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Your Learning Zone - Stephen King's The Stand (Boxed Set)
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List Price: $39.98
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Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Starring: Ruby Dee, Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Ossie Davis
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303153469
Format: Box set
ISBN: 6303153461
Label: Republic Pictures
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Release Date: 1995-04-18
Running Time: 366
Studio: Republic Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1994-05-08
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Summary: May as well be one of the best Stephen King flicks ever! I wonder what the Blu-Ray version will be like?
Comment: The Stand is impressive in many ways possible! I know the movie is 6 hours in length put it pulled me in after the first episode. It had a great apocalyptic opening where it can possibly happen in real life with the virus and all. The second half jumps into this supernatural realm where people dare not go and I find that fascinating. I got this movie from a 5 movie collection by Artisan (also had Cujo, Golden Years, The Langoliers, and Thinner) and I received the 2-disc version which is good but its probably better than the flipper disc. I despise flipper discs because they get scratched and broken so easily that its not funny. Lucky me I guess. This would be a great DVD title to come out on Blu-Ray. Imagine the entire 6-hour film on one disc with no flipping or changing. The Golden Years was an amazing disc to me since the 232 minute film was on a single, non-flipper disc. Go figure. Yeah it takes off a lot of room on your shelf, since the VHS version of The Stand was 4 tapes. The DVD is either one or two discs. DAMN! Overall this movie is a must-see and I strongly recommend that you get a comfy chair and caffeine pills to get through this film. I didn't though. I sat through the whole 6 hours with no problem. I think you all can too. This movie is screaming for a Blu-Ray release. I'm not saying that I'm gonna get it (I'm happy with the 2-disc version just fine, since its 6 hours), but a Blu-ray release would be interesting. As for the movie, Stephen King deserves a pat on the back for an amazing film that pulls the reader of the book and the viewer of the movie into a world that we dare not exist in and one that we absolutely must survive in.
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Summary: best 6 hour movie ever
Comment: alright the acting is subpar, (it was a made for tv mini series), The Stand still remains one of my most favorite Stephen King movie adaptions ever. It kept to the basic outline of the book, but it's impossible to take everything from King's epic novel.
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Summary: Good movie adaptation of a great novel
Comment: Of course there had to be modifications to the lengthy story when it was adapted for the screen, and mostly they work for the movie - I wouldn't have combined the characters of Rita and Nadine, but that didn't mess up the flow of the story. The casting, however ranged from brilliant (Gary Sinise as Stu Redman, Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd Henreid, Rob Lowe as Nick Andros, and Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Cullen) to disastrous (Molly Ringwald as Frannie? Are you kidding me? How she ever became a professional actor is beyond me and she was not at all equipped to play the role of Frannie Goldsmith. She was stilted and unnatural - and Laura San Giacomo as Nadine - not only is she not beautiful, she played the character as if she was insane, not conflicted and ultimately repentant, which is what I got from the novel) I completely disagree with the reviewers that thought the movie was amateurish - it was well done, and the story was complete. I don't like horror movies in general because they are too graphic for me, but this movie, although I wouldn't let my 7 year-old watch it, gets the point across about the horrible effects of the disease and the violence of the Dark Man and his followers without being too gory. I would recommend this movie.
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Summary: Mostly Captivating
Comment: I eagerly anticipated seeing this movie, but missed out when it appeared on TV. After finally getting to see it, I was in awe. Gary Sinise did a grand job as Stu Redman. The other actors followed close behind. Though long, the movie kept me interested. I have watched it several times.
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Summary: Excellent adaptation
Comment: This book needed the 6 hours of movie. It was very long and complicated of a story. To do anything less than a mini-series would have been rediculous. This is so well casted and written, I have watched it many times! Gary Sinise is perfect!
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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. --Andrew Wright
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