Favorites/Least Favorites of S. King Adaptations

Mark Relford · 12-14-2000, 12:28 AM

Favorites:

(5) Apt Pupil
(4) Stand By Me
(3) Dead Zone
(2) The Shining
(1) Carrie

Least Favorites:

(5) The Tommyknockers
(4) The Shining (mini-series)
(3) The Langoliers
(2) Trucks
(1) Graveyard Shift

Guilty Pleasures:

Silver Bullet
Cujo

What's yours?

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12-14-2000, 12:42 AM

My favorites would be Shawshank (non-horror, I know...) and my guilty pleasure - Maximum Overdrive - hurry up, Anchor Bay!

I think most of the rest suck, to be honest, but I haven't seen them all yet - though I have the Shining disc. Waiting for snowfall.

ArrowBeach · 12-14-2000, 01:02 AM

STAND BY ME? It isnt horror but the pie scene was pretty gross.

I also liked CHRISTINE, and LWNMOWER MAN (even though it has NOTHING to do with his story)

Guilty pleasure would be GRAVEYARD SHIFT!

worst would be CUJO, SHINING, NEEDFUL THINGS.

hojimoji · 12-14-2000, 01:13 AM

I thought The Stand was worth watching. Especially since they had to condense a 1,000+ page novel.

12-14-2000, 01:37 AM

My favorites would include Carrie, The Shining, The Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption.

Least favorites would be Sleepwalkers, The Shining (mini-series), and Thinner.

Guilty pleasures include Silver Bullet, Maximum Overdrive, and Needful Things.

rhett · 12-14-2000, 01:46 AM

Favorites:
1. The Shining
2. Christine
3. Needful Things
4. Misery
5. Cat's Eye

Least Favorites:
1. Firestarter
2. Lawnmower Man
3. Sleepwalkers
4. The Mangler
5. Cujo

Guilty Pleasure:
Pet Semetary
The Running Man

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joltaddict · 12-14-2000, 05:17 AM

Why, why, why did they decide to change the ending to Cujo?!?!?! Cujo and Gerald's Game are my favorite King books by far and I have read them all. Besides butchering the ending (and kinda ruining the whole point) the DVD is full-frame, pan, featureless blah. A great book, you would think that if they liked the story enough to make it into a movie they wouldn't F with it.

I love Kubrick's The Shining but I am a big Kubrick fan, it probally has more to do with that than King. The Dead Zone would be the next best IMO.

Creepshow, Pet Semetary, Carrie, and Misery would get an honorable mention.

I was disappointed by The Stand.

Hated Needful Things.

Guilty pleasures? Firestarter and Cat's Eye (hmmm... is Cat's Eye on DVD?). No I don't have a thing for a pre-pubescent Drew Barrymore, it's a coincidence.

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12-14-2000, 05:59 AM

Wow, I'm surprised no one mentioned It. thats by far my favorite. The very first part scares the crap out of me. I think Thinner and Storm of the Century (even though that's not a true king adaption, so it doesn't really count) were some of the worst I've seen. I also really like Silver Bullet, Carrie, and Cat's Eye, but It is still the best. Wish Warner would release this on DVD, my tape looks like hell (I have the whole 4 hours on one tape, uggh)

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mutleyhyde · 12-14-2000, 06:03 AM

Hey what's wrong with pre-pubescent Barrymore? E.T. gets me hot bay-bee! Man - that's just wrong, ain't it?

Favorites
1.The Dead Zone
2.The Dead Zone
3.The Dead Zone (Okay, so I like The Dead Zone)
4.The Shining (Kubrick masterpiece!)
5.Misery (That's just an evil fucking movie, and both leads are great!)

Favorite King double-takes (the ones you just don't expect from the guy)
1.Shawshank Redemption
2.Stand By Me
3.The Green Mile

Least Favorites
1.Tommyknockers
2.It
3.Sleepwalkers
(you could say I don't like much stuff made for t.v.)

Gulty pleasure - The Running Man - Great King book. Great Schwarzenegger movie. There are key differences in the scenery and endings, but I think both work quite well on their own merits.

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May the Hammer eternally bleed!
M. Hyde

12-14-2000, 02:34 PM

As no-one has mentioned Salems lot yet I will put it in my top five along with.

2.Misery
3.The Shining
4.Carrie
5.The Dead Zone

Guilty pleasure would have to be Creepshow.

