 "Stephen King's Storm of the Century" | 2009-10-22 |
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| "He Knows Your Darkest Secrets" | 2009-07-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A244CRJ2QSVLZ4 |
The island of Little Tall appears to be the idyllic fishing community whose citizens are moral and upright. However, on the eve of a disastrous Winter storm, an evil, omnipresent creature visits the townspeople. He knows their darkest secrets and exposes them for what they truly are: hypocrites. Calling himself Andre Linoge, he uses his supernatural powers to isolate the island from the rest of the world and force its citizens to commit suicide one by one. All the while he continues to make one cryptic demand: "Give me what I want and I'll go away." Constable Michael Anderson rushes to find out what this creature wants before the entire community vanishes forever as did the Roanoke Colony in 1590.
"Storm of the Century" is my favorite Stephen King miniseries. The small, isolated island is the perfect setting for claustrophobic terror. Two-hundred people are trapped and at the mercy of a diabolical creature whose origin is never fully understood. Is Andre Linoge a demon or an alien?
With his strong, chiseled face, Colm Feore ("Chronicles of Riddick") gives an excellent performance as Andre Linoge. Tim Daly ("Private Practice" television series) is wonderful as the likeable Michael Anderson. Debrah Farentino is perfect as his stubborn wife, Molly, who opposes him. The entire cast, including many extras, was well chosen and made me feel as if they were an actual community of fishermen.
Perhaps the citizens of Little Tall represent mankind in general. After all, don't we all have dark secrets we don't want revealed? This miniseries is very provocative. How would we react in a similar situation? Would we give the creature whatever he wanted so that he would go away? I would hope that I would side with Michael Anderson. Yes, Andre Linoge is a creature that is more powerful than a man, but he is also less than a god as he clearly stated. Therefore, he can be defeated. Also, where is the people's faith that the God of all creation can help them? When facing a moral crisis, humans sometimes disregard their values. I have learned that choosing to do right can sometimes be very difficult.
"Storm of the Century" is highly recommended for all Stephen King fans. It is a superb example of modern gothic horror. Andre Linoge is not the only one who knows how to exploit our fears. So does Stephen King who's been doing it for more than thirty years.
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| "NOBODY CAN ENTERTAIN LIKE STEPHEN KING CAN ! This movie is no exception." | 2009-07-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2HRH6DGPS6JVR |
This 256 minute PG-13 film ranks on my list of person favorites by Stephen King, right under `The Stand'.
Stephen King has a great gift for thinking of entertainment that is absolutely terrific. In this movie a small town gets a winter storm of a different type. One they'll never forget, or talk about in the future.
This is a must see movie! The story line is solid and easy to follow. The cast of actors fits this film perfectly.
I can't think of a better way to express my feelings about the work of Stephen King, other than sharing with you a article I wrote about Stephen King that is all over the internet, including the personal website of a nationwide radio celebrity.
Here it is.
Compliments To Stephen King
Being a very serious movie collector, I watch numerous movies in my free time. I've noticed not all writers have the same touch for the industry. Not saying of coarse some are better than others, but rather ... they differ greatly in the types of product they come up with. I am a huge fan of Stephen King films. This is evident by the presence of a Stephen King chapter in my website. Am I the kind of fan that wants to follow the man around and know everything about him, ... No, of course not. I do show a great respect for the enjoyable product he is capable of producing when it comes to the film industry. His work in my opinion is by no means a waste of money in any way, shape or form. The man has the mind for providing us with entertainment that will keep us coming back for more.
I own numerous Stephen King films on DVD, ... I'm not disappointed at all with any of them. Night Flier, Thinner, Langoliers, Carrie, It, Sleepwalkers and of coarse two of my biggest favorites Storm, Of The Century, and The Stand just to name a few. There are a lot of films out there by Stephen King, and then there are a lot of films out there that were inspired by the work of Stephen King.
