I think Stephen King always planned to end it that way. I'm not sure about other authors, but I totally revel in the thought of crushing people's hearts with an ending. I got angry emails about my first book. It was awesome.

That said, stick your kids in a closet. It's The Dark Tower, man!

(August 4, 2017 at 12:28 pm)Shell B Wrote: I'm with you 100%. The movie made it look like Bree was across the river from Hobbiton. If that were the case, they should have known the Ring Wraiths would catch up in like five minutes.

I enjoyed them too. Among the best adaptations in movie history. I didn't like the Hobbit "trilogy" as much.

Sam did point out that "this is the farthest I've even been away from home."

Of course they could have shown them walking for several days. Just walking. For days.

It wasn't just walking, though. Tom.

Hmm...now I'm thinking I should see the movie before reading the book. I've never cared for any adaptation as far as I know, movie or television version. I know TV would be able to follow the source material better due to not having time constraints to the same extent, but the budget they're allotted won't enable it to compare to the quality of a feature film.

Can't wait to see it. Critics as a whole have a lot of hangups in that they cannot understand very simple things in cinema now. The fact that idiotic comic book films are our blockbusters says everything. I cannot fathom grown men going to see Spider Homecoming over Dunkirk, it baffles my mind entirely.

The book never interested me and the trailer to this film doesn't either. Can I just pass on both?

(August 4, 2017 at 11:22 pm)Jesster Wrote: The book never interested me and the trailer to this film doesn't either. Can I just pass on both?

Stephen King heretic   . 

You must be telekinetically ripped apart by a sexually distraught yet simultaneously competent highschool girl that is overcoming religious zealotry.

Or run over by a vindictive sentient car.

Or perhaps eternally tormented by an interdimensional clown.


And if you do not get these references it is because thou hath blasphemed against our Lord! 

In the name of Stephen King, amen. 

Stephen King's not all that great, really. I always thought he was over-hyped. To be fair, he's not bad either.

Just saw it.

We both enjoyed it greatly, going into it with the expectation it was an adaptation.


...and that's all Imma saying.

(August 4, 2017 at 11:22 pm)Jesster Wrote: The book never interested me and the trailer to this film doesn't either. Can I just pass on both?

Obviously.