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biracial bear for uncut posted:Are there any passages in the actual books that talk about him wearing a hat? I could swear that Eddie uses the rawhide from Roland's hat to build something in the second or third book. Doesn't he build a stretcher to drag Roland on? Maybe that?
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I don't think we need a canonical justification for why some people would think it would be cool for a character named THE GUNSLINGER who's entire thing is supernatural revolver prowess to have a cowboy hat when he has almost always been illustrated wearing one.
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Jul 17, 2017 17:13
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http://collider.com/dark-tower-movie-runtime/ 95 minutes
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Mister Kingdom posted:When came through Mort's mind in NYC, he bought a few boxes of ammo, but it seems like he and the others used way more than he bought after the fact. He's was fuckin amazed at how many bullets he could buy.
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LegoMan posted:He's was fuckin amazed at how many bullets he could buy. Yea bullets were really in short supply in Mid-World, I think as far as Roland knew the ones he was carrying could have been the last in existence. In one of the early books there's a whole thing about him drying out his cartridges after they got wet because they were so precious.
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So, wait, are they going for PG-13 or R? It has a 12A from the BBFC, but the trailer I saw before Baby Driver had a pretty explicit headshot with a squib and everything, which is usually a no-no in PG-13 movies.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:So, wait, are they going for PG-13 or R? It has a 12A from the BBFC, but the trailer I saw before Baby Driver had a pretty explicit headshot with a squib and everything, which is usually a no-no in PG-13 movies. I know the shot you're taking about. Weirdly the blood wasn't in the trailer before Spider-Man, but was in a spot shown during a commercial break on ESPN. I'm assuming it will be PG-13, but they might still be adjusting the levels of violence in the final cut.
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Kong: Skull Island got away with A LOT, to the point where it wouldn't surprise me if this could do one head shot with blood and still be PG-13 if that's the only instance of blood in the movie.
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As far as violence goes, there's no specific list of things that instantly make a movie an R, it's just a cumulative evaluation without any sort of established criteria. There are instances of films being resubmitted with zero changes that were passed with a lower rating just because ever time a film gets rated it's a crapshoot.
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Fart City posted:I know the shot you're taking about. Weirdly the blood wasn't in the trailer before Spider-Man, but was in a spot shown during a commercial break on ESPN. I'm assuming it will be PG-13, but they might still be adjusting the levels of violence in the final cut. This reminds me of the differing standards websites have for when they show clips of upcoming movies and stuff. Like there's a promo clip of Fury Road from when they're driving through the canyon the first time and Furiosa is shooting down the bikers, and the actual gun firing/bits of them getting hit are edited out.
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Basebf555 posted:Yea bullets were really in short supply in Mid-World, I think as far as Roland knew the ones he was carrying could have been the last in existence. In one of the early books there's a whole thing about him drying out his cartridges after they got wet because they were so precious. Although in truth his were still important because they could block the sound of the Thinny.
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i hope someday someone makes a good story out of this loving mess. 20 years of books that are all over the place quality wise and a lovely young adult movie that looks like loving cosplay, yikes. as it is the best way to take it in is skimming the article on wikipedia. third times a charm hopefully. on paper this is a good story, just terrible execution.
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Basebf555 posted:Yea bullets were really in short supply in Mid-World, I think as far as Roland knew the ones he was carrying could have been the last in existence. In one of the early books there's a whole thing about him drying out his cartridges after they got wet because they were so precious. That and he wore a bandolier. In the movie, it looks like he has a bunch of speedloaders on his belt.
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Fried Watermelon posted:That's pretty short for an "epic" movie Well, he's got the Horn now, I imagine its going to be a lot easier/quicker this time around.
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Mr. Unlucky posted:i hope someday someone makes a good story out of this loving mess. 20 years of books that are all over the place quality wise and a lovely young adult movie that looks like loving cosplay, yikes. as it is the best way to take it in is skimming the article on wikipedia. We got three different Spider-Man movie franchises in 10 years after decades of development hell and even Watchmen is currently in talks to be remade as a miniseries. If this bombs and the upcoming Castle Rock series does well I wouldn't surprised if they tried it again.
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The books have a ton of flaws but suggesting people just read the Wikipedia page instead is insanely dumb.
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I wonder how good the soundtrack will be. Hopefully it fits the music that played in my head while reading the books in high school.
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crime fighting hog posted:I wonder how good the soundtrack will be. Hopefully it fits the music that played in my head while reading the books in high school. Junkie XL is doing it, so it can be anywhere from great (Mad Max) to okay but forgettable (Deadpool).
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DandyLion posted:Well, he's got the Horn now, I imagine its going to be a lot easier/quicker this time around. "Hi, this is Roland, I'm here at SGDQ this year doing an any% run of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I saved five frames here by canceling the reloading animation. Now if you clip through the right walls here you can instantly get to Blaine and skip 30% of the story within the first five minutes."
