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Apt Pupil…. So Uncomfortable I Had To Switch It Off

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This is the first film I have ever walked away from, no scrap that the second film I’ve walked away from (the first was Seabiscuit) however Seabiscuit was boring and as a seven year old you wanna see some action and not just a bunch of horses racing. But I digress I walked away from Apt Pupil not because it was boring, but because it was so very very uncomfortable to sit through, I got around to about half an hour and then I though no, I came over all sick And and started shaking, no other film has done that me ever.

Now your probably wondering why on earth did it make you feel like that I’ve seen it and I liked the film, let me tell you a story, when I was about fourteen/fifteen we had a WW2 themed day, we had food from the forties music and all, but I had possibly the most depressing time that day, mainly because I was dumped by a girl whom of which I loved but hey ho shit happens, on top of that we had a Holocaust survivor come in and tell us about his time in the concentration camps. This guy had been to everyone of them including Auschwitz, we’ve all learnt about the holocaust from the survivors, we’ve seen the documentaries on the television, Apt Pupil is a whole new kettle of fish as we hear stories from the other side i.e the Nazis side.

Brad Renfro plays a teen who meets Thomas Dencker played by Ian Mckellen, he plays a Nazi war criminal who done horrific things back in WW2 and believe me we hear everything, or from what I heard up until I turned it off, Dencker goes off on how he gassed the Jewish how he tortured them, and believe me when I say he goes into great detail about this. Renfro then decides to go out and buy a Nazi uniform which might I add why the hell a costume shop even has one for sale, he buys and forces Dencker to wear it making him march on the spot. This is where I turned it off, seeing someone fascinated by this guy and his stories, even going as far as blackmailing him to get these stories is not what I want to be watching, you don’t even know who your rooting for in this movie.

This is by far the most uncomfortable movie I have ever had the displeasure of actually watching, plus I went in totally blind as I didn’t have a clue what the film was about, final rating 0/10 it’s uncomfortable to watch, and really really depressing in some cases anyway guys until next time catch ya later oh by the way little known fact it’s actually a Stephen King adaption, which I had no clue about

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YES YES YES YES PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!! I am so hyped right now it’s just come out this week and IT director Andy Muschietti is in the run in for a Pet Semetary remake…… yes you heard me correctly one of my favourite Stephen King novels could be remade.

Can you tell I am excited like honestly Pet Semetary is probably one of my favourite King novels and to hear that the director of IT may be directing it, after waiting for the sequel to be green lit which in all fairness is going to be considering that IT is still smashing box office records, Muschietti has said that he would love to direct it because he feels the the original wasn’t true to the source material.

In all fairness I loved the original, it was creepy and all round terrifying, but to see a modern adaptation happen one could only dream, this is one of the movies I really wanted to be remade, that and Misery and a Cujo remake but hey let’s not get to excited, as Guillermo Del Toro says he wants to direct, personally I want the IT director as he did IT justice and kept it true to the book, Del Toro on the other hand has made some gems in his day however I myself didn’t like Pacific Rim or Crimson Peak, but loved Pans Labyrinth.

While this may be a rumour I sincerely hope it isn’t as I want this film to be remade for sure, phew!! Okay that’s my excitement vented out, anyway what’s everyone’s favourite Stephen King book for me it has to be Carrie or Needful Things…… hey……. Needful Things……. there’s another King adaption that has to be made damn someone get on to Hollywood now! this is a great idea. Anyway guys until next time catch ya later 🙂

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IT, Probably One Of The Best Adaptions To A Stephen King Novel Ever

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As I’ve said before I love book to film adaptions, however in my Dark Tower review there are some books that need special attention when adapting them in to a film, IT does just that and is by far a definite achievement by adapting the infamous novel in to one of the most scariest films we have seen this year.

For those who are unfamiliar with the story of IT let me tell you, IT is about a clown who every twenty seven years comes to Derry in Maine to kidnap children, a group of kids nicknamed the losers club go out and destroy the clown, only for it to come back 27 years later when they are adults, and that’s IT, the film is so terrifyingly scary that I found myself watching through my fingers at some scenes, however this isn’t your average horror movie no, it has some absolutely amazing comedic moments especially from the young cast, the banter between them is amazing, the insults are just hilarious, my favourite insult has to be when a member of the losers club peeks in to Eddie’s medicine cabinet and says “hey Eddie are these birth control pills” to which Eddie replies “yeah those are for your sister” trust me there’s plenty more where that come from during the two hour run time.

The scares are impressive as is Pennywise, who is played incredibly well by Bill Skarsgard, he actually gives Tim Curry a run for his money, Pennywise in this film is probably the best thing about this movie as is the talented young cast, the film stars Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough the leader of the losers club, Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier the comedic one of the group, Chosen Jacobs as Mike Hanlon, Jack Dylan Grazer as hypochondriac Eddie Kasbrak and Wyatt Oleff as Stan Uris, trust me this cast is amazing to watch, you can tell they enjoyed making the film.

All in all IT is one of the most faithful adaptions of a Stephen King book I have seen in a long time, almost makes me forget we had a Dark Tower release but hey that’s just me, oh for those who suffer from coulrophobia for the love of god stay away from this film, anyway IT is an amazing, scary if not terrifying and faithful movie adaption, now I ask you a question with the amount of Stephen King novels we are seeing getting adapted what book would you like to see get the big screen adaption, for me I would love to see a Misery or even a Cujo remake, what do want to see adapted let me know I’m quite interested to hear, but until next time guys catch ya later.

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The Dark Tower Works As A Standalone Film Rather Than An Adaptation

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I am a huge Stephen King fan, I’ve read and loved every book he wrote, from The Shining to Carrie and my personal favourite It which hits cinemas next month, this year we’ve seen a lot of Stephen King adaptions quite recently The Dark Tower, however I say adaption but the dark tower is nothing like the books, the director really wanted to squeeze in as much as he could with the dark tower, all in all it’s a jumbled up mess.

The dark tower weaves together all the dark tower series in to one film rather than stick to just one source material, I didn’t particularly enjoy this movie and I’m going to be really honest about it, it sucked…. It sucked big time, like really sucked probably the worst film I have ever had the displeasure of seeing at the cinema, the story was dull and unfaithful to the books the acting was sub par and the CGI looked like something out of a cheesy 80s action flick.

Even one guy I was sitting next to mumbled “that didn’t happen” “oh that certainly didn’t happen” “well this is just god awful” no wait that was me, anyway the film was a massive pile of crap, do yourself a favour and go see something else, don’t waste your money on this, it really is just a god awful film try and find another Stephen King adaption to watch I guarantee it’ll be a thousand times better than this mess of a film.

Final score 0/10 possibly the lowest I’ve ever given a film on here, anyway guys until next time catch you later.

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