Favorite Stephen King movie

[losersclub7]

What is your favorite Stephen King movie? IT, Stand By Me, Rose Red and Sleepwalkers are pretty good. What do you guys like?

Has anyone heard about the making of Stephen King's book Desperation?

[nine9]

That would be cool if they made Desperation...long as they don't ruin yet another book!

I think The Deadzone.............loved Chris Walken in that part! Also one of my favorite books! :D

[Living/Dead]

IMO this one isn't even up for debate, The Shining is by far the best Stephen King adaptation to date. I actually think it's one of the best horror movies, not just from Stephen King. Lots of people hated Jack Nicholson's performance, which I'll never understand because I thought the transformation from caring husband to raving madman was fantastic. Watching him stalk from room to room with an axe in his hand created some of the best scenes in the horror genre, the facial expressions are really creepy as well. Kubrick's direction brings it all together, the steady cam behind the tricycle turned out amazing and is a scene every horror fan knows. The only other movie that comes close IMO is Carrie, again a great diretor (DePalma) and acting (Spacek) is the reason it turned out so well. I'm not really a fan of his straight to tv movies, most are quite lame.

PS- Stand by Me is just as good as The Shining, I just decided to stick to his horror novels.

[Vodstok]

The Shining, Needful Things, Maximum Overdrive.

My top 3. I know MO is bad, but Stephen King didnt mean for ti to be good.it's just fun.

Except Lisa Simpson is fucking irritating in that movie. "Curtis? Are you dead?" Screechy little twit...

[g star]

pet cemetary....... creepshow has it's moments also

[deadandgone]

the shinning , pet cemetary , sleepwalkers

[zwoti]

salem's lot

[orangestar]

Pet S ematary by far. One of the best horror movies IMO.

[Mr. Nash]

Originally posted by losersclub7
What is your favorite Stephen King movie? IT, Stand By Me, Rose Red and Sleepwalkers are pretty good. What do you guys like? You said 'movie' not 'movies'... but since you get to post more then one so do I.

Stephen King's Storm of the Century
Stephen King's The Dark Half
Stephen King's IT
Stephen King's The Green Mile

[donnie darkko]

the stand

[kpropain]

The Stand

Sometimes They Come Back

Christine

Pet Sematary

Maximum Overdrive

Children Of The Corn - only the first one though


Two SK stories I wish they would make into movies would be..

A: Rage

B: The Long Walk

[movieman64]

Carrie
The Shinning
Pet Sematary

in that order...

[TrueFan]

IT..horrible...HORRIBLE poor film

[Hate_Breeder]

Christine

[KRUGERKID13]

dark half

pet semetery

storm of the century

in that order

[sjshark]

Horror:

Stephen King's Storm of the Century

Stephen King's The Stand

Stephen Kings The Shining

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

however when he doesn't do horror he makes better stories and movies

Stand By Me (The Body)

The Green Mile

The Shawshank Redemption (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption)

I can't wait for Riding the Bullet to come out October 1st

by the way Desperation is set to air around sweeps 2005 and don't worry Mick 'faithful adaptation' Garris is directing and writing it

[KRUGERKID13]

good list

[Hate_Breeder]

Am i the only one who liked Christine?

[AlexaVoorhees]

Originally posted by Hate_Breeder
Am i the only one who liked Christine?

nope. i love it

[Hate_Breeder]

Originally posted by AlexaVoorhees
nope. i love it

hooray! im not the only one...:cool:

[bone collector]

my favourite one was children of the corn

[MichaelMyers]

The Stand.

[youshouldvknown]

I saw IT, Pet Cemetary and Misery when I was just a kid (6 or7). IT contributed to the ever-popular irrational fear of clowns (Tim Curry was awesome, there's no denying that) and I remember the scene in Pet Cemetary when Rachael's mother came back to life and she was calling "Rachael... Rachael... Rachael" and my older sister (named Rachael) covered her eyes and told me to describe what the lady looked like... Being six years old, I tried to think of the scariest things to tell her and I said "Her nose is where her eyes are supposed to be, and her eyes are where her ears are supposed to be.. and she doesn't have any hair and there's teeth on her head!"

... I share too much on this message board.

Anyway, The Shining.. I loved that one. Stand By Me was awesome, but not really a scary movie... Carrie was good, but not as good as The Shining. I'm anxiously awaiting Riding The Bullet to be released in October.

[kpropain]

Originally posted by Hate_Breeder
Am i the only one who liked Christine?

You obviously missed my post......:rolleyes:

[Unaboner3000]

Not horror but two of King's best books, and were made in two of the best movies EVER MADE@!!

The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption

Of his horror stuff:

Pet Semetary (disturbing book and movie/ kid with scalpel etc.)

Misery (Kathy Bates is amazing, book is better, is actually more gruesome than the movie. You know the scene with the sledgehammer, in the book its MUCH worse. Involves and axe and a blow torch to carterize the wounds!!!)

