| Storm of the Century |  | Actors: Tim Daly, Colm Feore, Debrah Farentino, Casey Siemaszko, Jeffrey DeMunn
Category: DVD
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Rating:  199 reviews
Sales Rank: 47,285
Format: NTSC
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
UPC: 057373157459
EAN: 0057373157459
ASIN: B000065IA3
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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 Intense! King did it again! May 12, 2010
Boricua (MD, USA)
This movie presents a scenery we're very familiar with... The eternal battle of Good Vs. Evil but with a different twist. If GOD can choose who he saves and who shall suffer for all eternity; can Satan select his followers as well? Can he? Well if you want to find out who wins this particular battle you better check this movie out!
Great and creepy May 8, 2010
Carolyn D. Blount
I purchased this for my husband, he loves this movie, it's creepy but good, you'll enjoy it.
terrifying in portrayal of human nature March 24, 2010
Karen A. Miller
Another great experience from the master - Stephen King. It's more than the snow that makes this chilling!
No problems March 20, 2010
Henry Jenkins (oklahoma)
I watch this movie over and over again trust me when I say, you can always find what you want at Amazon. Thanks Amazon.com.
good movie January 19, 2010
Steven Martin
this movie is long but it is also good if your just chilling around ths house having a lazy day watching tv then put this in you shouldnt be disapointed. the characters are good and the villan even better, it will have you guessing till the end. all in all i thought this was a very interesting movie.
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