MISERY - Full Length Reaction!
Added 2024-10-09 16:00:08 +0000 UTCHere's the full length reaction to Misery! Oooooh Kathy Bates really freaked me out in this one!! I will be thinking about that one scene (you know the one) for a loooooong time. Enjoy!
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Not sure if Addie thought of this and didnt say it. This movie portrays the literal expression of "Misery loves company"
Thats MR. Baldamort
2024-10-12 00:19:02 +0000 UTC..it's Spelled Missouri mkay?..
Randy
2024-10-11 02:41:07 +0000 UTCI saw this one in the theater, and the sound of the audience when she hobbled him was like nothing I had heard before. :D
Vwlss Nvwls
2024-10-10 09:59:19 +0000 UTCIf you’d like some backstory for Annie Wilkes, the second season of Castle Rock explores her character a bit. It’s a rather uneven series. Some good moments and some pretty awful ones so I’m not sure it’s one you could watch for the channel. Still, I thought you might find it interesting
Justtired
2024-10-10 08:34:35 +0000 UTCAs far as Stephen King adaptations to film or TV, this is in my top five. And put the hobbling scene aside, my favorite shot of the film is when she's talking about serials, and she gets more and more intense, as the camera slowly zooms in, until it is just her face shouting the words "He didn't jump out of the kaka-doo-de-car!" Another great moment, and I feel like this one must be a combination of acting and directing, is when it's raining and Kathy Bates is depressed. But she's not really sad-depressed, she's numb-depressed. Because when a character in a movie is portraying depression, it's usually just 'I'm sad'. She played a more nuanced version of manic depressive in this role. She said, deadpan "god. I love you, Paul". Her mood didn't shift. She's not sad in that scene, she's just... not feeling. great acting.
Damien Lupo
2024-10-10 04:32:40 +0000 UTCA fun part of the novel Misery is that occasionally you get to read some sections of the actual story Paul is typing and, sure enough, all the n's appear to be handwritten because Paul hand to pencil them all in.
Doug
2024-10-10 03:21:05 +0000 UTCI think I first noticed her in Primary Colors and she will break your heart in that movie. I also loved her in The Waterboy, Kathy Bates has the most range of any actor.
Jacob King
2024-10-09 23:35:59 +0000 UTCSame here. I've also seen her in Around the World in 80 Days (2004) with Jackie Chan & Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell (2019), as well as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023). Here's a fun fact, Kathy Bates & Victor Garber (Miss Hannigan & Mr. Warbucks in The Wonderful World of Disney's Annie (1999)) were also in Titanic (1997) as Margaret "Molly" Brown & Thomas Andrews.
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 22:27:06 +0000 UTCThat's an excellent character study.
ButtercupsTrueLove
2024-10-09 22:24:56 +0000 UTCShe even watched The Green Mile (1999).
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 22:24:09 +0000 UTCWell, it may be Addie's second 'horror' movie adaptation of Stephen King's works but she's already watched his Frank Darabont-directed adaptation of the novella, "The Shawshank Redemption".
ButtercupsTrueLove
2024-10-09 22:23:23 +0000 UTCGood call on rob. It's great in the book but in the movie it could have been too much
KingGoji94
2024-10-09 22:21:25 +0000 UTCThe late William Goldman, who adapted the Stephen King novel for the screenplay, wrote the scene as depicted in the novel. The director, Rob Reiner, changed the 'hobbling' scene and shot it. Goldman was furious but when he saw the test screening with an audience... Rob Reiner was right - what worked on the printed page would have immediately removed all sense of humanity from Annie Wilkes' character on the big screen. Goldman was an accomplished screenwriter and novelist. He wrote "The Princess Bride" novel as well as the screenplay for the Rob Reiner film. He wrote the original screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Sometimes even Goldman couldn't predict how an audience would perceive a film scene.
ButtercupsTrueLove
2024-10-09 22:19:26 +0000 UTCWill we be getting a reaction to signs as well?
SR2 Prod.
2024-10-09 21:00:41 +0000 UTCHands down one of the best Stephen King adaptations..."Oh forgive me Paul for prattling away and making everything all oogy."
Steve Mercier
2024-10-09 20:44:50 +0000 UTCFinally someone else who was introduced to Kathy Bates through Annie! Although I'd say Misery is her greatest performance, I'll always see her as Miss Hannigan! XD
PrimadonnaKath
2024-10-09 20:40:27 +0000 UTCAddie, if you want something REALLY scary, try the 2000 Extended Director's Cut of The Exorcist (1973), it'll be a lovely day when you watch that movie. #TheExorcistForAddieCounts
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 19:01:58 +0000 UTCKing himself has claimed "The Green Mile" is the most faithful film adaptation of any of his works, but I have to imagine this one is up there as well.
