For a Made-for-TV movie it was very well done but they changed many things compared to the book and many scenes (esp. places) were just copied from Lord of Illusions (1995). Ron Perlman was definitely the most impressive - evil characters are his Best!. Steve Weber, Kelly Overton, Shane Haboucha did a great job too
i dont know why everybody bitches how bad this movie was. i rented it and thought it was great, it wasnt too far off of the book. a movie is never as good as a book because getting thru a book is about a 15 20 hr experience, a movie is only two hrs at best.
The movie was pretty mediocre. Unfortunately most movies based on stephen king's novels are either hits or misses, this is a miss. I couldn't say I was surprised at the bad quality of this movie, as soon as I saw the Lionsgate logo I knew I was in for a bad treat. Anyways I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone, read the book instead.
It's a shame that books so good as Desperation came to be this shit. Sheriff is not like this one. Look at David! In the book he's younger than this kid who seems to be 14!
Ridiculous!
The book is amazing, a lot of action but the movie is pretty bad.
I'm reading tha book right now(: I found tha book in my mom's old treasure box . And i've asked several people if they heard of this book and they all told me no. until finally this one girl told me she saw tha movie and i was like :D
I don't think you can put the horror that Steven King writes onto film. The book is excellent, real 'can't put it down' stuff. This movie looks like cliched Hollywood shit.
I can honestly say that the book was awesome dont know about the movie to much, but they picked the perfect person to play the cop. Just the way i imagined it but scarier:)
yah i totally agree with everyone about the movie! its really bad but the book is freakin cool!!!!!!!!! the only part i like about the movie is ron perlman as the crazy cop!
hahahaha I just finishd watching it hahaha omg the ending bad guy is just asking the main guy not to kill him haha so fukin stupid worst ending ever!!
Get the movie just to see how shit the ending is, its epic fails
Desperation is pretty much one of my favorite Stephen King novels of all time. I really do want to watch the movie, though I have to say, who they chose for Mary, Steve, and Cynthia is really not how I imagined them. Not to knock the actors and actresses who play them or anything, but the way Mary and Steve were described in the book made them seem quite a bit different more actractive in my mind. Either way, I can work around all that. I still very much want to see this movie!
its good not better than the stand or the storm of the century but good nonetheless no films of stephen king's can match the books he's the master of sci-fi / horrors well i think so.
:| i saw this bullshit, probably the worst stephen king movie ever made...im sorry guys but its really bad. but hey dont take my word for it watch it urselves and see that i was right :))
``probably the worst stephen king movie ever made´´ thats really not a small statement.. I saw Dreamcatcher some days ago, and I got angry becous was insane bad.. I loved the book.. Dont know why theres so many shitty King movies.. It´s a shame
Read this book a few times, and The Regulators. Both are fantastic. I never knew they made a move of Desperation until i stumbled on this page. Guess what i am now off to order from Amazon !!.
I search the piano song in this movie !!! :)
amreichristin 2 weeks ago
This Movie is like a accident. You don´t want to watch it(because its totally WTF) but you can´t look away.
Renchen 5 months ago
the worst movie i have ever seen
csguden 9 months ago
this is one hella scary movie... to this day, nothing freaks me out like this does. The acting is really good.
KLtrvlr937 9 months ago
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Looks pretty brutal. I have to see it now x)
MrsBeastSlayer6 1 year ago
For a Made-for-TV movie it was very well done but they changed many things compared to the book and many scenes (esp. places) were just copied from Lord of Illusions (1995). Ron Perlman was definitely the most impressive - evil characters are his Best!. Steve Weber, Kelly Overton, Shane Haboucha did a great job too
Magnolia296 1 year ago
Oh my God! This movie was good! Awesome camerawork...terrible trailer...
TheFlexibleBullet 1 year ago
really good book
bitsizecookie 2 years ago
The only reason Desperation didn't get good ratings was because it aired at the same times as American Idol.
gmanhell94 2 years ago
i dont know why everybody bitches how bad this movie was. i rented it and thought it was great, it wasnt too far off of the book. a movie is never as good as a book because getting thru a book is about a 15 20 hr experience, a movie is only two hrs at best.
bouncingsoulspunker 2 years ago
Whats the little boys name?
xXSuperDuperCrazyXx 2 years ago
David
superchickwinx 2 years ago
No i mean in REAL life and his last name too, please. :]
xXSuperDuperCrazyXx 2 years ago
David Carver, Wentworth Ohio
LesPaulable 2 years ago
so far i love the book and ive seen the movie b4 but yeah ima watch it tonite on scyfy hahaha
jjaidynn 2 years ago
I loved the book the movie i thought the charecter of Mary would look diff but the movie was good just like the book i like stephen king's books
superchickwinx 2 years ago
The movie was pretty mediocre. Unfortunately most movies based on stephen king's novels are either hits or misses, this is a miss. I couldn't say I was surprised at the bad quality of this movie, as soon as I saw the Lionsgate logo I knew I was in for a bad treat. Anyways I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone, read the book instead.
