Bubbles25

I'm curious as to what everyone thinks are the best and worst movies based on his writing. I've read a couple of his books, the pet cemetary, Salems' Lot and two short storys once.


Best: Pet Sematary- For those who havent seen it, go rent it right now.
Salems' Lot
Children of the Corn
Misery- Suspense-filled.
Silver Bullit
the Shawshank Redemption - Great acting.
Stand by Me
Hearts in Atlantis - Excellent acting.
The Stand- Various characters.
The Green Mile - Great acting.
Carrie - Still a classic.

so-so:The Stand
IT - Scaried me back then, scary and fun now.
Tommyknockers
Thinner
Rose Red - How the house is another main character.
Creepshow
Cat's Eye
Christine- It was mildly entertaining, nothing too great though.
The Lawnmower Man
Sometimes They Come Back
The Running Man

Worst: Firestarter
Graveyard Shift- Boring and not scary.
Dreamcatcher -The movie was good until the last hour.
Maximum Overdrive - Only good thing is Marvel's Green Goblin's mask on main semi-truck.
Cujo

succubus

i think most of the adaptations have pretty much sucked...they've all been low budget and most Stephen King stories have the potential of making great movies but barely anyone seems to make the effort...only been three good ones in my opinion:

"The Green Mile"
"The Langoliers" see it! its an older movie, 70s or 80s im guessing-very similar to the book
"Shawshank Redemption"- AWESOME movie

i'm still waiting for them to make a movie out of the best Stephen King story ever- "The Long Walk" from The Bachman Books-wouldn't mind seeing a movie version of "Rage" either (also from The Bachman Books)

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Bubbles25

I'd say a little less than half of the adaptations are bad. I think the studios bank on King's name as their main selling point and they may rush production. Also, because King has been so prolific, I think movie studios see him as a great source for material, though not always translated to the screen very well. I'm sure we'll see King's work continue to be adapted for a long time to come. I know "Secret Window, Secret Garden" is coming out next year.

succubus

i forgot about Carrie...you're right, that IS still a classic. still haven't seen Hearts in Atlantis but i've heard its worth watching

Bubbles25

Kathy Bates' part is the most dramatic and she does enormously well in a difficult role. James Caan's is the sort of role one tends to call "solid", but he is in fact excellent, carrying throughout the film a mixture of hopelessness, courage, and fear. It is well-acted, of course, but also very well-directed with a great sense of character description as well as horror-style thrills. This film is my second favorite behind the Pet Sematary.

MaryjuwanaMan

What about the shining? That was a great movie.

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CUJO IS THE WORST MOVIE EVER


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the Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile

awesome movies

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Psycho Donkey

I second The Shinning. Kubrick did an amazing job building the suspense with the creative camera angles and the bone chilling music. Definitely the best Stephen King adaptation in my mind.

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Vyx420

My cousin worked on the original Pet Sematary. I thought that movie was really good. Much better than the sequel, IMO.

Just watched "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer" which is the prequel to Rose Red. I also rented Rose Red from Blockbuster. I'm in a scary movie phase right now....not sure why.

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Bubbles25

Pet cemetary was such a great horror movie, I loved the part when Gage cut Juds angle in half.