Top Stephen King film?

cm1179 · 29 Apr 2011 at 12:19

imb4tman said:
Stand By Me.

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THMRK · 29 Apr 2011 at 13:05

The Running Man

Dirk · 29 Apr 2011 at 13:35

The Shining. The only adaptation worth watching. Stanley Kubrick + Jack Nicholson = win!

Smit · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:42

IT - One of my all time classics to watch

lokiss · 29 Apr 2011 at 17:50

IT is genuinely one of the few films that creeps the heck out of me.

Not realy a fan of King, but that one sits up in my top films for that quality.

Masterdog · 29 Apr 2011 at 18:03

Shawshank and Green Mile, for me.

Antar Bolaeisk said:
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Yeah, I agree. I thought the book's original ending was much better. The movie ending just left me feeling a bit flat - it almost like a 'sad trombone' moment. The book's ending was ambiguous, in a good way.

V-Spec · 29 Apr 2011 at 18:37

Aside from all the stuff already mentioned, you might want to check out 'Creepshow' which stars King in some roles, it's pretty funny & disturbing in some parts

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083767/

buckeejit · 29 Apr 2011 at 18:39

Smit said:
IT - One of my all time classics to watch

I think I watched this about 20 times when I was younger and is probably why I hate clowns now and can't stand to look at them

V-Spec · 29 Apr 2011 at 18:44

I think the first half of I.T was excellent, but the second part sucked

ThomasTheTankEngine · 29 Apr 2011 at 19:02

The Green Mile, The Mist, or Misery are probably the best movies that actually stick with the events in the book reasonably accurately.

Shawshank redemption and Stand by me are both fantastic films, but they're based on short stories, and I think most of the credit should go to the film makers rather than King. Neither short story is particularly great, but the film-makers adapted and lengthened them to make awesome movies.

The same with the running man. They took the title of the book, but thats about it.

He'sDeadJim! · 29 Apr 2011 at 19:55

I can't think of a Stephen King movie adaptation i've seen that I haven't liked, seen many of those mentioned above and all hit the spot, The Shining is pretty much considered a horror classic and is probably my fave of his. One that I can't see mentioned above is Pet Cemetary, quite a creepy film but not a touch on the book which I thought was excellent.

V-Spec · 29 Apr 2011 at 20:06

'Storm of the century' was pretty good, it was on in parts on the TV a while back but you can watch it as a full movie I think nowadays,

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135659/

Kanifee · 29 Apr 2011 at 21:17

i quite like the langoliers, IT was pretty good, it was by far the most psychologically scarring as a kid, the end of the mist was also good, it wasn't a blockbuster ending but it was the worst case scenario for the main character so fitting to the type of tale being told.

V-Spec · 29 Apr 2011 at 21:33

Kanifee said:
i quite like the langoliers, IT was pretty good, it was by far the most psychologically scarring as a kid, the end of the mist was also good, it wasn't a blockbuster ending but it was the worst case scenario for the main character so fitting to the type of tale being told.

lol @ the langoliers, that fllm was great - although I wish they'd have made it so you never got to see the monsters at the end, because that bit failed

kPATm · 29 Apr 2011 at 23:10

The Dead Zone is a good one. The books better but they did a good job on the film. And you cant grumble about any movie with Christopher Walken in it

Castiel · 29 Apr 2011 at 23:15

Being a little pre-emptive and possibly presumptive but The Dark Tower......

http://www.darktowermovies.com/

Richiev4 · 29 Apr 2011 at 23:20

I've enjoyed all the Stephen King movies I've seen, one on my favorites is The Langoliers' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112040/ , while it was made for TV I can't help but enjoy it.

I also found this list on IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112040/ a lot of titles in there that I'd forgotten about.

Rich

Andybtsn · 29 Apr 2011 at 23:22

The Stand, not necessarily a film but I watch it in one go usually and it's awesome.

Pestilence · 29 Apr 2011 at 23:32

The Mist is probably my favourite, followed by The Green Mile.

Then there's obviously The Shining, and Cujo.

I was also quite pleasantly surprised by Sometimes They Come Back, which had some nicely creepy moments for being a made-for-TV flick.

Graveyard Shift is a fun little monster movie, too.

JimAroo · 30 Apr 2011 at 01:19

The Shining, IT, Christine.

Shawshank, Green Mile go without saying.