In the Tall Grass (film) : An awful film by Stephen King and his son
When you think about the legends of modern horror, Stephen King would definitely be near the top of that list or perhaps on the top of it. That being said, if we compiled a list of great Stephen King films and compared them to the list of terrible Stephen King films, there might be an equal amount on both sides. This one definitely belongs in the "terrible" section.
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I really enjoy horror films and have been at a loss lately to find anything new that can even be remotely considered good. so when I saw there was a new Stephen King film I thought there was a good chance it would be a real winner... and was terribly wrong.
The story is supernatural in nature and just as the name would literally suggest, the entire film takes place inside an area of tall grass. Horror and suspense are provided by a sense of claustrophobia provided by the grass itself. The tall grass is possessed by some sort of evil power. Once you enter the tall grass, you can't get out simply by turning around. Time and space are dictated by the grass and some evil rock that lies in the middle of it.
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The first people to enter are a brother and sister combo who pull over in rural Kansas because the pregnant sister needs to throw up. Once done with that ordeal, they hear a young boy shouting for help. His voice sounds very close so they both run into the field to find him, only to get frustrated because no matter how far they go into the field his voice doesn't seem to get any closer. They become hopelessly lost in the field and no matter how far they walk in any direction, they don't ever get any closer to an exit. They can't even find one another. That's pretty much the entire film.
There are a lot of annoying elements to this movie such as continual arguing among everyone which i suppose was necessary to fill the 90 minutes since there is no real plot here. Plus the "feeling boxed in" eerie-ness that the tall grass provides kind of wears thin after 5 minutes or so.
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Then of course there is the glaring inconsistencies such as the various scenes that are presented where the grass is extremely NOT tall. Plus Tobin (the little boy pictured above and the person who beckoned them into the field in the first place) switches back and forth from being evil to being one of the "good guys" and again, there is nothing in the film that presents why this would happen.
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I have been lured in to many a Stephen King film based solely upon his name being attached to it. The last couple of King movies I saw that were actually really good weren't actually horror films at all (Shawshank and Green Mile.) I don't know if King has just exhausted all of his horror ideas (which would be understandable since he has been doing this for 50 years or so) but this is just another one of those skippable films that fails to deliver in any sort of appealing way.
By the time the story is finished you are not surprised by the result... mostly you are just glad the movie is over. If I were to compile a list of horror films from best to worst, this one would be near the end on the "bad" side of the spectrum.
My overall opinion?
I actually enjoyed it 😅
Its a bit confusing tho and how did Travis get in there the 1st time, I still cant figure out, I mean, he was the one who called in Tobby or Tobin, but he actually came later on since Becky never showed up in Chicago, so yeah, like time traveling but not really, whats up with that so confusing lol
I feel as though the entire film could have been presented in 30 minutes or so. I don't have a lot of patience for films that drag on the story simply to fill up the obligatory 90 minutes. I'm glad you liked it. I was rolling my eyes the entire time. :P
Tonight, it was between this and In the Shadow of the Moon (which I very much enjoyed). I almost chose this one based on the description, but then the preview played, and I just couldn't get over the question in my head: why? Then I saw it was a Stephen King adaptation and realized, "Ah. that's why."
Skipping until I'm in the mood for a mildly disappointing (but that's what you need at the time) Langoliers type experience.
LOL, i was at the same crossroads late last night between the same 2 films. For some reason i was in the mood for horror. I'll check out Shadow of the Moon tonight.
Thanks for suggesting to skip this one. Even the trailer was bad lol ! who would get scared of tall grass XD.
If you enjoy horror, then i would recommend you to watch Marianne(2019). Its on Netflix, Good french horror series.
thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out for sure :)
Thanks for share review
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He's a beautiful and wonderful writer
I kind of feel obligated to check it out only because I have the same name. I find most of his stuff turned into movies or TV shows lately all contains the same propaganda other shows and movies contain. No real substance, just subliminal messaging.
I kind of stopped watching Stephen King movies a long time ago. I am almost always disappointed! I can never figure out why they always manage to make a terrible B movie out of such great stories.
yeah no kidding. I think the next trend is going to be remaking all of the movies they already made of his. They have already done so with a lot of them such as Carrie (I think that has been re-done several times), Pet Semetary, and It.
I'd skip it anyway as I don't watch horror. My interest is Stephen producing low quality work. I mean he's like the King of pens. I have enjoyed a few of his books.
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I've never seen the Green Mile and I think the only other King film I have seen was Pet Semetary. I am guessing if I wanted to get the feel for this movie I would probably be better off hitting one of the hundreds of corn mazes that are around where I live this time of year!
Kings movies that are 90 minutes most of the time don't work. to do his books good you need more time. he has that first half in misstery, creepiness and character development, and second part of action.
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i read quite a few of his books when i was a kid. I remember that Pet Semetary gave me nightmares; I think that was the only time a book has ever done that to me.
i was reading IT at college, mostly after midnight. there were moments when i was hesitant to get up and close the window. at 4th floor :D
that book was enormous, but then again a lot of his books were huge. I think i read half of It but then the Tim Curry mini-series was on TV and i no longer needed to finish it. I have over the years read a lot of his stuff but haven't done so in many years. I tried to get into the Gunslinger books (i think that is what they were called) but it just didn't appeal to me - the movie didn't either.