The Dark Tower (2017)
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A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
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... Roland Deschain
... Walter O’Dim
... Jake Chambers
... Arra Champignon
... Pimli Prentiss
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ok here are my personal thought on this movie I think you can say what you want but I really liked it this movie had a lot of action and fun you really cant go wrong here the action packed fun and enjoyment mcconihey was a pure joy as the evil villain he really knows how to excite an audience you need to see this movie
Director:
Writer:
Anders Thomas Jensen (Screenplay)
Stephen King (Novel)
Akiva Goldsman (Screenplay)
Nikolaj Arcel (Screenplay)
Jeff Pinkner (Screenplay)
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Release Date:
2017-08-03
Run Time:
95 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Reviews of
The Dark Tower
ok here are my personal thought on this movie I think you can say what you want but I really liked it this movie had a lot of action and fun you really cant go wrong here the action packed fun and enjoyment mcconihey was a pure joy as the evil villain he really knows how to excite an audience you need to see this movie
ok so I walked into the theater with full expectations of this one sucking however I really had a nice time watching it this was filled with action and adventure just what you want from a end of summer flick just a good time and loads of fun at the movies
I liked the movie was really good. But yet a little disappointed that the movie missed so many things from the book.in my opinion this should of been done in a series setting..just my two cents
My hard & fast rule of "Never pay ticket price for anything with Matthew McConaughey in a leading role" has served me well once more, because though one of the biggest problems with _The Dark Tower_ was how they tried to squeeze decades of lore into 95 minute movie, the best part about it was still somehow that it was over pretty quick.
_Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
**The dark force, the dark tower and then there's heroes!**
Based on the book of the same name. It is a book series, so we can expect a new franchise here. Another fantasy series, but is it worth is the real question. I don't know how famous is the original source, but I did not find the film any good. For me, it was another teen film like the majority of similarly themed films that flopped terribly. But here, an adult holds a prominent role that played by Idris Elba.
Maybe this is just an introduction, but still the first impression failed. The youngsters might enjoy it better than the adults. Particularly the teenagers. A teenager having a series of strange dreams about another world is all actually comes true when he enters through a portal to one of those worlds in the same universe. Now he's tailed by a most dangerous force in the universe, but accompanied by a gunslinger, he has to find a way to stop an apocalypse that's going strike his world and to rest of the universe.
Being very simple could be the reason I did not enjoy it. Basically, there's no twist in it. What they have called twist was a cliche in this kind of theme. The cast was okay, and so the visuals. But it all points to the story. The sequel could get better, so lets wait and see. In the meantime, I've heard that a completely a new version of the television series is on the development. I hope it works out better than the film franchise. Finally, it is an average film, neither worth nor a waste of time! I hope you make the right decision regarding watching it!
_5/10_
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I’ve not read a lot of Stephen King books, but one which I read and loved was _The Gunslinger_ which is the first book in _The Dark Tower_ series. In 2017 a movie adaptation came out and was named after the series. Starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey it was hotly anticipated but was met with bad reviews on release.
Having loved _The Gunslinger_ and hearing those reviews it’s taken me a long time to get around to watching this. Having now seen it, I gotta say, I agree with those reviews. It’s not a trash movie, but it is also not even close to being a good movie.
The core problem is that there are eight books of source material, and for some reason they try to distil all that lore and world building into one 95min film. For that reason alone it was doomed from the start, but add in hilariously uncharismatic acting, shoddy CGI, and a copy pasted plot from 100 other sci-fi or fantasy films, and you have a recipe for mediocrity.
Now I will say, I am not a fan of Idris Elba, but I actually thought he played the part of Roland, the Gunslinger, quite well. As for McConaughey, all this did was confirm for me that he is one of the most overrated actors of our generation.
My suggestion would be to avoid the movie and pick up the books, because the books will take you away on an epic journey much much more than this movie ever does.
I guess the studio execs decided the American public wasn't smart enough to get Stephen King...you know, the Godfather of accessible fiction.
Seriously...
What in the wide, wide world of sports happened here?!!!!! Honestly, it's a King movie, it doesn't need to be good. I mean look at the body of work that was made that people actually would agree were good: The Dead Zone, The Green Mile, Stand By Me, Shawshank, Carrie (1976), and The Shining (arguably among fans).
6 movies...that's about it. The rest are mediocre, 1408, Cat's Eyes, Misery, Firestarter.
