(May 17, 2018 at 9:31 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(May 13, 2018 at 8:18 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: "The Dark Tower."I haven’t gone near it. And apparently Eddie and Susannah aren’t even in it?! I was under the impression that this movie was just the first of a series of films, but I’m still too afraid to waste my time.
If you've never read the books, you may be able to enjoy this film. Even I enjoyed Idris Elba's rendition of Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger.
If you've read the books, you'll recognize it for the horrible adaptation that it is. They tried to jam a story that takes 7 (or 8, depending how you count) main series book and 3-5 tie-in books into one 90 minute movie. Idris Elba was the only highlight in the most grim and dismal Stephen King film adaptation yet. The Jake Chambers character had little to do with the Jake Chambers of the books and was turned into a composite character of at least 4 or five characters, one of which (the predominate of the composite) was only in the final core book for a few chapters. Holy hack-job, Batman. If you're a fan of the books, steer clear of this steaming pile of buzzard shit.
No, Eddie and Detta/Odetta/Susannah aren't in it. Nor can it be the first in a series since...
Can't say it was really a waste of time, since I was cooped up in a hotel room in Williston, ND 'cause there ain't jack shit to do in that town! And, Idras Elba did an amazing job portraying Roland, though I am getting tired of Hollywood making all the epic heroes into reluctant heroes.
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