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List Price: $44.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 82032
Released: October 5, 2004 |
| Our Price: $69.89 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, some critics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, but as he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman), we realize there's reason to believe the banker's crime was justifiable. We also realize that Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker--a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. --Jeff Shannon
Description of The Shawshank Redemption (Deluxe Limited Two-Disc Special Edition With Book and CD):
When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, somecritics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, where he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman). Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker--a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. --Jeff Shannon
The Shawshank Redemption (Deluxe Limited Two-Disc Special Edition With Book and CD) Reviews:
The Best Movie of All-Time 
2009-12-10 - We watch a lot of movies from different genres and eras. The one movie that stands out for us (above the others) is:
The Shawshank Redemption
A modern day version of the classic, "The Count of Monte Cristo" with its unique story line and plots. There is brutality and violence in the film. But, above that, it has beauty in its redeeming quality of the trasformation of an individual to the betterment of himself and those around him.
Great movie that will appeal movie lovers.
Redemption
2009-12-08 - This is an excellent five star movie. The climax is stunning. The characters well played. The story of a man falsely convicted who never gives up. A wonderful couple of hours entertainment for the price.
Christmas presents
2009-12-01 - Won't be played until Christmas but it came fast and looks in good shape. Thanks.
the best fictional movie about prison
2009-11-30 - Even after all these years I still find my self watching this movie from time to time, I am a big fan of documentaries about criminal investigation, court trials and prisons, and this in my opinion seems to be the best fictional movie about prison and incarceration ever made.
Excellent!
2009-11-18 - This is a keeper for you video collection. It will make you laugh and cry. A wonderful movie. Some sad moments, but they all work themselves out. Great to keep and great to give as a gift. Based on a short story by Stephen King.
