STEPHEN KING COLLECTION - STEPHEN KING COLLECTION (1 DVD)

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It was very good read the book never saw the film until I bought it. Definitely worth the money

Good for the collection

I f your a Stephen King fan then you'll love this collection. I hadn't heard of Rose Red before as it was written by king for television but it turned out to be a hidden gem, a typical haunted house story but really well done. It had been a while since I had seen IT and it didn't disappoint - look out for a young Seth Green. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer was the only let down, a prequal to Rose Red it was poor and at times contradicted parts of the houses history laid out in Rose Red. The main reason I had brought the box set was for Storm of the Centary and this tale sums up what king does best a small community, isolated, facing up to some horror implodes and often it's the people who turn out to be the bad guys. Salems Lot is a classic directed by a Tobe Hooper and is one of the adaptations of Kings work. The Shinning is always going to be compared to Kubricks version and while it doesn't have the style and visual flare of the film it follows the book more closely and the performance of the child made a good watch. Overall a top collection, while they are tv miniseries and don't have the budget of feature films they make up for it by having more run time to tell their story and set up the characters.

all classic films

These ARE of course the full TV films, the reviewers below obviously haven't grasped the concept of double-sided disks! Both "It" and "The Shining" contain disks that must be flipped after around 90 minutes so that the film may continue. I can understand how this has caused some confusion however, the manufacturers presumed people would realise and therefore put nothing on the boxes to outline that this was the case. The films themselves aren't bad at all by the way!

Region one. Shouldn’t be sold on Amazon uk

Yes have to agree guys, the dvd's ARE double sided, and yes they're a good Sunday afternoon viewing. Bought the set at under £20.00 off Amazon & good value. If you like Stephen King you'll enjoy.

Buena adaptación de la novela de Stephen King. Es una versión más moderna que la mítica serie de finales de los 70 que contaba con David Soul. En esta ocasión Rob Lowe hace de Ben Mears y le da otro aire a la historia. Imprescindible si eres muy fan de Stephen King. Cuenta con mejores efectos especiales y maquillaje que la versión antigua, aunque la de los 70 me parece más genuina y auténtica, supongo que por haberla visto en aquellos años. Resumiendo; muy digna versión, no defrauda.

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Für den Kauf dieses 4er Sets gab es für mich nur einen Grund: Die Special Collectors Edition von "Pet Sematary". Es war einer meiner ersten und gleichzeitig einer der prägensten Horrorfilme, die ich gesehen habe. Obschon ich die deutsche DVD besitze, hab ich mir diese US-Fassung gekauft. Und zwar nur der Extras wegen. Allein der Audiokommentar von Regisseurin Mary Lambert lohnt die Anschaffung. Technische Aspekte der Produktion klammert sie eher aus. Dafür gelingt es ihr, die Intention ihrer Inszenierung sowie die Vielschichtigkeit der Geschichte auf interessante Weise zu verdeutlichen. Und genau damit erklärt sie für mich auch den Kult, der diesen Film seit Jahren begleitet. Denn in erste Linie ist "Pet Sematary" kein blutiger, reißerischer Genrefilm. Nein, im Vordergrund steht die Geschichte einer Familie, die sich pötzlich mit den Themen Tod und Verlust konfrontiert sieht. Und eben weil der Film seine Charktere ernst nimmt, sie den Schmerz für den Zuschauer spürbar werden lässt, hebt sich der Streifen von anderen des Genres ab. "Pet Sematary" ist also vielmehr ein Horrordrama. Interssant auch, wie Lambert in ihrem Kommentar die Charaktere von Victor Pascow und Jud Crandall einander gegenüberstellt: Der gute und der böse Engel. Schon einmal hatte ich mir eine DVD aufgrund eines Regie-Kommentars geholt. Ebenfalls eine King-Verfilmung: "Misery". Doch Rob Reiners Kommentar war einer der schwächsten, die ich jemals gehört habe. Der von Mary Lambert war den Kauf wert. Mehr als das...

