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Summary: Great bunch of actors, great plot, cheezy ending
Review: Everything except the "hand of god" coming in to save the day was stunning. The special effects weren't over done, the development of characters was excellent(Kudos to Corin Nemec - remember Parker Lewis CAN lose in this one), and the extra features on the DVD such as the making of and commentary audio track definitely make it a welcome addition to any collection. Besides, how many other DVDs can boast a 6 hour+ movie on one disc?
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Summary: a good king film
Review: The Stand was good, not excellent. parts 1 and 4 are the best, fast paced and well acted. but 2 and 3 dragged and another miss about this film was Molly Ringwalds portrayl of fran. she seemed bored and disdained with her part. other than that a truly horrifying reality this film presents and a rare Stephen King movie thats watchable.
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Summary: Novel Was better
Review: I thought the movie was good, but if you have read the novel first, you would think it wasn't as good as it should. They should have left in the part with the kid. That was a good part, I think. I liked it when they were all regrouping in Boulder, that was still in the movie, but it didn't show enough of it. It just went from people arriving, to the comitee meetings, and then to Mother Abigail leaving, then to "The Betrayal," then to the stand. Just like that. I would say go ahead and buy it, but don't get your hopes up, it isn't the best.
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Summary: The Stand: see the movie (re)read the book.
Review: When I heard they were making a movie out of the Stand I was skeptical because it is always so difficult to make the transition from book to movie. I must say that 'The Stand' succeeds wonderfully. The opening scene with the view of the lab and BOC singing, "Don't fear the reaper" sends chills down my spine every time I watch it! Some of the things the movie cuts down on to save time are: we lose Rita completely, and instead introduces Nadine to Larry in New York, we know nothing of 'the Kid' and Trashys journey to the walkin' dude, and Lucy and Joe are abbreviated into the background. We also lose the heroine in Frannie because we know nothing of the abusive treatment she received from her mother. She does not convey to us any grief over the loss of her father; nor are any of her concerns for her unborn child mentioned. So other than my utter disappointment in Frannie, and Molly Ringwald's portrayal of her being completely devoid of any emotion, I thought the movie was a smash and I love not having to rewind my DVD ;)
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Summary: Perfect
Review: Perfect movie, certainly a must in case you like SK. Only reason to give four stars was the lack of English subtitles.
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Summary: A King Klassic
Review: The Stand. It is a great book - now a great movie.Many others have outlined the plot, so I won't bore you with that -- read their reviews. What I would like to touch on is the careful adherence to the novels that the movie maintains. Most film adaptations basically rewrite the story, making the film and the book two different entities. Such is not the case here. If you see the film, you know what the book is about. I regard that as a plus. Character detail. Although the movie is six hours long, it doesn't give you the same amount of character development as the novel does. In truth, the the movie would have to be twice as long to do this -- and would probably end up as less of a story. The producers did do a fine job of allowing the audience to get to know the principles to some extent. Enough is portrayed so that we aren't lost. The story itself is well told and does not drag. Six hours of viewing seems like three. In all, I'd say most people would enjoy this film rendition of "The Stand". For all who see the movie, I'd also suggest they read the book. Both are enjoyable, both are well done. ~P~
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Summary: "M-O-O-N, That spells 'Oh, My God, What a great movie'"!
Review: If you have never seen this movie, buy it now! I love the music, the actors, the effects, the story, and everything else. I am planning to buy the soundtrack as soon as possible. I watched this whole movie in one day! I have owned it for 2 days now, and have already seen it twice. I feel bad whenever i'm not around to see Stu, Frannie, Ralph, Larry(baby, can you dig your man), and Glenn. I absolutely loved the depth of the character Nadine Cross. Laura san Giacomo is an awesome person. Jamey Sheridan had that evil glint in his eye. And Molly Ringwald was amazing. I can't say enough for this movie except, that it I should have been able to rate it like sixty-thousand stars! "God, Help us to STAND!"
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Summary: M-O-O-N that spells Fabulous Movie
Review: This movie was so good! I could not believe how good this movie was. It made me fall in love with Rob Lowe. Mother Abigail and Randall Flagg were so creepy that I thought for sure I would have nightmares. It was cast very well and written well too. My fav is Nick Andros. He was so cute in this movie! I've seen it twice now and I want to see a hundred more times! The Stand rules all!
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Summary: Nice Adaptation
Review: Nice adaptation of SK's book. Again, if you want the whole story, please read the Complete & Uncut version of the book.
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Summary: Good Heroes But a Bad Villain
Review: This story of a plague which wipes out almost all of humanity and the apocalyptic fight between good and evil which follows is a good yarn, the acting is good and includes an overdue return to a major role for brat packer Molly Ringwald. Unfortunately, the overall result after watching all six hours is disappointment. Perhaps the worst thing about the movie is the portrayal of the villain/minion of the devil, Randall Flagg. It is, of course, extremely difficult to portray a character as evil as Flagg brilliantly, but this portrayal is particularly poor. Flagg never inspires fear; in fact, the only emotion he ever inspires is disgust at the F/X person who did his glowing eyes so badly. The scariest part of this movie is the superflu which kills almost all of humanity in the first reel. All the other characters besides Flagg are portrayed well by Gary Sinise, Laura San Giacomo, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe and others. Unfortunately, the story does not focus on the myriad difficulties involved in living in a post-plague world as the book does, but instead skips most of this character development in the book and focuses instead on the battle between good and evil. Without a good evil character, this movie becomes more and more boring and then ends terribly.
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