I hope it's at least two and a half hours long.
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I hope it's at least two and a half hours long.
I thought the same.Originally Posted by Ben Staad
I really feel like there is a lot of The Gunslinger in this.
It feels like we are going to get a lot of The Gunslinger. How Jake and Roland first met, etc. The first show down with Flagg (or I guess Walter) and then a dabble across some of the series to show the travel between worlds and 'whens'. Then I think the TV series will take over with the middle books in the series and backstory and then the final showdown in another epic movie.
So the following.....:
Epic Movie Introduction ----- TV Series (Bulk of the story nice and slow like it needs to be) ----- Epic Movie Conclusion.
That is at least how I hope they would do it. That would be fascinating for the readers of this amazing and all epic series. Yes, I said all-epic. :-)
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win." - SK
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- S/L 'Storm Front' Jim Butcher (Subterranean Press)
- S/L 'Fool Moon' Jim Butcher (Subterranean Press)
Yeah, I agree. Looks amazing. So far.................
And I want to reiterate, I am 110% behind the "new" take on the story. I hope they do a great job, am optimistic they will and glad they didn't try to do a direct adaption.
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
It's pissing me off that IMDB does not have a single announcement about the new trailer yet, but there's 3 fucking articles about Katy Perry joining a show called Carpool Karaoke.
It's pissing me off that IMDB does not have a single announcement about the new trailer yet, but there's 3 fucking articles about Katy Perry joining a show called Carpool Karaoke.
Well, Katie has "Major league Yaboo's" and TDT does not!!! lol lol
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
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While I'm not necessarily out, this +1. I found the line extremely jarring because it is so out of place with the language of the books.
Also, for me, the Man In Black is bordering on caricature/over-the-top, but I'll give Matthew M. a chance.
Elba was decent. Gun-play looks decent. No major complaints here.
Jake looks like Jake, although I don't like the YA vibe (as others have mentioned)...makes me concerned they're going to try for a PG-13 rating.
Overall, it was better than I was expecting...but now I'm fairly sure they're not going to be able to pull this off for true fans...or general audiences alike. This is a tough sell. And, it needs to be financially successful if we're ever going to get the TV series they keep talking about (which is what this should have been all along). Good news: budget is only about $ 50-60 million, if I remember correctly...so it doesn't need to do gangbusters box office to make some cash.
With all that said, it was good to finally see the damn trailer! Reservations aside, I'll be there opening night. Just my opinions...anyone else agree/disagree?
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While I'm not necessarily out, this +1. I found the line extremely jarring because it is so out of place with the language of the books.
Also, for me, the Man In Black is bordering on caricature/over-the-top, but I'll give Matthew M. a chance.
Elba was decent. Gun-play looks decent. No major complaints here.
Jake looks like Jake, although I don't like the YA vibe (as others have mentioned)...makes me concerned they're going to try for a PG-13 rating.
Overall, it was better than I was expecting...but now I'm fairly sure they're not going to be able to pull this off for true fans...or general audiences alike. This is a tough sell. And, it needs to be financially successful if we're ever going to get the TV series they keep talking about (which is what this should have been all along). Good news: budget is only about $ 50-60 million, if I remember correctly...so it doesn't need to do gangbusters box office to make some cash.
With all that said, it was good to finally see the damn trailer! Reservations aside, I'll be there opening night. Just my opinions...anyone else agree/disagree?
I agree with the "You'll like earth" line. Really stuck out and was concerning. Maybe shortly after Roland will explain we are on the same planet, just different Whens. Fingers crossed.
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win." - SK
WTB:
- S/L 'Storm Front' Jim Butcher (Subterranean Press)
- S/L 'Fool Moon' Jim Butcher (Subterranean Press)
[QUOTE=TravelinJack;1058213]To someone like Jake... he would say something like that. I don't find that out of place at all. WHAT would YOU say in that situation? Just because King did not say it like that in the books... I just think it would make sense for someone to say that in this situation. Not a big deal to me.
While I'm not necessarily out, this +1. I found the line extremely jarring because it is so out of place with the language of the books.
Also, for me, the Man In Black is bordering on caricature/over-the-top, but I'll give Matthew M. a chance.
Elba was decent. Gun-play looks decent. No major complaints here.
Jake looks like Jake, although I don't like the YA vibe (as others have mentioned)...makes me concerned they're going to try for a PG-13 rating.
Overall, it was better than I was expecting...but now I'm fairly sure they're not going to be able to pull this off for true fans...or general audiences alike. This is a tough sell. And, it needs to be financially successful if we're ever going to get the TV series they keep talking about (which is what this should have been all along). Good news: budget is only about $ 50-60 million, if I remember correctly...so it doesn't need to do gangbusters box office to make some cash.
With all that said, it was good to finally see the damn trailer! Reservations aside, I'll be there opening night. Just my opinions...anyone else agree/disagree?
I agree with the "You'll like earth" line. Really stuck out and was concerning. Maybe shortly after Roland will explain we are on the same planet, just different Whens. Fingers crossed.
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"You'd like my world."WHAT would YOU say in that situation?
Take a moment, breath. Then wait for the actual film to debut............. Then we will know, right? Have a little faith, folks!!!
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Works for me.
WHAT YA VIBE!?!?
I keep seeing this mentioned. Exactly what is YA about the trailer?
I made the mistake of watching this earlier. She might be tolerable if she knew anything at all about this series.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
Re: the "Jake/YA" thing:
If this movie begins with Jake and frames Roland/Roland's world as something Jake discovers and must deal with, turning DT into a dark and dangerous version of The Neverending Story, that would SUUUUUUUCK. Whatever changes they felt compelled to make, DT is Roland's rodeo.
So let's hope it does not do that...
It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
Thats why I hope Jake dies. Plus the trailer mostly focused on Roland. So that gives me hope.
Also the Trailer has a lot of views and likes
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/...tower-trailer/
Dennis Haysbert is Steven Deschain. I knew I recognized him.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
King himself said this would not be a direct adaptation of his books. So i dont get why are there still people confused and upset about the changes in the storyline .
Agreed 100%.
Last edited by Damaskus; 05-03-2017 at 01:04 PM. Reason: Adding a thought
I expected Flagg to be more over the top. I'm glad it seems not so much. I like the gun play!!
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
I would bet everything I own that Roland doesn't let Jake die in the movie.Thats why I hope Jake dies. Plus the trailer mostly focused on Roland. So that gives me hope.
I was doubtful. After seeing the trailer, I'm in.
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