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Silly Newbie posted:I thought that was filmed in Australia? You're probably right! I just know it didn't look like Crouch End. 
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BiggerBoat posted:That's a really good idea nd I'm honestly surprised it hasn't happened. As a movie. It won't work as a movie, even if it's three hours long. This isn't a Hunger Games game show style thing, the fact that it takes time is important.
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May 23, 2019 12:09
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Yeah, it's too bad you can't convey the passage of time in a movie.
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May 23, 2019 12:14
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The whole Dark Tower debacle is loving strange because it feels so familiar. Like almost the exact same thing happened with another beloved series stuck in development hell for years before finally getting a bastardized version with a good cast. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?
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May 23, 2019 13:15
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Am I misremembering a King story (possibly from Nightmares & Dreamscapes) where a guy starts dying because he committed murder? It's like how a bumblebee dies if it tries to attack, and this was some sort of drug in the water that was meant to stop people killing each other. The story was a letter from the guy as he loses his mind after killing his brother. Am I just making this all up? EDIT: Nevermind, it was the aforementioned 'The End of the Whole Mess', except minus the 'this will kill you if you kill', and moreso just 'this will kill you'. So where the gently caress am I getting this bumblebee/die-if-you-kill memory? Is that sort of thing mentioned in the story? Man, it's been too long. Rupert Buttermilk has a new favorite as of 13:27 on May 23, 2019 |
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May 23, 2019 13:24
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Pope Corky the IX posted:The whole Dark Tower debacle is loving strange because it feels so familiar. Like almost the exact same thing happened with another beloved series stuck in development hell for years before finally getting a bastardized version with a good cast. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? Are you thinking of The Golden Compass by chance?
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May 23, 2019 13:29
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:So where the gently caress am I getting this bumblebee/die-if-you-kill memory? Is that sort of thing mentioned in the story? Man, it's been too long. I think one of the tests of in the book is a box of hornets that get drugged so you're on the right track
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May 23, 2019 13:38
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Patattack posted:Are you thinking of The Golden Compass by chance? This was the first thing that popped in my head as well. Fortunately the cast for the HBO show looks crazy good so I have high hopes for that.
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May 23, 2019 13:41
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Patattack posted:Are you thinking of The Golden Compass by chance? The cast for the new show looks good but the film was perfection. Pull an went as far as to say he was wrong in his descriptions of Coulter as dark haired as she literally is Nicole kidman. In all future writings his description of Coulter matches kidman now
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May 23, 2019 13:55
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Jedit posted:As a movie. It won't work as a movie, even if it's three hours long. This isn't a Hunger Games game show style thing, the fact that it takes time is important. the book took me about two hours to read lol
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May 23, 2019 14:28
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Jedit posted:the fact that it takes time is important
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May 23, 2019 14:42
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Pilchenstein posted:The Dark Tower was astonishingly bland for like, 95% of its runtime but the fight between him and McConaughey at the end was worth the wait imho. If I'm being honest I'd have to say I enjoyed The Dark Tower, but it's a movie that's really stuck in no man's land in terms of finding an audience. To really enjoy it I think you have to be a big fan of the book series, so that you can notice where the movie is doing little nods to the books and also where the movie is diverging from the books. But then, it diverges from the books in some pretty frustrating ways, so for a fan that can also be alienating. So it's gonna probably piss you off either way, whether you've never read a single page of the books or if you're a Dark Tower fanatic. The way Roland takes out Walter in the end was really cool though, hard to imagine anyone not enjoying that bit.
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Basebf555 posted:If I'm being honest I'd have to say I enjoyed The Dark Tower, but it's a movie that's really stuck in no man's land in terms of finding an audience. To really enjoy it I think you have to be a big fan of the book series, so that you can notice where the movie is doing little nods to the books and also where the movie is diverging from the books. But then, it diverges from the books in some pretty frustrating ways, so for a fan that can also be alienating. So it's gonna probably piss you off either way, whether you've never read a single page of the books or if you're a Dark Tower fanatic. Watching the movie after reading the series was a bit like huffing glue and spead-reading the cliff notes, so all in all a pretty good Saturday.
