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< Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 12: Miri [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 32: Friday's Child [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 19: Arena [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 18: The Squire of Gothos [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 25: This Side Of Paradise [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 14: The Galileo Seven [VHS] >

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CBS Paramount International Television(1994-04-15)

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(A love interest between an adult male and female child is well executed, that is hard to do tastefully)

(First-rate acting, writing, direction)

(Miri)

(An Episode That the Series Could Have Done Without)

(Bonk, bonk on the Head!)

If there is an overall weakness to the original Star Trek series, it is that the theme is often technology run amok. This not only occurs in the Federation, but on planets outside the Federation as well. In this episode, the Enterprise encounters an Earthlike planet broadcasting a distress beacon. Upon beaming down, Kirk and the landing party find only a small group of children are present and everything in ruins.
After investigation, they discover that the scientists were working on a formula to prolong life and the formula caused children to age very slowly, but when they reached puberty, they aged quickly, went mad and died a horrible death. This led to the rapid extinction of all adults, leaving only the children.
Unfortunately, the disease also infects the humans of the landing party. Spock is immune, although he remains a carrier. Dr. McCoy battles time and manages to create an antidote to the disease, saving the lives of the landing party. As the Enterprise leaves, Kirk and company discuss the changes that will take place on the planet now that the children will have adult overseers.
Miri is the name of one of the children, a girl who is about to enter puberty. She is experiencing the first hints of becoming a woman and that is expressed in her affection for Captain Kirk. He tries to remain aloof, but Miri is their only link to the children, who have stolen their communicators. Miri has become jealous at the kindness and concern Kirk expresses for Yeoman Rand and wants to punish him for "alienation of affection."
This episode has many flaws, the most pointed is the fact that the disease also affects the landing party, yet the half-human Spock is immune. The genetic code of the planet's inhabitants would be quite different from that of the Enterprise crew, certainly more different from Kirk's than Spock's would be. However, the interplay of emotions between Kirk and Miri is very well done. It is hard to tastefully execute a plotline where there is a romantic involvement between an adult and a child and this episode manages to do that.

About Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney): She was later written out not for script reasons but because of the actress' personal problems. But she's good in this episode. Clearly Kirk is attracted, but she has a maternal quality that -- despite the mini skirt -- makes her seem more adult than many of the space bimbos that Kirk got his hands on later.

"Miri" spans genres. When Kirk and co. beam down to a planet of wild children and no adults, they contract a disease that will kill them in seven days (think horror flick) -- driving them insane after giving them really, really bad skin. They race to find a vaccine. Meanwhile, POV shots from the children's perspective convey a feeling of menace that's positively Hitchcock.

This episode showcases some superb acting. Shatner runs the risk of being slightly smarmy in his tender, delicate scenes with Miri (Kim Darby), the no-longer-a-girl-not-yet-a-woman smitten with Kirk. He is not bad in those scenes, but he is outstanding in the later scenes in which he must convince the scary children who've stolen the communicators to give them back. Without the communicators, McCoy can't use the ship's computers to test the vaccine. Kim Darby is beautifully cast as the shy, vulnerable Miri. Also among the "children" is character actor Michael J. Pollard -- definitely too old to be a pre-adolescent, but so quirky and interesting he sorta pulls it off.

The one implausible thing about this episode is that it uses an unnecessary "parallel Earth" premise. I suppose the function of that premise is to explain why everyone on the planet speaks English... although later seasons and the the ST spinoffs just ignored the issue. If you look past that, however, you'll see that this episode demonstrated how Trek could develop more serious and adult stories than "Lost in Space" ever could.

While reviews of this Star Trek episode are usually negative and while it is a sad example, it has to be taken with on it's own terms. It is certainly one of the least viewable and unenjoyable, though the potential was there. The budget was not. I find it unfair that so many harsh words were said of Grace Whitney. Anyone who has done any genuine research into the history of the series will know she was not dropped because of poor acting ability, her appearance or any of the other harsh and sometimes cruel stories that have been circulating over the years. It was partially a production decision on behalf of the network and because of some very difficult personal problems in her life. It would have been interesting to see her character develop, but dreadful writing and sad circumstances prevented that from ever happening. With that said, this episode is a sad reflection on a very interesting idea gone completely wrong. As with"Plato's StepChildren", this episode is among the worst in being overdone in terms of acting and production. Definitely stay away if you are not a Trekkie and try to bear with it if you are. Worth wondering what it would be like if it were interpreted differently. Like a Ken Russel nightmare. Suprising it was ever released at all, but despite horrid production, a very interesting story line.
There are some good ideas and concepts within this episode, but they are drowned out by the annoying chants of too many children.

