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thefadedone
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I liked that film.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make a good duo.
I also watched Beneath the Darkness starring Dennis Quaid a.k.a. a ridiculous, predictable, cheesy teenish wannabe horror/thriller that is just impossible to take seriously. Beneath the Darkness is where you'll find Dennis Quaid's career after this movie.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make a good duo.
I also watched Beneath the Darkness starring Dennis Quaid a.k.a. a ridiculous, predictable, cheesy teenish wannabe horror/thriller that is just impossible to take seriously. Beneath the Darkness is where you'll find Dennis Quaid's career after this movie.
you should be a movie reviewer.
well, Dennis has to try and keep up with his brother.
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King definitely has a flair for taking a natural event and making it feel almost supernatural. I think his non-horror stories translate to the big screen even better than his horror stories. Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, Dolores Claiborne, The Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis, Misery, The Running Man... I've loved them all.
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On the topic of King and his non horror stories , I just read this article:
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=752057&affid=100055
Sucks but it's also understandable. The movie would have to meet a lot of high standards and expectations that most of us fans have. I also don't see how they can make it all fit to a screen version.
True. And don't forget The Stand. Although it wasn't really big screen considering it was a tv mini series, it was still really well done.
I did really like Pet Semetary too. There was just an overall creepiness to the whole film that seemed to linger about even after watching it.
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=752057&affid=100055
Sucks but it's also understandable. The movie would have to meet a lot of high standards and expectations that most of us fans have. I also don't see how they can make it all fit to a screen version.
True. And don't forget The Stand. Although it wasn't really big screen considering it was a tv mini series, it was still really well done.
I did really like Pet Semetary too. There was just an overall creepiness to the whole film that seemed to linger about even after watching it.
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I hear they've got a contract in place for a new three-part It movie series, which sounds really cool. Hopefully they won't botch it like the miniseries.
I watched the first two episodes of The Stand ages ago and I've never gotten around to finishing it.
Pet Sematary was good, too, but
I watched the first two episodes of The Stand ages ago and I've never gotten around to finishing it.
Pet Sematary was good, too, but
the emphasis on Pascow was ridiculous and far beyond his significance in the book, and the way they portrayed the risen dead was disappointing, though understandable (horror movie audiences don't want to watch things be just "not right" - they want blood and gore and scares). Also it got cheesier as it went on, and the Wendigo head in the forest made me laugh hysterically, though I'm sure it was good for a jump scare in the theater when it originally showed.
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I would agree that his non-horror stories translate into better movies, although I would categorize Misery as a horror film (going with a wider but common definition for horror where a thriller can become horror by the intensity and violence of some of its elements).
I'm watching The Music Man (1962) tonight. Just wanted something light and fun. Robert Preston always brings a smile to my face.
^ What did you think Rosie?
I am half-watching The Addams Family but I don't really remember it very well. I love the second film.
I am half-watching The Addams Family but I don't really remember it very well.
I love the second film.
FortyTwo
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Tommyknockers, Tommyknockers, knocking at the door!
(speaking of King, that was an absolutely godawful adaptation)
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I am half-watching The Addams Family but I don't really remember it very well.
They made a second one?
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They made a second one?
At first I didn't see the quote, and I thought you were talking about The Tommyknockers. Very nearly keeled over right there on the spot.
I like both; had seen them before but wanted a re-watch so I could wrap my head around it all better.
I just watched Jennifer's Body. It was quite funny in places. I'm about to watch Chloe.
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