The Dark Tower - The Motion Picture

[Nymeria]

Chris Hu said:

The_Yoda said:

As is virtually always the case, yes, the book is better.  Time not withstanding the only two where I think I'd rather watch the movie than read the book are Stand by Me and Shawshank (Andy getting raped in increased detail always made me squimish).

Yes I'm not much of a reader but the two books that I actually read and that where made into movies Jussasic Park and The Autobiography of Malcom X where both inferior to the books.  Jurrasic Park would have been R rated if it followed the book more closely and Malcom X would have been over 4 hours long if it followed the book more closely.  Even though I never read the book most people consider The Godfather movie superior to the book.

With King I enjoyed The Shining, but I also loved Kubrick's take on it.  I think some things translate and other aspects have to be adjusted for different mediums.