The Best Prison Movie I Have Seen Yet!

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 1999)

This was a good prison movie, although I have never really seen that many, besides Cool Hand Luke. I guess I like this movie better than Cool Hand Luke, because this is made around the time I was in high school.
Anyways, I rented this movie last weekend when I went home. I saw it earlier on TNT, but like always it was edited. I like the story about a man sentenced to 2 life sentences and the friends he makes in prison, especially Morgan Freeman who is a wonderful actor! It starts in the year 1947, until Robbins busts out of prison. Coincidentally, Freeman gets out just after Robbins breaks out. Not that this really matters, but wouldn't all of these guys look much older after twenty years? I mean I look older than I did when I was in early high school, and that was only 5 years ago! These guys didn't show any external signs of aging from the beginning of the movie until the end, which was a period of 20 years. Also, wouldn't the guard, you know the real S.O.B. Hadley have been forced to retire? He looked to be in his 30's when Robbins arrived at Shawshank in 1947, but you think that when the show arrived into the 1950's he would have been forced to retire. But, I enjoyed all of the characters.
I don't know if I would say this was the best #1 movie of all time. You have to consider Jaws, Psycho, Star Wars, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, etc. But this movie could be considered a classic, but it's hard to say which movie is more of a classic than another one was. I would definitely rate this movie as a classic.
But, if you want a good prison movie to watch, I would recommend this if it isn't checked out. If this classic prison movie is checked out, then I would get Cool Hand Luke.