I actually just read the book. She was way more psychotic in the book. She actually cut his foot off, and did much more to him. Kathy Bates was incredible.
Imo, one of the biggest differences between the book and the movie is how Annie presents herself at first. In the book, Paul IMMEDIATELY knows that Annie is up to no good and is afraid of her. But in the movie, Kathy Bates initially plays Annie as warm, friendly, and well-intentioned, albeit a bit of an oddball. Paul really does trust her before she shows her true colors. It's actually one of my favorite differences between the book and the movie; it makes it so much more frightening when Annie turns on Paul.
@@Silvermoon424 - It’s definitely a good narrative direction to take with the movie because it helps with making the audience feel more terrified as well. Personally though, I thought Paul was too foolish for not being more suspicious earlier on. He’s an incredibly superstitious writer who happened to be found by his “biggest fan”-being trusting doesn’t suit him, at least to me.
@@BCFBreakfastClubFani did try watching the idol against my better judgement but after the first sex scene I clocked out kennie & everyone else who watch all 5 episodes are stronger than me
As someone born and raised in Colorado, I can tell you that to this day it wouldnt be unrealistic for a big storm to take everything down--including cell towers. This story was always extra scary to me becase the things she says in the intro are really easy to believe if you're familiar with small mountain towns, and the initial reveal really GOT ME
during the crash scene I flashed back to the 90s and how, even if no phone lines were down, you're basically cooked at that point. I wonder if having cell phones have saved more lives than they've taken in car accidents.
Kathy Bates was so chilling in this movie, and deserved her Oscar win, being one of the only performers to win for a horror film. James Caan was fantastic as Paul, making him likable, and had you rooting for him to escape Annie's clutches. Rest in peace, James Caan, you'll be forever missed. 😇✌🏾
The Just King Things podcast episode on Misery has a lot of great contextualization & insight into King not only projecting himself as the “popular author with stalkers” but how he feels about being labelled as a “genre” writer. One of the most interesting behind-the-scenes aspects of Misery to me is how it relates to how King has written women over time. He was actively trying to be better about it, but still so many of Annie’s character are intrinsically tied to negative stereotypes about women. She comes from King’s petty contempt as much as his valid fear. I think Kathy Bates does an especially incredible job if you think about the role was given in those ways.
I wouldn’t say she made it “good”. But that’s one of the only Perry movies (maybe the only) where the cast had enough space and characterization to create some interest and tension.
Now THATS hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣I didn’t see the movie or read this book until I was much older, however I grew up watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents, so by the time I got into Stephen King, I had a different appreciation for this level of horror overall.
@@BRiGHT-CHilD my dad was so pissed off 😂 I think we ended up walking out of the parent/teacher conference. I also read IT in 6th grade and that created a whole issue. I mean the book is over 1k pages, you’d think they’d be happy I was reading 🤣
Fun fact Stephen King wrote has no memory of writing Misery because he had a serious coke addiction. Misery was his name for his drug the effects it had on him
Actually that’s Cujo he has no memory of. Misery was published about a year before he got sober, which is why the scenes where Paul gets more and more addicted to the pills Annie gives him.
Misery is pure gold! Fun fact, I remember reading somewhere that Stephen King said the hobbling/amputation scenes (in the book, Annie actually cuts off Paul's foot as well as his thumb) is an allegory for the writing process. When a writer has to cut scenes from a book they really like and worked hard on, it feels like cutting off pieces of themselves. Paul is forced to cut scenes from his new Misery novel that he enjoys because of Annie (who is kind of a stand-in for an editor) and then literally gets his limbs cut off. (btw I don't think Stephen King was saying that the editing process is bad or anything, just that when you're a writer you can't help but take it personally)
I actually dont like to listen about good movies as much as bad ones cause talking about bad movies is always fun no matter who is talking but Kennie can talk about good movies in a way thats still super fun to listen to
I’m so glad you liked this movie!! It’s such a stone-cold classic, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like it because it’s just rock solid all around. Clear stakes, Annie is totally believable as an unhinged control freak, and Kathy Bates earned every inch of that statue and not to mention James Caan is so good as well
I’m almost personally offended when I start to talk to someone about this movie and they haven’t seen it. It’s such a classic and it’s just perfect….😭😭
Same with me I got an entire bookshelf and a half of his novels. He’s way more than just a horror writer he doesn’t get enough credit sometimes. He’s done Fantasy, True Crime, Mystery, short story’s, post apocalyptic, spaghetti western, and even subliminal topics right under the surface like clever metaphors. Not to mention he was one of the first people to create a “Multiverse” in the entertainment space.