Children of the Corn (Satanic sh*t is always scary!)

[Hate_Breeder]

Originally posted by kpropain
You obviously missed my post......:rolleyes:

i guess so :rolleyes:

[juanhacko]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hate_Breeder
Am i the only one who liked Christine? [/QUOTE

Christine is may favorite

Also the Tommyknockers--it that counts!

[Hate_Breeder]

I think i'll watch hm.........CHristine..and ....The Substitute tonight.

[Preacher]

His best films have gotta be Stand by Me and the Shawshank Redemption.

As for horror, well.....to be honest, i'm not really amazed by the films they've made of his horror stories. Tend to be a bit hit an miss. Would probably say i like IT the most but only cos i'm shit scared of clowns.

Ay seen the movie of The Dark Half. Is it good??? Jus read the book and its really good.

Would like to see Apt Pupil as well. Fuckin good story.

Latas......p x

[CursedRatMonkey]

Pet Semetary, Creepshow, Misery, Apt Pupil(I think that is how it's spelled), and The Dead Zone.

When I saw the shining I was too young to remember it.
I remember getting freaked out by it though lol.

Pet Semetary has some of the best Ramones songs ever.

[shadow_13]

I liked just about all of the movies based off of King's books, I even liked Dreamcatcher, I don't really know why everyone else seems to hate it. The Shining is my favorite though.

[gnarly]

in pet semetary the kid gets hit buy the truck and then
comes back with out a scratch . . .pov

[HauteTension676]

pet cemetary part 1 and 2

storm of the century

silver bullet

[CursedRatMonkey]

I didn't like Storm of The century.

CREEPSHOW
and apt pupil.

[aravn4u]

Originally posted by Living/Dead
IMO this one isn't even up for debate, The Shining is by far the best Stephen King adaptation to date. I actually think it's one of the best horror movies, not just from Stephen King. Lots of people hated Jack Nicholson's performance, which I'll never understand because I thought the transformation from caring husband to raving madman was fantastic. Watching him stalk from room to room with an axe in his hand created some of the best scenes in the horror genre, the facial expressions are really creepy as well. Kubrick's direction brings it all together, the steady cam behind the tricycle turned out amazing and is a scene every horror fan knows. The only other movie that comes close IMO is Carrie, again a great diretor (DePalma) and acting (Spacek) is the reason it turned out so well. I'm not really a fan of his straight to tv movies, most are quite lame.

PS- Stand by Me is just as good as The Shining, I just decided to stick to his horror novels. I agree with you Jack Nicholson was great in it my other favorites are The Stand,Salom's Lot,It,Needful Things

[CursedRatMonkey]

the crow...only one of those movies are good.

[aravn4u]

Originally posted by CursedRatMonkey
the crow...only one of those movies are good. IT'S NOT THE CROW!!!!and All OF THEM ARE GOOD!!

[MichaelMyers]

Originally posted by shadow_13
I liked just about all of the movies based off of King's books, I even liked Dreamcatcher, I don't really know why everyone else seems to hate it.

I enjoyed it as well.

[toolboxkiller]

the shining

"all work and no play, makes jack a dull boy"

[KRUGERKID13]

Originally posted by aravn4u
IT'S NOT THE CROW!!!!and All OF THEM ARE GOOD!!

didnt like the 2nd one but the 3rd one was awsome

[Hate_Breeder]

Originally posted by KRUGERKID13
didnt like the 2nd one but the 3rd one was awsome

I liked all 3 but the series sucked. And i liked the 2nd one better than the 3rd

[KRUGERKID13]

wait wtf how can you like em but the series sucks

[Hate_Breeder]

Originally posted by KRUGERKID13
wait wtf how can you like em but the series sucks

I mean the TV series that they made based on the Movies

[Sam The Egg]

Stand By Me

[Angelakillsluts]

The Shining
Pet Sematary
Creepshow

[CursedRatMonkey]

I can tell by your icon you like creepshow!
WHERES MY CAKE!

[gnarly]

did eny one realise that the old guy in the creepshow
is the same guy in tales from the crypt only dead ?

[luke_dm5]

I really liked Pet Semetary, probably because I was so young when I saw it . What about Rose Red. Iknow it was a TV movie but it was still pretty good.

[CursedRatMonkey]

Originally posted by gnarly
did eny one realise that the old guy in the creepshow
is the same guy in tales from the crypt only dead ?

Yeah, but both were made to look like one of those old 50's horror comics

[Ritualistic]

Creepshow 1 and 2 are my favorites... I am also a fan of Apt Pupil, the shining and the dark half

[CursedRatMonkey]

The only segment horror film I like is creepshow.

[MrShape]

I still like Kubrik's "The Shining". The mini series was good as well, but too watered down for TV to effectively capture what is probably King's best novel.

