Caught up on war movies. Recommend a prison movie? Please?

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Caught up on war movies. Recommend a prison movie? Please?

Post by FBM » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:43 am

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Re: Caught up on war movies. Recommend a prison movie? Please?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:46 am

The Lost Battalion. :tup:
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Post by Animavore » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:47 am

Shawshank Redemption?

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:48 am

That should have been "The Immortal Battalion."
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Post by FBM » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:50 am

Shawshank... :tup: :tup: But I watched it a dozen times already.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:51 am

For something more topical, try "The Beast
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Post by FBM » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:53 am

Gawdzilla wrote:For something more topical, try "The Beast
Are we on the same page, here? Prison movies...I've caught up on war movies... :think:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:55 am

FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:For something more topical, try "The Beast
Are we on the same page, here? Prison movies...I've caught up on war movies... :think:
Did you follow my link? :roll:
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Post by Animavore » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:55 am

Try the film Shawshank ripped off, Escape From Alcatraz.
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Re: Caught up on war movies. Recommend a prison movie? Please?

Post by klr » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:59 am

Animavore wrote:Try the film Shawshank ripped off, Escape From Alcatraz.
... or even Birdman of Alcatraz (basically a true story). :levi:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055798/
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klr wrote:
Animavore wrote:Try the film Shawshank ripped off, Escape From Alcatraz.
... or even Birdman of Alcatraz (basically a true story). :levi:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055798/
Aren't they both?
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:00 pm

Hmmmm...what was this prison film with Magnum (Tom Selleck) in it.....?

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:01 pm

I don't do prison movies. :Erasb:
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Post by FBM » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:02 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:For something more topical, try "The Beast
Are we on the same page, here? Prison movies...I've caught up on war movies... :think:
Did you follow my link? :roll:
Yeeaaaahhhhh....and many thanks. :tup: It looks good, so I will watch it. But it doesn't say squat about prison in the synopsis... :ddpan: Is it something like 'tank becomes prison'?

It's been a very long time since I've watched Escape from or Birdman of Alcatraz...I can see them happening...
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Re: Caught up on war movies. Recommend a prison movie? Please?

Post by Pappa » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:03 pm

klr wrote:
Animavore wrote:Try the film Shawshank ripped off, Escape From Alcatraz.
... or even Birdman of Alcatraz (basically a true story). :levi:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055798/
Good film too. :tup:
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