Rating summary
Movie |  | 3.5 |
Video |  | 4.0 |
Audio |  | 4.0 |
Extras |  | 4.0 |
Overall |  | 4.0 |
The Green Mile Blu-ray Movie Review
Walking the Mileāat Greater Length
Reviewed by Michael Reuben December 8, 2014
The third Diamond Luxe edition sent to us for review by Warner Home Video is The Green Mile.
For an introduction to the Diamond Luxe series, please see the review of the Gremlins Diamond
Luxe edition.
As with Gremlins, Disc 1 of The Green Mile Diamond Luxe edition is identical to the disc
previously released by WHV in 2009 in a DigiBook edition and reviewed here. The file dates on
the disc read "2009". For the Diamond Luxe release, WHV has added a second disc with a
significantly expanded version of the documentary included on Disc 1 entitled Walking the Mile:
The Making of The Green Mile. It is discussed below under "Special Features and Extras".
As with Gremlins, the scores for feature, audio and video have been copied from the 2009
review.

Please refer to the 2009
review.
The Green Mile Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Please refer to the 2009 review.
The Green Mile Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Please refer to the 2009 review.
The Green Mile Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Please refer to the 2009 review for a list of the extras
contained on Disc 1. The new extra on Disc
2 is as follows:
- Walking the Mile (1080i; 1.33:1; 1:36:26): A 26-minute version of this documentary
was included on the 2000 DVD release of The Green Mile and, in standard definition, on
the 2009 Blu-ray. With an hour and ten minutes of additional footage, and in 1080i hi-def, this expanded version was created in 2014 exclusively for
the Diamond Luxe edition.
Documentary filmmaker Constantine Nasr, who was then a recent graduate of the USC
School of Cinema-Television, was invited by director Frank Darabont to record behind-the-scenes footage during the making of The Green
Mile. This expanded version of
Nasr's documentary provides a detailed record of production from the first day of
shooting through the grueling two months spent on the prison set at Warner studios,
followed by several weeks on location in Tennessee to film outdoor scenes and prison
exteriors. All of the principal cast are interviewed, some at length, and the extended
version allows Nasr to display the camaraderie that developed on set and the playful
atmosphere that the actors used to offset the seriousness of the material. (Tom Hanks and
Bonnie Hunt were especially prone to fits of giggles in their scenes together.) Steven
King's visit to the set is an interesting event, but it is no more than a momentary diversion
from the tough slog of spending day after day playing guards and inmates on death row.
In Tennessee, the biggest challenge was the changeable weather, and Darabont and his
crew anxiously scan the sky, and snatch shots here and there whenever it clears, one is
reminded that the appearance of "grainy" shots in a film often results from factors beyond
the control of the director or cinematographer.
The documentary concludes with a bittersweet tribute to the many cast members who are
no longer with us.
The Green Mile Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This particular Diamond Luxe edition isn't as difficult a choice as the others I have reviewed.
Any fan of The Green Mile will want to give this release serious consideration, because the
expanded version of Walking the Mile provides the kind of backstage experience that goes much
deeper than a standard EPK. This is the rare new edition that is worth the double-dip. For those
who don't already own The Green Mile, this is the version to get.