track of time watching this movie. When it was over, I was still thinking about it hours later and even today. There were some really funny parts in the movie, (the inmate who they would have do practice runs was hillarious, until it was his turn....that was so sad I couldn't even beleive it!). Tom Hanks, as usual was stunning in his role. I couldn't help but think of the John Coffey Character's initials and wonder if it was some kind of subtle reference to Jesus Christ.

The movie is about a gentle giant of a man who is convicted of murdering two young girls. The man is brought to death row and is discovered to have supernatural healing powers, and he can take and feel the pain of others as well as see people's hearts. This whole drama really kept my interest up throughout the movie. I couldn't tear myself away from it if I wanted to.

When the movie was over, my daughter and I talked about the ending and what we each thought of it. We both agreed that the very end of the movie could have and probably should have ended differently. And it left us wondering if the book is a better version and may have touched on the very points that we found lacking in the movie. (we haven't read the book, so we don't know that yet).

I don't think you will ever forget this movie once you watch it. Super movie! The characters are superb in their roles!