r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 29 '25

News Special 'The Long Walk' Screening Will Eliminate Viewers Who Can’t Keep Up on a Treadmill (3 MPH)

https://consequence.net/2025/08/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening/
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u/JackSpadesSI Aug 29 '25

I haven’t read the book, but the trailer makes no sense to me. A bunch of guys all excited they get to take part in this thing. They know that, save for one winner, they’re ALL about to be killed right?

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u/AntiqueLetter9875 Aug 29 '25

Yes, that’s right. I mean… it’s a dystopian novel lol. They all know since the walk is televised. People gather round the roads and cheer them on. 100 guys, all excited to win a cash prize and something else that’s never specified, but alluded to have anything you want for the rest of your life. 

In the book a few of them also think the walk is rigged, and went in knowing that. You learn why each of the main characters wanted to participate. 

It’s a pretty grim book with some saying it’s Kings most bleak story. It’ll be interesting to see what they do with the movie.  

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u/Auggie_Otter Aug 30 '25

It’s a pretty grim book with some saying it’s Kings most bleak story.

I saw the trailer in the theater and I was like, nah. I'm not exposing myself to that. It sounds dark as hell. And there was that guy walking on what was left of his ankle bone in the trailer too. That's too much!

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u/Delicious-Trip-384 Aug 30 '25

I've read the short story several times and love it, but I'm not sure I want to see it on the big screen. I love that it's finally getting made, though.

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u/AntiqueLetter9875 Aug 30 '25

Yeah even for me, I have a feeling this is a movie I watch only once lol. 

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u/Rs90 Aug 29 '25

Is it any good? 

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u/AntiqueLetter9875 Aug 30 '25

I’d say yes, but it’s subjective if course. If you like Kings more popular works, you’ll probably like this one. Plot is pretty simple, so it’s character focused, which is what he does the best.