This is a great collection of Stephen King movies and each movie comes to $5, (based on $20 for the package), which is a great deal. There is another edition of this product which is more expensive (product description says Special Collector's Edition for The Dead Zone and Pet Sematary) but this one also contains the special collector's edition for those movies. It must be one of those instances where the same product gets cataloged separately so there appears to be two different editions where in fact they are exactly the same (this happens mostly when the product is offered by third party sellers). Video and audio quality more than meets my expectations (for standard DVD) and all movies have subtitles. The Dead Zone and Pet Sematary, being the special collector's edition, have a few special features. I think all of the movies in this collection are pretty decent adaptations of Stephen King novels (or stories). Silver Bullet is the main reason why I bought this product as it is one of my favorite werewolf movies along with An American Werewolf in London and The Howling. WARNING: If you have not seen Silver Bullet or not read the novel, DO NOT go to the setup screen on the DVD menu. The picture on the setup menu is a major spoiler and a giveaway that may spoil the surprise. Why the production company would choose to put that picture on the setup menu is beyond me. The Dead Zone is a pretty good adaptation if not perfect. You know how difficult it is to adapt a Stephen King novel. And this is no more apparent than with Pet Sematary. Although it delivers some good scares and ok as a movie, I can see why some fans were not happy with it. It does move a little too fast and leaves out some of the psychological buildup. It also has a feeling of a tv movie (not quite sure how to describe that). I didn't like the "Enhanced for wide screen TV 16x9" presentation. I am still not clear as to what that means but all the images looked elongated vertically. They looked like a little stretched out and filled up the screen as if they were shot with standard lens. I am not sure what is meant by widescreen enhanced version; there may be a setting on my blu ray player to fix that but I didn't bother. Graveyard Shift is my second favorite movie in this collection. Even though it has a very low rating on IMDB.com, and despite some negative reviews (probably from younger viewers), I think the movie works great as a horror movie. It is a monster movie based on a short story and the movie works for what it is. I think the production value in Graveyard shift is probably better than Pet Sematary. I think they did a fantastic job creating that eerie atmosphere in the dark tunnels, some danger lurking in the dark, you cannot quite see it, but the tension is there. I didn't expect a lot of character development but I think all of the actors did an excellent job. This may feel like a B monster movie but acting is far better than any B movie you may have seen. Special effects were awesome. I am glad this movie was made back then because if it was made today, all of the rats and the monster would be CGI. Well, actually even the tunnels, locations, machinery, etc. everything would be CGI. Overall, I definitely recommend this set to any horror fan or Stephen King fan. We still need a more comprehensive Stephen King movie collection (maybe a Blu ray box set) but until then, this will nicely do the job.

Si vous êtes un adepte de Stephen King, ce coffret vous fera plaisir à plus d'un titre. Tout d'abord, les copies sont présentées dans leur format de tournage initial (En version anamorphique et remastérisée s'il vous plaît), ensuite des bonus sont inclus et enfin la version française d'origine est bel et bien comprise. De toutes les versions présentées sur le marché, celles contenues dans ce coffret restent les meilleures, il n'y a pas photo. Le coffret est simplement parfait : le fourreau cartonné solide possède 4 slimpacks de 4 DVD. Seul petit bémol, les sous-titres sont uniquement en anglais mais c'est vraiment minime quand on voit la qualité du produit. Néanmoins, vous devrez être équipé d'un lecteur multi-zones pour le lire car il s'agit d'une édition Zone 1. Une des meilleures sorties faites sur Stephen King avec des masters de loin supérieurs à ceux que l'on peut trouver en Zone 2. En ce qui concerne maintenant la qualité des films, elle varie selon vos goûts et selon le talent du réalisateur. Pour ma part The Dead Zone sort largement du lot et reste à mon avis la meilleure version jamais réalisée, Pet Semetary reste une jolie surprise, quand à Peur Bleue et La Créature du Cimetière sont deux honnêtes films d'horreur sans pour autant être des chefs d'oeuvre.