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EmmyOk posted:The cast for the new show looks good but the film was perfection. Pull an went as far as to say he was wrong in his descriptions of Coulter as dark haired as she literally is Nicole kidman. In all future writings his description of Coulter matches kidman now The movie’s cast was definitely perfect But the movie baaaad
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Am I misremembering a King story (possibly from Nightmares & Dreamscapes) where a guy starts dying because he committed murder? It's like how a bumblebee dies if it tries to attack, and this was some sort of drug in the water that was meant to stop people killing each other. The story was a letter from the guy as he loses his mind after killing his brother. Bumblebees feature prominently in the genius brother's explanation of his plan, although IIRC they're only mentioned in passing as a contrast to the hornets that he's using to demonstrate the drug's effects.
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May 23, 2019 15:12
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Jedit posted:As a movie. It won't work as a movie, even if it's three hours long. I've heard a few people say this but I absolutely think it would work. Get good child actors (priority #1), handle the executions tastefully, weave in some back stories, write sharp dialog and direct it well and it think it would be great. Obviously, there are no budget constraints.
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May 23, 2019 15:14
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Straight White Shark posted:Bumblebees feature prominently in the genius brother's explanation of his plan, although IIRC they're only mentioned in passing as a contrast to the hornets that he's using to demonstrate the drug's effects. There we go, thank you!
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May 23, 2019 15:41
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He also goes on a big spiel about how bees don't sting because it'll kill them, but wasps can keep stinging time and time again, and so humanity is basically wasps.
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May 23, 2019 16:48
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Pope Corky the IX posted:The whole Dark Tower debacle is loving strange because it feels so familiar. Like almost the exact same thing happened with another beloved series stuck in development hell for years before finally getting a bastardized version with a good cast. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? Arrested Development seasons 4&5?
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May 23, 2019 20:11
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Matthew Mcconaughey was the perfect casting for Randall Flagg. I wonder who they'll get for the new Stand miniseries.
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EmmyOk posted:The cast for the new show looks good but the film was perfection. Pull an went as far as to say he was wrong in his descriptions of Coulter as dark haired as she literally is Nicole kidman. In all future writings his description of Coulter matches kidman now Well I agree with the Kidman sentiment, but... Escobarbarian posted:The movie’s cast was definitely perfect Got it in one! It's a shame such a stellar cast was wasted on such a forgettable movie.
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May 23, 2019 23:09
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Saw John Wick 3 tonight, and basically there is nothing subtle about that movie. Hey now, there's plenty of subtle moments in that film. Like that scene where he goes and pleads with Angelica Huston (the Russian mob leader who raised and trained him) for help. There's a whole bunch of paintings in the room which seem to have aggressive, violent themes but have a look at the painting immediately behind her, almost hidden from view:  There's also the scene in the New York public library where he gets attacked by a guy who doesn't buy into the reputation of the Baba Yaga and learns the hard way by being force fed a book on Russian folk tales. 
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Patattack posted:Well I agree with the Kidman sentiment, but... Oh yeds I agree, some great performances and great realisations of locations. Not a good film at all though. I laughed out loud when the credits rolled while she's on the way to asriel with Roger. The only bad casting is the lyra actress is v bad and Dafne Keen on th show will b a big improvement
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They should just make a Dark Tower show based on one of Roland's loops that is different from the books. Casually hint from time to time, out of nowhere, that things seem familiar That would be their best excuse for diverging from the books. Also, I want a whole season about young Roland. I might be in the minority that loved Wizard and Glass because of that seemingly pointless jaunt into his past.
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couldcareless posted:They should just make a Dark Tower show based on one of Roland's loops that is different from the books. Casually hint from time to time, out of nowhere, that things seem familiar Wizard And Glass was just a really good story. Well worth the diversion imo.
