Stephen King's IT (2017, D: Andrés Muschietti)
08-18-17, 02:40 PM
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Re: Stephen King's IT (2017, D: Andrés Muschietti)
i really don't see how or why they think it will do well. this doesn't look that good at all to me. Stranger Things with more violence, i guess, is what they are going for. who knows?
08-18-17, 03:30 PM
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It's tracking well and has a large following from fans of the book and a full generation that grew up on the mini series. Plus, solid trailers.
08-18-17, 03:43 PM
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08-18-17, 04:39 PM
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I've done both. The series was horrible. The book was pretty darn creepy, but this just seems like another, generic Hollywood spooky/haunting horror movie. But more kids. Just my opionion. I realize ST owes a lot to book. But so many King novels just don't translate well to the screen. For whatever reasons. Sure, there are the exceptions. Misery, Stand By Me, but so so many duds. Trailer just doesn't do anything for me. We'll see when reviews come out. Hope I'm wrong as I would love to see a well done R rated horror movie in theaters. So few and far between nowadays...
08-18-17, 04:52 PM
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08-18-17, 08:01 PM
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Pet Semetery, The Shining, Shawshank, Misery, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, The Mist, 1408, Cujo, Carrie, The Dead Zone, 11.22.63, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, etc. Then currently Mr. Mercedes tv show is fantastic.
I think the real problem is one, his volume of output and two, the chasm between the quality of his adaptations. He's so prolific that he can just license out everything left and right. If something's bad, someone else will give it another go a few years down the line. And when they're bad, they're really fucking bad. Under the Dome, The Mist (show) and The Dark Tower come to mind for recent stuff.
08-18-17, 09:03 PM
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Re: Stephen King's IT (2017, D: Andrés Muschietti)
That's an outdated perception, IMO. His adaptations have gotten a lot better over the years. Not to mention, nobody bats a thousand. "Exceptions" implies a few. He has more than a few solid ones.
Pet Semetery, The Shining, Shawshank, Misery, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, The Mist, 1408, Cujo, Carrie, The Dead Zone, 11.22.63, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, etc.
Pet Semetery, The Shining, Shawshank, Misery, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, The Mist, 1408, Cujo, Carrie, The Dead Zone, 11.22.63, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, etc.
08-18-17, 10:08 PM
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That's an outdated perception, IMO. His adaptations have gotten a lot better over the years. Not to mention, nobody bats a thousand. "Exceptions" implies a few. He has more than a few solid ones.
Pet Semetery, The Shining, Shawshank, Misery, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, The Mist, 1408, Cujo, Carrie, The Dead Zone, 11.22.63, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, etc. Then currently Mr. Mercedes tv show is fantastic.
I think the real problem is one, his volume of output and two, the chasm between the quality of his adaptations. He's so prolific that he can just license out everything left and right. If something's bad, someone else will give it another go a few years down the line. And when they're bad, they're really fucking bad. Under the Dome, The Mist (show) and The Dark Tower come to mind for recent stuff.
Pet Semetery, The Shining, Shawshank, Misery, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, The Mist, 1408, Cujo, Carrie, The Dead Zone, 11.22.63, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, etc. Then currently Mr. Mercedes tv show is fantastic.
I think the real problem is one, his volume of output and two, the chasm between the quality of his adaptations. He's so prolific that he can just license out everything left and right. If something's bad, someone else will give it another go a few years down the line. And when they're bad, they're really fucking bad. Under the Dome, The Mist (show) and The Dark Tower come to mind for recent stuff.
The Dead Zone - Cronenberg
Carrie - DePalma
Christine - Carpenter
The Mist - Darabont
When you have a good novel and a good (auteur?) director paired up it works and you end up with a classic. Even stuff like Cujo and Pet Sematary were turned into decent horror movies.
But a lot of King adaptions end up with some combination of terrible scripts, journeyman directors, bad actors, and dreadful CGI, and the tv adaptions in particular -- The Stand, It, Under the Dome, Langoliers, The Shining (mini), Salems Lot (both) -- were awful.
This came up a while back in another discussion about King adaptions here, but I found it interesting. It seems like the closer King is to his adaptions, the worse they are; they have bad acting and look like overlit soap operas. Is this how Stephen King sees his own books in his head?
