Dreamcatcher *Spoilers*

[Rjeso]

Do yourself a favour and don't. The first half of the movie is surprisingly accurate then it becomes the worst adaptation known to man.

Seriously. I was SO HAPPY with it right until the part where Mr. Gray picks up Pete. As soon as Pete climbed on to the Arctic Cat, the movie went all to hell.

[Wuducynn]

The movie upset me quite a bit. To the point where I wanted my money back at the end. The end was the worst part of the movie in my opinion..seriously what was whoever the director and/or screenwriter thinking??

Spoiler:

Duddits turning into an alien and having a smackdown with Mr. Grey????

[TerribleT]

I really enjoyed the movie, it's one of my favorite King adaptations. I never read the book, and still haven't, so take it for what it's worth.

[Wuducynn]

I'd have read the book first...I doubt you would have felt as glowing about the movie then.

[TerribleT]

I'd have read the book first...I doubt you would have felt as glowing about the movie then.

That's always the problem with books and movies, ain't it? You always expect the movie to be the book, or your mental picture of it, and when it's not, you're disappointed. I notice that a lot.

[Wuducynn]

Except thats not it at all for me. I've seen many movies renditions of books or read book renditions of movies and have loved them. Dreamcatcher was particularly lousy, especially at the end, not because it wasn't exactly like the book, but because of what happened in comparison to the book.

[TerribleT]

Except thats not it at all for me. I've seen many movies renditions of books or read book renditions of movies and have loved them. Dreamcatcher was particularly lousy, especially at the end, not because it wasn't exactly like the book, but because of what happened in comparison to the book.

I gotcha, and I understand. I have the same thing happen to me. I just have never read the book, so it's never been an issue for me.

[Mattrick]

I really enjoyed the movie, it's one of my favorite King adaptations. I never read the book, and still haven't, so take it for what it's worth.

You haven't read the book but it's one of your favourite king adaptations? It's the WORST king adaptation. If you had no knowledge of the book then I could see enjoying the movie.

That's always the problem with books and movies, ain't it? You always expect the movie to be the book, or your mental picture of it, and when it's not, you're disappointed. I notice that a lot.

There is a difference between the movie being different and butching the source material. Not only were characters changed, whole elements missing and everything that made the book good, removed but it was all 'hollywood'. Worst book to movie adaptation since The Lost World, but I liked the movie The Lost World.

[NeedfulKings]

I'm always prepared for a letdown when it comes to movies, but I'll still enjoy it. If it really sucks ass, like you all say, I'll be sure to have a dvd of Shawshank or Green Mile handy to cleanse my palet.

King said it best. Regardless of how crappy the movie is, you always have the book. It will never change.

Now, pass the bacon!!!!

[Mattrick]

King said it best. Regardless of how crappy the movie is, you always have the book.

And he still gets paid

[NeedfulKings]

King said it best. Regardless of how crappy the movie is, you always have the book.

And he still gets paid

Pretty f*cking smart, if you ask me!

[Wuducynn]

And he still gets paid

The problem with that is...?

[Wuducynn]

Pretty fucking smart, if you ask me!

How smart was it of King, Bill?

[Erin]

I LOVE Dreamcatcher! Next to The Stand and Needful Things, it's my favorite non DT King book.

I thought everything about it was great and it kept me reading and reading and reading.

I liked the book so much, like I've said before, that I named my cats Jonesy and Mr. Gray. I found them as stray kittens, a little white one and a little gray one. I brought them inside and could not think of any good names for them, so I called them the gray one and the white one for awhile. For the first few weeks, the little gray one would dominate the white one and boss it around (much like Mr. Gray does Jonesy). Then one day, after weeks of being forced around, the white kitten rose up and began to take charge of his own life. I was reading Dreamcatcher for the first time then and thought the names Jonesy and Mr. Gray suit them perfectly.

[Wuducynn]

I LOVE Dreamcatcher! Next to The Stand and Needful Things, it's my favorite non DT King book.

Its one of mine also. The audio book version of it is particularly well done. I highly recommend it.

[NeedfulKings]

Pretty fucking smart, if you ask me!

How smart was it of King, Bill?

Pretty smart!!!

Erin, that's a cool story about the kitties.

[ManOfWesternesse]

I read Dreamcatcher back when it was published, and was not greatly impressed.
Would have rated it in my least-favourite-King category.
Then re-read it last year & thought it was pretty damn good, not top-10-king for me - but pretty good none the less.

[Mattrick]

And he still gets paid

The problem with that is...?

What makes you think I have a problem with it?

[Wuducynn]

What makes you think I have a problem with it?

It just seemed like you did. Glad you don't.

[MonteGss]

I'm not reading any past posts for risk of spoiling the ending of this book...it is my first time reading it.
I was a little caught off guard when I got to the whole military (?) thing around page 300. However, I am enjoying this book just like almost every other King story I've read! I hope to finish it in the next couple days.

[Wuducynn]

I'm not reading any past posts for risk of spoiling the ending of this book...it is my first time reading it.
I was a little caught off guard when I got to the whole military (?) thing around page 300. However, I am enjoying this book just like almost every other King story I've read! I hope to finish it in the next couple days.

The audio version is one of the best of King's too.

[Jean]

I was a little caught off guard when I got to the whole military (?) thing around page 300.

that's the part I loved the best about the whole book. That, and the quasi-Dogan thing. I would have love to loved the relationships part best, but, alhtough I like it quite a lot, it is still very reminding of the Losers' Club, and, as it has already been pointed out here, to the Dreamcatcher's characters disadvantage.

[LadyHitchhiker]

Rule of thumb for me: I ALWAYS watch the movie before I read the book... the book is always beter, but this way I don't end up detesting the movie.

[NeedfulKings]

A book about Derry and children does have an automatic disadvantage. Nothing will compare to IT and those children in the Loser's Club. They will always hold the top spot in my SK character list.

I actually think I like the adults better in Dreamcatcher, though.

All comparisons aside, each book stands tall. For different reasons.

Monte, I hope to hear your thoughts.

[Woofer]

Dreamcatcher is another instance where I saw the movie before reading the book. As a result, I loved the movie. Then I read the book. I still like the movie, it's just not Dreamcatcher. Kind of like Kubrick's The Shining, though I had read it first and was not happy with the original interpretation. Nicholson should not have played it crazy from the get go. Later, though, I could enjoy the movie without screaming at it.

I'll fourth what everyone else has said about the friendship story and comparisons to IT, but I still thought it was spot on and it made me very nostalgic. Another area I give points on to the movie was casting of the friends. And no matter how much I like Morgan Freeman, I'd've rather seen Malcolm McDowell doing Kurtz.