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It's not often that you see a really good film adaptation of a Stephen King book, and it's even less likely if it's turned into a mini-series. The Stand is, however, arguably one of King's best tales and at least some of this magic has been transferred to the small screen with King himself at the helm of the process.
The story follows a band of people who have come together as the only survivors of a chemical weapon accidentally let loose on the public. The virus quickly eradicates all of the worlds population, bar a handful of people who are either trying to find the Dark Man or an old woman, both of which have come to them in dreams. What this means is that there is a lot of character interaction and soul searching going on, as well as the overall good against evil storyline which is gradually taking place as the two factions get ever closer.
The film is split in to two tapes, each of which is over 3 hours long! It’s really worth persevering with the story though as the characters are all very well played by some famous faces including a wonderful performance by both Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald. The epic proportions of the original tale have meant that some of the ‘character building’ sub-plots have been left out, most noticeably the part where Gary Sinesse’s pop star character meets the wild boy and tames him with his guitar. But having Stephen King involved with the project has meant that the feel and general character of the book has been kept in the TV version and both fans and newcomers alike should get something out of this. Watch out for one of King’s famous cameo appearances too, this time as a snow plow driver near the end of the film.
It's probably the best work so far from a Stephen King Miniseries, and with a good cast, strong music score and interesting plot it makes for a very good watch.
The story follows a band of people who have come together as the only survivors of a chemical weapon accidentally let loose on the public. The virus quickly eradicates all of the worlds population, bar a handful of people who are either trying to find the Dark Man or an old woman, both of which have come to them in dreams. What this means is that there is a lot of character interaction and soul searching going on, as well as the overall good against evil storyline which is gradually taking place as the two factions get ever closer.
The film is split in to two tapes, each of which is over 3 hours long! It’s really worth persevering with the story though as the characters are all very well played by some famous faces including a wonderful performance by both Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald. The epic proportions of the original tale have meant that some of the ‘character building’ sub-plots have been left out, most noticeably the part where Gary Sinesse’s pop star character meets the wild boy and tames him with his guitar. But having Stephen King involved with the project has meant that the feel and general character of the book has been kept in the TV version and both fans and newcomers alike should get something out of this. Watch out for one of King’s famous cameo appearances too, this time as a snow plow driver near the end of the film.
It's probably the best work so far from a Stephen King Miniseries, and with a good cast, strong music score and interesting plot it makes for a very good watch.
I enjoyed The Stand when it was first shown on Sky, many years ago now. I watched it again quite recently, and it's still a great watch.
Not sure I agree with you that most Stephen King novels don't tend to make good films though. The Green Mile was excellent. So was Misery.
I think the problem comes when somebody takes one of his shorter stories, and tries to turn it into a film such as Somethimes They Come Back. It was a great little story, but they've made at least 3 films off the back of it!
Children of the Corn is another great Stephen King short story, and though the initial film was quite entertaining, they made around 4 of them!
Now what I'd like to see would be a Desperation film or mini-series. Man that was one good book!
Not sure I agree with you that most Stephen King novels don't tend to make good films though. The Green Mile was excellent. So was Misery.
I think the problem comes when somebody takes one of his shorter stories, and tries to turn it into a film such as Somethimes They Come Back. It was a great little story, but they've made at least 3 films off the back of it!
Children of the Corn is another great Stephen King short story, and though the initial film was quite entertaining, they made around 4 of them!
Now what I'd like to see would be a Desperation film or mini-series. Man that was one good book!
It was released about a year ago and should be available in most video shops. Very good it is too. Interestingly, I've just found out that it's now on Region 1 DVD.
can you get them on video general release now?
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It's not often that you see a really good film adaptation of a Stephen King book, and it's even less likely if it's turned into a mini-series. The Stand is, however, arguably one of King's best tales and at least some of this magic has been transferred to the small screen with King himself at the helm of the process.
The story follows a band of people who have come together as the only survivors of a chemical weapon accidentally let loose on the public. The virus quickly eradicates all of the worlds population, bar a handful of people who are either trying to find the Dark Man or an old woman, both of which have come to them in dreams. What this means is that there is a lot of character interaction and soul searching going on, as well as the overall good against evil storyline which is gradually taking place as the two factions get ever closer.
The film is split in to two tapes, each of which is over 3 hours long! It’s really worth persevering with the story though as the characters are all very well played by some famous faces including a wonderful performance by both Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald. The epic proportions of the original tale have meant that some of the ‘character building’ sub-plots have been left out, most noticeably the part where Gary Sinesse’s pop star character meets the wild boy and tames him with his guitar. But having Stephen King involved with the project has meant that the feel and general character of the book has been kept in the TV version and both fans and newcomers alike should get something out of this. Watch out for one of King’s famous cameo appearances too, this time as a snow plow driver near the end of the film.
It's probably the best work so far from a Stephen King Miniseries, and with a good cast, strong music score and interesting plot it makes for a very good watch.
The story follows a band of people who have come together as the only survivors of a chemical weapon accidentally let loose on the public. The virus quickly eradicates all of the worlds population, bar a handful of people who are either trying to find the Dark Man or an old woman, both of which have come to them in dreams. What this means is that there is a lot of character interaction and soul searching going on, as well as the overall good against evil storyline which is gradually taking place as the two factions get ever closer.
The film is split in to two tapes, each of which is over 3 hours long! It’s really worth persevering with the story though as the characters are all very well played by some famous faces including a wonderful performance by both Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald. The epic proportions of the original tale have meant that some of the ‘character building’ sub-plots have been left out, most noticeably the part where Gary Sinesse’s pop star character meets the wild boy and tames him with his guitar. But having Stephen King involved with the project has meant that the feel and general character of the book has been kept in the TV version and both fans and newcomers alike should get something out of this. Watch out for one of King’s famous cameo appearances too, this time as a snow plow driver near the end of the film.
It's probably the best work so far from a Stephen King Miniseries, and with a good cast, strong music score and interesting plot it makes for a very good watch.