BetterButter January 26, 2018 Share January 26, 2018 Mike Flanagan Will Adapt Stephen King’s DOCTOR SLEEP 1 Link to comment
starri January 27, 2018 Share January 27, 2018 (edited) Doctor Sleep is a much better book than it had any right to be, but the book's single scariest scene (books really don't scare me often, and this was legit terrifying) is about Spoiler 9/11 and while I don't know if seeing it onscreen would be on poor taste or not (I lean toward yes), I would be VERY uncomfortable seeing it dramatized. Edited January 27, 2018 by starri 1 Link to comment
BetterButter March 29, 2018 Share March 29, 2018 Stephen King’s ‘The Tommyknockers’ in Works as Movie From James Wan, Roy Lee Link to comment
ferjy July 21, 2019 Share July 21, 2019 Doctor Sleep coming November 8. Ewan McGregor starring as Danny Torrance. Link to comment
txhorns79 January 8, 2021 Share January 8, 2021 On 9/28/2015 at 2:18 PM, paramitch said: I agree with you on Dolores Claiborne, which is a movie whose atmosphere kind of wraps around itself like a fog. The actors are all just superb and it stays with you. For me, Dolores Claiborne is one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King book. They excise some of the sillier aspects of the book, and while all the actors give sensational performances, the scenes between Judy Parfitt and Kathy Bates are a freaking masterclass. You know these women, you know their lives and you see how they ended up where they are. I can watch this movie anytime it is on. 2 Link to comment
BetterButter February 19, 2021 Share February 19, 2021 Edgar Wright To Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’ At Paramount Pictures 1 Link to comment
Luckylyn February 19, 2021 Author Share February 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, BetterButter said: Edgar Wright To Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’ At Paramount Pictures I’m a big Edgar Wright fan. I haven’t read The Running Man and only vaguely remember the Arnold Schwarzenegger adaptation. So I don’t have any particular preconceived notions. Link to comment
Spartan Girl May 14, 2022 Share May 14, 2022 I watched the new Firestarter on Peacock. It SUCKED. Spoiler They completely changed the ending, making John Rainbird into a fellow mutant and sort-of good guy even though HE KILLED CHARLIE’S MOTHER. And she goes off with him after torching the Shop. I am not even making this up. A creepier Charlie does not work. It never was who she was. Oh, and she apparently is telekinetic and telepathic instead of just a firestarter. Not to mention the movie completely fails to replicate her close relationship with her father, which was only THE HEART OF THE WHOLE STORY. 2 1 Link to comment
AimingforYoko May 15, 2022 Share May 15, 2022 It was trash. It was like the budget ran out halfway through the shoot schedule. I mean, the '84 version with Drew and a phoning-it-in George C. Scott as Rainbird was no masterpiece, but compared to this dreck it was Godfather I & II combined. 2 Link to comment
Spartan Girl May 15, 2022 Share May 15, 2022 52 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said: It was trash. It was like the budget ran out halfway through the shoot schedule. I mean, the '84 version with Drew and a phoning-it-in George C. Scott as Rainbird was no masterpiece, but compared to this dreck it was Godfather I & II combined. I just rewatched the original, and yeah it was cheesy AF but Drew elevated it. Her Charlie was a child that was put through the wringer, yet her kind heart, her love for her father, and the fact that she never wanted to hurt anyone until she was absolutely pushed to the brink is what got audiences to root for her. And the remake screwed up all three of these thinks. Original Charlie saved horses while torching the Shop, but Remake Charlie couldn’t stop herself from burning a stray cat just because it scratched her?! BULLSHIT. Oh and Spoiler Andy mind-raping Charlie into burning him and that lady together?! UGH. 1 1 Link to comment
MaggieG May 17, 2022 Share May 17, 2022 I lost interest in Firestarter after the mom died and they didn't seem to care. I stuck around to watch Zac though 😍 2 Link to comment
Spartan Girl May 17, 2022 Share May 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MaggieG said: I lost interest in Firestarter after the mom died and they didn't seem to care. I stuck around to watch Zac though 😍 True, Zac was a very hot dad. I just wish their relationship was as close as it was supposed to be. Did anyone else think Keith David (from the original) looked like a grown-up version of Georgie in Young Sheldon? I swear he does. Edited May 17, 2022 by Spartan Girl 2 Link to comment
joanne3482 May 18, 2022 Share May 18, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 9:07 PM, Spartan Girl said: Original Charlie saved horses while torching the Shop, but Remake Charlie couldn’t stop herself from burning a stray cat just because it scratched her?! BULLSHIT. Once I saw that scene I should have just followed my instincts and turned it off right then. She never would have done that. I also hated the situation with Irv and his wife. The whole thing was such a mess! 1 Link to comment
joanne3482 May 23, 2022 Share May 23, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 3:53 PM, Spartan Girl said: A creepier Charlie does not work. It never was who she was. Oh, and she apparently is telekinetic and telepathic instead of just a firestarter. Not to mention the movie completely fails to replicate her close relationship with her father, which was only THE HEART OF THE WHOLE STORY. I'm listening to the audiobook of Stephen King's version because it's been so long since I read the book and I was curious. In the book she does have a touch of the other two abilities, but nowhere near a significant power. Although he does explain that the fire and telekinesis are sort of related. Which, if you think of the original movie, makes sense as Charlie steals the coins from the pay phones. The fire wouldn't have made the machines give those up. This was also how she knows the shop was coming to the farm. The book also hints at Charlie liking the power but being terrified of it as well, but not in the way updated Firestarter showed. The funny part is that now that I'm revisiting the book, it is impossible for me to imagine Charlie as anyone but Drew and her dad as anyone but David Keith. 2 Link to comment
BetterButter March 13 Share March 13 ‘Salem’s Lot’ Officially Skipping Movie Theaters to Stream on Max in 2024 1 Link to comment
ferjy June 26 Share June 26 On 5/14/2022 at 4:53 PM, Spartan Girl said: Spoiler Not to mention the movie completely fails to replicate her close relationship with her father, which was only THE HEART OF THE WHOLE STORY. Sorry, I know this is an older post… but just came across it. The thing I like about Stephen King’s stories is he developed his characters well. The screen adaptions always seem to miss that, going for special effects or cheap scares instead. Link to comment
ferjy June 26 Share June 26 On 3/12/2024 at 10:27 PM, BetterButter said: ‘Salem’s Lot’ Officially Skipping Movie Theaters to Stream on Max in 2024 Ooh, thanks for this. Any more news on the release date? Can’t wait to have a look. I loved the book and both adaptions, especially the 1979 series, which is rated far too low, IMO. The special effects were good for the day, and it’s one adaption of a Stephen King novel where they developed the characters (to some extent, at least) which Stephen King has always been good at. Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer June 26 Share June 26 6 hours ago, ferjy said: Ooh, thanks for this. Any more news on the release date? Can’t wait to have a look. I loved the book and both adaptions, especially the 1979 series, which is rated far too low, IMO. The special effects were good for the day, and it’s one adaption of a Stephen King novel where they developed the characters (to some extent, at least) which Stephen King has always been good at. As per Wikipedia, Salem's Lot has an unspecified release date on Max and will get a limited theater release in the UK and Ireland on October 11th. Sounds like there's been lots of issues behind the scenes, since it was initially due to be released in September of 2022, but it was delayed and then lost its release date to Evil Dead Rise. King himself questioned why WB was holding it back, so I guess he's not always involved in the film adaptations. Link to comment
BetterButter August 21 Share August 21 Salem’s Lot Lives! Inside the Retro Retelling of Stephen King’s Vampire Story Link to comment
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