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Well Manicured Man posted:"Hi, this is Roland, I'm here at SGDQ this year doing an any% run of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I saved five frames here by canceling the reloading animation. Now if you clip through the right walls here you can instantly get to Blaine and skip 30% of the story within the first five minutes." This is the real reason he's doomed to relive his journey over and over.
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At Comc-Con, to promote the movie, Sony and IGN teamed up with a local bar to turn it into the Dixie Pig. I wonder if that means that we'll see that in the movie, or if they safely chose something that the movie wasn't going to touch to use to promote it? http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-san-diego-bar-transformed-into-the-dark-towers-dixie-1797149441
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Chairman Capone posted:At Comc-Con, to promote the movie, Sony and IGN teamed up with a local bar to turn it into the Dixie Pig. I wonder if that means that we'll see that in the movie, or if they safely chose something that the movie wasn't going to touch to use to promote it? Dixie Pig's definitely in the movie. According to an IGN interview the director said you can see some lobstrosities on ice behind one of the food counters as an easter egg. http://in.ign.com/the-dark-tower-theater/110738/news/comic-con-2017-the-dark-tower-director-nikolaj-arcel-on-his http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/07/14/wanna-see-whats-inside-the-dark-towers-incredibly-creepy-dixie-pig-location
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That's awesome, both that the Dixie Pig will be in it, and they'll actually have lobstrosities, even if in a background cameo. Though sadly I guess no dad-a-chuck, did-a-chee?
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Variety: Dark Tower - Clashing Visions, Brutal Test Screenings Plagued Journey to Big ScreenVariety posted:With millions of loyal readers and a fantastical setting, Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” book series has tantalized Hollywood. The movie business is always on the prowl for the next “Lord of the Rings” or “Harry Potter.” King’s novels, about a mysterious gunslinger on a quest to save the universe, had the markings of a potential blockbuster. quote:It was a struggle to combine parts of several books into an 88-minute film that appeals to both King devotees and mainstream audiences.
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Wish I could say the news surprised me. I'm still gonna see it (how could I not?), but I'm tempering expectations big time. My biggest concern right now is that I hope it's just, like, a coherent narrative after all the editing is said and done. It's a big story, one which could very easily get lost in the woods. God I hate studio execs in situations like this.
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quote:including J.J. Abrams, who originally optioned the material With JJ Abrams and Steven King's power combined, they can do anything! ...except write a satisfying ending.
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Hodgepodge posted:With JJ Abrams and Steven King's power combined, they can do anything! Conveniently neither can King. Match made in heaven.
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My hope for this movie being decent is hovering around 15%. But I'm going opening night and you better believe I'll be making drunk thankee sai jokes
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Seaniqua posted:My hope for this movie being decent is hovering around 15%. But I'm going opening night and you better believe I'll be making drunk thankee sai jokes I think this movie looks like complete boring poo poo but even I don't think it'll be rated THAT low. That being said idk how they managed to make a book series about total mindfuck locales and time/reality warping look so painfully generic.
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BardoTheConsumer posted:Conveniently neither can King. Match made in heaven. It was aliens the entire time! Guess which book I am
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At this point, I really want to know what made them think to condense the eight books into one movie? You could do an almost verbatim version of book 1 and it would be great. Rework the whole oracle scene and the gun abortion on the priestess. You could change the final confrontation to a fight with Walter and end on him looking at the beach with an image of the tower like one of the art prints. It's baffling how this is turning out but then again King adaptations are cluster fucks except for prison stories.
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It's definitely not all 8 books in one 95min movie
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It seems like madness to even try. Like the poster a couple of posts ago said, just adapt the first book, it would make a fine movie. And if it does well, adapt the second book. This is not code language. Just keep making the movies as long as they make the studio money. Why is this not a self evident proposition for the studio?
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Pretty sure this movie is mostly book 1, with some mixed around bits and pieces from books 2, 3, and 6 (IIRC): Roland spending time in 'our' universe, Jake's encounters with the haunted house waypoint in NYC, showdown at the Dixie Pig with the minions and low-men, etc. I haven't read the series in forever so my specifics might be off, but that's the gist. If (and it's a gigantic 'IF' at this point) the movie makes enough money then we'll get the rest of the series spread between TV mini-series and more full length movies.
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JJ Abrams does dope exciting endings every time. I've never come out of one of his flicks not feeling something. Except Into Darkness
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mcmagic posted:Still embargoed? That can't be a good sign.... The review embargo is at like 10pm Wednesday night if I recall correctly.
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Le Saboteur posted:The review embargo is at like 10pm Wednesday night if I recall correctly. Yikes. Only thing all summer that I recall being held that long was Emoji Movie. Even Atomic Blonde reviews were available a full week or two in advance
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