And the rest are low budget throw away films that can be enjoyed the same way that one can enjoy any B-Movie...and that's fine. I have a feeling that King appreciates B-Movies more than you'd think. At least that's what he wrote in "On Writing." But this...what the heck is this? Honestly, the Dark Tower series is one of my least favorite things that King has ever written...and I am a huge King fan...but even then, I didn't expect it to be this bad.
For starters, it's really not the Dark Tower. I mean, the characters are the same in name...but really in name only.
the Gunslinger is chasing the Man in Black...and that is all the similarities we have.
You can't blame the actors on this one. You can't blame the source material either, they are at least readable.
What you have here is a film that was re-written over and over and over and over again with, what I am guessing, is massive studio interference.
The series is already a big part of pulp culture, it already has a huge following...but watching this you get the feeling that some important people didn't understand that and had it rewritten a thousand time to try to make a franchise out of it, rather than use the franchise already in place. Only they wanted to make a franchise by putting the entire franchise into a single film.
In the end you can almost feel the different writers when you watch it. You can see where it was meant to go in one direction, then got taken in another, and then a third and a fourth until the actors were so confused they had no choice but to give up.
In the end, I got the impression that no one involved knew exactly what they were trying to make any longer.
Really, we should be demanding an instant remake and a total refund. Fans deserve no less.
**If we often think that a movie doesn't need to have sequels, this case is the opposite: this movie should have been thought of as the beginning of a franchise of several movies.**
As far as I could tell, after some reading, this work of cinema was based on a work by Stephen King, composed of a long series of books. I'm sure the source material is good, King is one of the best and most ingenious fantastic writers of our time and his vast literary oeuvre has already made for surprising and remarkable films. What I question is the way this adaptation was made: what are eight books converted into a two-hour film? They probably only took advantage of a handful of characters and locations and threw everything else in the trash. Works like these can only be adapted in the form of trilogies, tetralogies or, in the television market, as series. Otherwise, the source material is not properly exploited in its richness.
Regardless of these issues, the film is moderately good: it all starts when the young protagonist, haunted by visions he has, finds a portal to a world he does not know, the world of his visions, and finds a Gunslinger who will help him. Deep down, he already knows the essential: the universal balance is in danger because an evil sorcerer wants to bring down the grandiose Dark Tower which, at the center of all things, harmonizes this balance and cosmic energies. I am explaining it simply and in my own words. Now the task of the two heroes is to prevent this from happening.
The best thing about this film is really the feeling of adventure, risk, the almost constant action and the way everything unfolds quickly, without dead moments. As an entertainment film, it is very good, and if we forget that it is the worst adaptation of King ever made for the cinema, we can really have a good time watching it. The big problem here is how rushed everything feels, with the film trying to do too much without having to reach its two and a half hour runtime.
The quality of the cast is another asset that makes the film work reasonably well. None of the actors are amazing, there are no great performances, but what was done is enough to push the film in the right direction: Idris Elba is charismatic and likable without ceasing to be fearsome, something his character demanded and which the actor knew to adapt. Tom Taylor also did a good job in the role of the young hero, a role where it would have been very easy to make mistakes, be superficial or ham. The villain has fallen into the shoes of Matthew McConaughey, and despite being suitably dark, he's not really a palpable threat.
Technically, the film relies heavily on CGI and effects. The film called for that, given the plot and sci-fi theme. The CGI and effects are good and work well for the most part, although there are a number of options and solutions that I would consider debatable. For example, the film never explores – nor does it have time for – the connections between parallel universes, and how there are so many people in our world who know this. The film would have gained in quality if it had been given an additional hour, or if it had been thought of as the beginning of a broader franchise, with several sequels. The cinematography is very good, the filming work is average, it has good sets, good costumes and excellent action scenes. The soundtrack, I confess, is not convincing, but it works effectively, which is already positive.
