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Summary: Definitely the scariest film I have seen!!!
Review: I was scared, laughing, scared, intrigued, scared all at once! Deffinitely the best horror film I have seen, it's esppecially great on DVD!
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Summary: A chilling and suspensful tale.
Review: Stephen King's tale of a small town turned into an isolated prison in hell is a very terrifying and suspensful tale indeed , but on the screen it's even more effective. Director Craig R.Baxley masterfully inteprets Stephen King's teleplay into a tense and absorbing 256 mins experience thanks to his excellent direction and some very memorable performances. The film is long , but it takes full advantage of its four hours plus duration by slowly building up the terror to the point of pure pulse-pounding. It's a horror film after all , but it's also a story of guilt , fear and isolation that's meticulously told with detailed characterisation and disturbing visuals. So "Storm of the century" is one of the most memorable and enjoyable films written by King.
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Summary: Storm Of The Century
Review: This movie is a slow starter. The second half of the movie is a real sitting on the edge of your seat, but for whatever reason make sure you pause the movie before you get up or else you will be totally lost when you come back.
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Summary: Has King Written All Over It
Review: What an innovative idea from the Master of the Macabre to write a "novel" exclusively for television! When I first heard that Stephen King had a new miniseries coming out in 1999 and I heard the title, I kept saying to myself "I'm missing one of his books!" Until I finally realized the concept. Of course, after seeing King's words on the small screen I wish we could all read them in an actual novel (not just the teleplay). Sigh.Believe it or not, I did not watch "Storm of the Century" when it was first teleplayed in February. And being the King fan that I am, that was not at all like me. But I had to make a choice - you see, 'Storm' started the same night and time as the X-Files and I just couldn't miss my show (the second part of a major mythology two-parter, no doubt). And seeing as I could never watch a King miniseries after missing the first part, I sadly missed it (and even worse heard from others how good it was!). But in the back of my mind I kept telling myself I would get to see it on video one day. Little did I know how soon the video would be released! Happily I watched the four-hour+ miniseries, without commercials :), over two nights - it was a little too long for one sitting in the middle of a work week. And I really enjoyed it. I hadn't known quite what to expect. Like most of you King fans, I would usually see one of his movies AFTER I had read the book (short story etc.). But, think about it, 'Storm' was NEW to everyone, King fan or not. Tim Daly gave a wonderful performance as Constable Mike Anderson, the soul of the group of islanders. And Colm Feore as Andre Linoge (who reminded me a little bit too much of Leland Gaunt in "Needful Things," out to destroy another town), gave a credible, frightening and almost hypnotic performance. Always love King's movie cameos, ala Alfred Hitchcock, and he gives another one here as a lawyer in a sleazy TV ad (through the broken picture tube, no less!). Good, consistent Maine accents from the actors; can't help but have that drawl when saying Martha Clarendon! Very suspenseful too. I truly did not figure out exactly what Linoge wanted until we, like the islanders, were told. Great Town Meeting scenes at the end. Almost "realistic" in its conclusions - good does not always win out over evil, even in Stephen King's world. Excellent. (And "nice" homage to "the Lottery" there.) Loved the reference to Dolores Claiborne in regards to the island being able to keep a secret; the collective dream of the islanders, especially the scene when the townsfolk walk off the dock into the ocean; and the oh-so-subtle, blink-and-you-missed-it, literal disappearance of some of the players into thin (white) air while watching the decimation of the light house. I would have given 'Storm' 5 stars, but there were a few things that bothered me: the snow was fake and, quite frankly, it looked like it. And, for the Storm of the Century, it sure didn't look like there was much of it. The toppling of the lighthouse, at the critical point of implosion, looked like a tiny model on a sound stage. Plus, Linoge's cane (specifically the wolf's head) was a little tacky, and although I literally jumped the first time he bared his fangs, it wasn't so scary the tenth time. Also, the ending, after Linoge leaves the island, was a bit dragged out. But these really are little things overall. I know eventually I will buy 'Storm' on video (I have all the other miniseries; but when is "The Shining" coming out?), but the current price is too much. Unfortunately, I can't see myself watching the whole thing again for awhile. I'm not sure exactly why, but I think I know in my heart that nothing will ever surpass the thrill of seeing 'Storm' for the first time. P.S. I will never listen to the song "Little Teapot" the same way again!
