BluRay Announced - The Stand (1994) Discussion

[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

Good news! It’s amazing that it has taken this long, isn’t it?

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

It is, indeed.

Do you mind if I ask you a question? Do you like post-apocalyptic literature? There is an ulterior motive for my question.

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

I'll think about it for a bit in case I've forgotten something, but I don't believe I've ever read anything else in that category. I keep meaning to pick up The Postman, because I enjoyed the film very much.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

My book is on kindle.

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[–] Sandoz (2021) 5 years ago

In regards to Post-A lit... Have you ever read Earth Abides? I got a copy of it recently, haven't had time for novel reading lately but I'll get around it to it eventually. It's supposed to one of the seminal stories within the genre.

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

Impressive! I will definitely check it out.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

You might also check out my novel on Kindle. It's called The Pale Horse, by yours truly. If you want, I'll PM you the link. Kindle put a nice preview up so you can see if you think you'll like it.

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

Yes, that's what I meant. I have Kindle Unlimited and it's already downloaded, though I haven't started it yet.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

Great!! Thank you.

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[–] hackerman6731 (88) 5 years ago

From what Mick Garris said somewhat recently, the camera negative had never been assembled into a movie, as it was edited on video. I guess he didnt even know it was going to be released. I hope some deleted scenes or bloopers are going to be included. I loved the commentary, one of my favorites.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

FYI,

It is scheduled for release in late September.

Just pre-ordered the blu-ray. Looking forward to seeing it.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

In the FWIW department, WallyWorld has an SK DVD set that includes Pet Sematary, The Langoliers, The Stand and a couple of others. It's around $20 or so.

Here's a link

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stephen-King-TV-and-Film-Collection-DVD/838729872

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[–] Drooch (5333) 5 years ago

Sounds like they’ve used the censored TV version instead if the uncut version used in the Artisan DVD. Might have to pass.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

Sounds like they’ve used the censored TV version instead if the uncut version used in the Artisan DVD. Might have to pass.

The blu-ray arrived and I watched it yesterday. There were no cuts in it that I noticed.

What was censored?

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[–] Drooch (5333) 5 years ago

Actually nothing - turns out this is the uncut version after all!

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

The only thing is that I should have waited a bit until the price came down, but I wanted to be among the first to get the blu-ray.

The only version I have to get now are the the comics, and (after it comes out) the CBS re-make. I hope I like it (the re-make) as well as I like the 1994 ABC mini-series.

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[–] Drooch (5333) 2 years ago

So, was the remake as gash as everyone says?

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[–] Gary O. (1009) a year ago

So, was the remake as gash as everyone says?

It was a mixed bag for me. The acting and effects were good, but the cast and the script could have used a bit more work.
On the cast, I think that one improvement over the 1994 miniseries was Odessa Young as Fran. Amber heard was adequate as Nadine, and the kid who played Joe was good. James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg, and Alexander Skarsgard were adequate Lloyd was a disaster but most of the rest of the cast was 'meh' at best.

The real weak point of this miniseries was the script, however. While it followed the original story fairly well, (which I liked) it definitely had its' flaws. The main one was the series skipping around too much. For those who are familiar with the book, like most of us, it was not hard to follow the story but to those who haven't read the book, it could present difficulties

And while the story of the Free Zone was presented well, with few extra trappings, the story of the Vegas residents presented them as a bunch of crazies, which in the book, they were anything but. The way Lloyd was handled was totally off-the-wall.

So. this is my impression of the 2020 series. I enjoyed it, but I could also see major flaws as well.

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[–] Billwallace2018 (2) 5 years ago

Nice, hows the quality now that its been transferred to HD??

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

To be honest, I was a bit underwhelmed by the difference. However, my current flat-screen is a very small one and one thing I'll be getting come Christmas is a larger unit.

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[–] TandyMan (11096) 5 years ago

It's gotta be shit. I don't see them having spent the money to do a bang up job with this and the effects.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

It's gotta be shit. I don't see them having spent the money to do a bang up job with this and the effects.

What are you talking about?

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[–] TandyMan (11096) 5 years ago

It was made for tv. No part of this project ever had the HD treatment except for it probably being shot on film. I don't see them spending millions of dollars to go through this mini-series upgrading all the frames for a proper bluray transfer, and re-doing the few effects shots it features, which were certainly rendered on low res computers.

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[–] Gary O. (1009) 5 years ago

I see what you're saying now. Valid point.

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