Have you watched Castle Rock? The second season serves as a kind of prequel to Misery, and it fleshes out Annie. The actress that plays her is immaculate; she recreated the accent, mannerisms, and body language of Kathy Bates' performance so well that it was almost eerie! I'm pretty out of touch with pop culture so don't know how it was received, but I myself would highly recommend the show to fans of the movie
I'll be damned. Kennie's covering a movie I've heard of, and it's one of my favorites. This movie is just the epitome of cozy horror, and Annie Wilkes is such a fascinatingly complex villain. Though James Caan's performance as Paul Sheldon also shouldn't be overlooked; the guy nails the role of someone just trying to get through a terrifying situation that he has zero control over.
Ouhhhhhh I absolutely love 90's Stephen king stuff. Pure Magic. One day if you feel like diving into lenghth and slow paced goodness, try storm of the century. The special effects are laughable but It really has a special place in my heart.
Bad Movies & a Beat is always a hilarious treat but I would love if you did more Good Movies & a Glam! There are so many classic movies that I’d love to hear your commentary on. Also, Misery is one of my favorite movies ever.
I read the book first and it’s one of my favorites of his. I loved its exploration of writer’s block and feeling trapped in a box with your creativity because of expectations. I forget if this was a book thing or just from the movie but him stuffing the pages down her throat was always a fantastic scene to me, like he’s saying “damn here’s what you want, choke on it for all I care!!”
Kennie! A bad movie suggestion-Somebody Help Me (2007). It’s on Tubi. I remember watching this god-awful movie with my mom when I was around 5 years old. It’s a horror movie starring Omarion, Minor Houston, etc.
1) love love love that you did this movie! one of those rare favs that i can watch a bunch of times and never get bored of 2) the body was BODYING in the parade ad, you betta go'head 3) must know where you got this sailor moon tee from, it's mad cute!
I had an entire freakout at my friend's twelfth birthday party over this movie! I was so scared that I didn't even want it to be playing in another part of the house, even though I couldn't see or hear it. It's been 32 years, so I might try it again 😂
I'm so glad you did this one!!! I'm a die-hard S.K. fan (from age 13-present and I'm 49). My very first book of his was "Misery". Since most SK adaptations (and, sadly I do include "The Shining" here, for the same reasons the author himself didn't like it. Although it's a good movie on its own, it's not a great adaptation because it missed the mark on its main message. ANYHOW) are crap, I was so pleasantly surprised when this one came out. The kicker was that I had kind of pictured Cathy Bates in my head when I was reading the book, lol. This was the first big-screen adaptation that didn't disappoint me in some way (although let's take a second to recognize that they changed the amputation of his foot to just having it broken to pieces), and it gave me hope for future films to come. I believe Stephen King is the last of the truly great writers, and I have read/watched every single one of his pieces, including the unfinished digital office plant story. Thanks again for doing a SK movie!!!
I haven't watched the movie but the book was sooooo good definitely the best Stephen King book I've read and the scariest book I've ever read too. Annie is even more intense and scary in the book, like before she succumbs to her injuries she was able to crawl all the way the the barn presumably to get a weapon to finish him off with
One of my fave movies ever🔥🔥🔥 i watched it a few months ago in winter after my uni final exams and man...i fell in love with it and it creeped the hell out of me
So I wasn’t allowed to watch a lot of movies as a teen, especially horror. So I started a thing called Midnight Movie Hour, which was essentially watching Netflix secretly at night in my room on my much too small phone. And I would have to finish because I didn’t want it to show up on the Continue Watching section when my mom turned it on. I watched things like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Zodiac, Silence of the Lambs, and so many others. This was one of those movies and I went in completely blind. The horror of watching this in a completely dark room.I was horrified by the hobbling, this was the only movie that I’ve stopped and contemplated quitting before reluctantly going back for. I’m glad I finished because it’s still one of my favorite movies.
