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…
My mom's favorite movie.
This was very entertaining and definitely the movie I needed tonight. A simple plot on it's surface with a very detailed, interesting, and smart center. Definitely recommend if you're looking for something funny, terrifying, and just a fun time in general.
Oh also Kathy Bates went OFF.
Part of Hoop-Tober 2016
“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…
According to King, this is a story about addiction, but watching it for the first time in 2018, it's hard not to view it as a literal 1:1 ratio depiction of toxic fandom. The gender roles are usually reversed, but the criticism, tantrums, and entitlement are the same.
This is one of those eerily prescient stories that keeps popping up lately as human civilization circles the drain.
Two powerhouse actors playing of each other. Both at the top of their respective games. Magnificence
RIP those prosthetic feet (._. )
overall unsettling rating: 5/5, S. Lamar, 35 mm
The only movie I've seen that reminds me a lot of Hitchcock's Psycho for all the right reasons.
Cinema Horrorama, temporada dos, 18
Que tensa película. Recuerdo verlo niño y Ella me daba mucho miedo, tipo un monstruo. Ahora ya no la veo como un monstruo, pero sigue siendo aterrador.
Es increíble el suspenso que se logra en esta película. Sobre todo sucediendo todo en el mismo lugar y con alguien que prácticamente no se puede mover.
Gran película!
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