tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post6271146879047721628..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: The Mist on DVDFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-82143419791345297182008-03-26T11:48:00.001-07:002008-03-26T11:48:00.001-07:00It was one of my favorites of his short stories, s...It was one of my favorites of his short stories, so I'm looking forward to seeing the DVD (missed it in the theaters). Glad to hear they've done a good adaptation. <BR/><BR/>King is really tough to adapt, in a lot of ways. His writing is deceptively literary -- it reads much better than it plots out in story beats. And his dialogue works fine on the page, but is incredibly stilted when put into the mouths of actors. Try describing one of his stories or novels to a skeptical friend, and you start getting an idea. <BR/><BR/>"Well, it's about a killer clown that's actually kind of a spider alien that fell to earth millions of years ago and lives under this town in Maine, and a bunch of kids figure it all out and have to fight it. But it's a coming-of-age story." <BR/><BR/>When you tell them it's your favorite novel ever, they tend to give you the stink-eye.Philuciferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677432259206550338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-38351636175782035982008-03-26T11:48:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:48:00.000-07:00Yes you are. You read the New York Times DVD Secti...Yes you are. You read the New York Times DVD Section like it's going out of style!<BR/><BR/>Which is IS!<BR/><BR/>I have not seen 1408. I should.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-37414557487823579772008-03-26T11:44:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:44:00.000-07:00And yes, Matt, I already have it. See? I'm not ju...And yes, Matt, I already have it. See? I'm not just about the German Expressionism!David Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757746662824867452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-15736313667439825562008-03-26T11:31:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:31:00.000-07:00Really. It's good?How does it measure up to Mikael...Really. It's good?<BR/><BR/>How does it measure up to Mikael Håfström's wonderful adaptation of King's "1408"? Are we witnessing the renaissance of Stephen King stories set to film?<BR/><BR/>Wow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com