August 19, 2009
average Stephen King adaption. Just read the book for cryin out loud, the books are always better.
Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Henry Thomas
In this TV adaptation of Stephen King's book, Ron Perlman (HELLBOY) plays Collie Entragian, a possessed cop in the desolate town of Desperation. A self-appointed authority in this tiny bend in the roa...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
Stats: 586 reviews
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October 6, 2008Although this film starts off relatively well, grabbing viewers' interest and setting up the situation nicely, it does not take long before the film becomes nothing more than mediocre filler for a prime-time spot; what could have--should have--been a terrifying and freaky story s...( read more)
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October 3, 2007Love all King realted stuff. This is actually part of another story, The Regulators, and it was done very well...totally got into it and this is highly recommended
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August 13, 2007Stephen King yarn about an evil sheriff locking travellers up in his jail. It's small town setting creates tension in this tight but long thriller.
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April 8, 2007It's hard to lay all the blame for this one at Mick Garris' feet -- this is one of the worst King books in recent memory, written during his "out of order" cocaine and pain killers era. Which, again, is no excuse, because he can't even REMEMBER writing Cujo, he was so high, and ...( read more)
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October 27, 2009A big disappointment. Some times the stars align and we get a good script, director, and actors that are able to bring the world of Stephen King to life perfectly......but the stars were not aligned this time.
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October 4, 2009In this town, there are no accidents
You have to like Stephen King to like this one. I'm pretty certain that the novel is better than this film but who knows?
It's this story about a strange cop who brings innocent bystanders and people traveling through the Nevada d...( read more) -
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August 5, 2009cool... not too far away from the book, but shortend enough to fit in about 2 hours
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February 22, 2007I absolutely loved this book and could'nt wait to see the movie, while it stuck pretty close to the book I still felt disappointed (although Ron Perlman was a perfect choice as Collie) I guess thats what you get when you read the book first (I could'nt put it down) It was o.k if a little disappointing.
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