Movie #93 - The Stand (TV Mini)

Title: The Stand

Director: Mark Garris

Release Year: 1994

Plot Summary: Super flu kills just about everyone. Good guys are drawn to Colorado, bad guys to Los Vagas. Random showdown. Woot.

Thoughts: Well at least it didn't take place in Maine. I enjoyed it. It was long because it was a 4 part miniseries but I still felt like they left stuff out. I mean the book I think the book will do better (amy picked up a copy at the Treader so I'll read that shortly).

And as far as random mini-series go, the casting director for this one hit the jackpot. Gary Sinise was, as always amazing. Molly Ringwald, well she did as well as we can expect for her. But there was just so many faces I recognized it worked very well. It wasn't a bunch of no-name, no-talent actors. I even saw the guy who played Dr. Kelso from Scrubs, and he got super flu and died which made me feel better (although I LOVE him as an actor).

I also loved the use of "Don't Fear the Reaper" in the opening titles. :)

Rating (0-10): 8.5

recommendations: Rent it or read the book or somthing