MMMMTOASTY 2 years ago
well American Psycho is a Lionsgate picture....and its a pretty damn good movie....
sebmasterflash 2 years ago 2
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that book sucked so hard.
just like the movie
Turbolord 2 years ago
The book was awesome.
powwow23 2 years ago
Do you even know how to read????
CHeReZaDa18 2 years ago
Yes i know how to read fucktard.
Just respect my opinion.
I hated Desperation.
Turbolord 2 years ago
Yeah... Whatever...
CHeReZaDa18 2 years ago
hahaha wow
jjaidynn 2 years ago
kathy bates does a better job as the sherrif on the audio book then this ass clown
DenseCloudz 2 years ago 2
I saw it. Although it doesn't do the book justice, it's still leagues better than Saw and Friday the 13th.
Obelisk155 2 years ago
It's a shame that books so good as Desperation came to be this shit. Sheriff is not like this one. Look at David! In the book he's younger than this kid who seems to be 14!
Ridiculous!
The book is amazing, a lot of action but the movie is pretty bad.
derick78b 2 years ago
the novel was better the film was ok
mileyishotashell 2 years ago
I'm reading tha book right now(: I found tha book in my mom's old treasure box . And i've asked several people if they heard of this book and they all told me no. until finally this one girl told me she saw tha movie and i was like :D
Maccarrillo 2 years ago
I'm gonna have to watch it, but it doesn't look like it'll do the book justice
SoulCalibrator 2 years ago
i dont even want to see it. the book was excellent, though. better than the da vinci code.
muxinjam 2 years ago 5
havent seen the movie, is it really worth R rating? awesome book though
hiobenny 2 years ago
Yea, I think I'll stick with the book
bedpan72 3 years ago 2
The guy who plays the sheriff was also the guy who plays hellboy, and he fitted those two roles brilliantly
DJHitman13 3 years ago
He's way too small to ahve played the sherrif. The sherrif was supposed to be huge (6'5-6"6 and 250-300lbs)
lizmov 3 years ago
Ron Perlman is 6' 1" so that was kinda close. Plus he plays crazy very well.
JewAndMeProductions 2 years ago
i know
muxinjam 2 years ago
It would've been a xfect TV show
frankyhotdiva95 3 years ago
This movie was SHIT! So stupid i watched it last night.
frankyhotdiva95 3 years ago
How can this be rated R? Wasn't it made-for-TV?
CastleRockFan 3 years ago
I don't think you can put the horror that Steven King writes onto film. The book is excellent, real 'can't put it down' stuff. This movie looks like cliched Hollywood shit.
vinnyd91 3 years ago
ya it was the book was awsome
horrorlover927 3 years ago
this movie was shitty.
kookelmcjiggerson 3 years ago
I can honestly say that the book was awesome dont know about the movie to much, but they picked the perfect person to play the cop. Just the way i imagined it but scarier:)
kittytiff 3 years ago
THE MOVIE SUCKS! its nothing like the book!
llmileycyrusll 3 years ago
yah i totally agree with everyone about the movie! its really bad but the book is freakin cool!!!!!!!!! the only part i like about the movie is ron perlman as the crazy cop!
llmileycyrusll 3 years ago
One of my favorite SK books,Iv'e read 30+, but this trailer looks really bad.
wherespoochy9 3 years ago
hahahaha I just finishd watching it hahaha omg the ending bad guy is just asking the main guy not to kill him haha so fukin stupid worst ending ever!!
Get the movie just to see how shit the ending is, its epic fails
ultramegaman101 3 years ago
THIS MOVIE IS RIDICLIOUSLY SHIT!! Im watching it right now and have to stop and comment on how bad it is!
Shitty acting, shitty storyline SHITTY MOVIE!!!
-5/10..
ultramegaman101 3 years ago
It sucks that many movies from Stephens books like It aren't even scary. The books are real scary, i tell you all!
