Stephen King
大司机 (2014) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Big Driver
导演: 米凯尔·萨洛门 演员: 玛丽亚·贝罗 / 安·唐德
其它标题: Big Driver / 빅 드라이버
小有名气的惊悚小说作家苔丝·索恩(玛丽亚·贝罗 Maria Bello 饰)受邀去某地进行演讲,人生地不熟的她迷失方向,汽车还在某个根本没有手机信号的地方爆胎。当她手足无措的时候,孔武健壮的卡车司机(威尔·哈里斯 Will Harris 饰)出现答应帮她更换轮胎,然而这个暴徒见色起意,对苔丝进行了残酷的虐待,还把她丢在了一个浸泡着三四具女性尸体的坑道中。侥幸逃命的苔丝一路跌跌撞撞回到家中,她曾尝试报警,却最终三缄其口。在接下来的日子里,苔丝从混乱中理清头绪,她决定用自己的方式向那只禽兽展开报复……
本片根据斯蒂芬·金的短篇小说改编。
2018年4月1日 看过
2018年4月1日 评论 a review of 大司机 - Stephen King's rape-revenge story found it's way over to Lifetime as an original movie. This could have been a perfect fit. The material is rather fitting for the channel. Plus Maria Bello and Joan Jett were brilliant casting choices. Unfortunately the results turned out pretty bad thanks to moments of ham-fisted directing, truly terrible performances from the rest of the supporting cast, and the mishandling of key elements from the source material. The novella this made-for-TV film is based on told the story of a mystery writer who ended up with a fractured mental state after being brutally sexually assaulted on the road. The effects her near death experience had on her mind paired with her natural intelligence and penchant for picking up on the small details allows her to punish those responsible. The tale succeeded thanks to the theme of empowerment and protagonist who was both believable and likable, therefore sympathetic. For the most part this is a faithful adaptation. It does a good job of following the events of the written version. What deviations it does have largely occur during the final act. For the most part I would say they were for the better. One of my complaints with King's story was that the rapist didn't really suffer. The movie fixes that and I loved the ending. Those parting words from Jett made me bust out in a big smile. So my dislike of this doesn't stem from it's original beats. It's the tone. Big Driver is just plain out and flat silly. Usually it's unintentional. The fault of dialog from the novella translating poorly to film (a pretty common occurrence in King adaptations), bad acting, and doofy directing from Mikael Salomon that causes some scenes to come off as cheesy when they should have been serious. However, it's clear that there are times where the movie wants you to laugh and that's a problem. I could have dealt with a few moments of dark humor, but this adaptation takes one of the biggest plot points from the book, the protagonist going a little crazy and hearing voices that act as her deductive skills, and plays it for jokes. While I see the absurdity in King's premise, this choice robbed the tale of it's power and is a little offensive. While I appreciate the movie not being overbearingly dark and disgusting like the rather infamous "I Spit On Your Grave" series, I don't feel it should be a mostly lighthearted affair and expect me to laugh at a side effect the victim is experiencing. Maria Bello and a satisfying ending aren't able to save the overall project because even they suffer from the questionable handling of the material. Bello's performance is constantly at the mercy of the writing. Sometimes it allows her to soar to incredible heights, capturing the intelligent, yet insanity-tinged nature of her character. Other times she's uncharacteristically awful as if she knows how terrible she's being fed are and can barely force herself to try. A big plot issue arises from Salomon failing to make it believable that the character wouldn't just go to the police thanks to his fumbling of key events. There are some highlights and good elements to Big Driver, but the whole thing just falls so short of it's potential. A shame as this could have been a big hit.
Stephen King
迷雾 (2007) IMDb 豆瓣 Min reol TMDB Eggplant.place 维基数据
The Mist
7.7 (786 个评分) 导演: 弗兰克·德拉邦特 演员: 托马斯·简 / 马西娅·盖伊·哈登
其它标题: The Mist / 雾地异煞(港)
一座风景秀美的小镇被一场突如其来的浓雾瞬间淹没。雾中传来阵阵惨叫,人们惊慌失措地四处逃散。戴维和他的儿子与众多镇上的人被困在小镇超市里,等待雾的消散。浓雾并没有如期望的散开,而走进浓雾的人一去不返。浓雾逐渐露出了它狰狞的面目。恐惧、惊慌、挣扎、悲伤、绝望……人们的精神濒临崩溃。如何才能活着走出迷雾?面对超市里几近癫狂的人们和超市外吞噬一切、不可知的迷雾,戴维紧紧搂着儿子,开始了艰难的求生之路……
2018年1月11日 看过
2018年1月11日 评论 a review of 迷雾 - A great adaptation of a great story. Frank Darabont's third Stephen King movie follows the events of the novella well, with only a few deviations here and there. Honestly, the biggest change is the new ending and it's even better than what King had envisioned in the source material. It's got your standard end of the world style plot elements, such as dissension in the group and factions forming. It's as much about the monsters in the mist itself as it is about the monster inside all of us. The one that creeps out when we're afraid and lost. It takes over our rational mind and makes us dangerous to ourselves and others. When things break down the natural human response is to cling to whatever promises comfort and hope. It's the inner workings of the human psyche that bring the real horror here. That's not to say the monster stuff isn't just as entertaining though. Their appearances are wonderfully imaginative and grotesque. Darabont isn't afraid to let things get gory. This side of things is only lessened by some rather cheap looking visuals. Something that plagues the entire film. It's something that's easily overcome though thanks to the strong writing and excellent performances by the cast. It's a creature-feature that has more to offer than blood. Watching the deterioration of the other survivors mental states adds some depth to the experience. While previous outings involving Darabont's takes on Stephen King's stories have focused on more human drama, his first attempt at a more traditional King horror story shows that he still handles the writer's material very well.
Stephen King
小丑回魂 (2017) 豆瓣 TMDB Melon Log IMDb 维基数据
It
7.1 (761 个评分) 导演: 安德斯·穆斯切蒂 演员: 比尔·斯卡斯加德 / 杰顿·李博赫
其它标题: It / 它(台)
1989年,位于缅因州的德里市,正被恐怖的阴影所笼罩。从上一年开始,儿童失踪案接连发生,似乎某个可怕的未知存在悄然来到了人们中间。痛失弟弟的少年比利(杰顿·李博赫 Jaeden Lieberher 饰),决定和艾迪、瑞奇、史丹利等伙伴利用暑假寻找弟弟乔治的下落。不久之后,遭小坏蛋们欺负的小胖子本、被疯传放荡的坏女孩贝弗莉以及父母死于大火的孤儿麦克相继加入这个受到嗤笑的窝囊废联盟。在这一过程中,他们经历了一连串的超自然的恐怖体验。少年们发现,在这个被诅咒的城市,每隔27年非正常死亡人数就会飙升。狞笑着的小丑(比尔·斯卡斯加德 Bill Skarsgård 饰),深入每个人的心底,挖掘他们最恐惧的部分……
本片根据斯蒂芬·金的同名原著改编。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 小丑回魂 - By pulling no punches and putting true emphasis on the young protagonists (all of whom were excellently cast) IT manages to not only stand out from the vast majority of horror films to receive a wide release due to the sheer balls of it all, but also does it's source material justice despite it's deviations and original twists. The only disappointment I found was that it wasn't able to cram all of the themes and symbolism from the book into it's 2+ hour running time. The movie made up for that though by having plenty of heart, humor, and one freaky clown. IT could have been scarier, but this was still one of the most fun times I've ever had going to the movies. I anxiously await the sequel.
Stephen King