Yoeman Janice Rand has a decent role in the story. Unfortunately, it was probably this episode that helped the producers to decide to writer her out of the show.
This episode was entertaining, but not one of the best. As stated in other reviews, it was the obnoxious kids that really detracted from the other particulars including: curing the disease and, the budding feelings of Miri for Kirk.
"Miri," one of the most popular episodes of the originalStar Trekseries, featured a couple of soon-to-be-semi-icons from two very different kinds of films from the late 1960s: Michael J. Pollard (who would appear inBonnie and Clyde) and Kim Darby (John Wayne's costar inTrue Grit). The intriguing story concerns a race of children on an Earth-like planet who are in fact 300 years old, kept pristine in the summer of their lives by a disease that also causes madness and death with the onset of adulthood. TheEnterprise's landing party, including Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are instantly contaminated and forced to remain on the planet until McCoy can find an antidote. In the meantime, Darby's character, Miri, falls for Kirk and becomes jealous of his attentions toward anyone else. Easily one ofStar Trek's strongest shows, "Miri" is a must-see for Trekkers and Trekkies.--Tom Keogh
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< Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 12: Miri [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 32: Friday's Child [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 19: Arena [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 18: The Squire of Gothos [VHS] > < Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 25: This Side Of Paradise [VHS] > freaks

< Dark Night of Scarecrow [VHS] > < The Car > < Town That Dreaded Sundown [VHS] > < Dead&Buried (Limited Numbered Edition - 50,000 copies) > < Deranged/Motel Hell (Midnite Movies Double Feature) > < Burnt Offerings >

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Fox Home Entertainment(1986-10-16)

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(An Annual Fall Time Tradition)

(It aint right executing a mentally challenged man named Bubba!)

(Now this is a good scarecrow movie)

(they anit ten like you worth my sons life[bubba's mother])

(Unlike Michael, Freddy, Jason, or Leatherface, the shadowy stalker in this film is the good guy!)

Word has it, this film will finally get a proper remastered DVD release in 2010. I actually found a great bootleg DVD copy of it to hold me over.
This movie brings back wonderful memories of my childhood. In the fall, around Halloween, me and my cousins would get under blankets, turn out the lights and watch this on TV. It was shown quite a bit back in the day.
It was just wonderfully creepy and eerie. I especially love when the scarecrow appears in each victim's yard. Then you know it is that person's turn to die. Hooray.
Watch for it on DVD soon.
I purchased this movie for a friend from the Amazon market place seller and was holding my breath waiting to see what kind of shape a movie this old would be in when it arrived in my mailbox but to my surprise, it arrived in near mint condition. So my friend, who doesn't live near me, asked me to view the movie to make sure it was okay, I said "sure why not?, I hadn't seen it since it aired on TV, I'll give it a whirl!".

Well, in went the tape and aside from some tracking issues, which were solved with tracking controls, during the opening credits?, the movie played flawlessly in my VCR.

This is the story of Bubba, who was severely retarded, who befriended one of the local town girls of, shall we say, not of Bubba's physical age but anyways, some of the local townsfolk don't take a liking to Bubba hanging around with little girls and are just looking for any excuse in the world to come down on Bubba like a pack of wild dogs, well, they get their wish, as bubba's friend decides to tresspass in the yard of one of the locals, what she doesn't know is a vicious dog is waiting for her, Bubba crashes through the fence and the scene cuts to the little girls house, where there is a knock on the door, the mother answers the door and sees Bubba standing there with a seemingly lifeless body of her little girl, she lets out a scream and immediately, we see the local "pack of wild dogs" assembling for the hunt. we fast forward a bit when the posse comes to Bubba's house but his mother aint telling nobody nothing, seems they were after Bubba once before but couldn't find him but this time, they bring dogs with them....their search takes them out to the field where they encounter a scarecrow and the mailman (played by Charles Durning), discovers why they didn't find Bubba the first time.............he's hiding in the scarecrow...the last words he utters are "Bubba didn't do nothing"........the Posse opens fire and kills...err executes him but right after they kill him, they find out they executed an innocent man because the sheriff informs them that the little girl is still alive and Bubba saved her from the dog......the Mailman gives you an "Uh Oh" look on his face and I'm ending my review right here, you can either guess the rest or order the movie yourselves but it is a good movie from a TV movie standpoint, well as good as it could be, as old as it, is back when these kinds of movies were on TV but they have graciously omitted commercials.......Thank God.
Years back I caught the final scenes of this movie on television and although I enjoyed it, I was never able to find it or even figure out what it was. In my search I came across the movie Scarecrows, which I didn't care for in the least in addition to it being a totally diferent film than what I thought. Finally I found it: Dark Night of the Scarecrow. This was apparently a made for television movie, although the quality it demonstrates would certainly have you believing otherwise. The term "Made for television" is usually synonomous with low production values, terrible acting, and all other attributes of Z-grade cinema. However this movie does the exact opposite and disproves these common beliefs.

