Loved your video as always! Yeah I agree that this movie should have been longer. And it definitely sounds like from what the director has been saying is that, that was the intention. But we all know how Warner Bros have been lately. 🙄 But I did really enjoy this movie. The vampires were creepy for sure, especially the glowing eyes. And the glowing crosses from the novel was a nice touch. All in all in my opinion it's a good movie. I'd have to rewatch all of them but I think for me the best adaptation is the 2004 one. I just had a really good time with it. But anyway can't wait to see your next video! P.S. Oh I am curious to hear your two's thoughts on The Last Voyage Of The Demeter. Since, if I recall correctly it was delayed or pulled from release where you are. But yeah if you have seen it, curious if you'll do a video on it. I thought it was a pretty solid film. Love you guys and your channel! -James Stewart
We're glad you enjoyed the video! We also really like the 2004 adaptation get the love! The glowing eyes and crucifixes really help set this version apart, as much as David loves the 1979 Salem's Lot, the glowing crucifixes being absent always bothered him. We eventually get to see The Last Voyage of the Demeter! We think it's finally getting a physical release in the next few months. We liked it a lot, and we nearly did a video on it, we had to push the idea back for a while but we definitely want to revisit it. The whole reason we did a video on Dracula (2020) was in response to us not getting that film 😂 The second episode is set on the Demeter.
1979 was a classic also it being over 40 years and time as change actors directors so on for example jame mason as being in the acting 50 years at that time it good at time to vary ok slem of 79 is over 3 hrs this one today is under two hrs but I thought it was a very good vampire film compare to many over the last few years I really enjoyed it
I haven't been watching many movies lately, but as a fan of the original Salem's Lot, as well as the 2004 adaptation, I felt compelled to check this one out. Right away, I wondered if YCFT had covered it in a video - and sure enough, you did! I find myself largely agreeing with both of you. There were some elements I enjoyed, but the pacing was simply too fast. I never felt I had the chance to really get to know the characters, which I think is essential for a story like this to resonate. The plot moved at such a breakneck speed that the characters seemed to accept vampires as the explanation almost instantly, without much buildup. Although the visuals were well-done, and I appreciated certain aspects of the production, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it needed more time to breathe. Like you, I think a 6-7 episode series would do the story justice, allowing for a deeper dive into the world and characters. This film just didn’t give enough time to make it feel complete.
The fact that we were the first people that came to mind has put a smile on our face 😃Like we said in our video, we don't think it's necessarily a bad film, it's just a frustrating one, and even in its current state it didn't deserve being dropped on Max to die, it should have had a proper theatrical run. Imagine if it was split into two films like IT was! You're absolutely right about the characters, we needed more time with people before they became vampires, or disappeared. This film did do a good job at making the town itself feel like a a character, but without the townsfolk being just as important the story just feels hollow. The Glick Boys deaths should be scenes that hit hard, and resonate throughout the story, but here it just didn't.
Excellent research guys! I agree totally that this should have been a limited series with a lot of gore! As for the movie, it sucks!!! The casting is awful with actors who are either bored (Alfre) or just amateurs (Makenzie Leigh). The movie was badly paced due to awful editing with a cliched palette of colors ripped off from Stranger Things. The adaptation is hamfisted, why would you write a movie that is 3 hours long when the studios would never release it! When Cronenberg did The Dead Zone he focused the story on the characters and condensed the novel by keeping only the parts that moved the story forward. A reinvention of the novel was the only option for a movie adaptation of a complex work like Salem's Lot and Gary Dauberman didn't have the brains to see it! I would never recommend this film as a gateway film to Stephen King movies, much less vampire films! Watch Christopher Lee/Bela Lugosi for the real thing! Despite its lack of gore, I find Tobe Hooper's miniseries the best of the bunch. The scene where David Soul recounts his childhood traumatic experience seeing the dead Hubie Marston is scarier than any scene in this stupid film. And really, who can compete with the great James Mason as the urbane familiar Richard Straker!
Clearly the novel just doesn't work as a film, like Sam said in the video it could maybe work as two, but nothing within the story really requires feature film budget. Sadly it'll probably be a long time before anyone else has a go at adapting it. Any new adaptation is always going to struggle with the fact that audiences have seen hundreds of vampire films, and in recent years, vampire films haven't been doing well financially. Clearly we enjoyed the film more than you did 😂 The chances of getting an extended addition are slim, but since we don't have Max over here (hence the cinematic release) we might get a blu-ray, and if we do we'd be interest to see any of the removed scenes. We still think Tobe Hooper's is the best adaptation, the limitations of the time actually helped the story, forced it to include more of the personal, more talkative moments that 2024 just doesn't have. Like David mentioned he always likes the part where Ben and Matt talk while Mike's body is upstairs, discussing what is happening and trying to justify a supernatural reason. Unlike this version where they jump to vampires being real very quickly. You've reminded us actually, we have a Bela Lugosi boxset that is gathering dust!
