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Pretty good so far

posted 6 years ago by ducksoup (3933)
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If you don't mind the supernatural. I'd go so far as to say better than any other Stephen King adaptation I've seen recently. (Wow have there been a lot lately.)

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7146) 6 years ago

How does it compare to 11.22.63? I thought that was pretty solid, and I'm not even a big James Franco fan.

[–] ducksoup (3933) 6 years ago

Yeah, that was good too. Neck and neck, I guess.

[–] exatera (3953) 6 years ago

What about Mr. Mercedes - do you recommend?

[–] ducksoup (3933) 6 years ago

I was sort of disappointed by that. It was okay, I guess. Certainly better than Under the Dome. (Although something compelled me to finish Under the Dome anyway.)

[–] exatera (3953) 6 years ago

I couldn't watch Under the Dome...

[–] ducksoup (3933) 6 years ago

It was terrible, but I got sucked in.

[–] beauq81 (1085) 6 years ago

You should try the audio book. It's read by Raul Esparza and the man has the most boring voice I've ever heard. My mind simply couldn't register him and I've listened to countless books. Even King was better when he, himself, read Needful things.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8707) 6 years ago

You're probably right that it's better than any other recent Stephen King adaptations.

I've seen IT, Gerald's Game, Cell, 1922, The Mist, 11.22.63, The Dark Tower, and I think a few others, and I'd put Castle Rock ahead of all them.

It's not my favorite Stephen King project that I've SEEN recently though, as I watched the '99 mini-series Storm of the Century for the first time about a year ago and REALLY enjoyed it.

[–] FifthFreedom (196) 6 years ago

You must watch "Rose Red" if you enjoyed Storm of the Century. My favorite Stephen King movie to date.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8707) 6 years ago

I actually did end up watching Rose Red just a few months ago. I thought it was good, but a bit slow. It just kind of dragged at times.

I did enjoy it overall, though. A solid enough ghost story.

[–] Gastonian (946) 6 years ago

Well, you can't even rank it as an adaptation since it is not based on any Stephen King book. The producers got the rights to King characters and locations and created an original work that is an amalgamation of those characters and scenarios. If I were to compare this to actual King adaptations, I would rate it pretty low since there have been some superb King film adaptations. But I do like it. And I find it intriguing. But it's a very, very slow burn. 8 episodes in (with only 2 episodes to go) and we still don't really know what the hell is going on. So I get the feeling that the payoff is not going to be as satisfying or grand as the buildup.

[–] exatera (3953) 6 years ago

I am also starting to get concerned that we won't get any answers.
And we do, I hope it doesn't turn out to be something completely underwhelming like on Lost.

[–] smidget28 (800) 5 years ago

It's quite good....I cannot wait to see where it is going.