Dark Night of the Scarecrow tells the simplistic tale of Bubba, a mentally challenged man who despite being harmless is regarded as somewhat of a nuisance amongst the residents of his small rural town, mostly due to his friendship with a little girl. When the young girl is attacked by a dog, the town accuses Bubba of harming her, giving four local men who are less than fond of Bubba reason to hunt him down. Bubba is found hiding in a scarecrow and is brutally shot down by the men, conveniently just before the truth about the incident is revealed. After the law fails to convict the men, another form of justice prevails when a familiar scarecrow begins appearing in their fields and they begin meeting their fates one by one in some very gruesome ways.

The scenery really assists in giving the movie a creepy atmosphere with many shots of deserted farmland and the dark rural town. The kill scenes also add a lot to the film as they are all quite creative including a crop harvester, a corn silo, and a pitchfork. The scarecrow is never really shown committing any of the murders, but rather serves as somewhat of a symbol foreshadowing the fates of the men as it appears randomly in the fields as a ghostly, lifeless figure in the breeze. As the men grow more fearful, it becomes viewed as a type of supernatural force that will inevitably claim them all as a form of justice for their wrong doing. As if meeting their deaths is the universe's way of balancing itself out.

Amazingly the film manages to be very entertaining with hardly a drop of blood and the fact that the killer is never shown until the final scene. Add to that a eerie score, and we actually come out with a very good ghost/revenge/Halloween movie here that probably doesn't exceed a PG rating! This is a tough movie to track down, but it's a classic in its own right and if you're a horror fanatic it's definetly worth it. This NEEDS to see a DVD release, hopefully we'll see something in the future for Dark Night of the Scarecrow.
i seen this film in 1981 when it came out.and i still love it
i've got it on an old VHS i really wish they would put it on dvd.
what happen to those four men.they asked for it.bubba didn't hurt
marylee.RAY G.
"Dark Night of the Scarecrow", especially for it's time, was a highly effective thriller. What makes this film so unique is that it was released at a time when the shadowy characters in movies (Michael Meyers, Jason, Freddy Kruger)were the bad guys. This time, the shadowy figure is the good guy--exacting harsh justice on those who savagely gunned him down. This, I thought, has always been the most refreshing item about this movie. They didn't make "Bubba" into a psycho killer murdering camp councelors which gave the film a nice twist to this particular genre of thrillers. Very nicely done.
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< Dinosaur Valley Girls [VHS] > < Attack of the Virgin Mummies: Un-cut version > < Eve's Beach Fantasy > < Teenage Catgirls in Heat > < Desert Desire > < The First Turn On >

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E.I. Independent Cinema(2000-06-20)

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(worse id ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

(Karen Black making a"Comeback"movie?)

(Silly movie is worth a look.)

(DVD-DVG- maka-loola!)

(Silly and funny)

it was horrble. it should no male parts i hated it i would like it to tell anyome evem thinking of buying it dont its a waste
The only qualities featured in the movie are the bodacious women. That is it. If you are a guy that likes viewing lustful babes on the screen, this movie has that, but you still are better off watching Kitten Natividad in her heyday.
Karen Black must have been behind on a mortgage payment to lower herself to such depths to even think of making an appearance in the film.
Although no classic Dinosaur Valley Girls contains enough silliness to make it a watchable Saturday afternoon time waster. Writer/director Donald Glut makes darn certain that the viewer knows that this is a joke (he all but pummels us over the head with it) and that makes up for the really bad special effects (considering that this was made for a measly ...though I think that it is understandable). The cast is obviously having fun goofing off in front of the camera and it's contagious. The music video intermission (a song called Jurassic Punk, hehehehe) alone is worth the price of admission.
This is your dino-dream come true! It's a video about a"primeval"fantasy land inhabited by dinosaurs&cavebabes created by Don Glut, an expert on dinosaur film history and the science of dinosaurs. Karen Black is still"cave-babe-alicious". And, for inexplicable reasons, those scenes featuring cavemen passing gas had me and my wife in hysterics. It's not exactly One Million Years B.C., but then it's perfectly suited for your next planned Halloween dino-monster movie marathon. Hey, it's a genuine cult film already&the price is right, so pop open those brewskies&enjoy! Also, viewers will find Don's book,"Dinosaur Valley Girls - The Book", about the making of the movie, highly entertaining.
The thing that stands out for me most in this flick is"Just a little part", which all the gals in the movie keep begging Tony Markham for. Also, William Marshall gives a very good but brief performance as the paleontologist. I like the music score, especially"Jurassic Punk". I bought the Family Version, so I don't know if there are any truly violent scenes in the movie which may have been excised. Dickens' animated and animatronic animals are realistic in design if not movement. In all honesty, I wish I knew what Don Glut and Kevin Glover had been trying to say with this movie. Is it a satire of Hollywood mores? It would be neat to see the proposed sequel.
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< Planet of the Apes > < The Day the Earth Stood Still > < Beneath the Planet of the Apes > < 2001: A Space Odyssey > < Beneath the Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray] > < Young Frankenstein >