Worst
1.Second half of The Stand
2.The Nightflier
3.Langoliers

Rock · 12-14-2000, 02:59 PM

Best:

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (should've won the Oscar, FAR better than that ridiculous FORREST GUMP)
DOLORES CLAIBORNE (Kathy Bates = awesome)
THE DEAD ZONE (Cronenberg!)
CUJO (a riveting improvement on the book, if you ask me)
'SALEM'S LOT (one of Hooper's last good movies)
STAND BY ME
CARRIE
THE GREEN MILE
MISERY

Worst:

CHILDREN OF THE CORN
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
PET SEMATARY (except for the late, great Fred Gwynne)
THE MANGLER (except for Ted Levine)
THE SHINING (except for Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd, and the Overlook Hotel)
SLEEPWALKERS (except for Madchen Amick)

Just OK:

SILVER BULLET
FIRESTARTER
NEEDFUL THINGS
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
APT PUPIL
CHRISTINE
TOMMYKNOCKERS
IT

Wish someone would make right:

GERALD'S GAME (could be an effective psychological chiller in the right hands)

joltaddict · 12-14-2000, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rock:
Worst:
PET SEMATARY
THE SHINING

Wow I thought these were both VERY effective horror flicks.

I am in absolute 100% agreement with your comment on Geralds Game though. You think we could maybe CGI a prepubesent Drew Barrymore to chain to the bed?

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mutleyhyde · 12-15-2000, 01:06 AM

Heh-heh... now you're thinkin'!

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"When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!"

May the Hammer eternally bleed!
M. Hyde

Mark Relford · 12-15-2000, 05:27 AM

Interesting lists, guys!

I'm surprised that The Dark Half didn't get mentioned yet.
I consider myself a Romero/King fan, but this movie was a disappointment. It was well made, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe I should give it another chance.
Have you guys seen any of the Tales From the Darkside episodes or The Night Shift Collection? (Based on King's short stories.)

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mutleyhyde · 12-15-2000, 05:31 AM

I haven't, but I must say that Night Shift is one of my favorite King books. I think I got a thing for short fiction, probably instilled by Papa Serling.

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"When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!"

May the Hammer eternally bleed!
M. Hyde

12-14-2000, 12:28 AM	#1
Mark Relford Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Indy Posts: 2,610	Favorites/Least Favorites of S. King Adaptations Favorites: (5) Apt Pupil (4) Stand By Me (3) Dead Zone (2) The Shining (1) Carrie Least Favorites: (5) The Tommyknockers (4) The Shining (mini-series) (3) The Langoliers (2) Trucks (1) Graveyard Shift Guilty Pleasures: Silver Bullet Cujo What's yours? ------------------ "Have you ever had an Egyptian feast?" [This message has been edited by Mark Relford (edited 12-13-2000).]

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12-14-2000, 12:42 AM	#2
AceRimRat Guest Posts: n/a	My favorites would be Shawshank (non-horror, I know...) and my guilty pleasure - Maximum Overdrive - hurry up, Anchor Bay! I think most of the rest suck, to be honest, but I haven't seen them all yet - though I have the Shining disc. Waiting for snowfall.

12-14-2000, 01:02 AM	#3
ArrowBeach HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,331	STAND BY ME? It isnt horror but the pie scene was pretty gross. I also liked CHRISTINE, and LWNMOWER MAN (even though it has NOTHING to do with his story) Guilty pleasure would be GRAVEYARD SHIFT! worst would be CUJO, SHINING, NEEDFUL THINGS.

12-14-2000, 01:13 AM	#4
hojimoji Victim Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: USA Posts: 140	I thought The Stand was worth watching. Especially since they had to condense a 1,000+ page novel.

12-14-2000, 01:37 AM	#5
Vdlman Guest Posts: n/a	My favorites would include Carrie, The Shining, The Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Stand By Me, and The Shawshank Redemption. Least favorites would be Sleepwalkers, The Shining (mini-series), and Thinner. Guilty pleasures include Silver Bullet, Maximum Overdrive, and Needful Things.

