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When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that...( read more 
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MCT:July 27, 2008One of my favorite SK movies. Timothy Hutton does a great job as a bookish novelist who ends up having to defend his reality to save himself and his family. Touch spiritual in a way. What really constitutes a person's identity.
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MCT:July 12, 2008
One of the better Steven King books into a movie. Had some good scary points but as with most King stories by the end it was too much and just needed to be over.
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MCT:June 5, 2008
Romero, what happened? I was bored and tried not to fall asleep. The only thing that woke me up is that "birds final". Judging by the story, it could've been better.
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MCT:May 21, 2008As a young boy (Patrick Brannan), Thad Beaumont is been hiring or smelling things are not supposed to be there. One day before he goes to school, Thad falls down and it seems like he had a panic attack. Doctors discover on the back on Thad's skull, he has a still living fetus in the back of his head. The fetus have a eye, nostril's and a small cavity. The Doctors have destroyed the living fetus. Years later... Thad (Oscar-Winner:Timothy Hutton) has become a writer but not as successful as he should have been. Thad has a wife (Amy Madigan) and two baby twins (Sarah & Elizabeth Parker). One day going to work, a sleazy con-man (Robert Joy) discovers his alter ego in writing trash novels by the name of George Stark. When the con-man wants money, Thad decides to kill off his alter ego. When Thad kills his alter ego, it was a success. But one dark night, his alter ego George Stark turns to life and killing the ones, who helped Thad to kill Stark. Stark is slowly stalking Thad and his family until Thad will write another novel for Stark to stay alive.
Directed by George A. Romero (Bruiser, Land of the Dead, Two Evil Eyes) has made an effected supernatural thriller. This is one of Romero's best work as a filmmaker. Hutton is extraordinary good in his dual roles. Micheal Rooker as the dedicated cop-Alan Pangborn gives a solid performance. The film was filmed in 1991 and released in 1993, due of Orion Pictures is now a deceased distributor. This film is based on a novel by Stephen King. King did write in another name for several years as Richard Bachman. This is a very good film that is sadly underrated. Don't miss this one. -
MCT:May 3, 2008Another Stephen King one I kind of liked, even if it was predictable. The dynamic between Stark and Thad was very interesting.
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MCT:March 2, 2008Loved the book! Movie - meh. Better than most Stephen King movie adaptation though. The sparrows creeped me out in the book, and also managed to creep me out in the movie, so that aspect was well done.
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MCT:February 19, 2008
Romero adapts King for the second time. Not as good as the book but still a better than average King adapted film. There is really nothing here to give away that you are watching a George Romero film.
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MCT:January 14, 2008'Most Want to See'
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MCT:August 17, 2007
Another Good Adaption Of King's Novel Very Very Dark & Cool A Well Done Thriller With Depth Hutton is Great
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MCT:August 16, 2007
The Dark Half
Synopsis: Although it lacks the creepy subtleties of Stephen King's celebrated novel, George Romero's underrated adaptation of The Dark Half ranks among the best films based on King's fiction, with Romero taking care to honor King's central theme whi...
Starring: Timothy Hutton
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MCT:June 1, 2007
good novel but ...uh haven't i said this before! ok so one of the better ones - but really if you like horror or suspense just pick up one of his novels you won't be dissapointed
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MCT:April 23, 2007
A Stephen king.. this is one of my favourites and people that say he is a horror writer clearly have not read his books ..But with this exception this film has the most gore i have seen in Stephen king films..it is great
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MCT:April 15, 2007
REALLY disagree with the synopsis. There are much better King fiction films...The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, Misery...
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MCT:April 15, 2007
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Synopsis: Rahul's wife Tina died due to childbirth, but left eight letters for her daughter Anjali to read on each birthday. On her eighth birthday Tina tells Anjali about Anjali, Rahul's best friend in school(shown though flashbacks), and how she is the one t...
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee
Directed by: Karan Johar Rate It -
MCT:March 31, 2007This movie is not brilliant in any way.. and yet it is among my all time favorites.. I read the book once a year or more, and will watch the movie whenever I happen to notice it.. The story speaks to me for some reason.. The special effects are just okay.. (come on, it WAS the 80's right?), the acting was.. not always perfect, but mostly so.. I don't know.. I love it in spite of it's flaws.
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MCT:March 13, 2007
Stephen King novel. I read the book before seeing this (in high school) and it starts off kind of boreing but then gets real interesting so have patience
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MCT:February 26, 2007
Soso horror/thriller which brings the legend of doppelgangers to a writers door. It's ok for cheap entertainment but unfortunatly isn't anything to rave about. The first half sets the story pretty well however once you meet the alter-ego, the thing just turns into a kill-fest and becomes repetitive. Just yet another King adaption which could strangely appear part biographical to King (a few of his things seem to be about a struggling writer).
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MCT:January 30, 2007A broing adaption of one of Stephen Kings novels, the Dark Half is slow, bitty, and dull (in my opinion of course!)
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MCT:January 24, 2007
The concept is that the lives of ego of the furnace bridge of an author (bad) really and circulates of the people of massacre. But when the massacres start to occur, it obtains fast tedious. I give to this of the 5.
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MCT:December 21, 2006
i wouldnt say its romeros true best work he has ever done but it is a great film even if it is based off stephen king...who knew this would be the last film romero did for a long time? i know i didnt think so when i was a kid... but worth a watch...plus michel rooker is always fun to watch too
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MCT:December 3, 2006
Romero's second adaptation of a Stephen King novel (Creepshow was the first), and soon to be followed with From A Buick 8, The Dark Half explores a theme very close to King's heart: the writing rocess and the effect it has on readers, and consequently oneself.
Hutton plays a writer normally proud of his integrity, writing novels that receive critical appeal but little revenue, so he ghost-writes some action trash in order to make a fast buck. This is, of course, a Faustian pact, as Hutton soon finds himself cornerned by a guy onto his case. When a series of murders occur, he seems a likely candidate.
However, as with most King, the misdeeds are actually supernatural, carried out by an alter ego borne of said ghost-writing, and the assumed anger of the material. The theme is dealt with well to begin with, but hastily enters typical slasher territory, and even borrows a great deal from other, superior works, such as:
Tenebrae: writer influences/creates straight razor-wielding nutjob;
The Birds: avians as portents of doom, gathering gradually with Hutton's breakdown;
Misery/The Shining: writer's work seals own fate;
the work of David Lynch: killer is in fact a 50s bad-ass, his approach signified by inoffensive pop/rock & roll.
Not perfect by any means, but entertaining if one is willing to suspend sufficient disbelief. Hutton's Stark make-up is sensational.
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