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Stephen King's Storm Of The Century [1999]


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Mini series heaven
Review date: 2008-07-12 Rating: 8 out of 10

Stephen King is the man when it comes to long stories about small town evil goings on. This title having not come from one of his existing books still lives up to the rest of his mini series gems still nothing has quite topped The Stand. This one is stark through and through lending the well hearted good vs evil nature that is so frequent with King stories. However, there are some supporting actors here that are just pants and bring down the rest the main guy for one. The main bad dude is spot on and very sinister. This miniseries took nearly ten years to grace the sales shelves since its airing on TV and it was worth the wait now if they go back and put in some special features this would be the best DVD ever!

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Great Entertainment
Review date: 2008-04-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I was thrilled to come across this title by chance on R2 DVD and available for the price of peanuts. This is an excellent buy - not just for the 255 minutes of entertainment provided by one of Stephen King's more successful TV adaptations, but more importantly because of the excellent transfer on this Warner release. A good many of Stephen King's 4:3 DVD features comprise grainy transfers that don't view well when enlarged on wider format TV's, but this print is very good and can be watched on widescreen TV's under the 'fit screen' option without you even realising that its not a widescreen feature. The feature itself, despite its age, is cleverly filmed, well acted and one of the less scary Stephen King features that all but the very young can enjoy. Nice theme music too. A recommended purchase.

Well made smalltown tv movie
Review date: 2008-02-28 Rating: 10 out of 10

I thought this would just be a run of the mill tv mini series/movie. In a lot of ways it is most of the cast (except Tim Daly)are typical bit part players and the story is quite run of the mill. However the film is exceptionally well done the characters are believable and nothing is overstated you get an excellent understanding of small town american life.
The plot a strange man arrives, Andre Linoge he kills one woman without any motive and then freaks out several other people. The way he freaks people out is by revealing a guilty secret. He tells everyone that the town manager was sleeping with a prostitute while his mother was dying he reveals that one of the residents is a drug dealer etc he only manages to reveal a comaparitively innocent truth about the local constable (Tim Daly) that he cheated in an exam. Everyone else however is scared not only of his considerable power and knack for making people take their own lives but the chance that he will reveal something about them. This sets the scene for his demand "give me what I want and I will go away" his demand is pretty steep however he wants one of the children as his own. Thus begins the moral argument do they all die to protect one child or sacrifice one child to save them all. As stated before there is nothing spectacular about the story but it is very well performed and certainly doesn't feel like the full four hours.

Making a deal with the devil might not be such a good idea......
Review date: 2007-07-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

Those town folks are hiding something and it might just cost them their children....

A great storm is coming and with it, a mysterious stranger. Strange things are afoot. but not to worry, people in a small town can keep a secret.

If I sound unnecessarly mysterious, it's because I don't want to give too much away. This superb mini series, written by Stephen King will keep you enthralled and is certainly chilling.

I had never heard of it until a friend recommended it. The cover of the dvd doesn't look too inviting, but don't that put you off. An absolute masterpiece, certainly better then many other mini series adapted from King's books, such a the Stand or It.

You might have to leave the lights on though and a storm might never seem the same again!

The delivery was awful
Review date: 2007-02-28 Rating: 10 out of 10

I watched this on tv in november and thought it was fabulous and very chilling but sadly i wanted it for my school holidays last thursday when i ordered it. It is now wednesday and it has still not been dispatched!! everyday my estimated delivery date moves a day further away! i am now back at school and very dissapointed! our original delivery date was at latest monday. to make this situation worse we paid for delivery.. we might have well not have!! Overall the film is fantastic but if your wanting it for a special occasion order at least 2 weeks in advance!!!!!

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Debrah Farentino
Casey Siemaszko
Jeffrey DeMunn
Timothy Daly
Colm Feore

Creators:
Timothy Daly (Primary Contributor)
Casey Siemaszko (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321900802666
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-09-04
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 255 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1999
Language: English (Original Language)

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