Remake The Green Mile

Interesting that you keep that close a track on the number of times you've watched a film. Do you do that with all of them? Feeling a bit OCD are we? LOL I like The Green Mile (both film and story) quite a lot, but I only felt it necessary to read the story once and watch the film in its entirety maybe three or four times (I watch films multiple times when showing them to friends or family). *32* times? I cannot fathom having the desire to watch anything short of my favorite porno movie more than a dozen times...and even then...when there are so many to choose from...which character in the Green Mile "does it for you", then? I'm also wondering how many times have you watched The Wizard of Oz... :P

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The only thing I would change about the movie would be to put in the scene from the book where Paul and his wife are riding on the bus and, because of the weather, it loses control and crashes. Paul's wife is hurt and mortally wounded. He sees John in the distance and cries for him to help, but it's just a figment of his imagination; and he knows it. To me, that was the big climactic "wow" moment of the book (or books) When Paul realizes what he's done and knows that because of his actions he is now alone, to watch his wife die.

79trm,
If you ever find a movie that measures up 100% to a book let me know!!!! While I loved the movie I agree the book was better ...especially if you had to wait month to month for each chapter like I did! The closest I have ever seen a movie get to a book was The Shawshank Redemption. I love it when others have a difference of opinion it opens the door to a discussion and sometimes you end up learning something you didn't know, or you are blessed with a new way to look at something!

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this is an awsome film theres no need for remake

It would be ludicrous to remake this movie. It has an incredible cast and a screenplay and direction that keep it really close to the original SK story. I can't actually think of any movie made from a Stephen King book that has been so faithfully and skilfully made. Hands off! No remake could ever cap this.

I don't go out to movies often, but I've never seen a reaction like the one from the audience at The Green Mile...absolute silence as the theater slowly emptied. Very well done. The book is even better. It's one of the two books my husband has read in the 26 years I've known him...he read it because of the movie!

This was one of my favorite movies ever. I have seen it many times.
The Only reason i would want to see a remake would be to have the enjoyment of watching it, but will always treasure the original film.

No need to remake it, it's a fantastic movie the way it is!

Best movie ever made. It should have won the Oscar for Best Picture and Hanks should have won for Best Actor. Frank for better director!!!

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Originally Posted by 79trm

First I want to say the book was absolutely awesome! It was so full of suspense and emotions. I didn't know whether to cry or laugh most of the time. It was an incredible book. I even posted on my facebook page that I just read the best book ever. That's when people started telling me about the movie. I was so excited to watch it.

Then when I watched it I was very disappointed. It lacked all the emotions captured in the book. It left out sceens. It moved sceens around. It was just very disappointing.

I wonder if you have ever thought of remaking the movie. The actor who played John Coffey was ok but he looked too mean. When I read the book I was picturing a very big black guy who looked harmless but because he was black he was mistaken for the killer. And Tom Hanks was not the best actor to play Paul. I knew that before I even watched the movie. Del was good and so was Wild Bill but the movie didn't let us get to know Del the way the book did and his accent was too fake. When I read the book I was sad when Del was executed. The movie didn't capture that. And the story of the mouse needed to be used more in the movie. The mouse played a huge part in the book but not so much in the movie. I think you should consider a remake using different actors-even if they are not well known actors-to get the charactors right. And what happened to Brad Dolan? He may not have been a big part of the book but he helped tell the story.

I also think a great theme song for a remake could be Daughtry's song called No Surprise. Every time I hear that song I think of the book and it reminds me of all the emotions I felt while reading it.

I don't really expect you to remake this movie just because I didn't like it. But it would be nice to see a new version. I see that the people on here loved the movie and I wonder how many of the actually read the book. I know the movie would have to be very long to capture everything that was in the book. But I watched Rose Red-how long was that, like 5 hours. It was a great story. This movie could have been so much better. I was kind of embarrassed because I told my husband how great the book was. I said if the movie is as good as the book I'll be crying like a baby before it's all over. Unfortunately it wasn't.

Please consider remaking this movie with a better producer and better actors for the charactors.

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1. Scenes..the word is Scenes.
2. Character.
3. What? Are you actually serious? Remake it with better actors? Im all ears if you have any suggestions on who could possibly play the parts better than the people who played them in the adaptation? Im so beyond baffled right now...it is without a doubt one of the best adaptations in the history of film!

Honestly, not trying to dig at you here, but this is the first time ive ever heard anyone even come close to complain about the movie! For me, an adaptation works if it stays loyal to the book,and expresses everything meant to express in the book. Which IMO The Green Mile did brilliantly.
Yes scenes were cut out...this is something that happens in film...they cut out things that viewers might find boring or unnecassary to moving the film along (not saying anything cut out was boring, but was certainly unecassary to the development of the film.)

Im all for one stating opinions...but how could they make that movie any better?
Michael Clark Duncan, yeah he's big, but that doesnt mean he looks mean, have you ever seen that dude smile? ITS THE BIGGEST HAPPIEST SMILE EVER!
Tom Hanks is one of the most celebrated actors of all time...i cant think of any movies he's been in where tom hanks 'didnt work'.
What actors would you prefer?
What directors would you prefer?