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couldcareless posted:They should just make a Dark Tower show based on one of Roland's loops that is different from the books. Casually hint from time to time, out of nowhere, that things seem familiar Absolutely, the series is perfect for a show like that because you could play around with expectations by making it clear to the audience that this is not the same version of events they read in the books. It would make for a really interesting dynamic for book fans where you're not only watching to see the books adapted on-screen, you're also keeping an eye out for changes and then trying to predict how those changes might effect events down the line.
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EmmyOk posted:
She kind of dropped off the radar, she hasn’t done much of note since. I guess not everyone gets to be Jennifer Connelly though. At least, not in acting ability.
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My Lovely Horse posted:That's a good one, and a weird one. I always liked the five Bachman books that exist. You think no one will ever make Rage into a movie because it involves gun violence at a school but think that a remake of The Running Man, a novel that ends with someone flying a plane into a skyscraper, would be totally feasible??
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Torquemada posted:She kind of dropped off the radar, she hasn’t done much of note since. I guess not everyone gets to be Jennifer Connelly though. At least, not in acting ability. Ya. I rewatched the film recently as I'd finished a reread of the books and it has some very great parts but doesn't really work as a film. Dakota Blue Richards had the worst cockney accent I've ever heard and she drops it in the latter half of the film and does much better from then on.
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May 24, 2019 15:56
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Patattack posted:Are you thinking of The Golden Compass by chance? It would certainly fit, but I never read the books or saw the movie. Olaf The Stout posted:Arrested Development seasons 4&5? I watched maybe the first three episodes of season four and found them depressing and unfunny, and it was glaringly obvious how often the cast weren't even in the same room when filming. I refused to watch the fifth season after the whole Jeffrey Tambor/Jessica Walter fiasco. And Tambor in general. Maybe it'll eventually come to me.
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May 24, 2019 16:01
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Pope Corky the IX posted:The whole Dark Tower debacle is loving strange because it feels so familiar. Like almost the exact same thing happened with another beloved series stuck in development hell for years before finally getting a bastardized version with a good cast. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? X-Files? Death Note? Outer Limits? I'm now kinda bugged along with you and I demand satisfaction...
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Pissed Ape Sexist posted:X-Files? Death Note? Outer Limits? I'm now kinda bugged along with you and I demand satisfaction... Pope Corky the IX posted:Maybe it'll eventually come to me. John Carter of Mars? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? (I think it's a fun movie, but it was kind of a flop.) Mortal Engines? Seventh Son? (Perhaps not as well-known of a series, but it had a crappy blink-and-you-missed-it adaptation with a solid cast [Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Kit Harington, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Barnes])
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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy makes me angry. We finally get a big budget adaption and it’s so...bland, that it kills the trilogy in its crib. It’ll be another generation before its attempted again. There should be a do-over requirement for any beloved property that film makers gently caress up the first time.
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I’d say Hitchhiker’s Guide is absolutely an example of what I mean, but still not exactly what I was thinking of. I do appreciate all the guesses.
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May 24, 2019 21:58
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I liked the Point-Of-View Gun. 
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May 24, 2019 22:00
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There's always the superior BBC HHGTTG.
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The Ape of Naples posted:There's always the superior BBC HHGTTG. Now that is a Pornhub category to watch.
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The Ape of Naples posted:There's always the superior BBC HHGTTG. The would do like 90% of a segment from the book word for word, just absolutely delighting me, and then not do the punchline. You would not believe how frustrating it is to see them decide the punchline is a thing that could be tossed out.
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May 24, 2019 22:33
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Krispy Wafer posted:Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy makes me angry. We finally get a big budget adaption and it’s so...bland, that it kills the trilogy in its crib. It’ll be another generation before its attempted again. Bummer because the cast is pretty great too. Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Alan Rickman are all pretty dead on
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