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Post by jervistetch on Jun 13, 2019 16:49:27 GMT
DOCTOR SLEEP
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Post by politicidal on Jun 13, 2019 23:15:58 GMT
Well, this was unexpected. Doesn't look half bad so far.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 0:25:44 GMT
The book was meh, and the trailer is meh. It seems to follow the book, which in this case is disappointing. I was hoping it would be more of an inspiration the way Kubrick's film was. The book had very little to do with The Shining besides having Danny shoe-horned into it. I assume the flashbacks and music will be the only thing that ties this movie to the predecessor. I love Ewan McGregor though.
The Stephen King renaissance has been a mixed bag, but we will see what the reviews say.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 14, 2019 0:45:10 GMT
Meh. Flanagan’s style is nowhere near as effective as Kubrick’s.
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Post by jervistetch on Jun 14, 2019 1:32:23 GMT
Can you imagine the pressure in trying to direct a sequel to a Kubrick film? It would be an exercise in futility trying to imitate him. I remember being deeply unimpressed with 2010. I was expecting to be dazzled and I wasn't. I haven't seen that film since it came out in the theaters. I really don't even remember it. I should watch it again. Maybe it wasn't half bad.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 14, 2019 1:38:23 GMT
Can you imagine the pressure in trying to direct a sequel to a Kubrick film? It would be an exercise in futility trying to imitate him. I remember being deeply unimpressed with 2010. I was expecting to be dazzled and I wasn't. I haven't seen that film since it came out in the theaters. I really don't even remember it. I should watch it again. Maybe it wasn't half bad. Exactly. I’m not even sure why they’re trying honestly. Especially with Flanagan at the helm. He’s not a bad director at all, but he really just doesn’t do horror the way Kubrick did. Their only real similarity is they both seem to love long takes. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 1:53:05 GMT
Can you imagine the pressure in trying to direct a sequel to a Kubrick film? It would be an exercise in futility trying to imitate him. I remember being deeply unimpressed with 2010. I was expecting to be dazzled and I wasn't. I haven't seen that film since it came out in the theaters. I really don't even remember it. I should watch it again. Maybe it wasn't half bad. Exactly. I’m not even sure why they’re trying honestly. Especially with Flanagan at the helm. He’s not a bad director at all, but he really just doesn’t do horror the way Kubrick did. They’re only real similarity is they both seem to love long takes. I don't know if you've read the book, but the source material does not warrant a film. The only reason this is getting done is because it ties in loosely (very loosely) to The Shining. To me it looks on par with the miniseries of The Shining as opposed to Kubrick's film. |
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Post by amyghost on Jun 14, 2019 2:17:48 GMT
The book honestly read like little more than King's attempt to cash in on The Shining via a 'sequel' that hardly merits the term. Hard to imagine why, as I can't imagine he needs the money. If the film follows the book closely, it'll be blah, unless, as others have suggested, it takes the approach of Kubrick by putting the director's unique spin on the material. I don't see that happening here, and so I can't really think I'd have any interest in seeing it.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 14, 2019 2:19:14 GMT
Can you imagine the pressure in trying to direct a sequel to a Kubrick film? It would be an exercise in futility trying to imitate him. I remember being deeply unimpressed with 2010. I was expecting to be dazzled and I wasn't. I haven't seen that film since it came out in the theaters. I really don't even remember it. I should watch it again. Maybe it wasn't half bad. The spfx in 2010 were very good for the time--they had to rebuild the sets and spaceships entirely from film set photos and film stills because the blueprints were said to be destroyed and Kubrick insisted all the models be destroyed too (one of them ended up at an art college and was dismantled). I liked that HAL was given more personality--Kubrick films are emotionally cold. On the other hand Peter Hyams was an odd choice because he is the opposite in characterization--he likes quirky dialogue. There's a discussion of stadium hot dogs that ends with John Lithgow saying "it's important."
Is it really important?
The film must have been inspiration for SeaQuest since Roy Scheider has some dolphins in his home.
The basic idea of Soviet and US scientists converging on an alien presence was also the plot of the obscure 1960s film THE BAMBOO SAUCER.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 14, 2019 2:22:02 GMT
Exactly. I’m not even sure why they’re trying honestly. Especially with Flanagan at the helm. He’s not a bad director at all, but he really just doesn’t do horror the way Kubrick did. They’re only real similarity is they both seem to love long takes. I don't know if you've read the book, but the source material does not warrant a film. The only reason this is getting done is because it ties in loosely (very loosely) to The Shining. To me it looks on par with the miniseries of The Shining as opposed to Kubrick's film. I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard from a friend of mine who’s read all of King’s work that it’s not very good. And what are you saying, Marilyn? That Hollywood is making another cash-grab?? It couldn’t be... (It is) |
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Post by poelzig on Jun 14, 2019 3:51:22 GMT
I never understood the love for the painfully over the top histrionics and scenery chewing of Kubricks The Shining. It's the favorite horror movie of every person who hates horror movies. Scatman was great but a really effective sense of dread was wasted by the annoying Duvall and Nicholson was ridiculous. It's Kubrick's only movie I don't like very much.
King agreed with my feelings. Past tense. It looks like he is full on sell out now considering this trailer is tapping into the Shining love so hard it's embarrassing. I thought that rich old hypocrite was shameful enough with jamming his virtue signalling into all his half ass books. He managed to lower the bar even further.
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