Misery

[Nikkif8]

I just watched this movie again last night since it was on TV. Man that B@*%h is nuts! I don't know if it would be considered a horror, more of a Thriller I guess and I never read the book I am sure it's 10 times better but that movie is pretty wack.

[alkytrio666]

Yeah, the book has some key differences (inc. hacking the man's legs off with an axe instead of just breaking them with a sledgehammer), but the movie is a pretty fun time.

Kathy Bates was awesome!

[the_real_linda]

kathy bates rules......it stuck with me that film.......and i just recently bought it on dvd and read the book again.....i love this film so much......

just like the way she says "god i love you" after the 'hobbling'....which isnt actually hobbling...as in the book its done correctly...eugh! but she plays annie perfectly in my opinion

http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_03_img0948.jpg

[Dante'sInferno]

Aha,someone gets his leg cut off.

[the_real_linda]

dennis?????



paul sheldon

http://www.takegreatpictures.com/content/images/2_James_Caan.jpg

[jenna26]

I prefer the book, but there is no doubt that this one of the finest film adaptations of a King novel. They did a fabulous job, Kathy Bates is chilling, she definitely brought the character to life, a little too well....LOL...:p And I am also a James Caan fan.

[the_real_linda]

james caan is lovely.....hmmmmmmmmm :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


there have been mostly terrible adaptations but misery has got to be up there as one of the best..........

with kubricks the shining
stand by me
shawshank
green mile


and for me as a kid afraid of clown..........it..........lol :D

[jenna26]

I don't know how lovely he is, but I think he is a good actor....;)

I don't care for The Shining, a solid film to be sure, but I love the book too much I think, and since it is very much Kubrick's The Shining, I am not a hug fan. I mean, Jack starts out nuttier than a fruitcake; in the book, the descent into madness is slower than that.

Stand by Me is excellent and one of my favorite films. The Shawshank Redemption and The Green, also very strong films.

My favorite King adaptation, besides Stand by Me, is probably The Dead Zone. Cronenberg did a wonderful job directing, Walken was perfect in the role, and I think it was very faithful to feel of the book, even if some things just had to be left out (Stillson is far scarier in the book, for instance).

IT, my favorite King book! :D I enjoyed the miniseries, but not nearly as effective as the book, it just couldn't have been. what with the restrictions of television. (I was also afraid of clowns when I was a kid, I think because I watched Poltergiest when I was very young ;) ).

[the_real_linda]

i know what you mean about the shining.......but in the book he is a tad off it in his head anyways........supose they dont have the time to explore the descent into maddness as completely but jack Nicholson's expressions anyways are a tad weird.....love the guy!!!

it is fantastic just ive got a slaughter before for saying i love it......i think the tv series....which was released as a movie....but its still shown in the diffrent parts when it is on tv......is really good for the time they had to cover it........and as a kid it really did capture what it was like to be a kid........got all the fears right......i dont think it would work as well if you watch it for the first time as an adult.......obviously it will a bit but for me i gotta watch things as a kid to be able to go back to the childhood scares

[paws the great]

Yeah, the book has some key differences (inc. hacking the man's legs off with an axe instead of just breaking them with a sledgehammer).

Don't forget about the lawnmower.




The book is more gruesome,but the movie is a lot of fun!:)

[Dante'sInferno]

dennis?????



paul sheldon

http://www.takegreatpictures.com/content/images/2_James_Caan.jpgI get those two mixed up.

[the_real_linda]

lol........paul sheldon...........or james caan............still no dennis! lol

[Dante'sInferno]

lol........paul sheldon...........or james caan............still no dennis! lolOkay,i get all 3 of them mixed up.

[swiss tony]

i just watched audition last friday and would highly recommend it to lover of misery. ps. its japanese

[the_real_linda]

lol yeah that has to be a warning to some people......a girl in uni told me she's only watched one film with subs-battle royale.......


i dont find it any problem


and audition is fantastic..........takeshi miike is fantastic!!!



WHOS DENNIS????

:D :D :D :D

[jenna26]

lol yeah that has to be a warning to some people......a girl in uni told me she's only watched one film with subs-battle royale.......


i dont find it any problem


and audition is fantastic..........takeshi miike is fantastic!!!



WHOS DENNIS????



I think this may be a case of someone getting two actors mixed up.....maybe Dennis Hopper? :D


I have no trouble with subtitles, and that is a good thing since I am really into foreign horror. Audition IS fantastic. And I think Miike is one of the most intriguing directors of late.....but I have to admit, I have seen a couple of his films I just don't care for that much. But they are always interesting, that's for sure....;)

[the_real_linda]

which ones are not up to much.......at least ill know what to avoid....

i laughed when she told me about only watching battle royale.......i was like have you seen my dvd collection....?

my mum only has a problem with subs cause she cant look at jet li as much when its a subbed film.....

[jenna26]

which ones are not up to much.......at least ill know what to avoid....

i laughed when she told me about only watching battle royale.......i was like have you seen my dvd collection....?

my mum only has a problem with subs cause she cant look at jet li as much when its a subbed film.....


Well, don't go by me.....the ones I dislike other people really seem to like. I think I just don't get it sometimes.....;) I have yet to finish Ichi the Killer, I think it was my mood at the time, I plan to try to watch it again soon. Visitor Q I didn't like much at all, it was highly recommended to me by a couple of people though.


I can't stand a dubbed film, completely takes me out of the movie, but I do have a friend that simply refuses to watch movies with subtitles. She says it hurts her brain....LOL...she finds it as distracting as I find dubbing. :p

[the_real_linda]

:D :D dubbing is really bad but is watchable.....its just the accents are overdone or just plain American so it loses its authenticity.....i think having subs make you take more notice of a film.......

im easily distracted......and it helps you remember it.......well it does me

i think cause i learn or whatever if i read something so it sticks with me...

( i watch some english speaking films with subs on sometimes........cause my sister is noisey little tyke in the mornings and 9pm-10pm......im not sure why:confused: )

[swiss tony]

i love dario argento and everything he has done but the dubbing does tarnish his movies a little. i would much prefer them in subtitles or to use all english as a first language actors.

[the_real_linda]

it would be interesting to watch misery with another language selected and watch it with subs to see how it translates..........just a random thought