@@ycft I agree with you that there are too many derivative vampire films coming from Hollywood that follow the same tired Gothic tropes, thereby making the genre irrelevant to modern audiences. The most original takes on the genre are coming from foreign/indie films. From South Korea: Thirst (2009), from Iran: A Girl Walks Home Alone (2014), from Sweden: Let the Right One In (2008), from Belgium: Daughters of Darkness (1971), from Mexico: Cronos (1992) by Del Toro, from Canada: David Cronenberg's Rabid (1977). Indie Films: George Romero's Martin (1977), The Addiction (1995), Blaxploitation film: Ganja & Hess (1973), Vampire Western: Near Dark (1987) Big Budget Vampire Films: Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1987), The Hunger (1983), The Keep (1983), kung fu vampires: Blade Trilogy, Richard Matheson's book I Am Legend movie adaptations, etc. I'm sure many other films under our radar have been made that never got distribution here in the U.S. But it goes to prove that the genre is not totally dead despite horrible Hollywood productions like the Twilight franchise, Vampire Diaries, True Blood, etc.
@@guillermo9631 We actually talked about doing I Am Legend this year, or rather do all three adaptations since they're all so different. Hopefully one day they actually make a faithful adaptation of it. If the rumors are true and Christopher Nolan is making a vampire film set in the 1920's then that is something that could be interesting. Even something like The Strain was a really interesting approach, but that lost steam a bit after the first season, and not many people watched it sadly. We actually went to see a stage adaptation of Let The Right One In, and it had waaay more blood than we expected for a play 😂It was a really well made adaptation!
@@ycft Apparently George Romero was highly influenced by Matheson's novel and the Vincent Price adaptation when he made Night of the Living Dead! By the way I just rewatched the original Swedish film of Let the Right One In and was very impressed. I can't imagine how you would do a stage adaptation of this film/novel! I didn't know that they did a ten-episode tv series adaptation for Showtime cable tv. It just shows what a real cultural phenomenon this work has become.
@@guillermo9631 After Dracula, I Am Legend is probably the most influential vampire novel, it seems to have inspired so many great films! It was a fun read (bleak ending though). The stage show was surprisingly accurate! Minus the regional accents they forced into it... We wanted to watch the tv series, but it only aired on Paramount+ over here, and they've wiped it from their website,. It didn't get the best reviews but this is still sad to see.
We had a feeling you wouldn't be a fan of this movie 😂 You pitch you send us was a much better idea! We're happy you enjoyed hearing us talk about this long-awaited, very okay movie!
Loved your video as always! Yeah I agree that this movie should have been longer. And it definitely sounds like from what the director has been saying is that, that was the intention. But we all know how Warner Bros have been lately. 🙄
But I did really enjoy this movie. The vampires were creepy for sure, especially the glowing eyes. And the glowing crosses from the novel was a nice touch.
All in all in my opinion it's a good movie. I'd have to rewatch all of them but I think for me the best adaptation is the 2004 one. I just had a really good time with it.
But anyway can't wait to see your next video!
P.S. Oh I am curious to hear your two's thoughts on The Last Voyage Of The Demeter. Since, if I recall correctly it was delayed or pulled from release where you are.
But yeah if you have seen it, curious if you'll do a video on it. I thought it was a pretty solid film.
Love you guys and your channel!
-James Stewart
We're glad you enjoyed the video! We also really like the 2004 adaptation get the love!
The glowing eyes and crucifixes really help set this version apart, as much as David loves the 1979 Salem's Lot, the glowing crucifixes being absent always bothered him.
We eventually get to see The Last Voyage of the Demeter! We think it's finally getting a physical release in the next few months. We liked it a lot, and we nearly did a video on it, we had to push the idea back for a while but we definitely want to revisit it.
The whole reason we did a video on Dracula (2020) was in response to us not getting that film 😂 The second episode is set on the Demeter.
I did enjoy this version but there is a 3 hour cut of this movie
#ReleaseThe3HourSalemsLot
1979 was a classic also it being over 40 years and time as change actors directors so on for example jame mason as being in the acting 50 years at that time it good at time to vary ok slem of 79 is over 3 hrs this one today is under two hrs but I thought it was a very good vampire film compare to many over the last few years I really enjoyed it
I haven't been watching many movies lately, but as a fan of the original Salem's Lot, as well as the 2004 adaptation, I felt compelled to check this one out. Right away, I wondered if YCFT had covered it in a video - and sure enough, you did! I find myself largely agreeing with both of you. There were some elements I enjoyed, but the pacing was simply too fast. I never felt I had the chance to really get to know the characters, which I think is essential for a story like this to resonate.
The plot moved at such a breakneck speed that the characters seemed to accept vampires as the explanation almost instantly, without much buildup. Although the visuals were well-done, and I appreciated certain aspects of the production, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it needed more time to breathe. Like you, I think a 6-7 episode series would do the story justice, allowing for a deeper dive into the world and characters. This film just didn’t give enough time to make it feel complete.
The fact that we were the first people that came to mind has put a smile on our face 😃Like we said in our video, we don't think it's necessarily a bad film, it's just a frustrating one, and even in its current state it didn't deserve being dropped on Max to die, it should have had a proper theatrical run. Imagine if it was split into two films like IT was!
