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Summary: Excellent sci-fi thriller
Review: If you enjoy the end-of-the-world thrillers, this is for you. Of course it's long but they still left so much out. It should have been another 4 hours minimum. The acting by Sinese was excellent. I only wish they could/would have extended the journey to Boulder.
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Summary: Stephen King at his Film Finest
Review: I am a HUGE Stephen King fan. My favorite novel of his is "It," which I usually read once a year (all thousand pages of it). A miniseries was made from that book back in 1990, but, although the casting was superb, it was not nearly as good as the book (at only a two-part miniseries it skipped over too many important scenes in the book).For some reason, though, prior to the Stand miniseries I had never read the book. I'm not really sure why. But when the TV special came on I was excited to watch it, and LOVED every minute of it. I did read the book immediately afterwards (the uncut version, and later the original version just to see the differences between the two)and, believe it or not, I liked the movie better. Maybe this is only because of the order in which I experienced the two works. I do own this movie now. The version of the Stand I have comes in a boxed set on four separate videos - one video for each part. In comparing the book to the movie I felt the film's casting was well done especially Gary Sinise as Stu Redman, Jamey Sheridan as Randall Flagg and Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd Henried (although, I agree with other reviewers that Molly Ringwald was maybe not the best choice for Fran Goldsmith). My three favorite performances come from Rob Lowe as Nick Andros (without saying a word, except in the dream sequences, Rob Lowe conveys the benevolence, innocence and ultimate sacredness of the character of Nick. Best scene - during the Town Meeting in Boulder when the crowd is singing the National Anthem Nick places his hand on Tom's chest in order to feel the "music" and participate in the singing. Beautiful.); Corin Nemec as Harold Lauder (the character of Harold goes from nerd to diabolical servant, yet somehow holds onto his humanity. Notice that whenever confronted with the dead he manages to vomit: in Vermont and when clearing the church of bodies in Boulder. And somehow, I couldn't help but feel sorry for Harold's fate; his last thoughts lead him to realize that he had been "misled."); and finally, Adam Storke as Larry Underwood (If Stu was the brains, and Nick was the soul, Larry has to be the heart of the Free Zone Committee. He goes from being selfish and egomaniacal to making the ultimate sacrifice. His empathy and loyalty to Stu's predicament is heart breaking. Favorite scene - on his way to Boulder, Larry stops in the middle of a jam-packed highway, lounges on the hood of a station wagon [?], strums his beloved guitar and belts out a great, and appropriate, version of "Eve of Destruction." I play that scene back every time.). And for you non-King fans out there, check out the master himself as Teddy the Trucker (you first see him driving with Nadine Cross to Boulder) in a small role that is King's biggest cameo appearance to date. Sorry for the long review, but I have such a fondness for this miniseries. I recommend it to fans of King and non-fans alike.
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Summary: i relly enjoyed it
Review: i thougth it was very compellin
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Summary: Above average TV miniseries, inexcusable EP video transfer
Review: Network television constraints notwithstanding, "The Stand" satisfactorily brings Stephen King's apocalyptic epic to the small screen. A well-rounded cast (including Brat Packers Ringwald and Lowe)--and a King-worthy 6 hours to develop the multi-layered tale--make this a landmark in the ever growing library of Stephen King films. Unfortunately, after Republic Pictures released the original 4-tape edition intended exclusively for rental, this 2-tape edition was put on the market for sale to the public. How is this possible? The video is duplicated in Extended Play (EP) mode, the recording speed that allows you to put 6 hours of video on a standard T120 VHS tape. That's fine for recording a televised ball game you'd otherwise miss, but for a movie that you intend to make a part of your video collection, it's a crime. The picture and sound quality is just plain lousy. Wait (patiently) for the DVD release, which is now being developed by Trimark, I think, with the cooperation of King himself.
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Summary: The best television movie ever made
Review: Of course, the stand is a very long movie but the script is really good and the cast is also excellent. This masterpiece is for me the best adaptation of king's novels and I highly recommend the stand for Stephen King's fans
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Summary: Good until the last hour and a half
Review: Yes, it had that made-for-tv feel to it but it was good up until the last hour and a half in the video. Suddenly it was all computer graphics (and horrid ones at that) and the plot seemed very rushed near the end to the point it made everything up to that point seemed ruined. Kind of like taking 3 hours to build something and 30 minutes to destroy it. A good rental at most.
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Summary: The Stand is hampered by a made-for-tv feel
Review: The Stand, a tale of the end of the world, will certainly satisfy most fans of Stephen King, but will disappoint those hoping for an adventurous post-apocalyptic thriller. My feelings for this film go in-between. The budget for this film was high, at somewhere around 28 million dollars, and the first 90 minutes are spectacular in showing society crumble, but then the film itself starts to crumble in the conclusion with a very poor ending after a great start. If anything, most of Stephen King's books require huge budgets and should be made for the big screen.
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Summary: The best Stephen King adaptation yet!
Review: This film was excellently done, cramming as much of the book onto the screen as possible without arriving at a gibberish mess. The whole cast was excellent (including Molly Ringwald)! The interpretation never strayed far from the original words of the master of horror; the few times it wandered off left me with a feeling of satisfaction rather than disappointment. After all, have you seen the size of that novel?? Six hours of video is right on the mark for the the story we were given to work with! Bravo!!
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Summary: An excellent flick. A must-see!!
Review: This was an awesome movie. I have read the uncut version over 2 times, and I absolutely loved it. The only thing in this movie that I didnt agree with was Molly REingwald being casted as Fran Goldsmith. The mental image of Fran that i built up was nothing like that in the movie.In my thoughts, she looked like Shania Twain, or Karen McDougal. Other than that, there was an excellent casting job. Gary Sinise played the perfect "Stu Redman" The song at the start,"Don't fear the reaper" gave me goose bumps. Get this movie. If youve read The Stand, then you will adore this movie.But, for full effect,READ The Stand first.
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Summary: Very Very Very good adaptation, melancholic, lost cool¡¡¡¡¡
Review: Very cool adaptation from the movie, with very good performings, i love the fourth part when the guys are walking from Boulder to Vegas. I can't explain my feeelings about this movie, its such an excellent movie, check out the performings by Jamey Sheridan and Gary Sinise, the music its excellent, they put it on the scenes they have to¡¡¡, i dont have more words, please enjoy it i know you will, and of course read the book, so you can understand more to the characters.
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