price：~~$6.99~~
20th Century Fox(2006-03-28)
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(Planet of the Apes)

(Planet of the Apes - Charlton Heston)

(A CLASSIC of the Sci-Fi genre!)

(Doctor Zaius, Doctor Zaius!)

(Enthralling and Amazing !)

This movie is simple yet engrossing. I've seen this movie two or three times now and still marvel at the complexities even though it pales in comparison to modern moviemaking. Hopefully this will never be remade into an updated version because I don't see how any other version could compete with the charm of the original.

There were sequels to this movie, but none measured up to the original. The cast, the concept, the production all make this a truly one of a kind movie to be enjoyed by all. It has no bad language, no sex, no grossness about it. It is a good family science fiction movie.
This is a classic must see. You must have this under your movie belt for total appreciation of film. You can see why Mr. Heston was so adored and with great one liners - this movie is by far more superior then the remake with Mark Wahlberg.
If a person were to assemble a list of the "10 Greatest Sci-Fi Films" This is one of them. What more needs to be said about this CLASSIC? I don't know where to begin when reviewing a movie that has so MANY CLASSIC elements about it.

I guess by pointing out the fact that movie fans back in 1968 had NEVER seen such things like there are in "Planet of the Apes". It must have been AWESOME to see this during the original theatrical run. Charlton Heston, Roddy Mcdowall (one of the most UNDERRATED actors ever) and Kim Hunter all give INCREDIBLE performances.

But my favorite performance in the film has got to be Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius. All the BEST lines of the movie go to him. His first scene has CLASSIC dialogue and so does his last, and all in between.

There are times when a CLASSIC movie will contain MANY memorable lines. That is certainly the case here. Here are just a few of my favorites:

"I can't help thinking somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be."

"The sooner he (man) is exterminated, the better."

"Dr. Zaius, would an ape make a human doll THAT TALKS!"

Here is the COOLEST and most significant aspect of the movie. "Planet of the Apes" contains what I believe to be the GREATEST movie ending EVER! Colonel Taylor discovering the Statue of Liberty on the beach! CLASSIC! This ending came from the GENIUS mind of Rod Serling and was not in the Pierre Boulle novel.

Of course I'm biased when it comes to the LEGENDARY Rod Serling because my all-time favorite television show is "The Twilight Zone". But one has to remember that all those GREAT Twilight Zone twist endings came from this GENIUS mind.

I don't think I need to say anything else except, I HIGHLY recommend the documentary "Behind the Planet of the Apes" hosted by the GREAT Roddy McDowall. This is the BEST movie documentary I've ever seen.

"What will he find out there Dr. Zaius?"

