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The Private Eyes (1980)
Could have remained private in a cellar somewhere.
Appealing is the word that comes to mind. Hard to believe someone read this script and thought we have a movie worth making here. And then they got the cast and the crew, shot the movie (still feeling it was going well), edited it and before release watched the release version... If they only had one honest feedback, this atrocious movie could have been avoided.
Code 404 (2020)
Fun dialouges, script missing
Some really funny lines, silly jokes etc but the script is awful. Requires a willing suspension of disbelief. Even for a lighthearted comedy the script feels too disjointed. Trying to cover a lot without much detail. Was looking forward to it but that's that I guess.
Apt Pupil (1998)
A poor adaptation.
It's very hard to get it right, I don't deny that. But this has to be one of the poorest adaptations of King's works.
I think the movie was written to keep the audience happy. The novella has a very dark ending and it gives an insight to how an adolescent's mind works when the lines between right and wrong get blurry.
The acting of Ian McKellen is tremendous as expected but other than that there's nothing great about the movie. The characters lack depth. Maybe the movie makers thought it would be tough for the audience to digest that a young boy could do horrendous acts and therefore, the Nazi should bear the root for all the evil.
If you've read the novella you might just skip it. Although McKellen's performance is worth the time.