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Prison Break genre of film
Nov. 22nd, 2023 07:15 pmI read this list today, "The 45 Best Prison movies, ranked",
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-45-best-prison-escape-movies-ranked
And was deeply baffled. I think the writer watches movies in a completely different way than me and has different values. I confess I found the tone irritating and not funny, but that is probably because I'm sick today. But OTOH saying that you hope Dave Chappelle has made a lot of money from #44 Con Air is kind of... out of tune considering his recent transphobia and anti-Semitism.
Mysteriously missing from this list, though it definitely fits the criteria listed at the top, is I Love you Phillip Morris which has at least 2 prison escapes. And unlike any of the others here, AFAIK, it's queer.
I've tried searching for my post about #40 "Escape from Pretoria" a movie I quite liked, but can't find it at present. (Turns out i have hundreds of posts about movies and only a few of them have any kind of additional tag. Google advanced search did not help me out.) Anyways, if you want to watch a tense, detailed, successful prison break, and one based on a true story, that movie is for you.
I remember thinking that #16 "Logan Lucky" was fine, entertaining, but not deep or meaningful, and the cast is almost all white people.
The point of such lists is (I suppose) to get people to react and talk about stuff, and also presumably to get people to watch some of the movies, so I might go and check out a few of the titles here. At present due to concussion, English-language only for me for right now which eliminates several of the top selections.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-45-best-prison-escape-movies-ranked
And was deeply baffled. I think the writer watches movies in a completely different way than me and has different values. I confess I found the tone irritating and not funny, but that is probably because I'm sick today. But OTOH saying that you hope Dave Chappelle has made a lot of money from #44 Con Air is kind of... out of tune considering his recent transphobia and anti-Semitism.
Mysteriously missing from this list, though it definitely fits the criteria listed at the top, is I Love you Phillip Morris which has at least 2 prison escapes. And unlike any of the others here, AFAIK, it's queer.
I've tried searching for my post about #40 "Escape from Pretoria" a movie I quite liked, but can't find it at present. (Turns out i have hundreds of posts about movies and only a few of them have any kind of additional tag. Google advanced search did not help me out.) Anyways, if you want to watch a tense, detailed, successful prison break, and one based on a true story, that movie is for you.
I remember thinking that #16 "Logan Lucky" was fine, entertaining, but not deep or meaningful, and the cast is almost all white people.
The point of such lists is (I suppose) to get people to react and talk about stuff, and also presumably to get people to watch some of the movies, so I might go and check out a few of the titles here. At present due to concussion, English-language only for me for right now which eliminates several of the top selections.