I don't even know how to describe the feeling I got from this movie when she broke his feet. Like only a few movies gave me that feeling, it's so distinct but I can't describe what the feeling is.
Gerald's game is directed by one of my favorite director (and i almost never have like. Favorite moviemakers but i have always enjoyed his stuff) so yeah watch it
'i heard Gerald's game is very good' Me: *traumatic flashbacks* I'm not a horror movie person but during the holidays at college those of us who were stuck in the dorms decided to do a horror movie marathon, which I mostly avoided but cos I still wanted to hangout with my friends I stuck around for a couple of movies and after Gerald's game my friend couldn't sleep so we ended up sleeping in the communal living room together on the couches and I had a nightmare about a guy licking my foot at the end of the couch I was sleeping on and that's been the last time I've tried to be brave about horror movies.
The one thing I miss from the novel was the actual Misery chapter. The novel open each chapter with an excerpt from the Misery book he is writing for Annie. And the crazy thing is... it sounds like GREAT. I wanted to read that novel! The chapters keep getting darker and darker, and the characters more complex. By the end, Paul Sheldon is eating with his editor and confesses that, though he is annoyed that Annie Wilkes DID made him fell in love with writing the Misery novels again (he gets progressively more engaged with the writing), he admits that he had never written so well and that he feels he kinda owes one to Misery for saving his life. It is then revealed that he faked that burning the manuscript for the Return of Misery by burning blank pages, saving the originals, which he publishes and is already working on the next one. The irony that Annie ultimately got what she wanted was... kinda glorious! I miss that, though I can't imagine how they could have intercalated The Return of Misery between the scenes.
So I think that the book is much scarier than the movie because in the book she’s much less whiny and bratty and just is much more cruel. But my favorite thing about the book is that he actually starts writing a second book in secret when he’s living with her because he realizes that it’s his best book and so basically because he was trapped in that situation, he ended up doing the best work he’s ever done. And I just think that that’s really really interesting and I wish that that I’ve been in the movie. I love Kathy Bates, but I don’t completely love how she plays this character. I feel like it comes across as a caricature rather than someone I should be scared of.
Omg, Kennie. I FEEL YOU WITH THAT RANDOM CRAMP. The worst ones are the kind that feel like they are hitting you from both sides. It is gut wrenching everytime.
Misery was one of the few books to make me feel genuine terror, it is so good! And this movie definitely lived up to that level of horror, Bates' performance is immaculate. Glad to see this pop up on Good Movies and a Glam, it's ICONIC.
Kennie have you ever seen the movie where the doctor dude kidnaps some woman he falls in love with and then cuts her to put her in a box so she can't leave him? "Boxing Helena" i believe. It's art.
This movie is everything! My dad and I loved watching this together! Kathy Bates is such an icon and I will watch anything she's in thanks to this film. I always thought this film would Make a great play too since it just had the two main characters
i never watched the whole movie so i was surprised to know it had a kind of? happy ending. like the movie has such an intense feeling of hopelessness that makes it uniquely scary imo. crazy person in your house w/e. crazy person in your house AND you rely on them to live AND all of your limbs are broken? horrifying
Kennie, if you haven't read the book yet i REALLY recommend you read it, it's amazing. I read it after seeing the movie years ago and i was blown away by it.
I haven’t watched Misery in forever. I think about it a lot just randomly. Especially the scene with the block of wood in between his ankles when she breaks them
Kathy Bates is in another amazing movie called Dolores Claiborne, which is also adapted from a Stephen King novel. It's a murder mystery thriller and Bates is AMAZING in it, strongly rec you review that movie as well, as it's just as good as this one.
Biggest childhood nightmare right here. my sister watched it while i was in the room and i was probably like 8. Kathy bates has been terrifying to me ever since!!
