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Stephen King's The Stand - Parts 1 and 2 [VHS] [1994]

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3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (55 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Ruby Dee, Miguel Ferrer
  • Format: Box set, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: 14 Aug 1995
  • Run Time: 345 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CQUR
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,888 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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After a government-spawned "superflu" wipes out more than 90 per cent of the earth's population, the devastated survivors must decide whether to support or resist the advances of a mysterious stranger from way down South (heh-heh) who wishes to claim this new world order for himself. Although the six-hour length of The Stand makes it nigh-impossible to digest in one sitting, this well-paced adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic magnum opus ranks among the best adaptations of the author's work, with strong performances from Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, and especially Jamey Sheridan as a good-old-boy version of Old Scratch. The opening scene, set to the strains of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper," is one of the most chilling things ever shot for television. Director Mick Garris is no stranger to King's world, having also helmed Sleepwalkers, the recent television remake of The Shining, and the upcoming Desperation. --Andrew Wright

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A deadly virus is unleashed by a military lab, wiping out almost the entire population of Earth. A few terrified individuals set out on a desperate race to find other survivors. Double Pack.

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Tishoo! Tishoo! All Fall Down!, 18 Oct 2006
By Tim Bentley (Shetland, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stephen King's The Stand [DVD] [1994] (DVD)
Unlike most of the other reviewers, I seem to have approached this movie backwards. I saw the movie, quite liked it and then went and bought the book. Wow, now that was a fat book! The Movie after reading the book seemed weak and a little trite - as another reviewer has noted it seems to be chronologically challenged and skips forward a bit but the thing that struck me the most was the casting. Gary Sinise now will ever be the image of Stu Redmond in my mind, but for some reason Molly Ringwald didn't fix in my imagination as Fran. And so it went through the cast, some outstanding, others just cut outs. The movie, or rather the mini-series, is clearly a Sinise lead production, however the core of the good guys and the bad guys worked well together especially Tom and Nick Andros, and performances from the likes of Ossie Davis as Judge Ferris and Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd Henried are worthy of note. Matt Frewer's Trashcan man is right from the pages of the novel, although certain characters from the book are missing such as "The Kid".

The story is the all too familiar government experiment gone wrong (does anyone remember the Terry Nation BBC TV Series "The Survivors"?) but there is a spiritual good vs evil angle in Stephen King's tale. Does good always win? Hard to say really, make your own mind up after counting the number that fall along the way. I should emphasise that this is a mini-series spliced into two parts with a run time of six hours or so, but fortunately you have a pause button for those all important snack/comfort breaks. As a mini-series made for TV it is a 4:3 aspect production with not exactly fantastic sound.

I will admit to being hooked in the first few minutes by the marvellous opening sequence backed by the most excellent Blue Oyster Cult track "Don't fear the Reaper". It is exciting, tense and urgent with a background of futility - brilliant production work. Look also for a small speaking part played by Stephen King himself (Teddy Weizak) and a cameo by the Evil Dead's Sam Raimi.

All in all, not a bad version of the story, and don't forget to say hi to the Ratman.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally it's here, 23 Jan 2004
This review is from: Stephen King's The Stand [DVD] [1994] (DVD)
This is truly the best Stephen King novel made into an awesome film! The cast is great and story greater! I first saw this years ago on tv and finally found the video but due to me constantly watching this spectacular film it has kind of started to ware out! So for any Stephen King lover you will not be disappointed and finally the dvd is released this year! Watch out for a cameo by the great author himself
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the book, but pretty good,, 24 Jun 2007
By Bezerus Bezby "Bez" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stephen King's The Stand [DVD] [1994] (DVD)
First off, I have to say that most stephen King stories are never as good on the big (or silver) screen as they are in print. The Stand is no exception to this. The stand is a tale of christianity, which charts the (almost) end of the world and the fight for survival against the "dark man." The book is complex and there are many characters, each with their own full life stories and quirky ways. Consequently, many are missed out in the mini series.I am not sure that any actor could fully bring King's characters alive. The closest I have seen is Jack Nicholson in the Shining and Cathy Bates in Misery.

However, the actors in the Stand do a pretty decent job. Let's face it, it's not easy to show cities with no one in them, but you do believe that this is the case when watching this.

Mother Abigal is solid, as is Stu, Glen Bateman and Larry. Less good is Fran and Harold.

This may no be a masterpiece, but it still manages to do a pretty good job of getting the story across and there are some genuinely scary parts.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good version of a flawed book (spoilers)
Stephen King's "The Stand" is a long, but well written and absorbing, read. However, it does have flaws - unsympathetic hero and heroine, jerky story development, some unnecessary... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I stumbled across the movie when one of my ex-housemates left her copy when she moved out. I sat down to watch the video version one afternoon and couldn't believe how amazing the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. Jg Smith

3.0 out of 5 stars decent enough film
I bought this as i loved the book so much but was a little disappointed with the film version, but i know that always happens when books become films! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ceri Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
I may be slightly biased (this is the first horror type thing I ever saw, and basically got me into horror in the first place) but this is just great that is pretty much all I... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. N. Warburton

3.0 out of 5 stars Very basic
This was alright and killed a lot of hours but it's very basically made, it must have had a cheap budget. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Edmund

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Fear The Reaper..
The Stand is a strange 'film' to review. It is, after all, a 6-hour mini-series split in the middle by a large time gap. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Paul Cliff (PSN - thadon101 / ...

5.0 out of 5 stars Sucker for Stephen King
I really, really loved the book and I really love the film. No book translates exactly to the big screen. We have already cemented the characters, locations etc in our minds. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Danielle Jessica Rush

3.0 out of 5 stars be aware
read the book watched the movie when they first came out.this version is very heavily edited and took a lot of the impact away from the film
Published 15 months ago by jimbob

3.0 out of 5 stars Oh come on!

Firstly, as good as Stephen King is at writing, this is by no means his best novel. It's a very overdone and obvious stroyline... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. A. V. L. Coleman

1.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book.....APALLING film.
The stand was the first stephen king book I read. I thought it was an epic masterpiece, and I dont use that term lightly. Read more
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