A great 1994 adaption of the Stephen King novel. The film begins at a U.S army base where a man made virus is accidently released into the population, weirdly enough it is the Swine flu virus. The army attempt to contain the spread of the virus which is passed by normal human contact but they dont really have much luck and the World is soon in the grip of the deadly virus. A certain number of people are naturaly immune to the virus and watch as their loved ones and all those around them sucumb to the virus. Some of the survivors have dreams about a little old lady called Mother Abigail who attempts to lead them to her and fight the evil that is ...  Read the complete review

If you love "Stephen King" you must watch this movie, and sure reading the book. The movie is very cool and tense. It has some changes, as always the movies have, but nothing that compromises it. One of the best adaptations of the King master. A Mortal virus spreads for the Earth, leaving millions of dead. It is in this desolate scene that the survivors take left netween the Good and the Evil. The film was very good, of course, that had teh size of the book, that has more than 700 pages, they had had that to cut and to readjust much thing! It is not my preferred film, however, it is the film of my favorite book! It is worth to watch it. Enjoy this movie with ...  Read the complete review

Please note - Two things to bear in mind. This is on my ciao page, but most importantly this is just my interpretation of the film/book. Please avoid sending me sarcastic responses because you are a King/Horror buff to tell me I am wrong. Not cool! The Stand is Stephen Kings best selling book of all time, and this is his tv adaptation, directed by Mick Garris. WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? ---------------------------------- 'The Stand' is essentially a good old fashioned battle of good and evil where two supernatural forces do battle and without giving too much much away on that it is best to go from the beginning. A deadly virus ...  Read the complete review