With the concluding chapter of Stephen King’s “It” remake floating into theaters this week – and with new versions of “Firestarter,” “Salem’s Lot,” and “The Stand” on the horizon – here…
John Carpenter’s stylish adaptation of King’s haunted car tale perfectly captures the nostalgic tone and eerie atmosphere of the book, with one small exception. In the film, the murderous 1958 Plymouth Fury rolls off the assembly line already evil, while in the novel,is merely possessed by the spirit of her diabolical former owner, who frequently appears as a putrid corpse chatting away in the back seat.
Instead of a morally complex thriller about a desperate man on a suicidal quest to give his wife and child a better life, viewers were treated to a tacky sci-fi adventure filled with cartoonish villains and cheesy one-liners. A faithful remake would go a long way towards restoring the book’s disturbing reputation.Rob Reiner’s Oscar-winning thriller about an unlucky author who finds himself at the mercy of a psychopathic admirer remains one of the best King adaptations of all time.
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