Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Curapedi
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Sarita Rafferty
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
joshuabush-28688
I enjoyed this TV adaption of the classic novel, It was definitely not as good as the book, But it succeeded! The Stand is my favorite Stephen King novel, so I had high expectations for it. I knew it was dated and it was from 1994 so I knew it would be pretty cheesy, that's not a problem though, I love Goosebumps and that's 90's...
But I thought it was good and it was somewhat true to the book!
8/10
tiskec
I personally thought this min-series was great. I loved each of the characters. I was easily able to build a connection with them. There was definitely a lot of planning involved in this movie. Stephen King was able to bring every character's backgrounds into play. I think it was a great cast. They all did a extraordinary job in making me believe that this will be the way that post-apocalyptic society will interact. Might I also add that they did this without pushing the bounds over-the-top. The way society had come to rebuild during the mini-series, it was very believable. The immune started back at square one after the plague broke out, and wiped out most of the world. The script did an excellent job on every character's story. There was a lot of detail put into their backgrounds. This revealed some idea as to why some of the characters went the route of the post- apocalyptic demon, or the godly-grandmother in their dreams. It shows all anger, and really gets into each characters purpose. The war continues between good and evil throughout the whole entire movie. Either people will follow the Demon who walks the Earth, or they will follow mother Abigail Freemantle, at Hemmingford Home. People are getting confused on who to follow throughout the film, and some are driven to the demon due to being hurt (scenarios like love and jealousy). While all this is going on.. ninety-percent of the rest of the planet is dead, completely wiped out and deserted. At the end, it's the choices that are made that decide human fate.This was a terrific mini-series. The script, acting, and dialog were outstanding (for television). I would definitely buy this mini- series on blu-ray, and recommend it to any horror lover.
ElessarAndurilS
I read the book the year before the mini series came out, so naturally I was disappointed. In time I realized all movies fall short of the books because they take you through detail and imagination where a movie never can and I should judge the series on its own merit. When doing so I realized that the mini series was entertaining, filled with stars new and old, present and past, and had a lot of entertainment value. After watching it again with a more proper perspective I realized it was an entertaining movie that I liked much more than I realized as I purchased it off of amazon and have enjoyed watching it about once a year since. The book is great and more engaging than the movie. But the Movie is still s solid 7 our of 10 that has brought me a lot of entertainment.I think when Peter Jackson did such an excellent job of making the Lord of The Rings was when I realized what an impossible task it was making a movie as good as a book. As good as I thought the movies were, and I think they are of the best ever made, still nowhere near the books. But how could all the history embedded in the books translate into a movie? He did as good a job as could be, but still no Tom Bombadil, likely because he was interesting in the book but would have added nothing to the movie but time, something Peter Jackson was challenged to keep down as long as they were. He could have made 30 hrs of film and still not captured the detail of the books because they are different media. You don't know what people are thinking in movies and do in books. History, so important in LOTR was left out other than the very good job of capturing how ancient Middle Earth was.My reason for bringing up another movie in the review of the Stand is I've learned that each must be judged separately and rated on their own merits. The stories are always slightly different, the question is given the medium it was presented how good is it, not how does it compare to the book. The stand is a solid movie that entertains and I enjoy it regularly not that I have released it from the bonds of equaling the book, something no movie has ever done. It is relatively true to the book storyline with the typical omissions caused by the media on which it the story is told. But it is solid and entertaining, and worth the watch.
Anders Olsen
I like the story, read both the original and the extended version.I like a lot about it. For a book-to-TV thing, it's been done with respect. It's a bit like The Shining mini series. It follows the plot and works pretty well. However, I don't understand the cast. I like 2 people in that cast, and none of them are main characters. I've always been a fan of Shawnee Smith. She does an excellent job as the mean spirited nymphomaniac. Like in the Saw series, she has a penchant for playing unstable persons. I'm also a fan of her looks. The other character I like, is Ed Harris as the general. When it comes to the other roles, their looks, voices and so on, does just not work for me. Granted, I read both books first, so naturally, I created my own images.But all in all, worth a watch, and if you have read the book(s), have a look, it's OK.
