between a bed frame and a hard place welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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counting down our picks for the top 5
counting down our picks for the top 5 reasons why Gerald’s game is trending
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content for this list we’re taking a look at why this 2017 Stephen King
look at why this 2017 Stephen King
look at why this 2017 Stephen King adaptation is so buzz worthy while we’ll
adaptation is so buzz worthy while we’ll
adaptation is so buzz worthy while we’ll try to keep this list spoiler free you
try to keep this list spoiler free you
try to keep this list spoiler free you will be discussing a few plot points
will be discussing a few plot points
will be discussing a few plot points that we’re already given away in the
that we’re already given away in the
that we’re already given away in the trailer number 5 it has a great premise
trailer number 5 it has a great premise
trailer number 5 it has a great premise for a horror story is it gonna be good
for a horror story is it gonna be good
for a horror story is it gonna be good for us just really good part of what
for us just really good part of what
for us just really good part of what makes this psychological thriller so
makes this psychological thriller so
makes this psychological thriller so terrifying is that it remains mostly
terrifying is that it remains mostly
terrifying is that it remains mostly grounded in the realm of plausibility
grounded in the realm of plausibility
grounded in the realm of plausibility looking to rekindle the spark in their
looking to rekindle the spark in their
looking to rekindle the spark in their struggling marriage carla Gugino is
struggling marriage carla Gugino is
struggling marriage carla Gugino is Jessie and Bruce Greenwoods Gerald
Jessie and Bruce Greenwoods Gerald
Jessie and Bruce Greenwoods Gerald travelled to a secluded lake house for a
travelled to a secluded lake house for a
travelled to a secluded lake house for a kinky get away after handcuffing his
kinky get away after handcuffing his
kinky get away after handcuffing his wife to the bed posts Gerald suffers a
wife to the bed posts Gerald suffers a
wife to the bed posts Gerald suffers a heart attack and drops dead leaving the
heart attack and drops dead leaving the
heart attack and drops dead leaving the isolated Jessie helplessly trapped much
isolated Jessie helplessly trapped much
isolated Jessie helplessly trapped much like saw 127 hours or buried this is a
like saw 127 hours or buried this is a
like saw 127 hours or buried this is a film that really puts the audience in
film that really puts the audience in
film that really puts the audience in the main characters shoes making us
the main characters shoes making us
the main characters shoes making us contemplate what we’d do under these
contemplate what we’d do under these
contemplate what we’d do under these circumstances it’s easy to identify with
circumstances it’s easy to identify with
circumstances it’s easy to identify with Jesse as a protagonist throughout her
Jesse as a protagonist throughout her
Jesse as a protagonist throughout her ordeal which takes us to some deeply
ordeal which takes us to some deeply
ordeal which takes us to some deeply horrific nightmare inducing places
horrific nightmare inducing places
horrific nightmare inducing places number 4 word is it’s far better than
number 4 word is it’s far better than
number 4 word is it’s far better than the book that’s a marriage isn’t it
the book that’s a marriage isn’t it
the book that’s a marriage isn’t it telling each other the difficult things
telling each other the difficult things
telling each other the difficult things while the 1992 novel isn’t without its
while the 1992 novel isn’t without its
while the 1992 novel isn’t without its fans a lot of people wrote off Gerald’s
fans a lot of people wrote off Gerald’s
fans a lot of people wrote off Gerald’s game as melodramatic exploitative and
game as melodramatic exploitative and
game as melodramatic exploitative and certainly not one of Kings best works
certainly not one of Kings best works
certainly not one of Kings best works but this film adaptation has received
but this film adaptation has received
but this film adaptation has received rave reviews across the board scoring a
rave reviews across the board scoring a
rave reviews across the board scoring a certified fresh’ rating on Rotten
certified fresh’ rating on Rotten
certified fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes many critics claimed the film
Tomatoes many critics claimed the film
Tomatoes many critics claimed the film seriously improves upon the book on
seriously improves upon the book on
seriously improves upon the book on paper spending the majority of a story
paper spending the majority of a story
paper spending the majority of a story restrained to a bed might not seem
restrained to a bed might not seem
restrained to a bed might not seem especially gripping pun
especially gripping pun
especially gripping pun intended if anything it sounds kind of
intended if anything it sounds kind of
intended if anything it sounds kind of static by taking the initial framework
static by taking the initial framework
static by taking the initial framework King laid out however the filmmakers
King laid out however the filmmakers
King laid out however the filmmakers built something both visually arresting
built something both visually arresting
built something both visually arresting and emotionally involving if you don’t
and emotionally involving if you don’t
and emotionally involving if you don’t wake up you’re gonna die in those
wake up you’re gonna die in those
wake up you’re gonna die in those handcuffs
handcuffs
handcuffs number three carla Gugino is performance
number three carla Gugino is performance
number three carla Gugino is performance for better or worse carla Gugino has
for better or worse carla Gugino has
for better or worse carla Gugino has been doing strong work in both movies
been doing strong work in both movies
been doing strong work in both movies and television for almost three decades
and television for almost three decades
and television for almost three decades since this character actress often
since this character actress often
since this character actress often usually appears as part of an ensemble
usually appears as part of an ensemble
usually appears as part of an ensemble though she’s never quite become a
though she’s never quite become a
though she’s never quite become a household name Gugino gets to take
household name Gugino gets to take
household name Gugino gets to take center stage in Gerald’s game the
center stage in Gerald’s game the
center stage in Gerald’s game the premise offering a terrific showcase for
premise offering a terrific showcase for
premise offering a terrific showcase for her acting chops in addition to
