| Re: Stephen King's Storm of the Century
One thing: I'd suggest watching it on DVD or VHS and skipping the commercials, as the breaks can play havoc with the really quite carefully-crafted notching-up of the tension in this one.
In other words... I saw it when it was broadcast and was bored silly. Watched it a couple of years later in a single sitting and was very impressed. It really is well-crafted -- not without flaws, no, but nonetheless very well done, I thought. I also like the ambivalence of the entire thing... good and evil here aren't quite that simple, when you get to thinking about it, and there are layers to this one that are often quite subtle. It also has a strong emotional impact because of the secondary climax (though the visual on that one is a bit of a letdown, to me... nonetheless, the thing that is being said is very strong), which drives home the point of the prices we all pay for our choices, no matter what they may be... as well as the choices others make, including those we love.... |