• deweydecibel
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    203 months ago

    There are bad adaptations, and then there’s the Dark Tower, which was akin to a full palm-open slap to the fans while desperately hoping they could maybe appeal to some movie goers that were unfamiliar with the books, which it failed to do spectacularly.

    • @[email protected]
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      53 months ago

      Never read the books because I heard they end badly and that’s a hell of a time commitment.

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        63 months ago

        They end fine. Genuinely, read the first book, and read the last chapter of the last book. Ignore everything else.

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          83 months ago

          Imagine actually suggesting missing out on the height of Stephen King’s mescaline era.

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            3 months ago

            His cocaine era was his best era. That being said, I did enjoy many of the Dark Tower books, but only as standalone books and not for what they contributed to the series overall, which was a large mess of half thought-out needlessly over-explained medley of what I can only summarize as pure narcissism.

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              23 months ago

              The man managed to insert his own car accident three times in the series. This dude really needs therapy.

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        33 months ago

        Huh, it’s one of my favorite endings of all time and I consider it genius. One man’s trash I guess

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        53 months ago

        Hey now, The Mist, The Shining, Salem’s Lot, Storm of the Century, 1408, Rose Red (Depending on your tastes of course, it’s bad, but very watchable) that would like a word. Hell, Silver Bullet and Maximum Overdrive Are also not bad if you enjoy less than great movies.