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Plot: "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 bru...( read more read more... )tally 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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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 27, 2008
    Not too bad a SK movie. I don't remember it coming to the big screen, but I saw it late one night on some movie channel and liked it. Simple easy movie, great for an occassional insomniac like me.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 25, 2008
    I LOVE this movie. Stephen King is my favorite author and I think that the cast in this movie did a really great job. This movie will leave you scared long after you've finished watching it!
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 20, 2008
    Another Stephen King movie...and it's actually really, really good! Haven't read the book, so the story was new to me. Contains some very creepy scenes that might even give you chills at moments. Due to its length, this would be an ideal movie to watch during a winter storm afternoon.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 15, 2008
    One of the most accurate depictions of the way small towns function. I'd almost swear King based it off my town, but he does live in the same state, so close enough.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 20, 2008
    "I'm a little tea pot short and stoute, here is my handle here is my spout." If you watch the movie you'll get it.

    One of King's best movie adaptations. A strange man shows up during a huge blizzard and starts toying with the towns foke saying he'll stop when they "Give me what I want and I'll go away." Definatly worth checking out.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 16, 2008
    this wasn't the best Stephen King movie I've seen...the bad guy almost seems like a pedophile, so, um, yeah, not cool.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 18, 2008
    Hella long movie, but it was just incredible. Great cast, storyline, effects. It was scary and weird and freaky. The bad guy was awesome.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 22, 2007
    Very good movie, gotta watch it at night with the lights off! I've watched it many, many times and each time I seem to pick up on things that I missed the time before.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 21, 2007
    This is a really creepy movie, which is the way I love it. One of the things that stays with you is the fact that you NEVER know much about Andre Linoge, and that makes this creepy all the way to the end. Another thing I've wondered is what was with the cane, was it the leader between itself and Linoge, or did I read too much into that? Anyway, this is one of King's few shining moments in the way of Stephen King movies, and I never miss a chance to watch.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 3, 2007
    this is my fav King made for TV out of all of them. Oh my gosh what awesome plot and what the heck would you do? I totally enjoyed all the twist and turns and I thought the cast was brilliant
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 18, 2007
    This movie was based on a true storie. It's a long movie but it will keep you watching. Very intriging
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 16, 2007
    Brilliant Stephen King's long horror-thriller storm film made in television and I like Tim Daly's character who has the greatest courage and fearless than the population of Little Fall. Colm Feore does a wonderful performance as the devil aka Angus Linoge. His flaw teeth shocked me a bit at the first scene when he quietly growled.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 11, 2007
    A long tv movie about a entity who comes to a small town to get what he wants. Suspenseful and puzzling truly something to look at.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 30, 2007
    How perfect was Tim Daly as Michael Anderson in this movie. I took a day off work to have a Tim Daly marathon. I love that the Sci-Fi channel plays this often; although I do have the unopened DVD.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 25, 2007
    This film is really great not only does it do a brilliant cover to ephen Kings book it keeps you on the edge!!!! Don't let the fact that the film is sooo long stop you from watching it....once you get into it you'll wis it was longer!
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 15, 2007
    Could have been shorter but it meets its mark by the end of the film. Colm Feore plays Andrew brilliantly. Andrew Linoge comes to an island and appears human.
    But he seems to know dark secrets about the townspeople. Like cheating on eachother,Sats,pedophiles,druggies..howcould he ? Creepy! Another great jewel thanks to Stephen King.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 2, 2007
    I thought this was a great movie. I like a lot of movies by Stephen King. I didn't think it was scary but it was still a great movie. One of the better ones i've seen by Stephen King.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 2, 2007
    this is a very scary movie that takes a while to get into but well worth it. with a great twist at the end.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 1, 2007
    Now why didn't the demon just take a kid in the first place. He had to go torture a whole small town and killed many.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 27, 2007
    Trapped on an island, held hostage by an evil... and the evil is in prison. How can a prisoner keep a whole town in prison? This is the beginning of a great cat and mouse game written by Stephen King. Colm Feore, who to me was unknown till I saw this is so friendly and yet so dastardly, it is a perfect mix and makes him an accomplished villain. If you can, watch this all in one sitting.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 27, 2007
    Det hela börjar med ett brutalt mord på en av öns innevånare. Förövaren, Linoge, sätter sig efter mordet lugnt framför TV:n, medan han väntar på att Mike ska komma och arrestera honom. Det är något ovanligt och underligt med Linoge?
    Folket på Little Tall Island börjar snart, till synes helt oplanerat, begå självmord eller ha ihjäl varann. Folk som tidigare varit fromma som lamm. Samtidigt börjar det dyka upp ett kryptiskt meddelande på olika ställen, alltid samma meddelande "Give Me What I Want And I'll Go Away". Så småningom förstår man att det är Linoge som ligger bakom allt som hänt. Man inser även att det är han som vill ha något av dem? frågan är bara vad?
    Förutom Pestens Tid är detta en av Kings långkörare som verkligen skapar en stämning man bara inte kan hålla sig ifrån. Kings ambition med Storm of the Century var att skriva en roman för TV och det tycker jag han verkligen har lyckats med. När eftertexterna rullar vill önskar man bara att King tar tag i pennan för att skriva vidare på en fortsättning.

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  • gizmawy
    one of the stephen kings great novels and great making by craig baxley brings to us over 4 hour film and when u watch its just one hour .the movie has some genuinely frightening scenes in it, and the strength of this movie lies in its mystery.
    posted 110 days ago

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  • Rated: (PG-13)
  • Directed by: Craig R. Baxley
  • Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Horror
  • Released: February 14, 1999
  • DVD Released: June 22, 1999

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