Cast & Crew of
The Dark Tower
Cast
... Roland Deschain
... Walter O’Dim
... Jake Chambers
... Arra Champignon
... Pimli Prentiss
... Tirana
... Richard Sayre
... Laurie Chambers
... Steven Deschain
... Timmy
... Dr. Hotchkiss
... Susan Delgado
... Lucas Hanson
... Lon
... Jill
... Toby
... Jonah
... Elmer Chambers
... Phedon
... Cantab
... Dr. Weizak
... Johnny
... Pretty Girl
... Soldier
... Drunk Girl
... Nurse
... Bystander
... Militia
... Rat Man
... Worker Taheen
... Big Guard
... Boy in the Park
... Ex-Breaker
... Village Engineer
... Taheen Tech
... Young Reactor Man
... Vampire Girl
... Chinatown Pedestrian
... Homeless Man in Alley (uncredited)
... Teacher
... Tracker Leader
... Fierce Taheen
... Van Vampire
... Pedestrian
... Bald Old Man
... Herb Woman
... Restaurant Lady
... Bell Lady
... Mannie Mother
... Dying Man
... Scared Woman (uncredited)
Crew
... Producer
... Additional Editing
... Screenplay
... Executive Producer
... Production Accountant
... Casting
... Producer
... Novel
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Editor
... Producer
... Art Direction
... Production Design
... Set Decoration
... Music Editor
... Construction Foreman
... Director of Photography
... Rigging Grip
... Executive Producer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Executive Producer
... ADR Mixer
... Original Music Composer
... Editor
... Stunts
... Executive Producer
... Unit Production Manager
... Concept Artist
... Screenplay
... Director
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Makeup Department Head
... Dialect Coach
... Set Decorating Coordinator
... Stunts
... Associate Producer
... First Assistant Director
... Sound Mixer
... Animation Supervisor
... Concept Artist
... Dialect Coach
... Stunt Coordinator
... Second Unit Director
... First Assistant Camera
... Screenplay
... Executive Producer
... Makeup Effects Designer
... Stunts
... Digital Compositor
... Unit Production Manager
... Stunts
... Hair Department Head
... Costume Illustrator
... Makeup Department Head
... Hair Department Head
... Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
... Script Supervisor
... Supervising Art Director
... Costume Design
... Visual Effects Producer
... Assistant Editor
... Armory Coordinator
... Foley Supervisor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Stunts
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Foley Editor
... VFX Editor
... Unit Publicist
... Sound Mixer
... Foley Mixer
... Armorer
... Boom Operator
... Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Costumer
... Costume Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Sound Mixer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Compositing Supervisor
... Dialogue Editor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Boom Operator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Line Producer
... Stunts
... Art Direction
... Conceptual Illustrator
... Principal Costumer
... Foley Artist
... Still Photographer
... Set Designer
... Concept Artist
... Set Dresser
... Supervising Sound Editor
... First Assistant Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Dialogue Editor
... Supervising ADR Editor
... Makeup Artist
... Costume Set Supervisor
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Music Editor
... Concept Artist
... Costumer
... VFX Lighting Artist
... Set Designer
... Script Supervisor
... Camera Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... VFX Editor
... Still Photographer
... Key Set Costumer
... ADR Editor
... Hairstylist
... Unit Publicist
... Dialogue Editor
... Camera Operator
... Camera Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Art Direction
... Stunt Coordinator
... Steadicam Operator
... Digital Intermediate Editor
... Construction Coordinator
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Unit Production Manager
... Leadman
... Sound Effects Editor
... Construction Manager
... Stunt Coordinator
... Underwater Camera
... Costume Coordinator
... ADR Recordist
... Art Department Coordinator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Art Direction
... Camera Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... VFX Artist
... Script Supervisor
... Art Direction
... Gaffer
... Art Department Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... VFX Editor
... Costume Supervisor
... ADR Mixer
... Stunts
... Camera Operator
... Digital Compositor
... Storyboard Designer
... Property Master
... Storyboard Designer
... Digital Intermediate
... Set Decoration
... Still Photographer
... Key Hair Stylist
... ADR Mixer
... Extras Casting
... Sequence Supervisor
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Scenic Artist
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... Chief Lighting Technician
... Camera Operator
... Conceptual Illustrator
... Dialect Coach
... ADR Mixer
... Sound Mixer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Costume Supervisor
... Stunts
... Sound Mixer
... Additional Still Photographer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Digital Intermediate
... Colorist
... Assistant Editor
... Payroll Accountant
... Production Design
... Assistant Art Director
... Casting
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... Armory Coordinator
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... Art Department Coordinator
... VFX Editor
... Stunts
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... Stunts
... Visual Effects Coordinator
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... Assistant Property Master
... Casting Associate
... Visual Effects Producer
... Dolly Grip
... Visual Effects Producer
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Casting Assistant
... VFX Editor
... Stunts
... Colorist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Animation
... First Assistant "A" Camera
... Digital Effects Supervisor
... Property Master
... Storyboard Designer
... Conceptual Design
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Set Designer
... Casting
... Modeling
... Utility Sound
... Stunts
... Rigging Gaffer
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... Steadicam Operator
... ADR Mixer
... Wardrobe Supervisor
... VFX Editor
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... Set Dresser
... Second Assistant "A" Camera
... Location Scout
... Key Grip
... VFX Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Animation
... Assistant Editor
... Stunts
... Location Scout