"His Destiny"
Oh my god, I was wrong! It was Earth all along! Guess you've finally made a monkey out of me!!!
If you're going to see this 1968 movie for the first time, as I did only a few weeks ago, you're in for a treat. I can see why it has, despite its occassional camp and references to '60s youth radicalism, withstood the test of time. It has all the elements of a great movie: astonishing performances that shine through the ape masks and costumes; superb cinematography that makes effective use of the widescreen (if you can, watch it on a large projector screen); thought-provoking screenplay which deals with man's place in the great scheme of things; and an ending that inspires awe with its visual beauty and apocalyptic portentousness. This ending has seared itself into my memory, and is the most startling conclusion I've ever encountered on film (even including The Sixth Sense and Don't Look Now).
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/04/2008 Run time: 112 minutes Rating: G
Many early science fiction films are now, quite inadvertently (and in most cases undeservedly), objects of camp attention: we laugh at the silly makeup, tin-can special effects, and the naive "high-tech" dialogue.Planet of the Apesis no such film. Its intelligent script, frightening costuming, and savagely effective conclusion (which needs no big-budget special effects to augment its impact) remain both potent and relevant. When Colonel George Taylor (the fabulous Charlton Heston) crash lands his spacecraft on what seems to be an unfamiliar planet, he is captured and held prisoner by a dominant race of hyperrational, articulate apes. However, the ape community is riven with internal dissention, centered in no small part on its policy toward humans, who, on this planet, are treated as mindless animals. Befriended and ultimately assisted by the more liberal simians, Taylor escapes--only to find a more terrifying obstacle confronting his return home. Heavy-handed object lessons abound--the ubiquity of generational warfare, the inflexibility of dogma, the cruelty of prejudice--and the didactic fingerprints of Rod Serling are very much in evidence here. But director Franklin Schaffner has a dark, pop-apocalyptic sci-fi vision all his own, and time has not dulled the monumental emotional impact of the film's climactic payoff shot. If you don't know what I'm talking about here, you owe it to yourself to check out this stone classic, and even if you do, see it with fresh eyes; and don't be surprised if you get the chills all over again... and again... and again.--Miles Bethany
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< Planet of the Apes > < The Day the Earth Stood Still > < Beneath the Planet of the Apes > < 2001: A Space Odyssey > < Beneath the Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray] > freaks

< The Twilight Zone - Season 5 (The Definitive Edition) > < The Twilight Zone - Season 4 (The Definitive Edition) > < The Twilight Zone: Season 3 (The Definitive Edition) > < The Twilight Zone - Season 2 (The Definitive Edition) > < The Twilight Zone - Season 1 (The Definitive Edition) > < The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 5: 1946-1948 >

price：~~$29.50~~
Image Entertainment(2005-12-26)
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(Season Five Rocks!)

(Twilight Zone Season 5)

(Before You Buy This DVD set)

(beware of Mickey Rooney)

(A Great and Final Season!)

I truly thought I was in for a let down when I purchased Season Five. ( I already owned Seasons 1-4). No way! If anything, Season Five actually shows every bit as much creativity as any of the previous Seasons. Rod Serling certainly did not loose his creative edge and passion for writing in the last year of this very remarkable TV show. A tremendous finale to a wonderful collection!
Product arrived on time and just as described - unfortunately we ordered the wrong item!
Even if you have the series on VHS or previous DVD releases, the picture and sound quality is SUPERB. The transfers are perfect. The extras make it worth the purchase. It even contains a disc with one classic TZ comic book from the 1960s and 1970s in PDF format so you can read a classic issue on your computer. There is an extra DVD in this set, a laughable documentary titled "Submitted for Your Approval" which is also available as a single on Amazon. Just noting it so you don't buy both and find yourself in possession with a duplicate.

One small note: I definately agree with other reviewers. THE TWILIGHT ZONE: UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO A TELEVISION CLASSIC by Martin Grams is 800 plus pages includes "everything" about the classic series and is a wonderful companion with the DVDs. The book details Serling's writing career on radio, early television and Twilight Zone is well researched and highly detailed. Exclusive interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes trivia will floor you. What you do is watch an episode and then read up on it in the book and you'll discover a wealth of trivia that makes this worthy of appreciation. Both the DVD set and the book is on Amazon.com. Do yourself the favor and get both. You'll thank me for it.
I spent over $800 on the VHS videos from Columbia House two decades ago. I spent less than $140 for the complete DVD set and discovered more treasures, rare filmed interviews, bonus extras and high-quality transfers that are far superior to what I have been watching the past 20 years.

Some of the series' best gems can be found in this box set. The commercial billboards are great. The radio audio dramas are enjoyable. Some of these episodes, however, do not include original music score compositions. Mickey Rooney's audio commentary is awful. Grouchy, grumpy and frankly, the only reason I see them even including the commentary is to show the public how grumpy he can be. And rude. Other than that, the box set is great.

The retail price keep lowering over the months but by now it's beyond affordable. I recommend you grab this season box set today.

