Cool Hand Luke (Definitive Edition)

Advantages: you want to see it again
Disadvantages: i can say none

...i recall the first time i seen the film cool hand luke,the scene were luke eats the 50 eggs and just makes it,his will to beat the system makes any one who is going through there teens compare themselves to the character of luke.i really liked the scene were he was recaptured and shown the magazine with the false picture of him with 2 girls and he tells his inmates to stop sucking on his life.when i first seen the film i was 17 and didnt see it again until i was about 34 and just seen it again about a month ago now in my early forties.its still a classic jail movie and vintage newman.it has to be his best movie and is funny and sad and just brilliant with good supporting role by kennedy.if you havent seen it go hire it.... Read review

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Advantages: Newman, them eggs
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...Cool Hand Luke is Paul Newman's finest hour as the prisoner who refuses to be crushed by the vicious regime of the big boss - it's a wonderful film and Newman is outstanding. His bet that he can eat a load of hard boiled eggs and his subsequent blown out belly is one of the most memorable sequences ever in film for some unknown reason. I'm pretty hazy on the finer detail of this story, having not seen it for years, but all I can say is that I remember well how very wonderful I thought it was. The brutality of the prison guards was truly shocking at the time and it's a steamy and passionate tale of bucking against the oppressive system... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent
Disadvantages: Maybe not what you're expecting

...Considered to be one of the highpoints on Paul Newman's CV, this has gained the reputation of being something special, but just how many takes on the prison drama can we take? Sent to a minimum securoty prison for damaging parking meters, war veteran Luke finds himself a man alone amongst a gang of hardened criminals. Can he gain their respect (and maybe his freedom at the same time)? Showing a spirit never seen before, Luke earns the respect of the guards and prisoners alike, but is respect all that he wants? The prison drama has been visited many times and with varying degrees of success. We've gone from local sheriff's jails to maximum security prisons and seen just about every aspect of prison life, so what can Cool Hand Luke bring that's new? Actually it can bring quite a lot as this is a surprisingly different film. Ok so... Read review

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