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The Longest Yard

By on Monday, September 19th, 2011 | No Comments

The Longest Yard Review Over the years there has been several variations of The Longest Yard made but today we will focus on the Adam Sandler version. The Longest Yard has former pro football star Adam Sandler behind bars when he is forced to create a football team to play against the guards. Soon the [...]

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Sleepers

By on Monday, September 19th, 2011 | No Comments

Sleepers Review Sleepersis based off the book of the same name by Lorenzo Carcaterra that may or may not be a true story. Four young friends are caught up in a stupid moment with life altering results and are sent to a juvenile detention center where they endure pure hell. As the four young men [...]

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By on Monday, September 19th, 2011 | No Comments

The Count Of Monte Cristo Review The Count of Monte Cristoof course is a literary classic that was made into a terrific prison movie. For those not familiar with The Count Of Monte Cristo the lead character is sent to prison for a crime that he did not commit. After a number of years the [...]

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The Last Castle

By on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 | No Comments

The Last Castle Review The Last Castleis a prison movie with a bit of a switch as it takes place in a military prison. The main character played by Robert Redford is a former General and military hero who is sentenced to ten years in prison. At first all the main character wants to do [...]

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Prison Break: Seasons 1-4

By on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Prison Break: Seasons 1-4 When it comes to prison television shows the comparison is always with HBO Oz and this is what Prison Break was up against and at times it did really well and other times it was difficult to follow. Prison Break: Seasons 1-4is about one brother purposely going to prison to save [...]

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Brokedown Palace

By on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Brokedown Palace Review Brokedown Palaceis a prison movie that stars Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale who are on vacation in Thailand when they get arrested for drug trafficking. Brokedown Palace is a rather intense story of friendship and life behind bars in one of the worst prisons in the world. It is the old story [...]

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Felon

By on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Felon Review To be honest Feloncaught me completely off guard as I was expecting a cheesy prison movie and what I got was a solid story and solid acting. Felon stars Stephen Dorff who is your everyday family man who ends up killing a man trying to rob his house and is sent into the [...]

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Lock Up

By on Thursday, September 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Lock Up Review Before there was the Lock Up prison series on MSNBC there was Lock Upthe movie starring Sylvester Stallone. Basically Stallone is on short time in a minimum security prison when a vengeful warden transfers him to a maximum security prison and pushes all of his buttons of hoping to push Stallone character [...]

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Reform School Girls

By on Thursday, September 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Reform School Girls Review Well it is time to introduce a cheesy prison movie and in that category good luck beating Reform School Girls.This eighties movies takes place in a reform school for girls that is run by a sadistic warden and a evil guard. At the base there is actually a really good plot [...]

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Blood In, Blood Out

By on Thursday, September 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Blood In, Blood Out Review Blood In, Blood Outis the story of three cousins whose lives hit a crossroad and they all take a very different route. One ends up a detective, one ends up a junkie and the last ends up serving time in a California prison whose prison gangs rule the roost. Blood [...]

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