Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
The Stand (1994)
DVDRip | AVI | 592 x 448 | XviD @ cd1 - 509 Kbps; cd2 - 494 Kbps | 359 min | 1,79 Gb
Audio: English MP3 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-fi
DVDRip | AVI | 592 x 448 | XviD @ cd1 - 509 Kbps; cd2 - 494 Kbps | 359 min | 1,79 Gb
Audio: English MP3 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-fi
After a government-spawned "superflu" wipes out more than 90 percent of the earth's population, the devastated survivors must decide whether to support or resist the advances of a mysterious stranger from way down South (heh-heh) who wishes to claim this new world order for himself. Although the six-hour length makes it nigh-impossible to digest in one sitting, this well-paced adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic magnum opus ranks among the best adaptations of the author's work, with strong performances from Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, and especially Jamey Sheridan as a good-old-boy version of Old Scratch. The opening scene, set to the strains of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper," is one of the most chilling things ever shot for television. Director Mick Garris is no stranger to King's world, having also helmed Sleepwalkers, the recent television remake of The Shining, and the upcoming Desperation.
IMDB
Great job adapting a really long and complex book. The characters are often very good (Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Cullen and Ray Walston as Glen Bateman, for example), and the storyline follows along that of the book. Of course, there are some things left out or changed, but that was needed to make the movie only 8 hours.
This is classic Stephen King, minus a lot of the gore that sometimes he's known for. It's the perpetual fight between good and evil. It was great to watch the story of one of my favorite books. Most of the characters bring such passion and reality to the story.IMDB Reviewer
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Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
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