Summerof79
2,500+ Posts
This movie really grabbed me. As I told the wife two things I presonally have wondered about in the "whether I could cut it" manliness question was whether I could ahve been a navy seal, and if something terrible happened could I survive in prison. I figured the chances of Navy Seal long ago were probably upward of 85%. With my biggest question being the sleep depravation. 12 hours sleep in 5 days of solid work answered that nagging question a couple years ago.
Felon just had me on the edge of me seat the entire time, and made me wondr if I could really survive prison for an extended period of time. I don't ever sit and watch much of those "Lock Up" shows but have a few times when a new prisoner was the focus of the show. It's a pretty tough *** show, and I thought Val Kilmer was pretty good in it along with the star(sorry can't remember his name). The NECESSITY of joining a gang to survive was the part I always wondered about. Used to watch a lot of the HBO Jail series Oz years ago, which was tough to watch sometimes.
Sure makes me want to keep my ducks in a row and NEVER end up inside one of those places. There simply are no good choices once you are there it seems.
Felon just had me on the edge of me seat the entire time, and made me wondr if I could really survive prison for an extended period of time. I don't ever sit and watch much of those "Lock Up" shows but have a few times when a new prisoner was the focus of the show. It's a pretty tough *** show, and I thought Val Kilmer was pretty good in it along with the star(sorry can't remember his name). The NECESSITY of joining a gang to survive was the part I always wondered about. Used to watch a lot of the HBO Jail series Oz years ago, which was tough to watch sometimes.
Sure makes me want to keep my ducks in a row and NEVER end up inside one of those places. There simply are no good choices once you are there it seems.
