The Dark Tower

[Mook]

Been looking forward to this for a long time. The trailer looks a bit cheesy but im sure it's cut please the masses. I'm there opening weekend.

https://youtu.be/GjwfqXTebIY

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[Mook]

Also, this obviously won't be sticking to the source material.

 

[Primalzer]

Always wanted to get into the books. Movie looks solid, but Stephen King movies are about 60-70% misses

 

[Mook]

The unfortunate truth.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Never heard of it but looks solid

 

[2QuikTA]

Always wanted to get into the books. Movie looks solid, but Stephen King movies are about 60-70% misses

Which ones were misses?

 

[Primalzer]

Which ones were misses?

1976 Carrie (based on the novel from 1974)
1980 The Shining (based on the novel from 1977)
1982 Creepshow (consists of five short films; two based on the short stories "Weeds" from 1976 and "The Crate" from 1979, the rest King wrote specifically for the film)
1983 Cujo (based on the novel from 1981)
1983 The Dead Zone (based on the novel from 1979)
1983 Christine (based on the novel from 1983)
1984 Children of the Corn (based on the short story from 1977)
1984 Firestarter (based on the novel from 1980)
1985 Cat's Eye (consists of three short films; two based on the short stories "Quitters, Inc." from 1978 and "The Ledge" from 1976, the other one was written specifically for the film)
1985 Silver Bullet (based on the novella Cycle of the Werewolf from 1983)
1986 Maximum Overdrive (based on the short story "Trucks" from 1973)
1986 Stand by Me (based on the novella The Body from 1982)
1987 Creepshow 2 (sequel to the 1982 film, consists of three short films; one based on the short story "The Raft" from 1982, the other two were written specifically for the film)
1987 The Lawnmower Man: A Suburban Nightmare (short film based on the short story from 1975)
1987 A Return to Salem's Lot (sequel to the 1979 mini-series)
1987 The Running Man (based on the novel from 1982)
1989 Pet Sematary (based on the novel from 1983)
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (consists of three short films; one based on the short story "The Cat from Hell" from 1977, the other two have no connection to King)
1990 Graveyard Shift (based on the short story from 1970)
1990 Misery (based on the novel from 1987)
1992 The Lawnmower Man (An adaptation in title only. King eventually sued New Line Cinema in order to have his name removed from the film's title)
1992 Sleepwalkers (original screenplay)
1992 Pet Sematary Two (sequel to the 1989 film)
1992 Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (sequel to the 1984 film; only sequel to be released theatrically)
1993 The Dark Half (based on the novel from 1989)
1993 Needful Things (based on the novel from 1990)
1994 The Shawshank Redemption (based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption from 1982)
1995 The Mangler (based on the short story from 1972)
1995 Dolores Claiborne (based on the novel from 1992)
1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (sequel to the 1993 film; first sequel to be released straight to video)
1996 The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (sequel to the 1992 film)
1996 Sometimes They Come Back... Again (sequel to the 1991 TV film)
1996 Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (sequel to the 1995 film)
1996 Thinner (based on the novel from 1984)
1997 The Night Flier (based on the short story from 1988)
1998 Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (sequel to the 1996 film)
1998 Apt Pupil (based on the novella from 1982)
1998 Sometimes They Come Back… for More (sequel to the 1996 film)
1999 The Rage: Carrie 2 (sequel to the 1976 film)
1999 Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (sequel to the 1998 film)
1999 The Green Mile (based on the novel from 1996)
2001 Hearts in Atlantis (based on the novella Low Men In Yellow Coats from 1999)
2001 Children of the Corn: Revelation (sequel to the 1999 film)
2002 The Mangler 2 (sequel to the 1995 film)
2002 Firestarter: Rekindled (sequel to the 1984 film)
2003 Dreamcatcher (based on the novel from 2001)
2004 Secret Window (based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden from 1990)
2004 Riding the Bullet (based on the novella from 2000)
2005 The Mangler Reborn (sequel to the 2001 film)
2005 Gotham Cafe (based on the short story "Lunch at the Gotham Café" from 1995)
2007 Creepshow III (unofficial sequel to the 1987 film; consists of five short films, none of which were written by King)
2007 1408 (based on the short story from 1999)
2007 The Mist (based on the novella from 1980)
2007 No Smoking (based on the short story Quitters Inc.)
2009 Dolan's Cadillac (based on the short story from 1985)
2011 Children of the Corn: Genesis (sequel to the 2001 film)
2013 Carrie (third adaptation of the novel from 1974)
2014 A Good Marriage (based on the 2010 novella, Screenplay by Stephen King)
2014 Mercy (based on the short story "Gramma" from King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew)
2016 Cell (based on the 2006 novel, Screenplay by Stephen King)

Those come out to an average Rotten Tomatoes score of 41% (only movies; not made for TV movies), with 21 breaking the 60% mark, and 39 coming in below, for a miss score of 65%

 

[cap42]

I am already very displeased....

I started this book series when I was a kid, I was always a big fan of Stephen King's books. This is my all time favorite book series, I've read all the books at least 3 times.


Watching this trailer makes a piece of my soul die knowing they are going to butcher it.

 

[2QuikTA]

Those come out to an average Rotten Tomatoes score of 41% (only movies; not made for TV movies), with 21 breaking the 60% mark, and 39 coming in below, for a miss score of 65%

Oh. I thought you were going off actual feelings, not rotten tomatoes. There are some classics on that list. Maximum overdrive, lawnmower man, children of the corn movies....seriously you would say the shining and shawshank are misses?!?

 

[Primalzer]

Oh. I thought you were going off actual feelings, not rotten tomatoes. There are some classics on that list. Maximum overdrive, lawnmower man, children of the corn movies....seriously you would say the shining and shawshank are misses?!?

Oh god no, Shawkshank and the Shining and 20 others are definitely NOT misses. My whole point was, there are a lot of movies, based off of Stephen King books/stories that are horseshit and were reviewed as such. Maximum Overdrive is fucking awesome too...Just going down the list, even a gut feeling, there is a majority of crap

 

[Mook]

Yeesh....no reviews out yet, that doesnt usually bode well

 

[Atomicles]

I haven't read the book series. I just watched this, and I thought it was good, but not great or anything. I thought Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey were very good in their roles.

Spoiler

I suppose they left the ending open for possible adventures between the kid and the gunslinger, but it did seem kind of final. Considering this is based on a book series or like 8 books, the fact that I feel this got wrapped up in a single movie with the man in black dying is kind of disappointing. I can only imagine how disappointed those who have read the books will feel.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I watched this last night

i enjoyed it

but im no cinephile and i never read any of the books.

they could have made it a bit more intense and gone for an R rating i'd say though.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Sometimes you just have to take movies for face value. It was entertaining for what it was.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Sometimes you just have to take movies for face value. It was entertaining for what it was.

right. i agree.

so many bad reviews and i don't get them.

i really fucking enjoyed it. i wish there were going to be more of them.

 

[Grabber]

I thought this movie was definitely enjoyable.

Am hoping a sequel rolls out.

I did see something that they are making a TV show out of it, with Idris Elba as the gunslinger. Not sure how solid that was, though.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Yeah...this one is worth a watch. Won't blow your mind away, but its decent.

 

[Kensington]

Visually I really liked the movie, and the premise was pretty cool.

I just felt the pacing was weird and it just sorted of jumped around and ended all of a sudden.