Books and Film: June 2004 Archives

Hi *waves*. So I bought The Forever Knight Trilogy - Part 1 at DeepDiscountDVD.com. You're talking to a Forever Knight fan from way, waaaaaay back. I love that fucking show. I had such a huge crush on Geraint Wyn Davies *blush*, so I'm totally looking forward to that showing up in the mail soon. Fun, fun stuff.

In other movie news, I'm totally in love with the movie, The Outsider. I have a new found appreciation for Tim Daly and Naomi Watts. Tim has always been a good looking guy, but he was totally hot in this movie. And the only thing I've seen Naomi Watts in was The Ring. I don't like or dislike her, but she was really good in this movie. Romantic Westerns with beautiful cinematography always get me. If you haven't seen it check it out. I broke myself when I bought Forever Knight, but I get paid every week so it's all good.

Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm over Mark. The reality of his unavaliableness (is that even a word?) is starting to sink in. Actually I don't really know what I saw in him in the first place. Why do we always get crushes on people just to look back and realize they weren't all that to begin with? Human nature is a strange creature.

Gotta go. Peace and Love.

Hi *waves*. I've decided to go out for a drink (or 10) after work on saturday. I haven't gone out for a drink in a while and although I'll have to work on sunday, I'm demoing pineapples so it's not like I have to be sober. I can do that with a needle full of heroin sticking out of my arm, so a few drinks won't hurt.

Anyway, yeah, maybe some strawberry marguritas at the local bar will do it. That will definately take the edge off of work. I'll get drunk and hit on guys, then fall asleep on my bed room floor and drag myself into work hung over and irritated. That should be fun.

I'm just tired of working. That's it, period. Fuck working. Working sucks. It should be band.

To answer Karen's question: There was a lot of stuff left out of Salem's Lot, but that often happens with Stephen King adaptions. His writing is so detailed that it's impossible to fit everything into a movie. That is painfully obvious with "Hearts in Atlantis". It was a great film, but it was only based on the first fourth of the book. The book goes on and on from there with many different characters, but like I said, they can't fit all that into a movie.

As far as Salem's Lot goes, I thought it was far and away the best adaption of that book. Much scarier than the orginal TV mini-series. Much more intense. But that is to be expected as TV has less restrictions on what they can and can't show as compared to 1979.

The only beef I have with this version is the way they pretrayed the part of Father Callahan. They made him out to be a bad guy in this version but that was so far from Stephen's vision it isn't even funny. Callahan did infact get "baptized" by the vampire, but he didn't turn into a servant. After he was baptized he caught the last bus out of Salem's Lot to New York and lived there for awhile drinking and working for a homeless shelter. He eventually became a vampire hunter and travelled all around the country. He finally ended up in a mirror world of ours called Mid-world destined to run into the last gunslinger, Roland of Gilead.

You have to read "The Dark Tower" Series, Stephen King's magnum opus, if you will, about a loan gunslinger who must travel the depths of mid-world to save the nexus of all worlds, The Dark Tower. That's the only way you'll understand Callahan's part in Salem's Lot and beyond.

Callahan actually shows up in the 5th installment of the series in a little town off the edge of End-world that is terrorized by masked wolves on horses. He's also found "Black 13," the last crystal ball in a set of magic balls called "Bend 'o the Rainbow" and is the most dangerous, allowing the owner to travel through time.

So, you can see why I was a little pissed that they totally changed up Callahan's character like that. Ben Mears didn't chase him and he sure as hell didn't kill him. Callahan didn't even stay around to see Salem's Lot burn.

... but other than that I liked it.

I highly recommend reading "The Dark Tower" once you get into it you'll realize that all of Stephen's books have some connection to the series. It's very exciting to read it and then remember a scene from another book or short story that ties into what your reading right then. Every single book or short story he has ever written has some referrence to The Dark Tower. Some more than others, but it's still really cool.

Yeah, I'm gonna go now. Peace and Love.

Hi *waves*. Called in sick to work today. Yes, I really am sick. I had these totally intense dreams last night and then I woke up this moring with my throat all swelled up, so I called in. I don't feel guilty about it either. Considering all the times Vons called me in on days off to work, I deserve to be sick for a day.

Anyway, I feel like shit. My throat still hurts, but I'll survive. Thankfully I don't have to work tomorrow. I really need to get some errands done like put my check in the bank. I'm not broke, but I still need the put that money in the bank.

I'm also watching the remake of Salem's Lot on TNT. It's soooo much better than the original TV mini-series! The original sucked! I'm not a fan of Rob Lowe in his later years (although he was totally hot when he was in the brat-pack), but he isn't bothering me playing the title character. Stephan King TV movies can go either way, so I'm glad this one isn't crap.

I know I'm boring you. I'm boring myself so I'm going to go. Peace and Love.