You should watch "Dolores Claiborne"!!! It's another Stephen King movie adaptation starring Kathy Bates, and Bates has said that Dolores Claiborne is the best character/movie she ever did, and most people who have watched (including me) agree!
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I actually just read the book. She was way more psychotic in the book. She actually cut his foot off, and did much more to him. Kathy Bates was incredible.
I remember in the book she had actually tied a strand of hair to each of the doorknobs in her house so she would know when he left
Same with how she dealt with the one police officer who came to ask some questions about Paul. New fear unlocked about riding lawnmowers.
Imo, one of the biggest differences between the book and the movie is how Annie presents herself at first. In the book, Paul IMMEDIATELY knows that Annie is up to no good and is afraid of her. But in the movie, Kathy Bates initially plays Annie as warm, friendly, and well-intentioned, albeit a bit of an oddball. Paul really does trust her before she shows her true colors. It's actually one of my favorite differences between the book and the movie; it makes it so much more frightening when Annie turns on Paul.
@@Silvermoon424 - It’s definitely a good narrative direction to take with the movie because it helps with making the audience feel more terrified as well. Personally though, I thought Paul was too foolish for not being more suspicious earlier on. He’s an incredibly superstitious writer who happened to be found by his “biggest fan”-being trusting doesn’t suit him, at least to me.
Yeah I’m listening to the audio book and man the book was something else!
so glad kennies doing more good movies she deserves it
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Right? Especially after "The Idol" IDK about everyone else, but I watched that turd, and it was so bad that it gave me literal anxiety.
@@BCFBreakfastClubFani did try watching the idol against my better judgement but after the first sex scene I clocked out kennie & everyone else who watch all 5 episodes are stronger than me
@@intergalactic-loser Believe me, you're better off. I watched it all, and that's 5 hours of my life gone forever.
She’s been through so much for us AND she a single mum with that mischievous ass pup 😭🫶🏾
As someone born and raised in Colorado, I can tell you that to this day it wouldnt be unrealistic for a big storm to take everything down--including cell towers. This story was always extra scary to me becase the things she says in the intro are really easy to believe if you're familiar with small mountain towns, and the initial reveal really GOT ME
during the crash scene I flashed back to the 90s and how, even if no phone lines were down, you're basically cooked at that point. I wonder if having cell phones have saved more lives than they've taken in car accidents.
Kathy Bates was so chilling in this movie, and deserved her Oscar win, being one of the only performers to win for a horror film. James Caan was fantastic as Paul, making him likable, and had you rooting for him to escape Annie's clutches. Rest in peace, James Caan, you'll be forever missed. 😇✌🏾
Not to mention King called this his favorite adaptation of all time.
I swear I see you everywhere on RUclips, Trina
Omg I forgot that James Caan had passed away RIP to him 💔
You have great taste in RUclips!!!!
Kathy Bates is amazing as Annie.
The Just King Things podcast episode on Misery has a lot of great contextualization & insight into King not only projecting himself as the “popular author with stalkers” but how he feels about being labelled as a “genre” writer. One of the most interesting behind-the-scenes aspects of Misery to me is how it relates to how King has written women over time. He was actively trying to be better about it, but still so many of Annie’s character are intrinsically tied to negative stereotypes about women. She comes from King’s petty contempt as much as his valid fear.
I think Kathy Bates does an especially incredible job if you think about the role was given in those ways.
That's incredibly interesting.
Love just king things! The misery episode was really goof
Why do we need a comic relief cop when we got Annie saying stuff like "cocka-doodie car?!" 😂 Man I love Kathy Bates!
"HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE COCKA-DOODIE CAAAAR".
@@leahmacdonald5122that has been a line quoted in my family for as long as I could remember. 😂😂😭
That shit kills me every time
The hobbling scene lives rent free in my head. Broken legs and ankles have been one of my worst fears ever since.
Same for my partner! He calls it "getting Miseried." As in "let's not stay in this creepy hotel. I don't wanna get Miseried." 😂
You can never unsee that scene 😳
Side note: Kennie was looking fine asf in that try-on. Kennieeee how are you this beautiful gworl??
