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Stephen King's Storm of the Century
starring: Tim Daly, Colm Feore, Debrah Farentino, Casey Siemaszko, Jeffrey DeMunn
directed by: Craig R. Baxley

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781573625777
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1573625779
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 22, 1999
Running Time: 256 minutes
Sales Rank: 1926
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1999

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"Give me what I want and I'll go away," demands the black-eyed, stocking-capped stranger Linoge (Colm Feore), who appears in a quiet island community on the verge of the worst storm in decades and brutally bludgeons an old lady to death. Tim Daly, the town sheriff and voice of reason and moral strength, locks up the quiet madman, but the deaths pile up as Linoge acts them out from his cell like a murderous mime pulling psychic strings. Stephen King, whose original teleplay is his best work for the screen since The Stand, transforms the sleepy burg into a Peyton Place of guilty secrets and criminal activity ripped from under a blanket of small town normality while the white-out of the snowstorm completely cuts them off from civilization. Director Craig R. Baxley nicely maintains an icy tension while the waiting game goes on, perhaps a little too long, before Linoge finally reveals "what he wants" and the drama turns into a struggle for man's soul in miniature. The more ambitious special effects and set pieces sometimes disappoint but are more than made up for in King's knack for turning the mundane into the macabre (the children's song "I'm a Little Teapot" has never sounded more sinister) and a few brilliantly realized sequences, the best of which occurs when townspeople are literally yanked out of existence while watching the storm. Storm of the Century is one of the most successful translations of King's brand of horror to the screen. --Sean Axmaker

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- A worthy addition to one's Stephen King film library!
The movie, Storm of the Century, was written by Stephen King specifically for television and because of that most of the violence was down played and left to the viewer's imagination. As King often says about television, "the networks give and the networks take away." What this means is that the networks will give the time needed to broadcast a miniseries based on one of his stories, but they put a limit on the amount of violence that can be showed, especially when dealing with children. As the ... Read More

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- STORM OF THE CENTURY
I REALLY LIKED THIS MOVIE IT'S WORTH WATCHING WHEN YOU GET TIME GIVE IT A TRY. IT'S NO WASTE OF MONEY.

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- Storm of the Century
We all know that the majority of S.K's movies are endless thrillers. Well, so is Storm of the Century. I've watched this movie over and over again it still keeps me interested even though I pretty much know what's going to happen next. You almost feel like you're in the movie is how I'll explain it.

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- Storm of the Century
Another good Stephen King work, has turned into a good movie. Imagine evil incarnate in an unusual looking man that walks as though from a mist into your sleepy fishing town in Maine. His timing is impeccable as there is an immense storm closing in as well. Probably the worst storm in a century. After killing an elderly lady, this stranger is almost immediately captured by the town constable. If you think this means the townspeople are safe, think again. Afterall, he has powers that enable him to control ... Read More

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- intense, GRIPPING and well made thriller
this mini-series based on an original screenplay written for television by the master of horror himself Stephen King' is one of the best adaptions I've ever seen of his work. It is well filmed and acted and the sense of foreboding grows with every scene. It never lets up for a minute...and the ending will stay with you long after the movie has played out.
Gripping, intense and well worth adding to your DVD collection.

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