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... First Assistant Accountant
... Key Hair Stylist
... Hairstylist
... Key Hair Stylist
... Key Makeup Artist
... Production Manager
... Production Supervisor
... Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Art Department Assistant
... Storyboard Designer
... Set Dresser
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... Creature Design
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... Assistant Art Director
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... First Assistant Camera
... Electrician
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... Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
... Key Grip
... Dolly Grip
... Electrician
... Camera Operator
... Best Boy Electric
... Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
... Key Grip
... Gaffer
... Chief Lighting Technician
... First Assistant "C" Camera
... Costumer
... Costume Supervisor
... Tailor
... Costumer
... Location Manager
... Location Manager
... Location Manager
... Location Manager
... Orchestrator
... Music
... Script Supervisor
... Script Supervisor
... Production Coordinator
... Location Scout
... Concept Artist
... Property Master
... Compositing Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... Assistant Set Decoration
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... Visual Effects Production Manager
... Best Boy Electric
... ADR Mixer
... Generalist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Concept Artist
... Best Boy Grip
... First Assistant Camera
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... Camera Operator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Digital Intermediate Assistant
... VFX Lighting Artist
... Costumer
... Costume Standby
... Senior Animator
... Post Production Accountant
... Graphic Designer
... Utility Sound
... First Assistant Camera
... Conceptual Illustrator
... Extras Casting
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... Libra Head Technician
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... First Assistant "A" Camera
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... First Assistant Accountant
... VFX Lighting Artist
... Assistant Art Director
... Construction Coordinator
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... Concept Artist
... Costumer
... Armorer
... Second Assistant Accountant
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... Dolly Grip
... Libra Head Technician
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... Compositing Lead
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... Compositor
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... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Best Boy Grip
... Compositing Supervisor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Construction Grip
... Props
... Set Dresser
... CG Artist
... Art Department Production Assistant
... Compositor
... CG Artist
... Pipeline Technical Director
... Costumer
... First Assistant Camera
... First Assistant Accountant
... Production Secretary
... Concept Artist
... Visual Effects Production Manager
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Props
... Health and Safety
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Generalist
... VFX Editor
... CG Artist
... Travel Coordinator
... Compositing Lead
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... VFX Editor
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Grip
... CG Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Digital Compositor
... Assistant Art Director
... Production Coordinator
... Electrician
... Costume Assistant
... Key Grip
... Compositing Supervisor
... Modeling
... Visual Effects Production Manager
... Key Rigging Grip
... Digital Imaging Technician
... Generalist
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Assistant Property Master
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Graphic Designer
... Construction Coordinator
... Utility Sound
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Costume Assistant
... Costume Assistant
... Costume Assistant
... Costumer
... Wardrobe Assistant
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Assistant
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Armorer
... Researcher
... Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
... Best Boy Grip
... Best Boy Grip
... Dolly Grip
... Lighting Technician
... Rigging Grip
... Second Assistant "A" Camera
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... Second Assistant "C" Camera
... Second Assistant "C" Camera
... 3D Artist
... CG Animator
... CG Artist
... CG Artist
... CG Artist
... CG Artist
... Generalist
... Generalist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Artist
... Compositing Supervisor
... Compositing Supervisor
... Compositor
... Compositor
... Compositor
... Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Compositing Lead
... VFX Lighting Artist
... VFX Lighting Artist
... VFX Lighting Artist
... VFX Lighting Artist
... VFX Lighting Artist
... Matte Painter
... Matte Painter
... Matte Painter
... Matte Painter
... Matte Painter
... Modeling
... Modeling
... Pipeline Technical Director
... Rotoscoping Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... VFX Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Concept Artist
... Creature Design
... Greensman
... Greensman
... Propmaker
... Props
... Props
... Scenic Artist
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Colorist
... Dailies Technician
... Dailies Technician
... Editorial Production Assistant
... Editorial Production Assistant
... Animal Wrangler
... Assistant Accountant
... First Assistant Accountant
... Payroll Accountant
... Production Accountant
... Production Coordinator
... Production Secretary
... Production Secretary
... Second Assistant Accountant
... Second Assistant Accountant
... Second Assistant Accountant
... Second Assistant Accountant
... Set Production Assistant
... Set Production Assistant
... Studio Teacher
... Studio Teacher
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
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In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Release: 2006-02-23
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
7.091/10
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Release: 1972-12-13
Die Hard (1988)
7.782/10
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Release: 1988-07-15