I also suggest you buy "The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic" because the 800 plus page book is a P-E-R-F-E-C-T companion to the DVD box set. Before or after you watch an episode, you can use the book to uncover the in-jokes, bloopers and trivia that make viewing these episodes fun. Watching the shows is one thing, knowing the behind-the-scenes stuff is even more fun. Both are available on Amazon.
The Fifth and Final season of The Twilight Zone still has some great episodes in it. It also comes with a lot of extra bonus footage and material, as well as a special biography of Rod Serling himself. I think the ratings had started to go down near this season, and it was finally cancelled. I wish there could had been more episodes and more seasons of this show, but everything has to end sometime. There were many other series that were made from Twilight Zone, but this will always be the bestest Twilight Zone series I have ever seen!
Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 09/04/2007
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< Misery > < Dolores Claiborne > < The Shining > < The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) > < Carrie (Special Edition) > < Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition) >

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(Great Horror Movie)

(Misery-Good Steven King Story)

(Kathy Bates at her best.!)

("One of The Best Movies Ever!")

(Kathy Bates: The GREATEST psycho performance ever!)

This is one of the three Stephen King books that actually turned into a good movie. Usually, the movies made from his books cannot hold a candle to his writing. But Misery does. Kathy Bates is fabulous as a crazy fan who thinks she knows the author intimately and holds him hostage and tortures him. James Caan does a wonderful acting job as well. Anyone with even a tiny dose of fame knows that sometimes people can interpret some really strange things from what you say or write. I hope I never meet someone like this. If you like horror movies don't miss this one!
Power Path to Love
Misery was a good 4 to 5 star Steven King story which I enjoyed very much. It concerned stalkers and fameous writers and must, therefore, be a subject close to Mr. Kings heart. Since my son and I are both fans of Steven King, my family went to Bangor Main a few summers ago to visit the town, take in some of the local tourist attractions and on site filming locations of many of his films.

We also briefly stopped in front of Mr. Kings home to take a photo. I hope this didn't qualify us as stalkers, but we also visited fameous Bettes Book Store in hopes of the possibility of seeing Mr. King (which we did not). We picked up some books and were treated to some interesting stories concerning Mr. King from the shops staff. Bettes book store also provided us a map of Bangor annotated to show exactly where King's movies have been filmed.

Except for getting a flat and getting lost while looking for some of these filming locations it was a great trip and I would recommend it to all fans of Steven King.
This have got to be one of the best movies of the century, I don't care what anybody says,. it has everything a great thrillers needs,.. suspense, horror, great acting, a psycho woman who is obsessed whith the character heroine of a book and wants the writer to give her the perfect ending,..she wants a Happy ending,.. and will kill if she has to, to get it.
When people ask me what some of my favorite films are I always say "Misery" is near the top. Everything from the acting, writing, and the directing is superb. "Misery" is a perfect movie.
Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, "Misery" is about a deranged woman keeping a man locked in her house against his will. Kathy Bates, who won the 1990 Oscar for Best Actress, came out of no where and made this film her own. A Broadway star with no film credits under her belt, Bates portrays one of the most disturbing and unbalanced women in the history of the cinema. Just when you think she is pleasant and kind she flips out, screaming and yelling obsenities. She plays more than just a bitch in this role; after watching her performance one observes how a person can snap and the problems of borderline personality disorder. James Caan is great as the helpless author Bates holds captive. The movie is interesting and exciting at the same time, and just when you think it can't get any better then Wham!, you are jolted out of your chair. This new DVD also comes with a wonderful documentary where Kathy Bates is interviewed and this is one of the reasons to own this Collector's Item. Rob Reiner did a fantastic job directing this thriller. Sit back and enjoy one of my top 10 favorite films of all-time. I have watched this film over and over and I never tire of it. If you also want to watch another good Kathy Bates film I would suggest "Dolores Clairborne", from another King novel.
Kathy Bates performance as Annie Wilkes in "Misery" earns my vote as the GREATEST PSYCHO performance any actor has EVER given besides the late, GREAT Anthony Perkins performance in "Psycho". Rob Reiner is the only director that has FOUR movies in my "50 Favorite" list that I keep.

These other three would be "This Is Spinal Tap", "Stand By Me" and "When Harry Met Sally". Who would have EVER thought that one of the stars of maybe the GREATEST sitcom EVER (All in the Family) would go on to be a world class movie director? Just like Ron Howard!

James Caan is AWESOME in this. You can feel empathy for him being held prisoner by such a MENTAL CASE. My favorite scene is where Paul intends to slip a drug in Annie's wine only to have her knock over the glass! ("Here's to Misery!") Once you see this film, you will never look at sledgehammers the same way again!

