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[Guest]

There are so many bad ones, but which one do you think is the best movie inspired/adapted by a Stephen King novel?​

http://faculty.washington.edu/kgb/horror/shining_johnny.jpg
I think the second version, the one made for t.v. mini-series of The Shining was the best movie adapted to the novel, but it was also the most boring. I liked Jack's "Here's Johnny!" in the 1980 movie.

 

[minsue]

Misery is the one that immediately comes to mind. I haven't given it much thought, though.

 

[CharleyH]

I have never read all of Stephen King - I was always a John Saul fan ... but that image you have posted is undoubtedly the only memorable one.

 

[glynndah]

I don't think it was a full-length novel, just a novella, but The Shawshank Redemption is definitely the best.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

There are so many bad ones, but which one do you think is the best movie inspired/adapted by a Stephen King novel?​

The Shawshank Redemption is the only I'd consider, even though it's inspired on a short-story and not a novel.

 

[glynndah]

And from the same collection (I think) Stand By Me.

 

[Guest]

The Shawshank Redemption is the only I'd consider, even though it's inspired on a short-story and not a novel.

Yes, I agree. Like I said, there are a lot of Stephen King inspired movies. I also think The Green Mile was a good one.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

There are so many bad ones, but which one do you think is the best movie inspired/adapted by a Stephen King novel?​

http://faculty.washington.edu/kgb/horror/shining_johnny.jpg
I think the second version, the one made for t.v. mini-series of The Shining was the best movie adapted to the novel, but it was also the most boring. I liked Jack's "Here's Johnny!" in the 1980 movie.

I hated the first shining... soooo not like the book. The 2nd one was so much more true to the book that I liked it better.

Ones that haven't been mentioned...

Carrie still remains one of my favorites, even with the campy hand at the end.

I enjoyed the first Creepshow... and SK's performance as Jordy Verrill

I would have liked Cujo but they HAD to make it a happy ending...

And Pet Sematary... that one was pretty close to the book...

Hearts in Atlantis is another pretty good one.

 

[starrkers]

The Green Mile has to be right up there, and The Shawshank Redemption.
The full on horror movies I tend to avoid. I'd rather just read the books.
I did like the mini series of The Stand though. Had Rob Lowe in it. That wasn't the reason I liked it, just a pointer to the show.

 

[rgraham666]

Shawshank Redemption.

King is always better when he keeps his verbiage reined in. They translate to movies better too.

With the exception of The Running Man. I liked the book, the movie was beyond horrible.

 

[cloudy]

The Green Mile.

I think everyone forgets that he wrote that.

 

[Xelebes]

I'm not sure I like Redrum, however I'm not really into beatslicers.

 

[CharleyH]

Well, Stephen King is exactly a GREAT authour.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Well, Stephen King is exactly a GREAT authour.

did you mean "isn't"?

 

[RogueLurker]

Best adaptations:
The Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Stand By Me (The Body)

My partner started a collection of Stephen King movies ... and let me tell you, there are some real stinkers. I think the worst is Children of the Corn. Followed by Pet Cemetary



BTW ... I loved Creepshow!

 

[SlickTony]

The Green Mile, hands down.

The Stand wasn't bad, also Shawshank. I never saw Pet Sematary (though I found the book so disturbing I gave it away); the monster in It was anticlimactic, and Christine, though one of the best books, sucked ass.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Best adaptations:
The Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Stand By Me (The Body)

My partner started a collection of Stephen King movies ... and let me tell you, there are some real stinkers. I think the worst is Children of the Corn. Followed by Pet Cemetary

BTW ... I loved Creepshow!

You haven't seen The Mangler!

<---has seen them all. Including Kingdom Hospital. *sigh*

I own most of them...

 

[slyc_willie]

I actually liked Christine (even though John Carpenter put his ownership on that one).

Not even gonna mention Tommyknockers . . . (oops, I already did)

It was a letdown, seemed too campy in places.

Storm Of The Century was pretty good.

But The Green Mile was the best. Period.

 

[SlickTony]

I remember the short story about the Mangler, but not the film. Wasn't that the one where a whole bunch of little events, including some menstrual blood from one of the laundry's young employees who happened to be a virgin, combined to form a spell that brought the demon on? At least that's how it was in the story.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

The Stand (made of TV miniseries). But the book was better.

 

[impressive]

Even though they changed the ending, I enjoyed The Dead Zone.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

I remember the short story about the Mangler, but not the film. Wasn't that the one where a whole bunch of little events, including some menstrual blood from one of the laundry's young employees who happened to be a virgin, combined to form a spell that brought the demon on? At least that's how it was in the story.

The story was great... the movie was... an absolute disaster.

 

[slyc_willie]

Even though they changed the ending, I enjoyed The Dead Zone.

Yeah, Dead Zone was pretty good. The TV show ain't bad, either.

 

[joeys-game]

defn The Shining, also Dead Zone

 

[RogueLurker]

You haven't seen The Mangler!

<---has seen them all. Including Kingdom Hospital. *sigh*

I own most of them...

nope ... children of the corn ... hands down worst