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  1. 22-Oct-2006 #1
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    Stephen King's Cell being adapted for big screen

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    Honestly I haven't read this book yet but I'm planning to after I finish the Dark Tower series. As for the screenwriters, they are kind of hit or miss, but I think they got more misses than hits. Personally I think Frank Darabont is the best person to adapt King for a movie script.
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  2. 22-Oct-2006 #2
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    hmmm need to see more developments before i make my call
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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie04 View Post
    Honestly I haven't read this book yet but I'm planning to after I finish the Dark Tower series.
    that was my exact post right there, im currently heading out tomorrow for the wizard and the glass volume of the dark tower A:becuase its a damn well written series and B: cus ove rehre CELL costs £18.99 which is over 35 bucks for one novel and that just aint worth it.

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  4. 22-Oct-2006 #4
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    Eli Roth? Not so sure about that but yes, this could be a great film. Hope it's not too 'phoney'. Hehe, okay bad joke!

    Dark Tower? I know of this series but not read them. I have got through most of Stephen King's work pretty much including the short stories. Is the series that good?
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    I've only read the first two, but the second was better than the first and from what I've heard they only get better.
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    Eli Roth? I lost faith in hearing that a while ago.

    Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski? Problem Child was great. The sequels sucked. Agent Cody Banks was a disaster.

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    Hope they improve the (somewhat typically) weak King ending...
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    Agent Cody Banks was so cheesy with all those un-needed facial expressions
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    Quote Originally Posted by CapnSpaulding View Post
    Eli Roth? Not so sure about that but yes, this could be a great film. Hope it's not too 'phoney'. Hehe, okay bad joke!

    Dark Tower? I know of this series but not read them. I have got through most of Stephen King's work pretty much including the short stories. Is the series that good?
    ive read the first 3 and yeah they get better each time, the first is a western with a dash of fantasy, the second is kinda trippy with doors along a beach that lead into peoples minds but the 3rd is very post apocalyptic with cool little tidbits about the past like when they stop and see a mishapen bee hive with white bees that cant fly it really gives you a sense of "damn they screwed up bad huh?".

    so far they dont seem completely on par with the rings books by tolkein (and i aint just a movie fanboy i read the rings storie, including silmarillion and all that when i was 9) but its a lot closer to tolkeins level of sheer wow factor than the harry potter books.

    check em out there well worth it, i breezed through the first two in about 3 hours there damn hard to put down.



    EDIT- but id recommend reading a few other king novels like salems lot and the stand first cus this ties most of kings universe together.

    think the dark materials trilogy with stephen king thrown in the mix.

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    No. Really, why bother?The novel was terrible. And I don't mean in a good way.

    Quote Originally Posted by CapnSpaulding View Post
    Eli Roth? Not so sure about that but yes, this could be a great film. Hope it's not too 'phoney'. Hehe, okay bad joke!

    Dark Tower? I know of this series but not read them. I have got through most of Stephen King's work pretty much including the short stories. Is the series that good?
    On the strength of his previous outings as a "director", Eli Roth should be gently taken aside and told; "Repeat after me: would you like fries with that?"
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    i just thought id mention that the novel, which is £18.99 in stores is on ebay for a single pound, even with shipping even amricans are gonna pay just 5 bucks for that, nw thats cheap, to bad i am legend is so damn expensive on there, though w.h.smith's stock i am legend all the time but has very few copys in the stores apparently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hellsing View Post
    i just thought id mention that the novel, which is £18.99 in stores is on ebay for a single pound, even with shipping even amricans are gonna pay just 5 bucks for that, nw thats cheap, to bad i am legend is so damn expensive on there, though w.h.smith's stock i am legend all the time but has very few copys in the stores apparently.
    Picked up a secondhand copy of I Am Legend at a charity shop for 50p.

    Quote Originally Posted by hellsing View Post
    id recommend reading a few other king novels like salems lot and the stand first cus this ties most of kings universe together.
    Salem's Lot is one of THE best books ever written by King, in fact by anyone. The characterisation in that book is second to none. Anyone who liked the half-baked (but enjoyable) tv mini-series with David Soul should read this immediately. You will not put it down...
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    The Stand is an amazing read as well... Apart from the ending...
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    well tehn both of you should read the dark tower cus theres some characters from dark tower, salem, and the stand which all intertwine, i anit ruining it but r.f is a clue of sorts, so i hear...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Hope they improve the (somewhat typically) weak King ending...
    I was so angered by that. Its like...sooo, this sucks. Can you say, open door for sequel?
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