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JoshWoodzy
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justdrop
Title: Supreme Overlord
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Disappointed. The 80s version was pretty good and I didn't feel that even it captured everything it should've.
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JoshWoodzy
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There was no 80's version, it was 1994.
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justdrop
Title: Supreme Overlord
Joined: Jan 11 2012
Location: Philadelphia
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| There was no 80's version, it was 1994. |
Typo, but thank you for the correction.
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Fighter_McWarrior
Title: Gun of Brixton
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That was a great miniseries.
Having just reread The Stand myself, I'd be glad to see someone redo it, but there's no way it would work as a 1 shot film. Two movies maybe, but even that would be pushing it.
The richness of The Stand was in the details of the world's end, the journey across the country and the individual stories of all the survivors and victims. A one shot movie couldn't even begin to get the full picture.
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3skulls
Title: Skinned Alive to Death
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My hopes aren't high. However if the screenwriter does something unique and interesting it could be ok. I do have a feeling that Affleck is in over his head and will end up dropping out. He did well with "The Town" but to say taking on The Stand is ambitious would be a gross understatement. Still it would be nice to see an adaptation on the big screen and not subject to the constraints that the 90's TV version had.
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JRA
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That was a great miniseries.
Having just reread The Stand myself, I'd be glad to see someone redo it, but there's no way it would work as a 1 shot film. Two movies maybe, but even that would be pushing it.
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They'd have to make it like a Lord of the Rings Trilogy. and I've never even read The Stand
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
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Speaking of Stephen King adaptations, anyone catch Bag Of Bones? I loved the book but haven't caught this yet, is it worth it?
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Fighter_McWarrior
Title: Gun of Brixton
Joined: Jun 05 2011
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| 3skulls wrote: |
| My hopes aren't high. However if the screenwriter does something unique and interesting it could be ok. I do have a feeling that Affleck is in over his head and will end up dropping out. He did well with "The Town" but to say taking on The Stand is ambitious would be a gross understatement. Still it would be nice to see an adaptation on the big screen and not subject to the constraints that the 90's TV version had. |
Affleck's directed two movies I've seen and they were both good The Town was good and Gone Baby Gone was incredible. I have some faith in his ability.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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ben affleck is definitely better behind the camera than in front of it
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justdrop
Title: Supreme Overlord
Joined: Jan 11 2012
Location: Philadelphia
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| Speaking of Stephen King adaptations, anyone catch Bag Of Bones? I loved the book but haven't caught this yet, is it worth it? |
Saw half of it and turned it off. They changed the wife's death pretty drastically, and leave out major thoughts, leaving people in the dark as to what the hell's going on. I was highly disappointed.
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3skulls
Title: Skinned Alive to Death
Joined: Mar 11 2010
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| Fighter_McWarrior wrote: |
| 3skulls wrote: |
| My hopes aren't high. However if the screenwriter does something unique and interesting it could be ok. I do have a feeling that Affleck is in over his head and will end up dropping out. He did well with "The Town" but to say taking on The Stand is ambitious would be a gross understatement. Still it would be nice to see an adaptation on the big screen and not subject to the constraints that the 90's TV version had. |
Affleck's directed two movies I've seen and they were both good The Town was good and Gone Baby Gone was incredible. I have some faith in his ability. |
Yes Gone Baby Gone was good as well but both that and The Town were in his league as far as directing chops go. I think The Stand is to big of a leap for him. Also Username hit the nal on the head....Benny boy needs to stay behind the camera.
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DatsRight
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I liked him as Matt Murdock...as much as a dislike Ben Affleck I really can't see anyone else playing DareDevil... tho the odds of a sequel are approximately 3,720 to 1.
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Klimbatize
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| I liked him as Matt Murdock...as much as a dislike Ben Affleck I really can't see anyone else playing DareDevil... tho the odds of a sequel are approximately 3,720 to 1. |
Wow, that means there's a better chance of me meeting a woman with two vaginas then ever seeing a Daredevil sequel.
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Fighter_McWarrior
Title: Gun of Brixton
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Daredevil was the worst thing ever. Fuck that movie.
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justdrop
Title: Supreme Overlord
Joined: Jan 11 2012
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| Fighter_McWarrior wrote: |
| Ghost Rider was the worst thing ever. Fuck that movie. |
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
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| Klimbatize wrote: |
| DatsRight wrote: |
| I liked him as Matt Murdock...as much as a dislike Ben Affleck I really can't see anyone else playing DareDevil... tho the odds of a sequel are approximately 3,720 to 1. |
Wow, that means there's a better chance of me meeting a woman with two vaginas then ever seeing a Daredevil sequel. |
If you meet a woman with two vaginas, please get her number and pm it to me. Thanks.
Also, Ben Affleck is a terrible actor. He should stick to writing and/or directing. He has one of those faces that I just want to punch for some reason I can't really understand.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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there's not much to understand. i want to punch him too.
i will say this though, he does play a good asshole (dazed & confused)
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