BlacksVideos 3 years ago
this movie is awesome! i saw it 500 times!
llmileycyrusll 3 years ago
stephen king movies really aren't that great if youre looking for a scary movie
scribbledskiexx 3 years ago
Desperation is pretty much one of my favorite Stephen King novels of all time. I really do want to watch the movie, though I have to say, who they chose for Mary, Steve, and Cynthia is really not how I imagined them. Not to knock the actors and actresses who play them or anything, but the way Mary and Steve were described in the book made them seem quite a bit different more actractive in my mind. Either way, I can work around all that. I still very much want to see this movie!
SpankSandwitch99 3 years ago
I'm half way through the book, and I really like it so far! I hope the movie does it justice!
buppy1022 3 years ago
its good not better than the stand or the storm of the century but good nonetheless no films of stephen king's can match the books he's the master of sci-fi / horrors well i think so.
ooodeanmartin 3 years ago
dude this film is from 2006? looks like it got ripped out of the eighties, for fuck's sake!
kometman 3 years ago
I've read the book, no movie can tell that story.
omgpollyomg 3 years ago
The book is good, but i don't know about the film...
beatdeat 3 years ago
it looks like a pice of crap
sailspl 3 years ago
amaziniiiiiiiiig
percysaul 4 years ago
:| i saw this bullshit, probably the worst stephen king movie ever made...im sorry guys but its really bad. but hey dont take my word for it watch it urselves and see that i was right :))
LoneWolf310 4 years ago
``probably the worst stephen king movie ever made´´ thats really not a small statement.. I saw Dreamcatcher some days ago, and I got angry becous was insane bad.. I loved the book.. Dont know why theres so many shitty King movies.. It´s a shame
123spasser123 3 years ago 2
I saw a little boy in the movie but whats his name? And its a great scary movie!
xx
1Romee2 4 years ago
the Little boy was David Carver, played by shane Haboucha... look up him on ImDB, he is a very good actor
Wiggum1500 4 years ago
Ohh Thank you!!
He is soo cute xD
Yes he is a good actor xD...
Again thank you xD
xx
1Romee2 4 years ago
exactly lol shane haboucha is one of my favorite actors every show or movie he does, he plays the part really well.
emily9318 4 years ago
Yeah it is :D
He is really good and sweet :)
1Romee2 4 years ago
@Wiggum1500
Shane Haboucha is staceys boyfriend in the video clip in staceys mum
mrpuppywuv 1 month ago
AFFE FILM (H)
ViekexAnneleen 4 years ago
this is god movie??
kuririn234 4 years ago
yeah it is a GOOD movie, I liked it...
tjbearytale 4 years ago
I'm 12 and reading book, it's pretty good, i must see the film!
QueenofMean89 4 years ago
was meant to write movie, not move. Just could not find an EDIT button anywhere !!
andy1404s 4 years ago
Read this book a few times, and The Regulators. Both are fantastic. I never knew they made a move of Desperation until i stumbled on this page. Guess what i am now off to order from Amazon !!.
andy1404s 4 years ago 2
Yea free marketing by me... and you won't be dissapointed.. although they did away with 1 character
Wiggum1500 4 years ago
Very good book. The bloke playing the cop looks exactly like I imagined him. I wonder if they'll make the film of the regulators.
eazylee369 4 years ago
That was Ron Pearlman. He was exactly what I expacted, and should definetly do more horror movies!
Sorry, but no "Regulators".
hijkul 4 years ago
I'm only 13 and I'm reading the book but I don't dare watch the movie @__________@
EasternRain 4 years ago 3
It was acctually pretty good I liked it..
Wiggum1500 4 years ago
@EasternRain OMG me too. I want to watch it but the scene with davids mother being possessed looks creepy as hell.
wolf1234link 10 months ago
@EasternRain i am 13 as well i have watched this movie and i am half way through the book :D
DaftyFox 6 months ago
@DaftyFox rofl im 11 and im on page 426 of DESPERATION and theres 514 pages
chicken72786 3 months ago
Its a fucking good book.
kickar 4 years ago
omg i have the book but im not nearly done
yet lol
mariahusername 4 years ago
sweet were can i find the movie
deathking12 4 years ago
u can find it on Amazon and in the Netflix shop
Wiggum1500 4 years ago
or Best Buy. lol, that's where I got it, the day it was released!
hijkul 4 years ago