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Summary: would of been 5 stars but its so long
Review: I first saw this movie a couple years ago on ABC. And i was really into it. The movie is about a plague that wipes out nearly all of the worlds population except for about 400 good and 400 evil (classic battle). Gary sinese who does a great job in the movie plays a man who is immune to the plague along with other several hundred people for the good side. Then we have laura san giacomo who plays a women who is chosen for randall flag (AKA the devil). The leader for the good side is a old women named mother abigale. So i wont reveil anything more of the movie because if you havent seen it yet i dont want to ruin the ending. Well,actaully there is only one flaw with the movie and that is that it is very long it is awful hard to finish in one night. But still that doesnt really effect the movie because as the story goes on you dont really want it to end. ...
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Summary: Waste of time and money
Review: Well, I had just finished reading 'The Stand' for the first time and I thought I'd wrap up the experience by watching the movie. This thing is four ninety minute tapes. I made it through th efirst tape, and ten minutes of the next tape before I turned it off. My advice, stick to the book and save your money. The movie is pablum!
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Summary: BILLIANT
Review: This is another one of my favourite movies of all time. It's amazing how a movie of this length can stay entertaining for the whole time. (300 minutes or something i think it is). This is a MUST if you like horror movies. SEE THIS MOVIE!
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Summary: Garbage!
Review: The most important and most interesting elements (to me) from the novel are missing. The casting is all wrong, which leads to the weak, unconvincing acting. From the way these characters act, you'd think they were going on a fun-filled trip to Disneyland. They don't act as if a plague has wiped out most the population. Poor all around. One of King's best novels is ruined by a TV adaptation.
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Summary: Precious Roy's The Stand
Review: Olly: Hey there and welcome to the Precious Roy home Shopping network I'm Olly. Sifl: And hey I'm Sifl. O: Folk's if your like me you're having problems gettin' freaked out lately. You rent all the horror movies, you...you buy all the fake blood, you visit Rotten.com, you watch Faces of Death over and over and over again. But nothing ever works! S: Well you know about the problems I've been having trying to get freaked out lately. O: Yeah you've had some serious-ass trying to get freaked out problems Sifl. O: But folks thanks to Precious Roy you never have to worry about this problem again. Through the magic of a certain product called DVD Precious is able to bring you The Stand. This product is amazing and must be owned by EVERYONE! Folks...I don't think you're hearin' me right... EVERYONE!.... S: Wow chill out do it dude. O: These PEOPLE... S: Dude, let's just take some calls. S: 1st caller go ahead. 1st caller: Yeah, I saw this and I just have to tell you that one again Precious Roy has really outdone himself. S: So you like the product caller. O: OF COURSE HE LIKES THE PRODUCT THIS IS A GURANTEED WINNER FOLKS!... GOD! S: Dude you should just take a break and cool yourself down, man. I told we gotta stop doing these things... your head is going to explode. O: I'm all right now just give me another caller. S: You sure? O: NEXT CALLER go ahead. 2nd Callar: Yeah, this thing freaked me out guys. I mean I haven't slept in 5 day's cos' this dang movie. It's got serious freak out capabilities. O: Yeah, I warned you we know everyone KNOWS. But let's go to Precious Roy for the scoop. Precious. Precious Roy: This is Precious Roy and I need some Macaroni. O: Precious, what about The Stand? P: Buy my toilet brushes... You guys are SUCKERS! precious roy precious roy making lots of suckers out of girls and boys! But seriously folks This is a great feature and you owe it to yourself to purchase it.
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Summary: Could have been better, but I've seen worse adaptations
Review: As a King fan who has read "The Stand" at least a dozen times, I was anxious when I heard that the book was being made into a mini-series. "The Stand" is my favorite King book, but I didn't want to pre-judge. All in all, I'd say they did a fair job of bringing a lengthy complex story to the small screen. The filmed version of a novel is never as good as the book, simply because of time constraints. The depth of the characters, particularly of Larry and Harold, were glossed over, in my opinion. My main complaints are with the casting. I have read most of the reviews from other viewers, and I have to disagree strongly with some who say that Laura San Giancomo made an excellent Nadine. If you've read the book, you have to say that she did not capture the character at ALL. Not only did she not physically look like the character is described (Nadine was tall and imposing, physically striking, and Ms. San Giancomo is petite), she totally missed the complex emotional internal struggle that Nadine went through as she became aware of her destiny to be Flagg's bride. I also thought Molly Ringwald was totally WRONG as Frannie, and that Corin Nemic just didn't capture Harold, not only physically (Harold is a fat, brilliant social outcast; the filmed version just makes him out to be a nerd), but also the complex and pathetic loser that Harold was. The character of Harold is meant to be sympathetic, although menacing, and Nemic missed it entirely. ...
