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Netflixs Stephen King Adaptation 1922 Trailer
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Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Is that the title or the number of Stephen King adaptations current in development?
Possibly. There are 2 on Netflix within the next few weeks.
I feel like his dialog doesn't work well when adapted directly and actors have to say it out loud, yet so many do just that. It feels so awkward to me.
TetraGenesis
Member
Thats Thomas Jane?? Took me half the trailer to realize. Jesus, what a performance.
Well, he already starred in the best Stephen King adaption. Lets hope hes this films good luck charm.
Well, he already starred in the best Stephen King adaption. Lets hope hes this films good luck charm.
I think he's gonna kill his wife.
Pretty hard to be scared for the bad guy tbh. Will watch tho.
His olde time Americana accent is fantastic. Had no idea he was proper good at pretending.
Pretty hard to be scared for the bad guy tbh. Will watch tho.
His olde time Americana accent is fantastic. Had no idea he was proper good at pretending.
It's a short story from Full Dark, No Stars. It's decent, I wouldn't say it's anything mind blowing as far as his best work goes , but done right it can be an interesting thriller/character piece.
Robdraggoo
Member
What is it? 1922? Havnt heard of it. Is it recent
I mean, I love the Mist but it is nowhere near the best adaptation.
Loved this short story though, hope it is good.
Part of "Full Dark, No Stars", an anthology released in 2010.
No it's almost a hundred years ago.
Well, what was shown isn't necessarily the point of the story. It's sort of a weird one to adapt though, it's fairly straightforward all things considered.
adamsappel
Member
They also buy content that's already produced.
I can't believe that anyone from Maine actually talks or thinks like Stephen King writes them.
Hell... I thought it was Christopher Lambert until you mentioned this...
Skinny Pete
Banned
Looks good. Netflix still winning.
I'm all in for this Stephen King overload. Some of them will be bad (see: Under the Dome, Dark Tower), but given that they're throwing a million things at the screen, there are always a couple that are going to be good (see: It, 11/23/63, the classics).
There's nothing quite like a good Stephen King adaption. Like a warm sweater and a cup of cocoa during a winter night.
Don't know this particular story, but it looks interesting enough to give it a shot.
There's nothing quite like a good Stephen King adaption. Like a warm sweater and a cup of cocoa during a winter night.
Don't know this particular story, but it looks interesting enough to give it a shot.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
They showed way too much.
Robdraggoo
Member
Under the dome was a guilty pleasure of mine. Ill watch dean Norris in anything and he had a lot of screen time.
eso76
Member
11/23/63 was/is good?
Is it over or still going ?
And I don't remember 1922, but I am sure I read that anthology.
Robdraggoo
Member
I just looked it up becuase i didnt remember it. It was in full dark no stars in 2010. I didnt read that one.
Yeah it's over. Miniseries, 8 episodes. I really enjoyed it, worth a watch if you're into King. They captured that particular vibe you get from the better Stephen King books pretty well I thought.
11/22/63 was great. It was a miniseries, but definitely worth a watch. James Franco was really good in the lead role IMO.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Which ones?
Robdraggoo
Member
I know Geralds game is gonna be one of them
**shivers**
Gonna have to watch that one with a blankey
veryslowhand
Banned
I think the trailer tells too much, but it looks good, will watch.
Baroquemantic
Member
Looks good. Netflix sure is putting out a lot of original content.
KonradLaw
Member
Good novel dialog rarely does. Different mediums.
Discotheque
Banned
Shame he didn't really take off. That one scene in boogie nights is so dope
iamdarkcloud
Member
Mike Patton did the soundtrack so it is definitely worth a look in my book. Trailer looks good. Don't remember the story it's based off, think one of his later collections (Stephen King burned me with that last Dark Tower book so his newer stuff I am hesitant to dive into, Dr. Sleep was a page turner that turned into a nothing..so). Here's hoping it's good -- it's on Netflix so I don't have much to lose...
ronaldthump
Member
the sound design on the trailer with the rattling cans (sounds like it) is fine AF.
trailer looks great if it does give most of the movie away.
sigh.
learn to cut better fuckers.
trailer looks great if it does give most of the movie away.
sigh.
learn to cut better fuckers.
Gabriel_Logan
Member
Best Stephen King adaption is that movie where John Cusack is stuck in that hotel room.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Nice
old manatee
Banned
Hey this movie was pretty great.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Just finished it.
Having just read the novella shortly before the movie came out, I was pretty happy with how the adaptation handled everything. Stayed extremely faithful to the book, with only a couple of small, fairly inconsequential omissions, save for one larger one concerning the ending:
Overall, absolutely a great movie, and worth checking out.
Having just read the novella shortly before the movie came out, I was pretty happy with how the adaptation handled everything. Stayed extremely faithful to the book, with only a couple of small, fairly inconsequential omissions, save for one larger one concerning the ending:
In the book, the epilogue implies that Wilfred actually went insane and literally bit himself to death, while the movie leaves it ambiguous as to whether or not he was actually killed by the ghosts of Arlette, Henry, and Shannon. And actually, if you view the whole story as "none of the supernatural stuff is real and all a figment of Wilfred's guilt-addled imagination", then the movie doesn't actually imply that Wilfred died at all, in sharp contrast to the book in which outright states that he does.
Still, this isn't really an issue for me, I like both the book and the movie's endings.
Still, this isn't really an issue for me, I like both the book and the movie's endings.
Overall, absolutely a great movie, and worth checking out.