her acting chops in addition to
her acting chops in addition to harrowing ly portraying her character’s
harrowing ly portraying her character’s
harrowing ly portraying her character’s physical struggles she does a stellar
physical struggles she does a stellar
physical struggles she does a stellar job at bringing out Jesse’s inner demons
job at bringing out Jesse’s inner demons
job at bringing out Jesse’s inner demons as she deals with both her current
as she deals with both her current
as she deals with both her current predicament
predicament
predicament and past life turmoil between ku Geno’s
and past life turmoil between ku Geno’s
and past life turmoil between ku Geno’s bravura performance and Mike Flanagan’s
bravura performance and Mike Flanagan’s
bravura performance and Mike Flanagan’s fearless direction we truly delve deep
fearless direction we truly delve deep
fearless direction we truly delve deep into Jesse’s psyche what we find inside
into Jesse’s psyche what we find inside
into Jesse’s psyche what we find inside is an authentic an unsettling portrait
is an authentic an unsettling portrait
is an authentic an unsettling portrait of what happens to people when they keep
of what happens to people when they keep
of what happens to people when they keep trauma locked up who came here as a
trauma locked up who came here as a
trauma locked up who came here as a family to do this on the lake it is not
family to do this on the lake it is not
family to do this on the lake it is not going to kill her
going to kill her
going to kill her to spend some time with the rest of us
to spend some time with the rest of us
to spend some time with the rest of us just a complete daddy’s girl number two
just a complete daddy’s girl number two
just a complete daddy’s girl number two you can watch it on Netflix she was
you can watch it on Netflix she was
you can watch it on Netflix she was standing there in her red dress
standing there in her red dress
standing there in her red dress fucking right up with Halloween around
fucking right up with Halloween around
fucking right up with Halloween around the corner many Netflix subscribers are
the corner many Netflix subscribers are
the corner many Netflix subscribers are in the mood for something spooky and
in the mood for something spooky and
in the mood for something spooky and suspenseful and the Stephen King
suspenseful and the Stephen King
suspenseful and the Stephen King adaptation perfectly fits the bill alas
adaptation perfectly fits the bill alas
adaptation perfectly fits the bill alas The Shining misery and Kari are all
The Shining misery and Kari are all
The Shining misery and Kari are all absent from the Netflix library as of
absent from the Netflix library as of
absent from the Netflix library as of now fortunately Gerald’s game has all
now fortunately Gerald’s game has all
now fortunately Gerald’s game has all the makings of a modern horror classic
the makings of a modern horror classic
the makings of a modern horror classic and gets under your skin in all the
and gets under your skin in all the
and gets under your skin in all the right ways of course if some of the
right ways of course if some of the
right ways of course if some of the graphic imagery is too much for you to
graphic imagery is too much for you to
graphic imagery is too much for you to handle
handle
handle at least Netflix comes equipped with a
at least Netflix comes equipped with a
at least Netflix comes equipped with a fast-forward feature in any case it’s
fast-forward feature in any case it’s
fast-forward feature in any case it’s easily the best Stephen King movie
easily the best Stephen King movie
easily the best Stephen King movie currently available on the streaming
currently available on the streaming
currently available on the streaming service sorry children of the corn
service sorry children of the corn
service sorry children of the corn there’s no competition here what was he
there’s no competition here what was he
there’s no competition here what was he really doing you ignored it but you knew
really doing you ignored it but you knew
really doing you ignored it but you knew is hunger for you it faded and dogs
is hunger for you it faded and dogs
is hunger for you it faded and dogs gotta eat number one Stephen King so hot
gotta eat number one Stephen King so hot
gotta eat number one Stephen King so hot right now
right now
right now [Music]
[Music]
[Music] for both of us while the Dark Tower
for both of us while the Dark Tower
for both of us while the Dark Tower adaptation was a letdown
adaptation was a letdown
adaptation was a letdown 2017 has been an otherwise banner year
2017 has been an otherwise banner year
2017 has been an otherwise banner year for Stephen King on film 1922 another
for Stephen King on film 1922 another
for Stephen King on film 1922 another Netflix original film based on his work
Netflix original film based on his work
Netflix original film based on his work earned solid reviews following its debut
earned solid reviews following its debut
earned solid reviews following its debut at Fantastic Fest the annual Texas genre
at Fantastic Fest the annual Texas genre
at Fantastic Fest the annual Texas genre movie showcase on the big screen Andy
movie showcase on the big screen Andy
movie showcase on the big screen Andy mushiya DS adaptation of it has
mushiya DS adaptation of it has
mushiya DS adaptation of it has dominated the box office becoming the
dominated the box office becoming the
dominated the box office becoming the highest-grossing r-rated horror movie
highest-grossing r-rated horror movie
highest-grossing r-rated horror movie ever so it shouldn’t come as a surprise
ever so it shouldn’t come as a surprise
ever so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that critics and audiences are also over
that critics and audiences are also over
that critics and audiences are also over the moon for Gerald’s game even King as
the moon for Gerald’s game even King as
the moon for Gerald’s game even King as a fan describing a rough cut he saw as
a fan describing a rough cut he saw as
a fan describing a rough cut he saw as quote hypnotic horrifying and terrific
quote hypnotic horrifying and terrific
quote hypnotic horrifying and terrific that’s pretty powerful stuff coming from
that’s pretty powerful stuff coming from
that’s pretty powerful stuff coming from the master as king can get rather snippy
the master as king can get rather snippy
the master as king can get rather snippy and critical whenever another artist
and critical whenever another artist
and critical whenever another artist tries to interpret his work and I
tries to interpret his work and I
tries to interpret his work and I finally decided if you want something
finally decided if you want something
finally decided if you want something done right you ought to do it yourself
done right you ought to do it yourself
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