Yes, her make up looked so damn good
I thought i was the only one❤️
She’s fkn gorgeous
So fine ❤
Definitely looking like a snack❤
Kathy Bates even made a Tyler Perry movie good 😂 okay sis is a ICON
YES! God I loved her and Alfree Woodard in that film ❤
I wouldn’t say she made it “good”. But that’s one of the only Perry movies (maybe the only) where the cast had enough space and characterization to create some interest and tension.
Same with Adam Sandler. She improves everything around her!
@@nataliecswann absolute goddesses of the stage ❤️❤️❤️
Misery made Kathy Bates a staple in my house! Anything with her in it, I’m tuned in!
Fried Green Tomatoes was a favorite! Kathy Bates will always be like a movie mom for me ❤
Same
Same! She's my favourite actress
Have you watched Dolores Claiborne?
I love that movie, but unfortunately not enough people have watched it.
I read this book in 3rd grade for a book report and the teacher called my parents in for a conference 😂
😂😂 My dad being a King fan, would let me watch some of his films as a kid, including this one so calling in my parents would have been unproductive.
Now THATS hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣I didn’t see the movie or read this book until I was much older, however I grew up watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents, so by the time I got into Stephen King, I had a different appreciation for this level of horror overall.
@@BRiGHT-CHilD my dad was so pissed off 😂 I think we ended up walking out of the parent/teacher conference. I also read IT in 6th grade and that created a whole issue. I mean the book is over 1k pages, you’d think they’d be happy I was reading 🤣
@@Tom_Servo Lol! Who exactly was your supplier for these books at that age?! 😂
@@BRiGHT-CHilD I don’t remember where I got them, likely the bookstore though. My dad and I always went
Fun fact Stephen King wrote has no memory of writing Misery because he had a serious coke addiction. Misery was his name for his drug the effects it had on him
Actually that’s Cujo he has no memory of. Misery was published about a year before he got sober, which is why the scenes where Paul gets more and more addicted to the pills Annie gives him.
Not exactly a fun fact lol. Kinda sad
Misery is pure gold! Fun fact, I remember reading somewhere that Stephen King said the hobbling/amputation scenes (in the book, Annie actually cuts off Paul's foot as well as his thumb) is an allegory for the writing process. When a writer has to cut scenes from a book they really like and worked hard on, it feels like cutting off pieces of themselves. Paul is forced to cut scenes from his new Misery novel that he enjoys because of Annie (who is kind of a stand-in for an editor) and then literally gets his limbs cut off.
(btw I don't think Stephen King was saying that the editing process is bad or anything, just that when you're a writer you can't help but take it personally)
Grabbing a bottle of Dom PeRIGnon for this one!
The hobbleing scene was so intense that the first director quit. It was very hard on the actors and entire crew
I hate when there's people that are crippled being hurt it bothers me a lot.
The sheer terror that builds slowly in this film is so incredible to see over time 😂
Gerald’s game is the one of the first horror movies in a while to truly touch upon my fears and my triggers. I watched it once and never again
I actually dont like to listen about good movies as much as bad ones cause talking about bad movies is always fun no matter who is talking but Kennie can talk about good movies in a way thats still super fun to listen to
period
I’m so glad you liked this movie!! It’s such a stone-cold classic, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like it because it’s just rock solid all around. Clear stakes, Annie is totally believable as an unhinged control freak, and Kathy Bates earned every inch of that statue and not to mention James Caan is so good as well
MISERY was such a BRILLIANT film. You couldn't help but to respect the antagonist while also rooting for the protagonist. Brilliant film
I’m almost personally offended when I start to talk to someone about this movie and they haven’t seen it. It’s such a classic and it’s just perfect….😭😭
Stephen King is my favorite writer, he wrote the hell out of misery. Kathy bates is legend
Same with me I got an entire bookshelf and a half of his novels. He’s way more than just a horror writer he doesn’t get enough credit sometimes. He’s done Fantasy, True Crime, Mystery, short story’s, post apocalyptic, spaghetti western, and even subliminal topics right under the surface like clever metaphors. Not to mention he was one of the first people to create a “Multiverse” in the entertainment space.
