Spoilers in the most mild way
No one is more surprised than me that I like this series so much. I'll admit, the first episode didn't blow me away, but I kept watching. After the second episode I was hooked, and by the fourth episode, I can't wait for the next one.
I really liked the movie too, and the series is essentially the same story drawn out. There are some new characters, and a lot of the back story that happened off camera in the movie is shown in the series. Most interesting to me are how the supernatural aspects of the original are explained more (if you remember the last scene in the movie when the camera pulls away, and you see the back of the bar--there's a sort of a-ha moment.).
There is humor in this version, but I'd say it's darker than the movie. Also, I found Quentin Tarantino's character in the movie to be pathetic and clearly crazy, but that's not the case with "Richie" in the series--in the series he's both disturbing and mesmerizing. And, it's not mental illness that is driving him; something else is going on.
The whole series has a hypnotic quality, and I lose track of time when I'm watching it. So, if you were disappointed in the first episode, give it a couple more--it grows on you.
No one is more surprised than me that I like this series so much. I'll admit, the first episode didn't blow me away, but I kept watching. After the second episode I was hooked, and by the fourth episode, I can't wait for the next one.
I really liked the movie too, and the series is essentially the same story drawn out. There are some new characters, and a lot of the back story that happened off camera in the movie is shown in the series. Most interesting to me are how the supernatural aspects of the original are explained more (if you remember the last scene in the movie when the camera pulls away, and you see the back of the bar--there's a sort of a-ha moment.).
There is humor in this version, but I'd say it's darker than the movie. Also, I found Quentin Tarantino's character in the movie to be pathetic and clearly crazy, but that's not the case with "Richie" in the series--in the series he's both disturbing and mesmerizing. And, it's not mental illness that is driving him; something else is going on.
The whole series has a hypnotic quality, and I lose track of time when I'm watching it. So, if you were disappointed in the first episode, give it a couple more--it grows on you.