The Stand (TV Movie)
The Stand Starring: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Corin Nemec, Matt Frewer, Rob Lowe, Ray Walston, Bill Fagerbakke Directed by: Mick Garris Written by: Stephen King (book, teleplay) Length: 6 hours Genre: Drama Release Date: May 8-12, 1994 The Stand miniseries does a decent job condensing a huge book into a...
Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back Starring: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler Directed by: Tom McLoughlin Written by: Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Stephen King (short story) Rating: R Length: 1 hour 37 min. Genre: Horror Release Date: May 7, 1991 As a TV movie, Sometimes They Come Back can’t rely too much on blood and guts, but...
The Mangler
The Mangler Starring: Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor Directed by: Tobe Hooper Written by: Stephen King (short story), Tobe Hooper (screenplay), Stephen Brooks (screenplay), Peter Welbeck (screenplay) Rating: R Length: 1 hour 46 minutes Genre: Horror Release Date: March 3, 1995 Some stories are never going to translate well into film. The short story that The...
Graveyard Shift
The Graveyard Shift Starring: David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht, Brad Dourif Directed by: Ralph S. Singleton Written by: Stephen King (short story), John Esposito (screenplay) Rating: R Length: 1 hour 29 min. Genre: Horror Release Date: October 26, 1990 The Graveyard Shift was not my favorite short story. I viewed it strictly as a horror story...
Trucks
Maximum Overdrive is ridiculous, but it still has some fun, goofy moments. Trucks, based on the same Stephen King short story, has only one goofy moment and I believe it was unintentional. It is unclear why there was a need to make another version of the story while removing...
The Shining (1997 TV Miniseries)
The Shining Starring: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Morney, Courtland Mead, Wil Horneff, Melvin Van Peebles Directed by: Mick Garris Written by: Stephen King (teleplay and novel) Rating: Unrated Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Genre: Horror Release Date: 1997 I remember when this miniseries came out. I meant to watch it, but never got around to it, most...
MWG: Boondock Saints
Stacy had November’s movie pick. She picked the highest rated movie in her queue that others did not seem to have seen yet. It also has a bonus of being an Instant Play movie. Netflix synopsis: Sensing a God-given mission to cleanse the earth of all evil, twin brothers...
MWG: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
July was Jer’s pick for the Movie Watching Group (MWG). He waited until August 1st to make his pick and then I forgot to post about it until now. He picked one of his favorite movies since he hadn’t seen it in a while so this was a good...
MWG: PCU
It is now Jim’s turn to pick our fabulous movie this month to watch and review. He has selected his fine, feature film of college campus shenanigans. PCU This satirical comedy — Hart Bochner‘s directorial debut, starring Jeremy Piven, Chris Young and Jon Favreau — follows the hijinks of...
MWG: The Big Lebowski
I’m a sucky non-contributor to this movie watching group. However, I have been charged with picking the movie for April and since the month is about halfway over, I can now reveal that the movie you need to watch is: The Big Lebowski It’s a modern classic that teaches...