Have you watched Castle Rock? The second season serves as a kind of prequel to Misery, and it fleshes out Annie. The actress that plays her is immaculate; she recreated the accent, mannerisms, and body language of Kathy Bates' performance so well that it was almost eerie! I'm pretty out of touch with pop culture so don't know how it was received, but I myself would highly recommend the show to fans of the movie
I was about to make the same recommendation! Such a good season and I think stephen King helped in the project as well.
I'll be damned. Kennie's covering a movie I've heard of, and it's one of my favorites. This movie is just the epitome of cozy horror, and Annie Wilkes is such a fascinatingly complex villain. Though James Caan's performance as Paul Sheldon also shouldn't be overlooked; the guy nails the role of someone just trying to get through a terrifying situation that he has zero control over.
Her "Dom Perignon" is giving the Weekend's "Carte Blanche" lmao
If you ever have an open wound on your face those pimple patches are really good to cover them and use makeup
“You don’t have to love me.. I’d rather you didn’t” and that yup after Annie pronounced the wine name 😂😂
The book is on a whole nother level, but the improvised hobbling scene was just as exhilarating.
Kathy Bates and Stephen King are my unbeatable combo.
Ouhhhhhh I absolutely love 90's Stephen king stuff. Pure Magic. One day if you feel like diving into lenghth and slow paced goodness, try storm of the century. The special effects are laughable but It really has a special place in my heart.
Me too! 90s Stephen king! ❤
Bad Movies & a Beat is always a hilarious treat but I would love if you did more Good Movies & a Glam! There are so many classic movies that I’d love to hear your commentary on.
Also, Misery is one of my favorite movies ever.
Gerald's Game is so good, but it's also SO rough. Like, there's a scene in that movie that will forever haunt me.
The dog?
I think I know the scene. It freaked me out too-
I love you so much Kenny! The cramps, the snacking, the make up, the commentary! You’re my weekly highlight. “Become the worm” 😂
I read the book first and it’s one of my favorites of his. I loved its exploration of writer’s block and feeling trapped in a box with your creativity because of expectations. I forget if this was a book thing or just from the movie but him stuffing the pages down her throat was always a fantastic scene to me, like he’s saying “damn here’s what you want, choke on it for all I care!!”
It's been so long since I watched this. The infant deaths is just like the current Lucy Letby case in the UK.
Kennie! A bad movie suggestion-Somebody Help Me (2007). It’s on Tubi. I remember watching this god-awful movie with my mom when I was around 5 years old.
It’s a horror movie starring Omarion, Minor Houston, etc.
Misery is the most scary Stephan king book. Unlike his others something like this can actually happen.
Gerald's Game was SO GOOD. It's still haunting me to this day.
1) love love love that you did this movie! one of those rare favs that i can watch a bunch of times and never get bored of
2) the body was BODYING in the parade ad, you betta go'head
3) must know where you got this sailor moon tee from, it's mad cute!
I’m happy to see more Good Movies & A Glam. Hope there is more in the near future.
I had an entire freakout at my friend's twelfth birthday party over this movie! I was so scared that I didn't even want it to be playing in another part of the house, even though I couldn't see or hear it. It's been 32 years, so I might try it again 😂
Honestly, the darkest thing related to this movie, is how much easier it is to harass creators and actors today.
I'm so glad you did this one!!!
I'm a die-hard S.K. fan (from age 13-present and I'm 49). My very first book of his was "Misery". Since most SK adaptations (and, sadly I do include "The Shining" here, for the same reasons the author himself didn't like it. Although it's a good movie on its own, it's not a great adaptation because it missed the mark on its main message. ANYHOW) are crap, I was so pleasantly surprised when this one came out. The kicker was that I had kind of pictured Cathy Bates in my head when I was reading the book, lol. This was the first big-screen adaptation that didn't disappoint me in some way (although let's take a second to recognize that they changed the amputation of his foot to just having it broken to pieces), and it gave me hope for future films to come.
I believe Stephen King is the last of the truly great writers, and I have read/watched every single one of his pieces, including the unfinished digital office plant story.