You're absolutely right about the characters, we needed more time with people before they became vampires, or disappeared. This film did do a good job at making the town itself feel like a a character, but without the townsfolk being just as important the story just feels hollow. The Glick Boys deaths should be scenes that hit hard, and resonate throughout the story, but here it just didn't.
Did you guys ADR the audio?
Excellent research guys! I agree totally that this should have been a limited series with a lot of gore! As for the movie, it sucks!!! The casting is awful with actors who are either bored (Alfre) or just amateurs (Makenzie Leigh). The movie was badly paced due to awful editing with a cliched palette of colors ripped off from Stranger Things. The adaptation is hamfisted, why would you write a movie that is 3 hours long when the studios would never release it! When Cronenberg did The Dead Zone he focused the story on the characters and condensed the novel by keeping only the parts that moved the story forward. A reinvention of the novel was the only option for a movie adaptation of a complex work like Salem's Lot and Gary Dauberman didn't have the brains to see it! I would never recommend this film as a gateway film to Stephen King movies, much less vampire films! Watch Christopher Lee/Bela Lugosi for the real thing!
Despite its lack of gore, I find Tobe Hooper's miniseries the best of the bunch. The scene where David Soul recounts his childhood traumatic experience seeing the dead Hubie Marston is scarier than any scene in this stupid film. And really, who can compete with the great James Mason as the urbane familiar Richard Straker!
Clearly the novel just doesn't work as a film, like Sam said in the video it could maybe work as two, but nothing within the story really requires feature film budget. Sadly it'll probably be a long time before anyone else has a go at adapting it.
Any new adaptation is always going to struggle with the fact that audiences have seen hundreds of vampire films, and in recent years, vampire films haven't been doing well financially.
Clearly we enjoyed the film more than you did 😂 The chances of getting an extended addition are slim, but since we don't have Max over here (hence the cinematic release) we might get a blu-ray, and if we do we'd be interest to see any of the removed scenes.
We still think Tobe Hooper's is the best adaptation, the limitations of the time actually helped the story, forced it to include more of the personal, more talkative moments that 2024 just doesn't have. Like David mentioned he always likes the part where Ben and Matt talk while Mike's body is upstairs, discussing what is happening and trying to justify a supernatural reason. Unlike this version where they jump to vampires being real very quickly.
You've reminded us actually, we have a Bela Lugosi boxset that is gathering dust!
@@ycft I agree with you that there are too many derivative vampire films coming from Hollywood that follow the same tired Gothic tropes, thereby making the genre irrelevant to modern audiences. The most original takes on the genre are coming from foreign/indie films. From South Korea: Thirst (2009), from Iran: A Girl Walks Home Alone (2014), from Sweden: Let the Right One In (2008), from Belgium: Daughters of Darkness (1971), from Mexico: Cronos (1992) by Del Toro, from Canada: David Cronenberg's Rabid (1977).
Indie Films: George Romero's Martin (1977), The Addiction (1995), Blaxploitation film: Ganja & Hess (1973), Vampire Western: Near Dark (1987)
Big Budget Vampire Films: Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1987), The Hunger (1983), The Keep (1983), kung fu vampires: Blade Trilogy, Richard Matheson's book I Am Legend movie adaptations, etc. I'm sure many other films under our radar have been made that never got distribution here in the U.S. But it goes to prove that the genre is not totally dead despite horrible Hollywood productions like the Twilight franchise, Vampire Diaries, True Blood, etc.
@@guillermo9631 We actually talked about doing I Am Legend this year, or rather do all three adaptations since they're all so different. Hopefully one day they actually make a faithful adaptation of it.
If the rumors are true and Christopher Nolan is making a vampire film set in the 1920's then that is something that could be interesting.
Even something like The Strain was a really interesting approach, but that lost steam a bit after the first season, and not many people watched it sadly.
We actually went to see a stage adaptation of Let The Right One In, and it had waaay more blood than we expected for a play 😂It was a really well made adaptation!
@@ycft Apparently George Romero was highly influenced by Matheson's novel and the Vincent Price adaptation when he made Night of the Living Dead! By the way I just rewatched the original Swedish film of Let the Right One In and was very impressed. I can't imagine how you would do a stage adaptation of this film/novel! I didn't know that they did a ten-episode tv series adaptation for Showtime cable tv. It just shows what a real cultural phenomenon this work has become.
@@guillermo9631 After Dracula, I Am Legend is probably the most influential vampire novel, it seems to have inspired so many great films! It was a fun read (bleak ending though).
The stage show was surprisingly accurate! Minus the regional accents they forced into it...
We wanted to watch the tv series, but it only aired on Paramount+ over here, and they've wiped it from their website,. It didn't get the best reviews but this is still sad to see.
Thanks for the GREAT Video on a HORRIBLE Movie. 😀
We had a feeling you wouldn't be a fan of this movie 😂 You pitch you send us was a much better idea!
We're happy you enjoyed hearing us talk about this long-awaited, very okay movie!