Haven't darkened the door...

... of a theater since 1998, but Stephen King's "The Mist" just might inspire me.

Meaningless info: Last movie seen in a theater by yours truly -- "For Love of the Game"

 

That's almost 10 years old?

Fuck.

 

I had a stretch of more than five years without setting foot in a theater. I broke it to see Dodgeball, which I loathed.

 

I'm not sure that's something to brag about. It makes you sound like a shut-in.

And I am the biggest SK fan on here, but I'm not inspired by the previews for this. I hope I'm wrong.

 

Arnold: I certainly wasn't bragging, just more of a matter-of-fact admission.

The story in "Skeleton Crew" is my fave by SK, so that's why I'm even considering it.

 

Or someone who'd rather see two movies for the price of one at home, complete with cheap popcorn and soda and snacks, instead of in a theatre with overpriced concessions and chair-kicking, blabber-mouthing, cell phone talking morans.

I've seen two movies in the theatre in the last 12 months...one was "Knocked Up," which I saw by myself to pass the time on a Sunday night in another city, and the other was "The Simpsons," which I'd been waiting to see for 15 years. And I'm completely normal!!!

 

what's this supposed to mean [/sportsbruh]

 

Yeah, it's a great story, but the only time I saw the preview I thought it looked crappy. God knows a lot of other kick-ass SK books and stories have become awful films. I think his stuff just doesn't translate well to the medium as a rule.

There have certainly been exceptions, though: Carrie, Pet Sematary, obviously The Shining, Stand By Me, Misery, Green Mile. But for every one of those you get five things like The Langoliers and Maximum Overdive.

The problem is that his well-known big books are too big in scope to be feature films and too adult to be portrayed well on TV. The miniseries versions of It (my all-time favorite), Tommyknockers and The Stand just end up being impotent reminders of how awesome it would be if you could make 6-hour big-screen features with all the bells and whistles.

 

You calling yourself completely normal is a fantasy to which even Spielberg couldn't do justice.

 

I've only seen 2 movies in a theater this year. And only 2 others at home on DVD. Where do I qualify in this little game?

 

*Cough* Shawshank *Cough*

 

I think in 8 seconds, he and Ron Jeremey could make the BYH life story, with commercial breaks.