"I'm your #1 fan!"
An injured novelist is held captive and violently tortured by a woman who claims to be his number one fan. Special features: collectible booklet theatrical trailer teaser widescreen and fullscreen versions subtitles in french and spanish. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 07/03/2007 Starring: James Caan Kathy Bates Run time: 108 minutes Rating: R Director: Rob Reiner
Based on the chilling bestseller by Stephen King,Miserywas brought to the screen by director Rob Reiner as one of the most effective thrillers of the 1990s. From a brilliant adaptation by screenwriter William Goldman, Reiner turned King's cautionary tale of fame and idolatry into a mainstream masterpiece of escalating suspense, translating King's own experience with obsessive fans into a frightening tale of entrapment and psychotic behavior. Kathy Bates deservedly won an Academy Award for her performance as Annie Wilkes, an unbalanced devotee of romance novels written by Paul Sheldon (James Caan), whose books provide Annie with a much-needed escape from her pathetic life and her secret, violent past. After Annie rescues the injured Sheldon from a car accident, she seizes the opportunity to nurse her favorite writer back to health, but her tender loving care soon turns to terrorism as she demands that Sheldon write his latest novel according to her wish-fulfillment fantasies. From this point forward,Miserypercolates to a boil as equal parts mystery, thriller, and cleverly dark comedy, with the helpless author pitched in deadly warfare against his number one fan. While Bates carefully modulates her role from doting kindness to sympathetic loneliness and finally to horrifying ferocity, Caan is equally superb as the celebrated author who must literally write for his life. It's essentially a two-actor film, but Richard Farnsworth and Lauren Bacall are excellent in supporting roles as they investigate the writer's mysterious disappearance. Frightening, funny, and totally irresistible,Miserywas such a hit that some of Bates's dialogue entered the popular lexicon (particularly her nagging reference to Caan as "Mister Man"), and its nail-biting thrills remain timelessly intense.--Jeff Shannon
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NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader and your ipod e-book reader.

A collection of some of the most horrifying stories written in the early part of the century.

In this volume:

The Judge's House by Bram Stoker

An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Madam Crowl's Ghost by J.S. Le Fanu

The Torture of Hope by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon

The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson

The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton

How Love Came To Professor Guildea. by Robert Hichens

"The Iron Shroud" by William Mudford

A must-read for classic and gothic horror fans!
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HarperTeen(2004-12-28)

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(med#6)

(A Wonderful Book)

(Paranormal romance like "Twilight Saga")

(JESSE IS HOT!!)

(the mediator 6)

Purchased this for my daughter and she loved it and has read all of these books
I loved this book. I read the entire series and felt that Meg Cabot did a great job. Meg Cabot gave Suze a great ending and also a wonderful beginning. She also didnot make the story cliche like other books do when tackling the human and ghost relationship. Throughout the series, Meg Cabot kept hinting the Suze and Jeese are meant to be together and she kept to her word. There is no storyline like Jeese moves on and Suze is sad but she finds someone just like him to comfort her. It is a genuine love story. I wish Meg Cabot wrote more on the series.
First let me say that I work in the Children's Department of a bookstore. I first read the Mediator series 5 years ago&loved it. We have carried the series on&off for the past few years. When I read the Stephenie Meyer Twilight Saga, I felt that there were similarities between the two series - the whole paranormal romance aspect (female girl, not-so-human boy). I have had lots of teens ask me for books that are similar to the Twilight Saga, so I've started recommending this series. It doesn't take itself as seriously as the Meyer's series does, but I still think that readers would like it, even if there aren't any vampires in it.

Just today I finished rereading the entire series&I must say that I still think it's wonderful&would highly recommend it. I really loved the relationship between Jesse&Susannah and how it grew and changed over the course of the 6 books. I'm glad Meg Cabot finished up the series, just as Stephenie Meyer's did. And I loved the way she brought Jesse back to life - it's nice to think of Jesse&Susannah having a real future together (but then again, I'm a sucker for a happy ending).
i read this book 24/7 because of love the make out seen and paul i think paul is a hottie but he a jerk somtimes but he ok i would love to be a mediator so i can kiss a ghost so it can help me out with my life it would be very awesome!!
I love the mediator books so much and I want them to go to book seven maybe even ten. I've gotten addicted to them and I don't want them to end at 6.

Suze has gotten used to ghosts. They wake her up in the middle of the night. They haunt her locker at school. She's even spotted a few down at Carmel Beach. Suze is a mediator, after all, and communicating with the dead is all in a day's work for her. The last thing she ever expected was to fall in love with one: Jesse, a nineteenth-century hottie.