12-14-2000, 01:46 AM	#6
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Favorites: 1. The Shining 2. Christine 3. Needful Things 4. Misery 5. Cat's Eye Least Favorites: 1. Firestarter 2. Lawnmower Man 3. Sleepwalkers 4. The Mangler 5. Cujo Guilty Pleasure: Pet Semetary The Running Man ------------------ "i spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up for i realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil." - Dr. Loomis, Halloween

12-14-2000, 05:17 AM	#7
joltaddict HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,309	Why, why, why did they decide to change the ending to Cujo?!?!?! Cujo and Gerald's Game are my favorite King books by far and I have read them all. Besides butchering the ending (and kinda ruining the whole point) the DVD is full-frame, pan, featureless blah. A great book, you would think that if they liked the story enough to make it into a movie they wouldn't F with it. I love Kubrick's The Shining but I am a big Kubrick fan, it probally has more to do with that than King. The Dead Zone would be the next best IMO. Creepshow, Pet Semetary, Carrie, and Misery would get an honorable mention. I was disappointed by The Stand. Hated Needful Things. Guilty pleasures? Firestarter and Cat's Eye (hmmm... is Cat's Eye on DVD?). No I don't have a thing for a pre-pubescent Drew Barrymore, it's a coincidence. ------------------ Further Proof of my Obsesive-Compusive Disorder

12-14-2000, 05:59 AM	#8
DopeChamberX Guest Posts: n/a	Wow, I'm surprised no one mentioned It. thats by far my favorite. The very first part scares the crap out of me. I think Thinner and Storm of the Century (even though that's not a true king adaption, so it doesn't really count) were some of the worst I've seen. I also really like Silver Bullet, Carrie, and Cat's Eye, but It is still the best. Wish Warner would release this on DVD, my tape looks like hell (I have the whole 4 hours on one tape, uggh) ------------------ "It's not who you come with, it's who you take home." - Prom Night 4 "...find something you love doing and do it for the rest of your life..." - Rushmore

12-14-2000, 06:03 AM	#9
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	Hey what's wrong with pre-pubescent Barrymore? E.T. gets me hot bay-bee! Man - that's just wrong, ain't it? Favorites 1.The Dead Zone 2.The Dead Zone 3.The Dead Zone (Okay, so I like The Dead Zone) 4.The Shining (Kubrick masterpiece!) 5.Misery (That's just an evil fucking movie, and both leads are great!) Favorite King double-takes (the ones you just don't expect from the guy) 1.Shawshank Redemption 2.Stand By Me 3.The Green Mile Least Favorites 1.Tommyknockers 2.It 3.Sleepwalkers (you could say I don't like much stuff made for t.v.) Gulty pleasure - The Running Man - Great King book. Great Schwarzenegger movie. There are key differences in the scenery and endings, but I think both work quite well on their own merits. ------------------ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" May the Hammer eternally bleed! M. Hyde

12-14-2000, 02:34 PM	#10
jimmyx Guest Posts: n/a	As no-one has mentioned Salems lot yet I will put it in my top five along with. 2.Misery 3.The Shining 4.Carrie 5.The Dead Zone Guilty pleasure would have to be Creepshow. Worst 1.Second half of The Stand 2.The Nightflier 3.Langoliers

12-14-2000, 02:59 PM	#11
Rock Stalker Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 379	Best: SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (should've won the Oscar, FAR better than that ridiculous FORREST GUMP) DOLORES CLAIBORNE (Kathy Bates = awesome) THE DEAD ZONE (Cronenberg!) CUJO (a riveting improvement on the book, if you ask me) 'SALEM'S LOT (one of Hooper's last good movies) STAND BY ME CARRIE THE GREEN MILE MISERY Worst: CHILDREN OF THE CORN MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE PET SEMATARY (except for the late, great Fred Gwynne) THE MANGLER (except for Ted Levine) THE SHINING (except for Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd, and the Overlook Hotel) SLEEPWALKERS (except for Madchen Amick) Just OK: SILVER BULLET FIRESTARTER NEEDFUL THINGS GRAVEYARD SHIFT APT PUPIL CHRISTINE TOMMYKNOCKERS IT Wish someone would make right: GERALD'S GAME (could be an effective psychological chiller in the right hands)

12-15-2000, 01:06 AM	#13
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	Heh-heh... now you're thinkin'! ------------------ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" May the Hammer eternally bleed! M. Hyde

12-15-2000, 05:27 AM	#14
Mark Relford Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Indy Posts: 2,610	Interesting lists, guys! I'm surprised that The Dark Half didn't get mentioned yet. I consider myself a Romero/King fan, but this movie was a disappointment. It was well made, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe I should give it another chance. Have you guys seen any of the Tales From the Darkside episodes or The Night Shift Collection? (Based on King's short stories.) ------------------ "Have you ever had an Egyptian feast?"

12-15-2000, 05:31 AM	#15
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	I haven't, but I must say that Night Shift is one of my favorite King books. I think I got a thing for short fiction, probably instilled by Papa Serling. ------------------ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" May the Hammer eternally bleed! M. Hyde