Oh No, I Caved!

Argh, I told myself I wouldn't and I did! I've forgotten the face of my father!

Okay. Just watched the unfinished trailer. Once. Only once! Okay... so was it me, or did it look more like Wastelands than The Gunslinger? That's not necessarily a bad thing, per se, but surprising. I mean, let's face it, The Gunslinger, as it was, would have been a very hard movie for people to watch. Don't get me wrong, now; an hour long sequence of hearing nothing but a pushcar and occasional throat clearing from Roland and Jake would have been so entertaining, but that's what montages are for, right? (That's a joke! Don't shoot!) So I did see something that quite easily could have been the purge of Tull, but all of Jake's Mid-World visions were very prevalent and I thought that was all Wastelands material. There's also been speculation about that monster. My first thought was slow mutant, but I don't think it was humanoid enough. Hopefully the finished product will clarify that a bit for us.

I wasn't upset with what I saw, though. I think they aged up Jake a hair, but that's hardly unusual since a few years can crucially impact the actor's ability. Has a lot changed? Yes. It's a movie, and it's for newcomers as well as established fans. But it was a very short view of a long movie, so I can't wait for them to serve up more! Elba and McConaughey both look great (as if they have to try, how you boys doin?), there was some seriously cool imagery, and I got to see the gunslinger himself sling some guns!

My excitement has not been abated. If anything, I'm more eager for what we'll get next!