The Long Walk (2025)
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That's pretty fucking clever.
However, are we taking bets on who throws a fit and demands to stay first: white Karen or any astronaut?
However, are we taking bets on who throws a fit and demands to stay first: white Karen or any astronaut?
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C+/B- territory, didn't regret seeing it, wasn't bored, wasn't waiting to leave
All and all it was more faithful to the book than I was expecting. Lots of events, characters, deaths, etc. are all present. The dialogue between all the walkers in the first half or so is natural. They call each other fags, talk about their dicks, I'm going to wish for ten naked ladies, etc. There's a theme or brotherhood between our white main character and our black main character that feels pretty forced. They have a conversation that ends with some version of "you my brother" three times at least. The score tries too hard too often to evoke an emotion response. You can't prop up everything that happens with music.
The ending is different from the book and it's not an improvement. The general premise I thought was kinda interesting and with a different edit it might have worked but what we got is just sluggish in execution. Mark Hamil sucks. The Major has more dialogue and more appearances than in the book and the film gets nothing out of it. He's like 15% of an antagonist. The character would have worked better as a mythical figure we only see twice rather than a guy that runs his mouth every 20 minutes.
There's a couple stories the walkers tell each other in the book I would have liked here (last year's walker died right after winning, how gruesome the win itself was) but what we really needed was practical effects with more of the gore. CGI heavy gunshots and blood, even when done well, lack weight.
The specific ending of
is whatever. Some version of that shows up so often these days I don't even take off points for it.
edit - last thing, two lards were ahead of me in line for concessions. They had their tickets pre-purchased. Their bill for snacks was 40 fucking dollars. I was shocked. Their jogging pants didn't scream out "millionaire" either.
All and all it was more faithful to the book than I was expecting. Lots of events, characters, deaths, etc. are all present. The dialogue between all the walkers in the first half or so is natural. They call each other fags, talk about their dicks, I'm going to wish for ten naked ladies, etc. There's a theme or brotherhood between our white main character and our black main character that feels pretty forced. They have a conversation that ends with some version of "you my brother" three times at least. The score tries too hard too often to evoke an emotion response. You can't prop up everything that happens with music.
The ending is different from the book and it's not an improvement. The general premise I thought was kinda interesting and with a different edit it might have worked but what we got is just sluggish in execution. Mark Hamil sucks. The Major has more dialogue and more appearances than in the book and the film gets nothing out of it. He's like 15% of an antagonist. The character would have worked better as a mythical figure we only see twice rather than a guy that runs his mouth every 20 minutes.
There's a couple stories the walkers tell each other in the book I would have liked here (last year's walker died right after winning, how gruesome the win itself was) but what we really needed was practical effects with more of the gore. CGI heavy gunshots and blood, even when done well, lack weight.
The specific ending of
altruistic black man kills evil white man that is also the physical representation of the state
edit - last thing, two lards were ahead of me in line for concessions. They had their tickets pre-purchased. Their bill for snacks was 40 fucking dollars. I was shocked. Their jogging pants didn't scream out "millionaire" either.
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Yeah, movie snacks and food is highway robbery. Why would I pay $10 for a large coke when I can walk across the street and get the same thing for $1.98.
$7 for a box of candy when across the street it's $2.99.
That's exactly why I bring my own snacks in the wife's Marry Poppins purse. The only thing that fucking purse is good for.
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