I haven't be present on the channel of late due to work and family commitments this was a quick review , I hope to do another review soon to break down where the film fell short for me , thanks 👍

@@Stoynov666 very rushed, apparently the studio cut a lot out, shame

@thekingdommovieschannel can't believe S king was urging the movie to come out Apparently heavily unfinished and not adherent to the book

@@Stoynov666 yeah maybe he saw the uncut version 🤔

@thekingdommovieschannel i really doubt there is uncut version. That scene(behind the svene) with Danny Glick at the window , i don't see why they used a crane to lift him up, if in the movie he appears only in the room ,but never shown from outside perspective

@@zeidenmedia I've reviewed it on my channel , check it out 👍

I agree with you 💯% I'm 55 and I grew up with the original David Soul miniseries which I love. I was really looking forward to this new version especially since it was shot in my home state of Massachusetts. What a huge letdown. It felt rushed and absolutely no mention of the Marsten House whatsoever. I hear there's a three hour uncut version with a lot more backstory and character development. I hope we get to see that. Uncut versions are usually released on DVDs and Blu-ray.

@@geoffjoffy not sure how much better it would be. Maybe a little.

@@sethcashman1011 You'd be surprised adding 1 hour 10 to it.

Yes I totally agree , a missed opportunity to do the novel on screen , maybe a an 8 episode mini series on Netflix would have been better.

@@thekingdommovieschannel Would've absolutely loved a more in depth series!

some of aspecs of this version I would agree with you on the lonely, isolated area the kids are growing up in, and the teenage angst. but why did it have to devolve into a smarmy incest tale and let's change gender and sexual preference roles just because "we can"... to me by far the best part of the 2004 version was the dump scene with Dud and the just appearing Barlow. What if the Barlow character could have changed gradually from Rutger Hauer to a Nosferatu monster as his hold deepens on the town, and he no longer has to keep up that illusion? to go back to the positive side. I really liked the Christopher Gordon score, which enhanced the moments in the movie like the awesome score in the 1979 mini series by Harry Sukman

Same. It was basically the main character in the miniseries. Critical to the story.

I agree. Apparently Dauberman has a lot more scenes and backstory of Hubie Marsten and the Marsten House in the uncut version. The film actually opens with a scene of Ben exploring the Marsten House as a child. It's a shame all that was cut. A whole hour's worth actually. Maybe they'll release it someday who knows.

Thanks, no your absolutely right it wasn't worth the wait and the studio really dropped the ball here, I'm really sick of KZbin reviews hating on movies , it seems to be the popular trend these the more hate the more views, I think Salem's Lot would be better served as an 8 episode mini series. 👍

tell us about this "PJ Hogan"...?

@@sammyp-s2s Gladly. In January 30, 2001, it was posted on the Lija's Library Stephen King website that there was going to be a feature film adaptation of Salem's Lot. It was to be made by Warner Bros and distributed by Village Roadshow Pictures. Joe Gangemi was the writer of the movie, and PJ Hogan was set to direct the movie. In May 23rd, 2001, a few months later, Creature Corner, a podcast, had revealed that other than the PJ Hogan movie, there was another separate adaptation of Salem's Lot that was to be a miniseries that was directed by Mikael Solomon. This separate project was the 2004 miniseries. As for the PJ Hogan Salem's Lot, before filming even begun and actors were hired, the project was scrapped when PJ Hogan abandoned the production to work on the movie that would eventually become known as the 2003 Peter Pan movie. To this day, 90% of Stephen King fans, even Salem's Lot fans, were not even aware this project existed. Sources for me are Encyclopedia . com, and two Lija's Library news articles that were posted in the early 2000s, as well as an early podcast from Creature Corner in the early 2000s.

Will we ever see the full cut.I felt so so disappointed leaving the theatre.Even the opening credits were to fast.

Hi , I'm in Canada and the new 2024 Salem's Lot is available on Crave .

@@TheUndeadOfNight Thanks for the information. I'll check it out.

Agreed

Agree with your point of the Ann Norton arc - I hated that! It definitely lacked depth, it felt rushed but I didn't feel any urgency

I'ts not a good movie by any stretch , I just think it's not the train wreck it was made out to be , I 100% agree with you regarding character development very thin, as I said the movie felt rushed, no doubt this is a result of major cuts and editing , for what we got I enjoyed to a point but felt a lot was left out. I don't script my reviews I just say whats on my mind but I forgot to mention Fr Callahan and John Benjamin Hickey, totally under written and a real disappointment but his scenes were most likely also cut.

@@masterofallgoons Thanks so much, I'm going to see this Friday on the big screen , it's getting a cinema release in Ireland.We don't have MAX here I'll put up my review then.

@@reallybigkid7269 don't have Max in ireland but I'll see it this Friday in the cinema

I'm waiting to watch it on the big screen , it's getting a cinema release on the 11th here in Ireland , we don't have HBO , I'll see it on the 14th and post my review

@@thekingdommovieschannel Looking forward to your review. Go in with low expectations and I think there's quite a bit to enjoy, and hopefully not too much to hate..!