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Summary: Would've been better if it wasn't made for TV.
Review: This movie, after reading the uncut novel repeatedly, is quite an embarassment.So many parts crucial to the story line were left out. If this movie was made, lets say now, with a big budget, I believe that it could be far more successful than the Green Mile.I could not even watch Molly Ringwald without covering my eyes and waiting for it to be over. Otherwise, the casting was exceptional.Sinise was okay, but somebody more Micheal Keaton would've done better. Jamie Sheridan played an outstanding Randall Flagg, but his costume for when he turned into a beast sucked. That could have been aided with special effects and better make up. But if you are going to buy this movie no matter what, I suggest that you don't read the book. And if you do, don't watch the movie again. Save yourself the agony. I think this movie is prime for a remake, only this time, it sould be on the silver screen. And seeing as how writers are running out of ideas, this could really take off.
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Summary: The Stand by Mr King
Review: I agree with most the reviews i have read on this one so far. And to date have seen the movie a min of 10+ times. To me it is one of my favorites, and worth viewing over and over again. I have been told to read the book and had some of the differences told me by friends who have done both but at this time I believe I will abstain (I like the Stand as I know it know thank you) I would recomend it to any one . The only question I reaslly have Amazon is why are you advertising the re;ease of the dvd version in Oct 2000 when I have had the dvd for over a year now. Is this another version like maybe uncut or something else ? Oh to those who havent seen this on dvd its worth it to go get it. The many features are great as you can choose 1 of 2 diff audio tracks where as with most good dvds you can hear what the director and others thought or were trying to relay to you the audience.
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Summary: Good Movie
Review: This was, a great Stephen King movie even though it's alittle scary it's not all bad, but the book is 1141 alot of, pages i've read part of it, well this is a great epic movie worth watching........
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Summary: Worst Ever King Adaptation
Review: It's impossible to imagine what those who have never read the book might make of this. Knowing the book so well I confess, I cannot view this without my preconceptions. Beautifully crafted moments of tension, drama and pathos on the page are glossed over and lost here. That said I am not totally blinkered. On many occasions I have enjoyed films based on books I knew and loved previously. All I can say is that I am amazed by the contributions of those who have read 'the Stand' in novel form and can still speak highly of this interpretation. This is just awful. It doesn't carry the spirit of the book and it doesn't work. Having re-watched this recently, I half expected to find that the negative opinion I formed on earlier viewing was too harsh. Instead, I found it even worse than I remembered. One or two casting decisions and performances are lame and Ed Harris is completely wasted as the Air Force General in command of 'Project Blue'. but generally the cast is good. Molly Ringwald has come in for some criticism as 'Fran', but if anything she is true to her, rather saccharine, character in the book and she seems to be the only actor involved in the project who accurately reflects the shallowness and vacuity of the work she is involved in. Perhaps she is a fan of the book. It's difficult to pin down what went wrong. The simplest thing to do would be to blame the director. King's work has always revolved around the kind of small town characters we know and love from soap opera, drifting from small-town or suburban life dangerously into the unknown and encountering real evil. On the page we follow them step by step. When the unbelievable happens, such is King's skill, we are ready to believe it. That transition doesn't happen in this film. I am quite aware that all this will come as sacrilege to many die-hard King fans and that Mick Garris is a respected Director in the US, but the whole thing is just unconvincing and some of the dialogue is embarrassing. I can't help but compare this to the recent, above average, 'Storm of the Century'. Jamey Sheridan's performance as Flagg is sound, but compare it to Colm Feore's 'Linoge'. There is real menace in the latter. A sense of bottomless evil. It is an extraordinary performance. I contributed a previous review entitled... 'Waiting for the Remake'... but that almost certainly won't come for a long, long time, if ever. It's not as if any of King's novels (even this one) seem to carry enough weight on there own to have much of a life beyond the creative control of their creator. Time will tell on that one but we live in hope. As I said before, if only Chris Carter could be given a shot at realising the Stand. That would be something to see.
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