But when she and Paul Slater, himself a mediator of undeniable power (and dubious intent), discover that the powers they share aren't limited to helping ghosts resolve their earthly woes, but can also be used to determine whether or not they become ghosts in the first place, Suze can't help but freak. Not because she suddenly knows how to alter the course of history, but because Paul can, too. And Paul would like nothing better than to prevent Jesse's murder, keeping him from becoming a ghost and allowing him to live a natural life at last ... but in the nineteenth century. Meaning Jesse and Suze would never meet.

Suddenly, Suze is faced with the most important decision of her life: allow the only guy she's ever loved to have the life he's always longed for ... or keep him anchored forever in half-life at her side. Will Jesse choose to live without her, or die to love her?

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(My favorite book in my favorite series)

(:))

(Great Conclusion)

(A fitting conclusion)

(Good Twist)

We see Cassie develop from an "everywoman" to a strong and powerful leader. This book turned me into a reader of fantasy books. In this series, magic and sisterhood go hand in hand and it is an irresistible combination.
Faye proceeds to tell Diana about Adam and Cassie, twisting the actual truth to suit her needs, making it looks as if the two have carried on an affair behind the coven's and Diana's back. After hearing her "version" of events, Adam tells her to shut up and tells the truth to the coven and Diana; explaining that as far as he knew Cassie was nothing more then an outsider girl that protected him from three witch hunters this summer, even though it got her hurt in the process. Adam thanked her and never expected to see her again after that. Diana says that she's heard enough and the group heads to their homes, Cassie stopping by a neighbor's to check on her mom before heading to Diana's for the night.

At her grandmother's funeral to group meets and recognizes the new form of Black John; it's the new high school principal John Brunswick. Mr. Brunswick makes short work of insuring that the circle can't have free rein of the school anymore and seduces Faye to his side as his assistant. Cassie soon discovers her connection to him, she's John's daughter and he wants her to help him lead the coven in the direction he wants and she also finds out the coven is of his own making, setting himself up as the leader of it.

The coven fights as best it can without Faye and elects Cassie to lead them in her place, since it has become clear where Faye's loyalties lie. As a hurricane that could wipe out the town approaches, John calls to Cassie and the final showdown between good and evil begins.

I first read this book and the two before it as a teenager about a decade ago and still enjoy re-reading them. Through the story the characters change and grow lending an air of conviction and meaning to their actions and their fight. The true "villian" is not Faye, but the same dark force fought by the young coven's parents, with devestating results, the generation before. Cassie, Diana, and Faye come together to fight in the end.
The first time around, I read this trilogy out of order. I picked this book up in a used bookstore when I was about ten, and I loved it so much that I went out and bought the two other books in the trilogy, and every other one that L.J. Smith had written at that point. Eight years later and it's still probably my favorite book by her.

The development of Cassie throughout all three books is fantastic, and so gradual that you almost don't see it until the second or third book, when you suddenly go, "Cassie, my girl! When did you grow a spine?" In the first book she's a mouse, and by the third one she's a heroine in every sense of the word, without being so larger-than-life and perfect that you can't identify her. The development of the other characters is equally fabulous.

As I mentioned in my review for the second book, I absolutely adore the fact that this author can have half a dozen seemingly disparate plots running, then tie them together in a way which is both elegant and believable. In this book, all of the loose ends are tied up: the Master Tools are found, Black John makes his appearance, the murders are solved, and the coven is faced the choice of standing together or falling apart. The final confrontation with the villain is more mystical than violent, and a fitting conclusion to this marvelous series.

The entire trilogy is excellent, but this is without a doubt the best book of the three.
I liked the twist in this book. I really wasn't expecting some of the things that happened, though they may have been right under my nose. I won't say more because I don't want to spoil the book for anyone, but you're going to be surprised.

This book, more than the first two, is very complex. Smith really does an excellent job of playing on many of the central themes of most pagan philosophy. The story is woven around the ideas of balance and sort of yin-yang philosophy. Plus, she obviously did her research on stones and herbs (as with the previous novels). The only complaint I really have is that there isn't a fourth book.

In So Deadly A Battle...

United at last with Diana, the mistress of her coven, Cassie must first sacrifice her love for Adam to save the Secret Circle and the town of New Salem from the evil powers of the witch Faye.

Threatened by the possibility of her destruction in a final battle between good and evil, Cassie must hope that her supernatural gifts are strong enough to obliterate the powers of evil.

If victorious, Cassie will win more than she ever dreamed. But if she and Diana fail, the Power will go to those who seek only to destroy.

...Can Anyone Triumph?

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