OldBoy

**SPOILERS WITHIN**

Please continue pre-release discussion here.

Movie:
"The Dark Tower" (Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Haysbert)

Release Date:
8/4/17

Rating:
PG-13 (for sequences thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action.)

Running Time:
95m. (1h. 35m.) (Yes, that is accurate!)

Budget:
$60 million (estimated)

IMDb Synopsis:


IMDb Info and Rating:
0.0 (0 votes as of 8/1/17)

Rotten Tomatoes:
Fresh:00 Rotten:00 (0% as of 8/1/17)

Metacritic:
00 metascore ('Generally favorable reviews' as of 8/1/17)

Trailer:


Poster Art:

Crocker Jarmen

I am dumbfounded.

E Unit

$60 mil budget? I'm wagering it'll bring in $50 mil max. More realistically $30 mil or so. I'm guessing it'll fare slightly better abroad.

OldBoy

i was surprised it was that low as well. 2 sites confirmed, but who knows really...

Dan

stolen from another forum...
Rotten Tomatoes


http://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/the...ba-1201861528/

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/08/...k-tower-review

http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/maybe...er-sequel.html

http://collider.com/the-dark-tower-review/

http://uproxx.com/movies/the-dark-tower-review/
What a damn disappointment...

Michael Corvin

I'd be shocked if it makes $30. The Dark Tower is my favorite book series, but this just looks like it has "bomb" written all over it. It should absolutely appeal to me but nothing in the marketing is screaming "go see it!" I have to imagine I'm not the only DT fan in this boat.

That being said I overheard a couple of ladies discussing "The Tower" movie the other day. Reason? They wanted to see that new Matthew mcconaughey movie. So I guess anything is possible at this point.

Decker

As somebody with zero familiarity with the source material (and a fondness for both leads), this film, from the trailers, looks like an absolute mess. Easy pass for me.

Abob Teff

Once this comes out on home video, how many people will immediately rent The Two Towers so they can see the sequel and get resolution?

DJariya

IGN posted a review tonight.

They weren't impressed either. Gave it a 5.0 out of 10. Average.

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Review is super short. Only 2 1/2 minutes for those who don't like to watch long YouTube videos.

dex14

Sinking like a ship on RT.

I wasn't interested in this to begin with... definitely passing on it this weekend.

Orbi-Wan Techno

Orbi-Wan Reviews is passing on this one. Guess I'm watching my bluray of Shin Godzilla instead...

TomOpus

Watched a video review of a YouTube channel I subscribe to. One reviewer is a huge King fan and the other is a fringe fan who hadn't read the books.

Both were very disappointed. The non-fan was the most optimistic before seeing it. He said the movie felt like stuff was missing and he never read the books. They said the movie will bomb bad.

They even mentioned the theater was 2/3 full, even though they were told only two could attend the screening because it was totally booked.

I was going tomorrow to see it. Guess I'll catch something else.

Rob V

I'm really bummed to be reading this feedback... but this just isn't the type of source material you turn into a feature film. In 2017 it'd be SO easy to series this on any one of a dozen types of services (HBO, Netflix, Hulu). Ugh... so disappointing.

GoldenJCJ

If the reviews trickling out are to be believed then this deserves to bomb. It sounds like it was a rush job, for some strange reason, with a director in over his head, and a super stingy budget.

In an era where book series' are given entire series' runs and film series' are planned out multiple movies in advance, it's indefensible for the studio to pull this shit.

dex14

Yet...they are still moving forward with the TV series:

‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series Taps ‘Walking Dead’ Alum Glen Mazzara As Showrunner
http://deadline.com/2017/08/the-dark...er-1202141481/

milo bloom

I can't help but think of the Star Wars: Clone Wars show. It started with a theatrical movie that was really just 4 episodes put together and it wasn't a very good story. But then the TV show ran for 6 seasons and is one of the greatest additions the SW canon ever created.

Mike86

I like the books and a lot of King's other works so it's a shame that it sounds like this is bad. Agree with the consensus that from the trailers it's looked bad all along though. I'll pass in theaters but will probably watch it someday on Blu-ray or one of the premium channels. Hopefully the series is better. I always thought it make for a better series anyways.

slop101

I'm not surprised at the (relatively) low budget - the trailers looked cheap. At first, I thought it was an ad for the TV series instead of the movie.

Troy Stiffler

This reminds me of Suicide Squad. Lots of bad buzz. But I suspect I'm still going to enjoy it.

Liver&Onions

Saw this last night. I am a huge DT fan.

It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't my Dark Tower. That's not my Roland, nor my Jake, nor my Walter. It's something inspired by the DT series which features characters similar to the book series. It's a mid-00s grade Sci-fi flick.

Once i disconnected my DT expectations from what I was watching, it was a decent way to kill 90 minutes.

Rob V

^^ I guess that's the right attitude going into this. I really, really want to see it in the theater despite the reviews. I spent 3 years getting thru the books... and I'm certainly happy to hear there will be a proper TV series.

Brack

Another disappointing King adaptation? Shocker.

Michael Corvin

Sounds like Kubrick's Shining.

E Unit

Interesting that Rotten Tomatoes is currently at 19%, yet the audience score is at 63%.

Dr. DVD

Only read the first two books but this pretty much sums it up. Caught this today and once you look at it as just another sci-fi flick, it's somewhat decent. On the bright side I now know that I can read the rest of the books and not really have much spoiled for me.