Storm of the Century

1999

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  • 1

7.3| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

When a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing the people for a sinister purpose.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
Greenes Please don't spend money on this.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Rahman Karasu If you like different style mystery and suspense movies; this movie could be the best one for you! You'll not be able to divine what "Andre Linoge" want from the townsfolk. In my opinion this is the best book-movie adaptation I have ever seen. Storm of the Century has an extraordinary screenplay. This is not a regular novel. Actually the origin of the book which was written by Stephen King was a scenario. Colm Feore acts amazing as "Andre Linoge". Nobody knows who is this guy and why is he here? Just a few suspense freak knows that movie; and that makes the movie more valuable. Just watch it there is no word to explain it.
LeDentalPlaque I was skeptical of this film when I first set my eyes on watching it with my boyfriend. It seemed long and drawn-out, and I didn't have much interest in watching a horror film for hours on end. When the first episode started, you were introduced to every-day life in the town and a murder that happened. But as the episode progressed, more and more mysteries popped up and into the second episode, a mysterious being emerged and made itself present to the town folk to demand something of them.This suspense was maintained throughout the second episode and into the third one, where there was a climactic ending. Overall, I'm glad I did watch it because it was enjoyable and suspenseful to the end. It didn't seem as long as it did, and well worth the watch if you're into mystery and horror. Good acting and highly entertaining.
GL84 When a serious and damaging storm signals the arrival of a mysterious stranger on a small island off the coast of Maine, his rampage of terror across the inhabitants forces them to make a horrifying decision when they learn his true intentions for arriving.This one turned out to be quite decent and pretty enjoyable. The setting is great, as the snow-fallen town looks suitably chilling and provides a wonderful blanket for the events to follow, generates some nice suspense and generally works well. The development of his plan and why he's there are both chilling, with the first half being devoted to his arrival and incarceration, the second a demonstration of his power and the third being his whole plan creating a very nice ark that culminates in some good stuff through each offering. With a lot more deaths on hand, the second is generally more entertaining than the others as there's some pretty nasty deaths on hand as we get to see him assert his power over the town in the middle of the storm so there's plenty of good times throughout this part, though again most of the segments do have a great scene throughout. It does have a couple of rather big flaws, though, mainly in the fact that it takes forever for the secret of what he wants to come out, and when it does, it feels a little underwhelming since a lot of time has been spent on it being this big secret yet it's entirely underwhelming. As well, a lot of stuff here seems padded out due to it's mini-series origin with a lot of scenes that really don't need to be there at all or could've been shortened to keep this moving along at a little swifter pace. All in all, not one of his better efforts in the field but certainly worthwhile enough.Rated Unrated/PG-13: Violence, Language and children-in-jeopardy.
HorrorFIlmReviews I must Say, I am a huge fan of Stephen King films, with there only being a few exceptions. The film adoptions have been very good and this is no exception. Many of the film are very long due to them normally being apart of a TV mini series, yet somehow they manage to keep you gripped.Being a great lover of the sea the front cover of this film drew me in when I was very young and I remember enjoying it a lot. watching it again today reminded just what a good film this is.Plot: A small fishing village off mainland Maine is forced to shelter while the storm of the century batters the coast. meanwhile a strange visitor named Andre Linoge finds himself amongst the locals with a dark plan and causes mayhem. "Give me what I want and I will go away".Hot or Not:This film is very long and one would fear over drawn, however the strong characters keep you interested throughout, especially the marvellously creepy Andre Linoge (Colm Feore). The setting is perfect and shows how isolated the characters are, which builds even greater tension throughout the film. We know that there is no escape. Unlike many modern horror films this isn't about violence or gore, its all about building suspense and the ending is pulled off to perfect effect as it drags you into the situation. The whole fact that Andre Linoge knows their history is great, as it is interesting to see the reactions of his victims. He plays brilliant mind games and he is very smooth in doing so. To see the towns people dealing with both the storm and their worst nightmare is portrayed perfectly, it also proves the say false that small communities stick together as when put in a dangerous position everyone is for themselves. Birds and the Bees:Nothing here, but not needed. Acting:The performances here are very good especially from Colm Feore (Andre Linoge) he says very little but when he does speak it is to perfection. You are always wanting him so say more. The two leads Tim Daly (Mike Anderson) Is a strong and he is believable especially at the end as the doting father. Another notable character is Jeffrey DeMunn some what of a a Stephen King veteran as he always turns up in his films. He plays the annoying towns chief very well.Bottom Line:A must for Stephen King fans, you wont be disappointed. It should also appeal to a main stream audience although i doubt many people would sit down to what it because of its length which is a great shame. This has everything you wont for a creepy winters night, so snuggle up in a blanket and watch Storm of the Century. "Watch out for Stephen King cameo in the TV at the beginning in Martha's house"