Stephen King

[Femme_Fatale]

Whats your absolutely favourite Stephen King book which has been made into movie? what do you prefer the book or the movie? (am i confusing everyone else, or just myself?)

mine is definately Firestarter- Drew Barrymore epitimises the cute little deadly kid!!! and the book is amazing!

[Deckard]

Loved The Book, Loved The movie:

The Body - Rob Reiner's Stand By Me
The Shining - Kubrick's The Shining
The Trucks - Maximum Over-Drive (Tacky but cool)
Christine - John Carpenter's Christine.
Carrie - Brian De Palma's Carrie
Dead Zone - The Dead Zone
Creepshow is a laugh

Movies I loved the Book & Hated the film.

Misery - didnt Hate the Movie just loved the book so much more.
The Green Mile
The Running Man (one of my favourite King stories)
Cujo

The rest I find entertaining but not great. A great topic Femme Fatale, Im sure Ive forgotten some that I liked & disliked, but others will help.

[loner]

Misery is the best adapted King book into a movie.

[kerryanne]

Agreed completely on that loner...Misery is one of his best adapations....for bad look at Langoliers,or Tommyknockers.

[Dehydrator]

One of my favorite King Books is Christine!
It's incredible! I mean, look at the plot : A possessed car???!!! It couldn't be taken serious if it wasn't from King. And it creeped me out. All the Characters were brilliant and believeable. I've never seen the movie but I'm curious...

I think the worst of the film adaption is "Thommyknockers". I didn't like the book that much and the movie was pretty dull. However, I'd love to see a movie made with "Desperation"!

[Gore 4 All]

I absolutely loved The Stand the first time I read it, and the second time, and the third time....etc. I thought the TV mini-series was really well cast and very entertaining.
I am reading The Dark Half now, but I have already seen the movie which I thought was pretty wicked (With Romero directing it why wouldn't it be).

I hated the Langoliers and the Tommyknocker movies. CRAP.


[This message has been edited by Gore 4 All (edited 02-28-2001).]

[Hypnotic Eye]

Misery was a great book and movie, It was a great book, but the movie cut alot of stuff out, Green Mile was a good book and movie.

[Lannay]

"IT" and the book it although the movie was good.

[zombiejason]

I like The Shining the best of all the adaptions. I also like IT, Salem's Lot, and Pet Semetary. I like Carrie, but whenever I watch it, it never feels like horror. I should really read more. I've only read Stand By Me (terrific movie and novel) and the Gunslinger, which would make a GREAT movie. Oh well, I just have a short attention span.

[glenn]

IT and the Stand ,the book is always better,in my humble opion

[the night watchman]

I don't mind if a movie diverges from the book as long as it keeps the intent or the flavor. I love Stanley Kubrick's movie version of "The Shining," but that's what it is - Kubrick's. Having said that, here's my list:

1. "The Dead Zone"
2. "The Shawshank Remption" (from "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" in "Different Seasons")
3. "Stand By Me" (from "The Body" in "Different Seasons")
4. "The Green Mile"
5. "The Stand"
6. "The Dark Half"
7. "Misery"
8. "Carrie"
9. "Dolores Claiborne"
10."'Salem's Lot"

Passibles:

"Christine"
"Langoliers"
"Pet Semetary"
"Silver Bullet" ("Cycle of the Werewolf")
"Apt Pupil" (from "Different Seasons")
"Thinner"

Guilty Pleasures:
1. "Maximum Overdrive" (from "Trucks" in "Night Shift")
2. "Graveyard Shift" (from "Night Shift")
3. "Children of the Corn (from "Night Shift")

All-time favorite "Stephen King movie":

"Creepshow" /ubb/tongue.gif

[teenkiller]

I like The Shining which was slow but pretty decent overall and the FIRST HALF of It. The second half was a pretty big disappointment. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[The Claw]

the only good ones are:

The Shawshank Remption
Stand By Me
The Dark Half
Misery
Carrie
Dolores Claiborne
Silver Bullet (shut up. i love this movie)
Christine
Maximum Overdrive
Graveyard Shift
Creepshow
The Night Flier
Pet Semetary

the rest are pretty much, crap.