Along the last days, I had been watching this thirteen episodes TV series of Stephen King, and I really found the story confused and too long. There are many silly characters and unnecessary situations, and the story spins without reaching a point. Dr. Hook (Andrew McCarthy), Dr. Stegman (Bruce Davidson) and Peter Rickman (Jack Coleman) are the best lead characters. The character of Diane Ladd keeps a crying face most of the time and is very silly with her crazy theories. The director of the hospital is awfully stupid and never works. Elmer and his sexual fixation in Dr. Lona Massingale is also boring. The vandalism with the Jaguar of Dr. Stegman by the two retarded is also ridiculous.
I do not have the original names of the episodes in English, therefore I included a free translation, and I rated them as follows:
1st "Venha a Nós o Vosso Reino" ("Come to us Your Kingdom")(19 Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
2nd "Reino da Morte" ("Kingdom of the Death") (20th Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
3rd "Beijo de Despedida" ("Goodbye Kiss") (20th Jun 2005) My vote is six;
4th "O Outro Lado da Meia-Noite" ("The Other Side of Midnight") (21st Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
5th "O Reino de Hook" ("The Kingdom of Hook") (21st Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
6th "O Jovem e o Sem Cabeça" ("The Youngster and the Without Head") (16th Jul 2005) My vote is seven;
7th "Ruídos Sinistros" ("Sinister Noises") (19th Jul 2005) My vote is eight;
8th "Sem Coração" ("Without Heart") (20th Jul 2005) My vote is seven;
9th " Mão Furada" "("Butter Fingers") (20th Jul 2005) My vote is eight;
10th " No Terceiro Dia" ("On the Third Day") (20th Jul 2005) My vote is five;
11th "O Dia dos Ataques" ("The Day of the Attacks") (21st Jul 2005) My vote is five;
12th "Deveria ter Ficado em Casa" ("I Should Have Stayed at Home") (21st Jul 2005) My vote is eight;
13th "Episódio Final" ("Final Episode") (21st Jul 2005) My vote is nine.
Another interesting point is the number of favorable reviews in IMDb for this mini, all of them giving ten in the vote. However, most of them are written by persons interested in promoting this movie for some reason, since they have only ONE review issued in IMDb. My global vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Kingdom Hospital"
I do not have the original names of the episodes in English, therefore I included a free translation, and I rated them as follows:
1st "Venha a Nós o Vosso Reino" ("Come to us Your Kingdom")(19 Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
2nd "Reino da Morte" ("Kingdom of the Death") (20th Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
3rd "Beijo de Despedida" ("Goodbye Kiss") (20th Jun 2005) My vote is six;
4th "O Outro Lado da Meia-Noite" ("The Other Side of Midnight") (21st Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
5th "O Reino de Hook" ("The Kingdom of Hook") (21st Jun 2005) My vote is seven;
6th "O Jovem e o Sem Cabeça" ("The Youngster and the Without Head") (16th Jul 2005) My vote is seven;
7th "Ruídos Sinistros" ("Sinister Noises") (19th Jul 2005) My vote is eight;
8th "Sem Coração" ("Without Heart") (20th Jul 2005) My vote is seven;
9th " Mão Furada" "("Butter Fingers") (20th Jul 2005) My vote is eight;
10th " No Terceiro Dia" ("On the Third Day") (20th Jul 2005) My vote is five;
11th "O Dia dos Ataques" ("The Day of the Attacks") (21st Jul 2005) My vote is five;
12th "Deveria ter Ficado em Casa" ("I Should Have Stayed at Home") (21st Jul 2005) My vote is eight;
13th "Episódio Final" ("Final Episode") (21st Jul 2005) My vote is nine.
Another interesting point is the number of favorable reviews in IMDb for this mini, all of them giving ten in the vote. However, most of them are written by persons interested in promoting this movie for some reason, since they have only ONE review issued in IMDb. My global vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Kingdom Hospital"