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\"\"<\/a>Misery<\/em><\/strong> is one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations though in fairness, I\u2019m not exactly a King die-hard. Still, the movie is an successful character-drama with some psychological thrills thrown in for extra measure and features strong performances from James Caan and Kathy Bates.<\/p>\n

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Misery
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Thriller, Drama
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 108 min. \u2013 $34.93 | November 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/16\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Rob Reiner
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stephen King (novel); William Goldman (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Trailers
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.3 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Novelist Paul Sheldon (JAMES CAAN) doesn\u2019t remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. But he will never forget Annie Wilkes (KATHY BATES). As Paul recuperates from his injuries in the secluded cabin of his benefactor Annie, he begins to discover that beneath the seemingly kind of na\u00efve exterior of his self-described \u201cnumber one fan\u201d lurks a mind that is cunning, unhinged, and bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his \u201ccockadoodie\u201d life.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Misery<\/em><\/strong> is probably my second favorite Stephen King adapted novel behind The Shining<\/em>. Beyond being a solid drama-thriller, it\u2019s a showcase of fantastic dueling performances from James Caan and Kathy Bates, the latter taking home an Academy Award for it. This is a fantastic character-driven film that is straight-forward with few, if any, twists and a mean, twisted dark comedy bent in many scenes, especially early on before Bates\u2019 Annie turns down a more demented path upon reading the fate of her favorite character, Misery.<\/p>\n

Beyond the characters, and as outlined in the featurettes on this disc, is the psychological pathology of Annie and the stalking mentality which in this day and age of Facebook and Twitter is a growing issue making way for stricter stalking laws.<\/p>\n

In the end, this is just a well made, and quintessential, psychological thriller from director Rob Reiner who is perhaps an underrated filmmaker, at least back in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and reversible interior artwork revealing the original theatrical poster.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n