I watched "Storm of the Century" about a year and a half ago on
VHS. I adored the direction. The mood by the visitor/demon was
quite ominous with dark shots (see him standing before the
house of the old lady with his cane in hand) and great music. And
the script, while not bad for the most part, really falls flat as the
movie goes on.
King, as good as his novels are, just cannot write a movie script. I
don't know why, but the guy just does not seem to know what a
good movie is. His scripts are long and try to shove the point in
your face instead of letting you figure it out with the info on hand.
He hated Kubrick's Shining and had to write an inferior fluff piece
17 years later to show people his "vision." And he made Maximum
Overdrive and a bunch of other flops. It seems that unless
someone takes King's ideas and polishes them specifically for
the screen (see Shining 1980, The Shawshank Redemption,
Misery, etc.), then the script just blows. Well, in the end the script
just blows in Storm of the Century. Like no one knows who is
going to get the discolored stone at the end! Duh!!!!!! Small towns
are better at keeping secrets, yes. But they are also more close- knit. **SPOILER AND OPINION***The script would have been
much better if the town had gone and entered the sea in defiance.
And the epilogue.... ugh.***END SPOILER*** 5/10
VHS. I adored the direction. The mood by the visitor/demon was
quite ominous with dark shots (see him standing before the
house of the old lady with his cane in hand) and great music. And
the script, while not bad for the most part, really falls flat as the
movie goes on.
King, as good as his novels are, just cannot write a movie script. I
don't know why, but the guy just does not seem to know what a
good movie is. His scripts are long and try to shove the point in
your face instead of letting you figure it out with the info on hand.
He hated Kubrick's Shining and had to write an inferior fluff piece
17 years later to show people his "vision." And he made Maximum
Overdrive and a bunch of other flops. It seems that unless
someone takes King's ideas and polishes them specifically for
the screen (see Shining 1980, The Shawshank Redemption,
Misery, etc.), then the script just blows. Well, in the end the script
just blows in Storm of the Century. Like no one knows who is
going to get the discolored stone at the end! Duh!!!!!! Small towns
are better at keeping secrets, yes. But they are also more close- knit. **SPOILER AND OPINION***The script would have been
much better if the town had gone and entered the sea in defiance.
And the epilogue.... ugh.***END SPOILER*** 5/10