Thanks again for doing a SK movie!!!
I haven't watched the movie but the book was sooooo good definitely the best Stephen King book I've read and the scariest book I've ever read too. Annie is even more intense and scary in the book, like before she succumbs to her injuries she was able to crawl all the way the the barn presumably to get a weapon to finish him off with
One of my fave movies ever🔥🔥🔥 i watched it a few months ago in winter after my uni final exams and man...i fell in love with it and it creeped the hell out of me
THIS is the start of a beautiful weekend. Thanks, Kennie! I love Kathy Bates! And you deserve a break after that horseshit from The Idol.
Girl, that cramp. I felt that 😢. I’m so sorry.
I just bought the book a few weeks ago and your video made me go and read it (after watching the entire video and liking it of course)
Misery is my favorite Stephen King moviee!!!!! LOVED this movie growing up
One of my favorite King books, performances and Internet-era all together, fantastic video!
Thank you lady K, you bring joy to so many!
This was indeed the push I needed to stop letting this languish on my watchlist and finally watch it, thank you Kennie
this video had me STRESSED i was like he is never gonna be free omg. how tense!
So I wasn’t allowed to watch a lot of movies as a teen, especially horror. So I started a thing called Midnight Movie Hour, which was essentially watching Netflix secretly at night in my room on my much too small phone. And I would have to finish because I didn’t want it to show up on the Continue Watching section when my mom turned it on. I watched things like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Zodiac, Silence of the Lambs, and so many others.
This was one of those movies and I went in completely blind. The horror of watching this in a completely dark room.I was horrified by the hobbling, this was the only movie that I’ve stopped and contemplated quitting before reluctantly going back for. I’m glad I finished because it’s still one of my favorite movies.
Stephen King as a TW made me bust out laughing 😂😂😂
I've loved this movie for so many years! I totally agree Kathy Bates absolutely killed that role ❤
I don't even know how to describe the feeling I got from this movie when she broke his feet. Like only a few movies gave me that feeling, it's so distinct but I can't describe what the feeling is.
ad roll kennies wig is gorgeous!
This movie was so good! I think it captured the feeling of fear anyone would get when they're stalked and kidnapped.
YESSSSS THE SAILOR MOON SHIRT!!🤩🤩🤩
Another good classic with Kathy Bates "Delores Claiborne"....btw yassssss body ody ody!!!!!!!❤
Gerald's game is directed by one of my favorite director (and i almost never have like. Favorite moviemakers but i have always enjoyed his stuff) so yeah watch it
'i heard Gerald's game is very good'
Me: *traumatic flashbacks*
I'm not a horror movie person but during the holidays at college those of us who were stuck in the dorms decided to do a horror movie marathon, which I mostly avoided but cos I still wanted to hangout with my friends I stuck around for a couple of movies and after Gerald's game my friend couldn't sleep so we ended up sleeping in the communal living room together on the couches and I had a nightmare about a guy licking my foot at the end of the couch I was sleeping on and that's been the last time I've tried to be brave about horror movies.
I have to retie my locs this week so now I have some new movies to watch. Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, and Misery
The one thing I miss from the novel was the actual Misery chapter.
The novel open each chapter with an excerpt from the Misery book he is writing for Annie.
And the crazy thing is... it sounds like GREAT. I wanted to read that novel!
The chapters keep getting darker and darker, and the characters more complex.
By the end, Paul Sheldon is eating with his editor and confesses that, though he is annoyed that Annie Wilkes DID made him fell in love with writing the Misery novels again (he gets progressively more engaged with the writing), he admits that he had never written so well and that he feels he kinda owes one to Misery for saving his life.
It is then revealed that he faked that burning the manuscript for the Return of Misery by burning blank pages, saving the originals, which he publishes and is already working on the next one.
The irony that Annie ultimately got what she wanted was... kinda glorious!
I miss that, though I can't imagine how they could have intercalated The Return of Misery between the scenes.
Love this ❤❤ I never saw Misery because real life is miserable enough all on its own lol so a Kennie video on it is absolutely perfect.
