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Amanda Plummer, Bonnie Bedelia, Duncan Fraser, Ed Harris, J.T. Walsh, Lochlyn Munro, Max von Sydow, Ray McKinnon
Stephen King adaptations are strictly hit-or-miss propositions, and this supernatural thriller from 1993 is definitely a "miss," based on one of King's lesser novels and starring Max von Sydow as the ...( read more
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Stephen King adaptations're usually not worth a shit ("Misery" and "Apt Pupil" being the exceptions) with awful Kubrick's "Shining" in front row and I can understand King's frustrations he expressed in many occasions throughout the years. Is it really so difficult to catch the es...( read more)
Set in the small township of Castle Rock - a fictional location created by Stephen King - 'Needful Things' is the tale of an antiques shop run by Leland Gaunt, the Devil himself, played by Max Von Sydow. As the proprietor of the New England business, Gaunt gets his claws into the...( read more)
while better than most stephen king adaptations it's still only... good. good is better than crap though. interesting story as well. enjoyed watching ed harris as the cop
Whimsical good fun. Certainly not on the same level of quality as Carrie, The Shining or 1408, but a good, solid romp through the horror genre. Lots of fun to be had here, if you let yourself.
Yet more of Stephen King's brand of Twilight Zone hokeyness is transferred to the silver screen, and it's a similarly lame experience. Max Von Sydow slums it as a shop keeper who sells the usual small town stereotypes their hearts desire in return fo.r pranks that set the townsfo...( read more)
I LOVE how The Devil comes to town & turns everybody against each other
Horrifying and merciless. An OK Stephen King adaptation which could have been better, but the film delivers the goods.
46/100
