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Horns (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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Just looked at the blu Ray and I'm not a collector or bothered when the bluray case is not blue (although different colours look cool when they suit the film) but this in red looks amazing plus I'm loving that artwork
Any news on a date change? Even the amaray on Zavvi is listed as 16th March and I can't see this coming out in SB a week early.
Imitation Game is in a similar boat, an they suck at their jobs.
Imitation Game is in a similar boat, an they suck at their jobs.
Cancelling this after managing to get to see the movie. It's a mess IMO.
I haven't read the book, but you won't have a clue what's going on half the time otherwise apparently.
The sad thing is I know this steelbook is going to look amazing especially if it's a full gloss finish.
But there's no way in hell this film is worth almost €30!
I haven't read the book, but you won't have a clue what's going on half the time otherwise apparently.
The sad thing is I know this steelbook is going to look amazing especially if it's a full gloss finish.
But there's no way in hell this film is worth almost €30!
The fellow who wrote the book is actually my favourite author (Joe Hill... who happens to be Stephen King's son) - I'm a big fan of his book, Horns, so as you can imagine I was very much looking forward to seeing the film... despite the fact that I wasn't sure about Daniel Radcliffe as Ignatius Perrish. It's not a bad film by any means, I don't think, but as you say it's a bit of a mess with only a handful of good sequences really.
Yeah, don't get me wrong it's watchable. And I thought Radcliffe put in a decent peformance. But you can tell it's a poor adaptation of a book as there is a lot of random stuff that's never quite fully elaborated on. I think almost €30 is too much. Especially if it's a blind buy.
I never knew it was written by Stephen Kings son though. Thanks for that info
No problem! You should check out some of his work sometime. Horns is one of a few novels he's done... but he also works in the graphic novel realm. So if you like your comics I very much recommend something called Locke and Key - it's a wonderful six-volume series that he wrote/finished up last yearYeah, don't get me wrong it's watchable. And I thought Radcliffe put in a decent peformance. But you can tell it's a poor adaptation of a book as there is a lot of random stuff that's never quite fully elaborated on. I think almost €30 is too much. Especially if it's a blind buy.
I never knew it was written by Stephen Kings son though. Thanks for that info
Yeah, don't get me wrong it's watchable. And I thought Radcliffe put in a decent peformance. But you can tell it's a poor adaptation of a book as there is a lot of random stuff that's never quite fully elaborated on. I think almost €30 is too much. Especially if it's a blind buy.
I never knew it was written by Stephen Kings son though. Thanks for that info
care to elaborate on the random stuff for those of us who've not read the book? please
Well, I think one of the biggest questions for me is WHY does he get the horns? It's never fully explained in the movie.care to elaborate on the random stuff for those of us who've not read the book? please
There are more but I don't want to reveal plot points for those who haven't seen it yet.
Would you like to know how it's explained in the book?
I don't suppose you remember the treehouse from the film? Well, there's more to the treehouse than meets the eye in the book. It's called The Treehouse of the Mind... and it's a place that Ignatius and Merrin share together. It only exists for them and it's rather elusive for them even. For example they're walking through the woods early on in their relationship and they stumble upon it - but they try to find it again not long afterwards and they're unable to do so. It's called an inscape though - an interior landscape that's real and not real at the same time... and it's created due to the strength of the love shared between the two main characters. After Merrin is murdered Ignatius finds the treehouse again in an angry, booze-filled rage... and he proceeds to set it on fire and destroy it. But, and this may sound odd, the treehouse kinda has rules. When they first discover it they find a piece of paper inside with this written on it... "TAKE WHAT YOU WANT WHILE YOU'RE HERE/GET WHAT YOU NEED WHEN YOU LEAVE." - And when Ignatius destroys the treehouse he's angry and needs to kill the person who killed Merrin. At this point he feels a strange tingling sensation at his temples. And so, again this might sound weird, the treehouse sorta satisfies that need (GET WHAT YOU NEED WHEN YOU LEAVE) and gives him the horns and the abilities that the horns bestow upon him in order for him to find Merrin's killer.
Now it isn't spelled out exactly like that in the book as there's quite a lot of mystery and ambiguity surrounding the whole thing... but if you read between the lines that's pretty much the conclusion you're left with in regards to how Ignatius got the horns. But the film-makers did away with the whole Treehouse of the Mind and just made it a regular ol' treehouse that Ignatius and Merrin share... and I suppose they decided to make the horns just something random and strange that happened.
Now it isn't spelled out exactly like that in the book as there's quite a lot of mystery and ambiguity surrounding the whole thing... but if you read between the lines that's pretty much the conclusion you're left with in regards to how Ignatius got the horns. But the film-makers did away with the whole Treehouse of the Mind and just made it a regular ol' treehouse that Ignatius and Merrin share... and I suppose they decided to make the horns just something random and strange that happened.
Of course I do the whole thing a dis-service in the way that I've explained things there. It all sounds a lot cooler and a lot more interesting when you read how it all unfolds in the book.
There you go, that sounds like a huge central part of the story that I knew nothing about from watching the film.
I hate when filmmakers change something so much that it doesn't resemble the original material in the end.....
I know this story is pretty unique and off the wall, but I felt they could have explained things a little better instead of presuming that you've read the book or are familiar with the background stuff.
I hate when filmmakers change something so much that it doesn't resemble the original material in the end.....
I know this story is pretty unique and off the wall, but I felt they could have explained things a little better instead of presuming that you've read the book or are familiar with the background stuff.
Just cancelled this, will wait for a price drop. Nice looks and enjoyed the film, but not worth its current price.
Not much love for this is there?, now this should be shipping next week, but now the '71 and Imitation Game steels have been delayed, whats the betting this is going to go the same way, Studiocanal seem to have form with constantly delaying steelbooks.
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