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Summary: Love Stephen King, hate Storm of the Century
Review: Stephen King is my favorite autor by far. He does terrific stories and the movies are great. Storm of the Century was the creapest movies I have ever seen him make. The play he wrote was the same thing. Don't get me wrong, I love horror. Thats why Stephen King is my favorite. But Storm of the Century was too real for words. Sorry. I guess if you like the kind of thing with demons and stuff like that, this is a good movie for you. I don't mind watching that myself. But sitting in front of my T.V. set wathcing that was beyond terrifing. If you want a good horror movie of Stephen King, watch The Shining, or IT. Enjoy...
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Summary: STEPHEN KING IS THE ARK-ANGEL OF ENTERTAINMENT.........
Review: STORM OF THE CENTURY is STEPHEN KING'S second best movie after IT. I would have to say that this movie is just one of the most interesting things I have ever seen. The vilian is so much more terrifying, just as we see sitting fown on the chair in the old woman's house (which he had just killed her a few moments ago) sipping her tea Magnificent. 5 star, non-the-less. Tim Daly is excellent, as the only one in the town with brains, and a heart. Towards the end, of this 6 hour masterpiece, you learn the most terrifying thing, all this time (its what Andre Linoge wants) GIVE ME WHAT I WANT, AND I'LL GO AWAY. You will tremeble with fear once you leanr what he wants!
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Summary: Snore of the Century
Review: Stephen King has never been a great storyteller, and those few that he has told have been retold ad infinitum, ad nauseam. Only the names change. "Storm of the Century" is another such retread, an "epic" clocking in at four merciless hours. A mysterious stranger-murderer-demon named Linoge, an anagram that we later find out spells Legion (ooooh, scary, huh kids?) arrives in some small island town off the coast of Maine, spouting utter, incoherent, metaphysical nonsense - "born in lust, turn to dust; born in sin, come right in." Apparently, Linoge knows the sins of everyone in town, and that litany of sins reads like it was taken straight from the Christian Coalition's charter: abortion, pot trafficking, adultery, general fooling around, and of course, everyone's favorite, pedophilia. The minister, of course, is the pedophile. After whacking to death an old woman, Linoge sits in a jail cell for pretty much the rest of the movie, baring his fangs and occasionally allowing his eyes to glow in the dark, while orchestrating the town's people's demise. They begin killing each other, having bad dreams, and committing suicide right after scribbling "give me what I want and I'll go away," on walls, sides of trucks, and pads of paper. What Linoge wants is a successor, a protégé. He's getting on in millennia and needs an heir to the business of being evil. Just so happens the people of this remote island village have children, and island people really know how to keep a secret. So here's the deal: Linoge takes a child to mentor and lets the town live with its little secret, or the whole town dies. They'll all rush off the end of a pier and drown in the sea, just as in the New Testament story when Jesus cast out Legion from the possessed man and allowed them to enter a herd of pigs. So why didn't Linoge just say this up front? Why three hours of repetitious murders, suicides, and hand wringing? Why not simply give a little demonstration and then make your demands? I suppose that's best answered by Linoge himself: "because hell is repetition." As a writer, Stephen King must be in hell; as a viewer, so was I.
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Summary: Stephen King,what more can you say.
Review: It is hard to rate his movies,They are all 5 *****. He makes you feel like you are there, like it is real, your mind gets lost in his work. He is the master of the minds.
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Summary: One of King's best movies ever
Review: This movie starts off grabbing your attention and it keeps it throughout the movie. It might be a long movie but you will be hooked and not want to stop it. If you see the movie you have already read the book. Stephen King fan or not this movie is excellent and deserves all the praise it can it.
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Summary: Storm of the Cnetury is Stephen King's Best!
Review: Storm of the Century is a scary, fast-paced film. The villain, Andre Linoge, takes the viewer into a horrifying experience as a horrible storm traps a population of 400 people on a small Massachusetts island. Linoge carries out his evil plan of recruiting one of the town children to carry on his work after his death. He murders people by playing mind games with them. "Give me what I want and I'll go away," chimes Linoge. Stephen King's finest piece of work describes the horror of hell beyond anything ever shown. Storm of the Century is a very scary thriller that should be seen by everyone.
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