08-18-17, 10:40 PM
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In fact, it could somewhat fit under your "auteur director" category, being directed by Tobe Hooper (made in the period in between the classics Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist). Maybe it's dated a bit (it's been a while since I watched last) and limited by the content constraints of 70s tv, but it's a far cry from "awful". Though I've heard bad things about the massively edited 110 minute "movie" version (which I've never seen).
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08-19-17, 12:36 AM
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This is tracking for a 50 million dollar opening weekend, one of the largest September openings ever. The teaser trailer was the most viewed trailer EVER in the first 24 hours after release. I'm pretty sure it's going to do OK.
08-19-17, 01:09 AM
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I remember the 1979 miniseries of Salem's Lot being pretty good In fact, it could somewhat fit under your "auteur director" category, being directed by Tobe Hooper (made in the period in between the classics Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist). Maybe it's dated a bit (it's been a while since I watched last) and limited by the content constraints of 70s tv, but it's a far cry from "awful". Though I've heard bad things about the massively edited 110 minute "movie" version (which I've never seen).
In fact, it could somewhat fit under your "auteur director" category, being directed by Tobe Hooper (made in the period in between the classics Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist). Maybe it's dated a bit (it's been a while since I watched last) and limited by the content constraints of 70s tv, but it's a far cry from "awful". Though I've heard bad things about the massively edited 110 minute "movie" version (which I've never seen).I would like to see 'Salem's Lot made into a theatrical film. It was one of the first King novels I read back when I was a kid and I remember enjoying it.
Likewise, I think The Stand would be a good theatrical trilogy.
Both would need a strong cast, a good director, and a good cinematographer.
08-19-17, 07:50 AM
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08-20-17, 09:33 AM
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I just watched it a couple of months ago and it bored me. The pacing is absolutely glaciel and the characters are dull.
I would like to see 'Salem's Lot made into a theatrical film. It was one of the first King novels I read back when I was a kid and I remember enjoying it.
Likewise, I think The Stand would be a good theatrical trilogy.
Both would need a strong cast, a good director, and a good cinematographer.
I would like to see 'Salem's Lot made into a theatrical film. It was one of the first King novels I read back when I was a kid and I remember enjoying it.
Likewise, I think The Stand would be a good theatrical trilogy.
Both would need a strong cast, a good director, and a good cinematographer.
08-20-17, 09:49 AM
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I agree with what a lot of people here are saying, King adaptations work best when they get a decent director behind the camera. The Shining is an interesting exception as it works better as a Kubrick horror movie than a Kind adaptation. The major issue the horror adaptations face is that the character development and backgrounds you get when reading are almost non-existent . The "It" novel makes it so you know just about all there is to know about any victim, friend, or some random passerby to the story events. Once someone trims the fat for the screen you just see another no name victim getting mauled by a creature like every other horror movie.
FWIW, King wrote the screenplay to Sleepwalkers and directed Maximum Overdrive. I know both may have fans, but they aren't exactly great works of horror.
FWIW, King wrote the screenplay to Sleepwalkers and directed Maximum Overdrive. I know both may have fans, but they aren't exactly great works of horror.
08-20-17, 10:07 AM
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They are both pretty movies, much less horror movies. If there are fans, must be fans of bad cinema. There can be some entertainment value in a bad movie.
08-25-17, 12:40 PM
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Re: Stephen King's IT (2017, D: Andrés Muschietti)
Alamo Drafthouse to Host Clown-Only Screenings of ‘IT’
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perhaps inspired by its women-only “Wonder Woman” screenings — although probably less likely to incite controversy — an Austin, Tex., location of the Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a clown-only screening of the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s “It” the day after the film’s Sept. 8 premiere
According to the company’s website, the bizarre event requires that “all attendees should arrive dressed as a clown in order to attend.” The Mueller theater will also be hosting a “Barrell O’ Fun” pre-party, including “face-painters available for clown ‘touch-ups,’ a photo booth, raffles for prizes, and other terrifying merriment.”
According to the company’s website, the bizarre event requires that “all attendees should arrive dressed as a clown in order to attend.” The Mueller theater will also be hosting a “Barrell O’ Fun” pre-party, including “face-painters available for clown ‘touch-ups,’ a photo booth, raffles for prizes, and other terrifying merriment.”
08-25-17, 04:11 PM
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Fuck. That. 
08-25-17, 04:20 PM
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