Byrd N. Hand
2024-10-09 17:59:45 +0000 UTCI believe she did run him over. Also another thing. Annie's rant about cliffhangers is spot on
KingGoji94
2024-10-09 17:47:35 +0000 UTCI don't recall what happened to the sheriff. I read that novel barely out of high school, back when I was a horror geek. What she did to his feet stuck in my head for sure. lol
Mr. Writhms
2024-10-09 17:45:29 +0000 UTCDidnt she run over the sheriff in the book too
KingGoji94
2024-10-09 17:39:57 +0000 UTCAnd she used a blowtorch to cauterize the stumps after she chopped them off. That Stephen King... 🎃
Mr. Writhms
2024-10-09 17:38:11 +0000 UTCThe 'hobbling' scene is a must for any movie reaction follower. I know you've previously seen James Caan as the dad in "Elf" as well as Sonny in the "Godfather" movies, but I'd also recommend "The Rain People," "The Gambler," and "Thief." And I know you're familiar with Rob Reiner from his directorial effort that is "The Princess Bride" as well as him playing Leonardo DiCaprio's dad in "The Wolf of Wall Street," but I'd also highly recommend "This Is Spinal Tap" (in which he both acts and directs), "The Sure Thing," "Stand by Me," and "When Harry Met Sally..."
Byrd N. Hand
2024-10-09 17:10:03 +0000 UTCNOOOOOOOO
Addie Counts
2024-10-09 17:03:45 +0000 UTCAnd speaking of Rob Reiner, the director of this movie and The Princess Bride (1987), I also suggest Stand By Me (1986), another Stephen King film adaptation, When Harry Met Sally... (1989), with Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan, A Few Good Men (1992), with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, & Demi Moore, The American President (1995), with Michael Douglas & Annette Bening, The Story of Us (1999) with Bruce Willis & Michelle Pfeiffer, Alex & Emma (2003), with Kate Hudson & Luke Wilson, Rumor Has It... (2005), with Jennifer Aniston & Mark Ruffalo, The Bucket List (2007), also with Jack Nicholson, and Flipped (2010). #MoreRobReinerForAddieCounts
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 17:00:03 +0000 UTCHey addie, will you be watching signs as well since it was very close to Misery in the poll?
Thats MR. Baldamort
2024-10-09 16:56:21 +0000 UTCAnd another James Caan (RIP) movie that I also suggest to you is Thief (1981), produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Michael Mann. #Thief1981ForAddieCounts
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 16:31:18 +0000 UTCClassic, Love it. I'm ya number one fan. 😘🤪🤣
PHILLIP CORNISH
2024-10-09 16:28:11 +0000 UTCI second Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). That movie and The Waterboy (1998), with Adam Sandler, should help heal the creepiness she felt from her during this movie. #MoreKathyBatesForAddieCounts
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 16:22:24 +0000 UTCHappy Wednesday, Addie! 😊 As much as I love the "IT" movies, "Misery" is easily my top favorites from book-to-movie adaptations from Stephen King. Fun Fact: Kathy Bates won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for her performance in this movie in 1991. For more Kathy Bates I very highly recommend the 1991 "Fried Green Tomatoes". Definitely looking forward to watching this reaction later this evening. Have a great day today! 😊
Randee Carreno
2024-10-09 16:18:39 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Kathy Bates, who plays Annie Wilkes in this movie, Margaret "Molly" Brown in Titanic (1997), & Miss Hannigan in The Wonderful World of Disney's Annie (1999), I suggest The Waterboy (1998) with Adam Sandler as Bobby Bouchet. In that Disney movie, Bates plays his mom, Helen "Mama" Bouchet. It will ALSO help you heal from being freaked out by her Oscar-winning performance in this movie. #TheWaterboyForAddieCounts
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 16:12:12 +0000 UTCOne of the scariest movies ever made.
Brandon Pierce
2024-10-09 16:06:16 +0000 UTCLet's give Addie a round of applause for surviving Misery (1990) as her SECOND Stephen King horror movie adaptation after The Shining (1980)! 👏👏 Happy Wednesday. I hope to watch this movie either tonight, later on this coming weekend, or later on with my girlfriend.
Alex Tan
2024-10-09 16:03:53 +0000 UTCIn the book that scene is worse. She chopped his feet off with an axe
KingGoji94
2024-10-09 16:01:44 +0000 UTC