1:14 kennieeee you OWN this hair style 😍😍
OMG one of my favorite movies I watch it every year during spooky and winter ..so good
So I think that the book is much scarier than the movie because in the book she’s much less whiny and bratty and just is much more cruel. But my favorite thing about the book is that he actually starts writing a second book in secret when he’s living with her because he realizes that it’s his best book and so basically because he was trapped in that situation, he ended up doing the best work he’s ever done. And I just think that that’s really really interesting and I wish that that I’ve been in the movie. I love Kathy Bates, but I don’t completely love how she plays this character. I feel like it comes across as a caricature rather than someone I should be scared of.
These vids literally lift me out of a depressive state
HELLLLLLLLLL YES COCKADOODEE so stoked you’re covering this movie
the fact that her trying on the underwear is the most replayed is so funny😂 y'all some simps y'all also meaning me🤫
OH this unlocked a CORE memory in me damn i watched this as a kid and it freaked me the fuck out :')
the way that this movie makes me laugh, I can't even explain it
Omg, Kennie. I FEEL YOU WITH THAT RANDOM CRAMP. The worst ones are the kind that feel like they are hitting you from both sides. It is gut wrenching everytime.
I'm so glad you're covering a Kathy Bates film! Also not to be off topic but SERVING BODYODYODY!!!!
Yes! I absolutely love this movie. I randomly watched it once when it was on tv and I was surprised by how engaging it was.
this was such a good review! more good movies & a glam please. I really enjoyed seeing you gloat about a film like this.
When the wine got knocked over 😳🫤🫣😬 and then Kennie’s face 🫠😏🤣
I’m still genuinely surprised that this movie hasn’t been remade yet
The timing of this video is crazy because I literally just watched Misery for the first time a couple of days ago. A truly perfect movie. No notes.
Misery was one of the few books to make me feel genuine terror, it is so good! And this movie definitely lived up to that level of horror, Bates' performance is immaculate. Glad to see this pop up on Good Movies and a Glam, it's ICONIC.
Kennie have you ever seen the movie where the doctor dude kidnaps some woman he falls in love with and then cuts her to put her in a box so she can't leave him? "Boxing Helena" i believe. It's art.
This movie is everything! My dad and I loved watching this together! Kathy Bates is such an icon and I will watch anything she's in thanks to this film. I always thought this film would
Make a great play too since it just had the two main characters
16:49 i felt that… 😮💨
Both the book and this movie adaptation slap, can’t recommend both enough. I read the book in like 1 day it was so intense
Oh what a great coincidence I was already thinking of buying stuff from Parade thanks for the discount 😌
i never watched the whole movie so i was surprised to know it had a kind of? happy ending. like the movie has such an intense feeling of hopelessness that makes it uniquely scary imo. crazy person in your house w/e. crazy person in your house AND you rely on them to live AND all of your limbs are broken? horrifying
Kennie!! Your ability to make both good and bad movies equally entertaining is top tier
Kennie, if you haven't read the book yet i REALLY recommend you read it, it's amazing. I read it after seeing the movie years ago and i was blown away by it.
Crazy this is ur first time watching. This is up there with the shinning
Saturday is the best day of the week
25:27 my exact reaction my first time watching this movie 💀
I haven’t watched Misery in forever. I think about it a lot just randomly. Especially the scene with the block of wood in between his ankles when she breaks them
Kathy Bates is in another amazing movie called Dolores Claiborne, which is also adapted from a Stephen King novel. It's a murder mystery thriller and Bates is AMAZING in it, strongly rec you review that movie as well, as it's just as good as this one.
Gerald’s game is really good!! If you like a good psychological thriller, then Gerald’s game is the one to watch.
"give me some of that christing money" is one of my favourite lines in any piece of media😂
Biggest childhood nightmare right here. my sister watched it while i was in the room and i was probably like 8. Kathy bates has been terrifying to me ever since!!
I saw it in theatre when it opened. It was one of the scariest things I ever saw.
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You should watch "Dolores Claiborne"!!!
It's another Stephen King movie adaptation starring Kathy Bates, and Bates has said that Dolores Claiborne is the best character/movie she ever did, and most people who have watched (including me) agree!