I have noticed a couple of things with Stephen King films. He uniquely signs many of them by showing up in the film playing a small acting roll. Think about this for a minute. In Sleepwalkers he has a momentary roll that comes up as the caretaker. The langoliers he shows up in a momentary roll as a businessman at a conference table. In The Stand he plays a small part as the man driving the brown Ford Bronco. I can't think of any other way to describe this but `pure genius'.
Another thing I noticed is the fact that it is very hard to find bloopers or mistakes in his films. I haven't found any.
I'll use some other films as a example of what I'm talking about (without mentioning titles of course).
A western film which I'm sure most of America has seen, ... in a scene showing the bust shot of two cowboys outdoors talking to each other, ... way off in the distance you can see the top two thirds of a eighteen wheeler crossing the background. The whole thing lasted about two seconds, but never the less it shows up. The first time I saw this, I thought it was hilarious.
A vintage movie using a blimp to try and kill a stadium full of people. In the scene where they steal the blimp from the crew on the air field, ... as the blimp is lifting off, look at it's flat windshield, ... it gives a very clear reflection of the entire filming crew and all the equipment, cameras, and cables laying all over the place.
A famous comedy trucker movie with a eighteen wheeler and a sports car being chased by a cop. In the scene where the sports car is speeding through front yards and knocking off mailboxes, ... as the female actor is looking out the rear window of the car, you can see the shadows of studio equipment shining through to the floor of the sports car. This particular film is full of stuff like this.
Stephen King films, ... it is hard to look for flaws like this. This could only mean that Stephen King has a eye for great detail, that won't be compromised. He is very good at what he does.
Stephen Kings Cujo actually comes very close to something that could happen in reality. This work shows that something like this is believable and possible. That's what kept me glued to the television as I watched this DVD. This film brings out a level of horror that is very gripping because it does come so close to reality. As with all of his work, a great pleasure to sit down and enjoy it.
Earlier I mentioned that The Stand was one of my bigger favorites from Stephen King. The reason for this is the theme and story of the movie is in perfect taste for the entertainment of a person such as myself. A outstanding cast of actors, great background music and perfect stage sets.
I couldn't think of a better cast of actors to star in this film. Each character seemed to be a perfect professional fit for the actor playing that roll. It worked out really well and produced a film that gets high praises from me, and I'm sure many others.
Complete Cast:
Gary Sinise - Stu Redman
Jamey Sheridan - Randall Flagg
Ruby Dee - Mother Abigail Freemantle
Miguel Ferrer - Lloyd Henreid
Matt Frewer - Trashcan Man
Shawnee Smith - Julie Lawry
Joe Bob Briggs - Deputy Joe Bob Brentwood
Molly Ringwald - Frannie Goldsmith
Laura San Giacomo - Nadine Cross
Ossie Davis - Judge Richard Farris
Rob Lowe - Nick Andros
Bill Fagerbakke - Tom Cullen
Adam Storke - Larry Underwood
All star in this 1994, 366 minute film directed by Mick Garris.
The DVD includes commentary by Mick Garris, is digitally mastered and contains information on the cast and crew.
Reporter Joseph Toth
Washington Micro Bank BBS
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 "Storm a-coming" | 2009-05-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A31DL5N2Z7C1R5 |
| Storm/Century is a good King story, benefitting from having the time to actually tell the story. Both lead actors, especially Feore, are great, but the ending is a real bummer. |
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| "My favorite My Steven King" | 2009-03-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3RDLWC0BM4YEN |
| This is by far my favorite Steven King story ever. I have no idea why. It is not scary by a long shot, it is a made-for-TV-movie, and is kinda long and uneventful. But for some reason I love it above the rest. I guess it's the way the story unfolds. the way it slowly comes to a crescendo even though when new people see it for the first time they have to blirt out the objective before the vilain gets to it (don't you hate that?) Anyway I like it but that's just me. |
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| "great movie" | 2009-03-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A345XC9D6RCOPF |
| this movie is great and scary it is a must have for stephen king's movies collectors storm of the century is at it best i rated it no.1 |
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