Best Stephen King movie adaptation?
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Best Stephen King movie adaptation?
Although I've liked a few, I would probably say Stand By Me.
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Interesting.
There's a Worst Movie Adaptation thread in the King forum, but not a Best Movie Adaptation.
Good choice for a thread, MB. I look forward to hearing the opinions of Watchers.
There's a Worst Movie Adaptation thread in the King forum, but not a Best Movie Adaptation.
Good choice for a thread, MB. I look forward to hearing the opinions of Watchers.
Tough one.
I think The Dead Zone, though it takes some liberties with the book, was/is excellent. I've been saying that for years. Yes I think it's better than Shawshank. Yes I think it's better than Stand By Me (which is also excellent).
But....
Last year saw both 1408 and The Mist make it to screen. I really enjoyed both films. 1408's success hinges on a career performance from John Cusack. The Mist, even though it really strays from the book towards the end, is so unrelentingly bleak that it's impossible to tear your eyes away from the screen.
I wanna watch The Dead Zone again, but I suspect it'll remain my favorite.
I think The Dead Zone, though it takes some liberties with the book, was/is excellent. I've been saying that for years. Yes I think it's better than Shawshank. Yes I think it's better than Stand By Me (which is also excellent).
But....
Last year saw both 1408 and The Mist make it to screen. I really enjoyed both films. 1408's success hinges on a career performance from John Cusack. The Mist, even though it really strays from the book towards the end, is so unrelentingly bleak that it's impossible to tear your eyes away from the screen.
I wanna watch The Dead Zone again, but I suspect it'll remain my favorite.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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As a film on its own the Stand is watchable, but it has to be one of my most hated adaptations because of the use of character combination. "Ok now we dont have enough room for the Rita Blakemoor character, and the Nadine Cross character, so well give Nadine, Ritas drug problem ,and have Nadine meet Larry in New York, then we'll just have Joe show up with Lucy later." It bummed me, big time.
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It wasn't horrible, but it couldn't live up to the scope of the book.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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my favorites are
Stand By Me
The Shawshank Redemption
The Dead Zone
Misery
Delores Claiborne
these, i think are the best adaptations of his work to film thus far,
but i haven't seen 1408 or the mist, tho i don't think the source material
for those two stories stands up to any of the five listed above.
Stand By Me
The Shawshank Redemption
The Dead Zone
Misery
Delores Claiborne
these, i think are the best adaptations of his work to film thus far,
but i haven't seen 1408 or the mist, tho i don't think the source material
for those two stories stands up to any of the five listed above.
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
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a straight edge for legends at
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lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Shit, I always forget Misery. That was really good as well.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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The Shining. The only tuly great film adapted from a King book, in my opinion.
Other notable mentions:
Pet Sematary
Misery
The Shawshank Redemption
The Dead Zone
Dalores Claiborne
Stand By Me
I'll try to forget the rest ever happened.
Other notable mentions:
Pet Sematary
Misery
The Shawshank Redemption
The Dead Zone
Dalores Claiborne
Stand By Me
I'll try to forget the rest ever happened.
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ok...i forgot Carrie which was brilliant!
but the shining? bah. kubrick is over-rated and he certainly didn't
do that story justice, in my opinion. (the usual disclaimer applies,
my opinion is not carved in granite, its only my opinion)
jack didn't play the character that king wrote,
shelley duval needs a swift kick in the rear,
and scatman carruthers doesn't friggin DIE.
but the shining? bah. kubrick is over-rated and he certainly didn't
do that story justice, in my opinion. (the usual disclaimer applies,
my opinion is not carved in granite, its only my opinion)
jack didn't play the character that king wrote,
shelley duval needs a swift kick in the rear,
and scatman carruthers doesn't friggin DIE.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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<hurk!>The Dreaming wrote:The Green Mile? Is there some reason no one else has mentioned it?
I consider it a masterpiece of storytelling.
Shameless whoring for an Oscar.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Well, that's kind of what it seemed like, until John Coffey grabbed Tom Hanks junk and cured his urinary tract Infection. (Funny that I can't remember his characters name, just "Tom Hanks") There were still great performances by everyone. (David Morse and Sam Rockwell in particular) I also never think of a prison movie as Oscar whoring. (Although it did have a mentally deficient black man with a heart of gold.) There was never any pointless dramatic fluff, every event served the story well. (Unlike The Hours, which I would call the most shameless Oscar whoring movie ever made. And I absolutely hated it.)
Ever see The English Patient?
Ugh.
Sorry, I absolutely hated The Green Mile. If I ever start drinking and doing drugs again, I imagine it'd be a hoot to watch, but certainly not as serious cinema.
Ugh.
Sorry, I absolutely hated The Green Mile. If I ever start drinking and doing drugs again, I imagine it'd be a hoot to watch, but certainly not as serious cinema.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I like David Morse, too, null. Seeing him, Berry Pepper, and Sam Rockwell together in one freaking movie, WHILE involving circus mice, electric chairs, and James Cromwell--the movie should be renamed God, not The Green Mile.
That said, I like The Shining more. Nicholson's acting was superb, since all he had to do was play himself.
That said, I like The Shining more. Nicholson's acting was superb, since all he had to do was play himself.
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