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But usually the writer/director himself doesn't appear in the trailer. I didn't mean the wife especially as stereotypical, I mostly found her annoying. It was the last time I saw it (which is long ago now), that I felt it had mostly stereotypes, not the usually layered characters in King works. It's one of those movies where it's hard to root for anyone, because no one is likeable or in any way realistic.
I don't know why it should be dark comedy rather than real horror: the story was serious,. I find it more cheesy than darkly comedic in the end - the dark comedy doesn't really work as it does in something like Creepshow. And I can't find any genuine scares either. Done well it could have been something tense like Duel from Spielberg.
Trailers rarely have anything to do with the movie, nor are they binding contracts. They are just something the studio makes you do. I think it was clear from the start the film was intended to be darkly funny. It also had a few good scares.
What made her stereotypical? I only ask because I hear the newlywed woman mentioned from time to time as stereotypical and I've yet to actually see one that looked like any other. I'm not fan of stereotypes, but I'm not sure the newlywed woman counts. There is the "nagging wife"... and "newlyweds" ...i.e. as a couple. I'm not arguing here; I'd just like to know how you define this stereotype. When I've asked other people this question they have never given me the same answer.
I like it funny. It is better to be a comedy with some genuine scares and gore than an attempt at horror that doesn't get off the ground and takes itself too seriously.
He has also said the main problems he had at that time were due to addiction issues, and I think that is probably the real culprit.
I'd love to see him do another, but I agree with you that we probably won't. He enjoys writing more. Making a movie is time consuming, exhausting, and just downright nerve-wracking. I think he is playing the odds that eventually someone will do one of his books right.
But usually the writer/director himself doesn't appear in the trailer. I didn't mean the wife especially as stereotypical, I mostly found her annoying. It was the last time I saw it (which is long ago now), that I felt it had mostly stereotypes, not the usually layered characters in King works. It's one of those movies where it's hard to root for anyone, because no one is likeable or in any way realistic.
I don't know why it should be dark comedy rather than real horror: the story was serious,. I find it more cheesy than darkly comedic in the end - the dark comedy doesn't really work as it does in something like Creepshow. And I can't find any genuine scares either. Done well it could have been something tense like Duel from Spielberg.