"Miss Greythorne, a powerful Old One who also happens to wield a sword cane."

For J. L. Bell, it's all about the Walker's love interest. 

For me, it's all about this sword cane business.  And the fact that they've dropped "all the Arthurian stuff".

I'd assume that means they won't be making movies of the other books.  If you take Arthur out of The Grey King, there wouldn't be a whole lot left.

Comments

[Nonanon]

GASP...how could anyone call "The Dark is Rising" a "slog"? I'd like to say I could read the rest of the article at CHUD after that, but um, well, I couldn't.

[Caroline]

A love interest for The Walker? Eeeeewwwwwww.

I'd like a sword cane for myself though.

[Sarah]

A slog? Did this guy read the same Dark is Rising as I did? I don't think so. Yes, there's not a lot of action, Will is just coming into his powers and can't handle much yet. Sorry if that doesn't make a good movie.

[Chrissy]

No, there's just nothing I can say as a response that won't turn into a HUGE rant.
I will just sum up with: the more I hear about this movie, the less I want to see it.

[Sheila Ruth]

OMG. So basically they've stripped it of its heart and soul. I am so NOT going to see this movie. I feel so bad for Susan Cooper.

[Leila]

Yep. Glad I wasn't the only one horrified by 'slog'. I bet he'd hate The Changeover, too.

[jessmonster]

I couldn't keep reading, either. "The Arthurian stuff" is certainly essential to the other books, even if it's not huge in this one.

[c.c.]

1) I liked, but did not love TDIR, and even I'm horrified.
2) I DID read the entire article; it might make youse* better to do so since the "journalist" is clearly a card-carrying moron--barely literate I would say, much less a critic of any merit.

(*The Institute has set in and all plural forms of the word "you" must be indicated in speech or writing.)