Larry Underwood? And A Poll: Favorite "Stand" Ch
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Really?!? I thought Jamey Sheridan did a fine job as Flagg.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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A Gunslinger
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You'd do well to do just that, A. It really was as good as it could have been. While Sheridan's Flagg did not have the depth and implied majesty of the written Flagg, he did offer up a "happy to be charmingly evil and in my element" Flagg. The character that was really miscast/miswritten to me was Underwood. His change from selfish taker to an understated everyman was lost in this adaptation.Avatar wrote:Gods, if I'm not careful, you're going to have me renting it to watch again Cail. It's been a long time afterall.
--A
"I use my gun whenever kindness fails"
I'd agree with that. I don't think I really noticed that transition until this last reread.
I think overall the film was relatively well cast. Even the two I was most skeptical about...Molly Ringwald and Rob Lowe both aquitted themselves quite well, and I think Lowe did a fantastic job capturing Nick.
I think overall the film was relatively well cast. Even the two I was most skeptical about...Molly Ringwald and Rob Lowe both aquitted themselves quite well, and I think Lowe did a fantastic job capturing Nick.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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A Gunslinger
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Cail wrote:I'd agree with that. I don't think I really noticed that transition until this last reread.
I think overall the film was relatively well cast. Even the two I was most skeptical about...Molly Ringwald and Rob Lowe both aquitted themselves quite well, and I think Lowe did a fantastic job capturing Nick.
Agreed. I liked Nick a lot. Did you ever read the UNABRIDGED version of the Stand?
"I use my gun whenever kindness fails"
Yeah, in fact I have no idea where my original copy is. It's one of those very rare cases in which the editing lessened the story.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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A Gunslinger
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o
my
sweet jebus
THE STAND was the WORST kind of KA KA (no pun intended)!!!
WHO THE HELL IS JAMIE SHERIDAN????
don'd do it Avatar! don't do it! these deluded boys DON'T know what good film is if they think this horrifying piece of dung did King or The Stand ANY kind of justice!!!
gary sinise.
MOLLY RINGWALD????
good grief. just UNMITIGATED CRAP. mick garis should be drawn and quartered. he should never be allowed to make movies again and yet WHAT HAPPENS???? he's practically been given the stephen king crappy mini-series franchise.
gag.
don't Avatar...don't rent it.
(miguel ferrar as lloyd was the best of the casting)
my
sweet jebus
THE STAND was the WORST kind of KA KA (no pun intended)!!!
WHO THE HELL IS JAMIE SHERIDAN????
don'd do it Avatar! don't do it! these deluded boys DON'T know what good film is if they think this horrifying piece of dung did King or The Stand ANY kind of justice!!!
gary sinise.
MOLLY RINGWALD????
good grief. just UNMITIGATED CRAP. mick garis should be drawn and quartered. he should never be allowed to make movies again and yet WHAT HAPPENS???? he's practically been given the stephen king crappy mini-series franchise.
gag.
don't Avatar...don't rent it.
(miguel ferrar as lloyd was the best of the casting)
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Don't listen to the haters Av. It's not a masterpiece, but it's certainly worth watching.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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A Gunslinger
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it sucks watermelon seeds.Cail wrote:Don't listen to the haters Av. It's not a masterpiece, but it's certainly worth watching.
crap. just crap. YOU go rent it again. watch it again.
in fact...RUN RIGHT OUT AND BUY IT.
crap. just crap.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
woops. sorry for double post....getting errors
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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I'll weigh in on the side of the yay-sayers here. The Stand mini-series certainly isn't as good as the novel, either version, but it's pretty well-done, nevertheless. I watched the television debut, and I've since watched my video twice, and it's decent enough to merit a look, Avatar.
You should go in with reasonable expectations, not expecting this movie to completely capture the finest post-apocalyptic novel ever written.
I've only seen one film based on a King novel that ever equalled the novel, and in fact, IMHO, even surpassed it in this instance - The Green Mile.
You should go in with reasonable expectations, not expecting this movie to completely capture the finest post-apocalyptic novel ever written.
I've only seen one film based on a King novel that ever equalled the novel, and in fact, IMHO, even surpassed it in this instance - The Green Mile.
"I am, in short, a man on the edge of everything." - Dark Tower II, The Drawing of the Three
I thought The Dead Zone did a great job too.
The film that is, not the dreadful TV series.
The film that is, not the dreadful TV series.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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low standards people. *shakes head* very low standards for Watchers.
i'm sad.
(YES, Cail...Dead Zone! yes. am reviving hope for you)
i'm sad.
(YES, Cail...Dead Zone! yes. am reviving hope for you)
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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A Gunslinger
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The Dead Zone is quite good indeed. The original Salem's Lot mini-series was great as well (creepy!). The renake with Rob Lowe was not good at all. The shining (Kubrick) while not exactly loyal to the book, was good in its own right.Cail wrote:I thought The Dead Zone did a great job too.
The film that is, not the dreadful TV series.
"I use my gun whenever kindness fails"
A Gunslinger wrote:The Dead Zone is quite good indeed. The original Salem's Lot mini-series was great as well (creepy!). The renake with Rob Lowe was not good at all. The shining (Kubrick) while not exactly loyal to the book, was good in its own right.Cail wrote:I thought The Dead Zone did a great job too.
The film that is, not the dreadful TV series.
ah...you've proven my point about Mick Garis.
fyi...David Cronenberg directed The Dead Zone
and Tobe Hooper directed the original Salem's Lot
both directors WAY out rank Mick Garis in experience AND talent.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
