Great News For Stephen King Fans!

Diamond Cross · 02-23-2007, 05:03 PM

According to this article at Trek Today, JJ Adams will be directing an adaption of Stephen King's Dark Tower:

TrekToday - Abrams Enters 'Dark Tower', May Not Helm 'Trek XI'

willis · 02-23-2007, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Diamond Cross

According to this article at Trek Today, JJ Adams will be directing an adaption of Stephen King's Dark Tower:

TrekToday - Abrams Enters 'Dark Tower', May Not Helm 'Trek XI'

there is no way they can do the books any justice in a movie, even the attempt pretty much horrifies me

Diamond Cross · 02-23-2007, 06:26 PM

Baloney. There have been very good adaptions of Stephen King books as well as poor ones and people have said that as well. Good adaptions are "The Stand", the remake of "The Shining", and "The Langoliers". The poorest adaptions has been "It" and any of the "Salem's Lot". Sating something like that is just hype and takes away from those who want to see the adaption for their own ends.

Donkey® · 02-23-2007, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Diamond Cross

Baloney. There have been very good adaptions of Stephen King books as well as poor ones and people have said that as well. Good adaptions are "The Stand", the remake of "The Shining", and "The Langoliers". The poorest adaptions has been "It" and any of the "Salem's Lot". Sating something like that is just hype and takes away from those who want to see the adaption for their own ends.

The Stand was 100% complete garbage. Network TV FTG. Cujo was "ok." Pet Semetary was "eh." The Shining was probably the best of them all...

SICKGUY · 02-23-2007, 09:02 PM

i just recently started to read stephen king. i read desperation and cell.

thatguyoverthere · 02-25-2007, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by SICKGUY

i just recently started to read stephen king. i read desperation and cell.

The Dead Zone FTW!

Great book, I think maybe my favorite. It was a great movie too. Kubrick's Shining is awesome, and John Carpenter's Christine is a very good movie, and come on, who doesn't like the Shawshank Redemption? It's one of the highest ranked movies on IMDB, right up there with the Godfather.

Firestarter and Cujo are both great books that were pretty decent movies too. (I thought George C. Scott was awesome in Firestarter.) Also gotta give some love to the ledge story in Cat's Eye, and "The Raft" from Creepshow 2.

motivez · 02-25-2007, 10:33 AM

I think it really depends what order you do stuff in.

If you read the books first, I'm not sure the movie will ever do it justice because you've essentially decided how certain things should look, sound, etc.. in your mind ahead of time.

If you watch a movie first though and then try to read the book, it's weird. Or at least, it has been for me. I've never read any of the Harry Potter books, but my understanding is that the books are much different than the movie.. it's just impossible to fit everything in an hour and a half I suppose