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Steven King movies
Posted on 2/23/11 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 2/23/11 at 1:59 pm
Piss me off....half of his movies are great, but the others are always over the top terrible.
Saw dreamcatcher last night..no need to explain it...just rediculously stupid.
I think King should stay away from Horro-esque films.
Saw dreamcatcher last night..no need to explain it...just rediculously stupid.
I think King should stay away from Horro-esque films.
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Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:01 pm to QuickLikeSloth
I actually really liked Dreamcatcher. Good cast, and I thought the story was interesting. Oh well, to each his own I guess. "I Dudditz"
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:01 pm to QuickLikeSloth
I thought the same exact thing when I saw Dreamcatchers was on Netflix last night. That movie sucks.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:04 pm to QuickLikeSloth
You realize that these films are adaptations based on his novels, right?
And it's Stephen.
And it's Stephen.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:06 pm to QuickLikeSloth
sorry to burst your bubble but not every steven king book turned into a movie is going to be as good as the shining... dreamcatcher was really interesting FWIW. I liked it.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:06 pm to etm512
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You realize that these films are adaptations based on his novels, right? And it's Stephen.
I don't think he does.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:08 pm to QuickLikeSloth
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half of his movies are great,
Link? I can think of a handful that are pretty good. These would be the top:
Shawshank
Stand By Me
Pet Sematary
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:09 pm to Tiger JJ
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Shawshank
Stand By Me
Pet Sematary
No Green Mile? The Shining?
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:12 pm to QuickLikeSloth
At least one thing notable about Stephen King movies -- without them we would never have had this Variety review of Cat's Eye:
"A Stephen King filmette, from his novelette, which will sell tickettes, but not without regrettes."
"A Stephen King filmette, from his novelette, which will sell tickettes, but not without regrettes."
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:14 pm to QuickLikeSloth
And I'm not arguing that Dreamcatcher the movie didn't suck because it did. However, I am not going to blame this on King without having read the novel. If the novel is good (which I heard it is) then the movie sucking can be based on a few things:
1) bad screen adaptation
2) bad directing
3) some books just aren't going to be good movies
1) bad screen adaptation
2) bad directing
3) some books just aren't going to be good movies
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:14 pm to Kafka
quote:
"A Stephen King filmette, from his novelette, which will sell tickettes, but not without regrettes."
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:15 pm to QuickLikeSloth
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:18 pm to White Shadeaux
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No Green Mile?
Meh. It was kind of OK. I guess anything that happens in Trapingus Parish is interesting.
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The Shining?
I think the Shining is one of the most overrated movies of all time. It's WAYYYY too over the top. Still, it gave me the shits when I was a kid and does have some truly terrifying stuff in it, so I am happy to add it to my list. I thought the miniseries they made was much truer to the novel, though.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:18 pm to etm512
I liked the book, Dreamcatchers. Never saw the movie.
I really want to see them make a movie out of Bag of Bones. That was to me, one of his best novels.
I really want to see them make a movie out of Bag of Bones. That was to me, one of his best novels.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:20 pm to QuickLikeSloth
Sleepwalkers is, almost 20 years later, still the dumbest movie I have ever paid to watch in a movie theater.
This post was edited on 2/23/11 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:21 pm to Tiger JJ
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Trapingus Parish
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I think the Shining is one of the most overrated movies of all time. It's WAYYYY too over the top. Still, it gave me the shits when I was a kid and does have some truly terrifying stuff in it, so I am happy to add it to my list. I thought the miniseries they made was much truer to the novel, though.
Agreed.
But, as a movie it was definitely a good one, and classic in a sense that it has become part of pop culture, some of those scenes. While the merits can be argued, there's no arguing that "Heeeer's Johnnny!!" is a part of the collective cinematic consciousness.
And The Shining was no Maximum Overdrive.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:23 pm to White Shadeaux
I was disappointed with Hearts in Atlantis, as that really just has become my favorite King book.
Bag of Bones is good too.
Bag of Bones is good too.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:24 pm to Tiger JJ
I also wish they would make a Gerald's Game movie.
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:24 pm to Tiger JJ
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JerseyTiger
Steven King movies
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half of his movies are great,
Link? I can think of a handful that are pretty good. These would be the top:
Shawshank
Stand By Me
Pet Sematary
"The Mist" scared the bovine feces out of me....
This post was edited on 2/23/11 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 2/23/11 at 2:25 pm to Tiger JJ
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Hearts in Atlantis
I actually liked it, from what I remember. It's been at least 5 years since I've seen it.
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