Misery | Lauren Bacall, Kathy Bates | MISERY CHASTAIN CANNOT BE...

Misery | Lauren Bacall, Kathy Bates | "I have faith in you,my darling"

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Misery

	Misery Lauren Bacall, Kathy Bates MGM (Video & DVD), 2000 average customer review:based on 172 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A "heart-stopping psychological thriller" (Joel Siegel) this Academy Award(r)-winning* film is "one of the best horror movies" (Time) ever. Adapted from a Stephen King story by Oscar(r)-winning** screenwriter William Goldman (All the President's Men) and directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), this chiller starring Kathy Bates (Titanic) and James Caan (The Godfather), is "a Hitchcockian kind of cat-and-mouse" (The New York Times) gameplayed between two cunning mindsone as sharp as a tack and the other as blunt as a sledgehammer. Novelist Paul Sheldon (Caan) doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. Nor does he remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. All he remembers iswaking up in the home of Annie Wilkes (Bates)a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his "cock-a-doodie" life! *1990: Actress (Bates) **1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; 1976: All the President's Men

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MISERY CHASTAIN CANNOT BE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Paul, I'm sorry to keep prattling on and making you feel all ooggy..."

God, I love this movie.

If you love kooks and over-dramatic plots with suspense, and thrill, and theatrics and surprise then you'll love this as well!!

My favorite part is when Kathy Bates screams hysterically: MISERY CHASTAIN CANNOT BE DEAD. Because it was so over-the-top and in-your-face. I also love the part during the high-impact climactic scene between Annie and Paul when she maliciously called him a: c-o-c-k sucker. OMG so funny!!

IMHO, "Misery" is an updated version of the classic "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane" because Annie is just as nutty and attention-starved as Baby Jane Hudson. I don't think she had a specific obsession with Paul, instead, I think she was just obsessed with the idea of being near a warm body. She would have done this to anyone! But, Paul was absolutely the perfect victim to be kept hostage because he was such a normal, sane person who would never otherwise have been caught dead (pardon the pun) with Annie Wilkes.

Kathy Bates very rightfully won the Academy Award for her portrayal of this whack-job. She did such a bang-up job. As a matter of fact, there's even times when I'm watching "Fried Green Tomatoes" (another favorite of mine) when I actually think for a split second that I see Annie Wilkes return! James Caan was just as perfect as Kathy Bates although he received considerably less fanfare. But it's always like that, isn't it? The kooks always get the sympathy and the limelight while the otherwise sane are forgotten about. You gotta love it!

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"I have faith in you,my darling"

"Misery" opens with author Paul Sheldon (James Caan)suffering from writer's block. He tells his agent,the ever-stylish Lauren Bacall,that he's going to take a breather in Colorado. In a freak accident, Sheldon's car ends up in a ditch... and he finds himself being "nursed" by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) Annie introduces herself worshipfully,saying,"I'm your number #1 fan!" Wilkes begins as sympathetic&kind,but also creepily idolizing Sheldon. He finds himself in the same situation as Scheherazade in the Thousand&One Nights,he must tell the story of Misery Chastain to stay alive. There is paranoia&growing horror. One sympathizes with Sheldon's captivity&his longing for freedom. Wilkes goes from devoted,doting fan to horrifically obsessive. In the meantime, the town sheriff,Buster (Richard Farnsworth) goes to search for Sheldon,using his cheesy romance novels about Misery to solve the mystery.

In the classic,"Sunset Boulevard",faded diva Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) embodied the dark side of celebrity. In "Misery",Wilkes embodies the dark side of fandom. She seems cheesily all-American with her love of Liberace (complete with shrine) and her Spam meatloaf. She is a fundamentalist who thinks God called her to "save" Sheldon&Misery Chastain. At the same time, her obsession is deadly.

"Misery" is suspenseful&well-crafted. There are plenty of twists&turns,such as when Sheldon finds Wilkes' "Memory Lane" scrapbook. The ending will keep you guessing. "Misery" hurts so good.

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Absolutely Brilliant

Misery ranks up there with other classics such as the original "Psycho." Annie Wilkes does to Misery as Hannibal Lecter does to "The Silence of the Lambs." I believe the roles of Annie Wilkes and Paul Sheldon was made for Kathy Bates and James Caan. I realized that Annie had a severe case of OCD involving the case of the penguin and the photo album and I'll stop right there so I won't spoil it for you. I recommend that you go right now to the search box on Amazon, find "Misery" and click "add to cart." I promise, you will not be disappointed and After just one viewing, you will add yourself to the list of "number 1 fans."

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Misery

Stephen King is an awesome screen writter. His movies are filled without suspense without blood and guts flying everywhere. ALl his movies are suspenseful and leave you wanting to see the next movie by Stephen King.

"This is for the best..."

Misery starring Kathy Bates and James Caan is ultra creepy. Based on Stephan King's novel and directed by Rob Reiner this thriller will have you shaking in your boots. Bates is truly terrifying as "the fan" no wonder she won the Oscar! Caan has never been better, you can't help feel pity for the guy. Definitely one to watch, I highly recommend it!

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