1990 Directed by Rob Reiner
Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.
Misery is the best book-to-screen adaptation of any of Stephen King's works. More than any other director, Rob Reiner knows intuitively how to translate King to a motion-picture format. Misery and Stand By Me are note-perfect, glowing from the inside with a warmth and and ease, frequently surpassing their source material by avoiding clunk or ham, brightening the tonal palette, and fully exploring the smaller territories of these tales with an eye for detail and a sense of pacing and rhythm which is effortless to follow and wholly organic in unspooling. There is a feeling of lightness and immediacy to Reiner's direction which is truly a delight to witness. Of the two, Misery stands out as a clear masterpiece. Honestly…
Placing two phenomenal actors (Kathy Bates and James Caan) at the helm of this psychological thriller pretty much guarantee's the success of the film!
I went in with high expectations and I was absolutely blown out of the water by their jaw dropping, earth shattering performances! Don't ya just love it when a film exceeds all of your expectations! This is has become my all time Favorite Stephen King film!
Kathy Bates deserved her Oscar for her role as Annie Wilkes, a psychopath whom takes stalking to new heights! Her portrayal was just a little too real for comfort! There is one particular scene that made me clench my teeth, if I bit down any harder they'd shatter!
James Caan was equally impressive in his role! The dynamic duo had a wonderful sick and twisted chemistry between them!
I saw this in the wee hours of the morning and my sphincter still hasn't unclenched!
If there is one thing King does like no other it is finding horror in the mundane. These stories are often my favourite and Misery certainly ranks among the best of them.
Misery is also a story that is easily transported to film because it is a very simple one and those are often very suitable for an adaptation. While it is easy to criticise this story's and subsequently the film's straightforward nature, I actually feel it is its strength.
This is a no frills, no holds barred, claustrophobic thriller that is submerged in a growing sense of unease that just won't ease off. It is amazing when looking at Reiner's filmography before this that he managed to pull this…
Misery's 107 minutes can almost be compared to a strong hand progressively gripping and tightening its clench around the audience's throat; each minute that passes gradually builds on the dire atmosphere and firmness of location so vigorously it's as if the squeeze of the film aims to strangle. It's a taut and tense experience that captures the essence of desperation and claustrophobia like few films have before it, restricting its location and cast with great success. Along with these two attributes, The resonating notion that radiates from Rob Reiner's Misery is the struggle for air and salvation that we find ourselves sharing with Paul Sheldon, who has become a prisoner of the benevolent but equally psychotic Annie Wilkes. Stephen King's…
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“I don’t know if anyone could ever totally get over something like that.”
It was the fall of 1995, and I was going ever so slightly insane.
As I have written before, my childhood was unconventional. This is itself not unusual—no one’s upbringing conforms precisely to the day’s dictates. But the particular brand of peculiarity toward which my parents’ choices bent was one of isolation and fear. We had no friends to speak of outside of my father’s family, to the point that contact with those not related by blood or marriage or providing a service function became almost nonexistent. The world was a terrifying place in which no one was to be trusted—strangers lurked around…
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The story of a famous writer who after being involved in an accident, is rescued and nursed back to health by a sinister ex-nurse. Things quickly turn violent, and Paul is left terrified.
It's a pretty good interpretation of the book. However, it turns down the violence in the book, a lot. It also misses key elements of backstory, and character development. However, overall, it does a great job turning the book into film. It's is one of the best Stephen King film adaptations.
It is fast paced, and Kathy Bates does a wonderful job of capturing the emotions of Annie. It was a great depiction of main characters, but a few of their side characters were less interesting, considering…
De las mejores adaptaciones al cine que se han hecho de un libro de Stephen King.
El apartado interpretativo ya de por sí hubiera levantado cualquier guion mediocre (que aquí no es el caso). Desde los registros más variados de James Caan hasta el siempre entrañable Richard Farnsworth, pasando por una breve pero convincente Lauren Bacall, que se resiste todavia a abandonar el grupo de esos miembros supervivientes del cine clásico. Y qué decir de Kathy Bates, inconmesurable, con un personaje terrorífico que ha pasado a la historia, prácticamente a la altura de Norman Bates en "Psicosis".
What a classic. Terrific performances all around, between Kathy Bates, James Caan, and Richard Farnsworth this one goes right along with what the Coen's were doing with Fargo. Great story by Stephen King, I would go so far as to say this was the best film adaptation of his ideas, other that the Shining which became it's own thing.
“I’m you’re number one fan.”
It’s easy to see why this is regarded as one of the better King adaptations. Thanks to Kathy Bates’ incredible performance, the film really establishes itself as one of the best. She really is incredible, her emotions all over the place and swicthing between anger, happy, sadness and rage all in one scene.
The story is a simple one and Reiner mostly stays out of the way of it. I think the film goes back to the town characters just enough to not make them annoying and also gives us a slight reprieve from and situation in the cabin.
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“I'm your number one fan. There's nothing to worry about. You're going to be just fine. I will take good care of you.”
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now I know why they cast Kathy Bates in all those creepy roles for AHS. she is terrific as Annie Wilkes. terrifying too of course but more so impressive in the way she vanishes in the character until there’s just Annie. I’ve never been more afraid of a nurse.
James Caan is a poor fella here because what initially starts out as a well appreciated rescue from his wrecked car quickly spirals into a manic fan kidnapping and imprisonment. I love how the cozy setting (cold winter, him all tucked up nicely inside a…
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