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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Well, King has strayed from his usual horror story genre to produce a little bit of TV mini-series heaven.
Set in upstate New York, "Golden Years" is based around 70 year old Harlan Williams, a janitor working for a top secret government plant. He is accidently caught in an explosion from one of the labs where the typical cliche "mad scientist" Dr Todhunter was conducting so-called 'regeneration' experiments. Over time, Harlan begins to notice sudden changes in his body. Brown hairs begin to reappear in the place of grey ones, his skin becomes softer, his eyes don't need glasses anymore! He begins to get younger.
The accident causes some concern in the government, so the spooks are soon on the scene in the form of King's notorious "Shop" agents. Witnesses to what is happening to Harlan begin to disappear after the arrival of government agent Jude Andrews. The heads of the plant, Terri Spann and General Lewis Crewes, grow suspicious of the intentions of the people they have been working for and decide to help the old janitor and his wife escape to safety.
A race across the states begins, Harlan and his wife flee for their lives while coping with the effects of his reverse ageing. This is a great little story, and had it not been rushed to an ending, it may have become a King classic. The original ending to the 7-part series finished on a cliff-hanger where Jude Andrews and his henchmen may have actually caught Harlan. It ended with the tag-line 'To Be Continued...' But the TV network was disappointed with viewing figures, so a new ending was shot, providing closure for this quite inventive story. Unfortunately, what you find on this DVD is a butchered, shortened down 4 hour version of the original 6 hour classic.
The concept of the story is great, the characters are brilliant (especially the play-off between old enemies Jude Andrews and Terri Spann as she manages to be one step ahead of him every time), it is just a shame that the final scene was so rushed, and that there seems to be no sign of an uncut DVD set (except for in the Netherlands of all places!).
For die-hard sci-fi and King fans, this is still definately worth a look. But try and get hold of the complete 7 episode version instead.
Set in upstate New York, "Golden Years" is based around 70 year old Harlan Williams, a janitor working for a top secret government plant. He is accidently caught in an explosion from one of the labs where the typical cliche "mad scientist" Dr Todhunter was conducting so-called 'regeneration' experiments. Over time, Harlan begins to notice sudden changes in his body. Brown hairs begin to reappear in the place of grey ones, his skin becomes softer, his eyes don't need glasses anymore! He begins to get younger.
The accident causes some concern in the government, so the spooks are soon on the scene in the form of King's notorious "Shop" agents. Witnesses to what is happening to Harlan begin to disappear after the arrival of government agent Jude Andrews. The heads of the plant, Terri Spann and General Lewis Crewes, grow suspicious of the intentions of the people they have been working for and decide to help the old janitor and his wife escape to safety.
A race across the states begins, Harlan and his wife flee for their lives while coping with the effects of his reverse ageing. This is a great little story, and had it not been rushed to an ending, it may have become a King classic. The original ending to the 7-part series finished on a cliff-hanger where Jude Andrews and his henchmen may have actually caught Harlan. It ended with the tag-line 'To Be Continued...' But the TV network was disappointed with viewing figures, so a new ending was shot, providing closure for this quite inventive story. Unfortunately, what you find on this DVD is a butchered, shortened down 4 hour version of the original 6 hour classic.
The concept of the story is great, the characters are brilliant (especially the play-off between old enemies Jude Andrews and Terri Spann as she manages to be one step ahead of him every time), it is just a shame that the final scene was so rushed, and that there seems to be no sign of an uncut DVD set (except for in the Netherlands of all places!).
For die-hard sci-fi and King fans, this is still definately worth a look. But try and get hold of the complete 7 episode version instead.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Stephen King's Golden Years is a fairly good story of an aged janitor caught in an explosion during a botched experiment, which results in the ageing process being reversed and him growing younger, he and his wife are then pursued by a top secret government agency known as "The Shop".
In the usual three part mini series format this is a story which would would have worked pretty well, the problem is even cut down from the original TV runs seven episode six hours running time, this heavily edited DVD version still clocks in a an epic four hours long. There's very little action, very little suspense, overly long scenes filled with meaningless dialogue and the result is an ultimately dull and unfulfilling experience. Even if you're a die hard Stephen King fan you may want to think twice before buying.
In the usual three part mini series format this is a story which would would have worked pretty well, the problem is even cut down from the original TV runs seven episode six hours running time, this heavily edited DVD version still clocks in a an epic four hours long. There's very little action, very little suspense, overly long scenes filled with meaningless dialogue and the result is an ultimately dull and unfulfilling experience. Even if you're a die hard Stephen King fan you may want to think twice before buying.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I was offered, and ordered, a BOX SET of dvd`s containing THE STAND - PET SEMATARY - THE GOLDEN YEARS - THE LANGOLLERS.... What I DID receive was a single copy of THE GOLDEN YEARS.... I WAS CONNED
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King without the nastiness.
This King TV show is not perfect and will not be to everyones liking , but I did enjoy it. It's not a horror like most King stories and is only mildly Sci fi. Read more
Published 12 months ago by j.r
The worst
Just a warning to all you Stephen King Fans.
Please think long and hard about buying this, in my opinion it was just
the worst, a real waste of money, It was so bad that... Read more
Please think long and hard about buying this, in my opinion it was just
the worst, a real waste of money, It was so bad that... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Debs
No redeeming features!
As a die-hard Stephen King fan I chose to ignore all of the negative reviews in the hope that I would find something that everyone else had missed. Read more
Published 20 months ago by E. Mitchell
GOLDED YEARS
I, UNLIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE STEVEN KINGS FILMS MOST ARE VERY GOOD (O.K. SO THERE NOT AS GOOD AS THE BOOKS,BUT WHAT FILM IS? Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2008 by Mr. I. D. Harrison
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