[CursedRatMonkey]

The original shinning scared the crap out of me.
Well, the old lady anyway.and my old apartment didn't help much

[MrShape]

I thought the mini series reeked of network comprimise. If you read the book, that fight at the end between Jack and Wendy should have been a lot bloodier. And would someone get the word out that having a dead character make an angelic appearance at the end of the movie is really fuck'n corny. Not mention lame. A good try, but ultimately disappointing. Kubrick's version is still better.

[MoAshKickin]

Cujo Was one of my fav--

[CursedRatMonkey]

Cujo happened down the street from The Pet Cemetary.

[megalomaniac]

IT and pet cematary and cujo

[ill]

Green Mile and Duddits.... i know they are not horror like the others, but i simply like 'em

[IDrinkYourBlood]

i liked the stand, the shinning but my favorite was the dead zone
christopher walken rules

[I_Still_Know!]

Originally posted by MoAshKickin
Cujo Was one of my fav--

Totally agree. My fav too!

[gothicvamp1888]

i like em all, but im a big king fan, but i find that the best adaptions from his books are always the mini series as they seem to take more of the book and put it in the series, when they make the movies they miss half the book out to make the movie fit within the two hour limit, the shining movie was good, but the mini series was more descriptive and actually followed the book more, but for moviesChristine was the best book and movie.

[_Leatha_Face_]

Rose Red
It

[Dark_Hero]

It

Salem's Lot (Original, havnt seen the new one yet)

[dantehorrorfan]

it, the shining and storm of the century,green mile in that order

[Demonic Faces]

Christine
Pet Cemetary
Carrie
Salems lot(remake, origanal)
The Shinning
Children of the Corn

[allmykids]

IT
The Shining
The STAND
The langoliers

[evil_deadman]

1.Creepshow
2.The Stand
3.Tommyknockers Cant wait to see Desperation..and also..if and when they make it...and i hope they do..would love a movie of "the Mist"..(i know this has been discussed before,so bear with me)..If done right.it would be a hell of a movie.

[EXTR3MIST]

Agreed, King's books generally make better mini-series' than feature films - this is because he writes about people more than out-and-out horror, and expectant cinema crowds are not going to wait while characters are fleshed out as much as they need to me to make many of King's screen adaptations work.

Of course there are still movie winners like Carrie, The Dead Zone and The Shining -

Reason Jack Nicholson's performance is often criticised, LIVING/DEAD, is his lunatic over-acting right from the word go; once the audience spies him in the role of Jack Torrence it is apparent all is not well upstairs... recovering alcoholic or not. This performance is at odds with the scintilating book, where Torrance is gradually and more subtly played as a pawn by the evil within the hotel (which is the star) rather than becoming a simmering, demonic, axe-wielding monster at the drop of a hat.

But, Nicholson, Duvall and the kid still make for a superb horror movie however far removed it is from Stephen King's original vision.

[knee jerk]

King's books always have great ideas and horrible endings. The guy can't end a story. You know that cool band in your town that writes cool songs but then each one goes on for like 5 minutes and your just like "o.k., let's wrap this up." That's what King is like. And that's probably why his movies are pretty horrible too.
But some are pretty alright.
Silver Bullet (c'mon...its Gary Busey!!!)
Dead Zone (Chris Walken)
the Shining (JACK!)
yeah...that's really about it....
except for his really great movies that aren't horror movies...
Stand By Me and the Shawshank Redemption

[knee jerk]

Oh yeah, forgot about "Apt Pupil."
Again, a great performance by a great actor, Sir Ian McKellan, saves the day.

[wufong]

i like a few, but with out a doubt saloms lot, probably the best vampire movie ever made. imho and thats all that matters hey?

[wufong]

Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
Agreed, King's books generally make better mini-series' than feature films -
i think the same goes forjust about all novel based movies.

[tachii]

pet semetary

[phantomstranger]

Originally posted by Dark_Hero
It

Salem's Lot (Original, havnt seen the new one yet)


Do yourself a favor and don't see the remake it.....sucks

[urgeok]

The Dead Zone

At this point something happened thats highly unusual.
The movie was better than the book !

(i'm not a King fan)

[Sjölund]

Wazzup! any one ho have seen tommy knackers? a S. king movie

[urgeok]

yep .. i thought it was a shitty made for tv movie based on a shitty book..

[Sedated_replica]

Anyone that says "IT" should be stabbed in the face. That was one of the worst movies of all time

[wufong]

Originally posted by Sedated_replica
Anyone that says "IT" should be stabbed in the face. That was one of the worst movies of all time
i thought IT was good for the first half. but when it focused on the adults it sucked big time. bunch of fucking cry babys. i wonder how those bunch of losers (the adults) felt being totaly out acted by a bunch of kids

[urgeok]

at least that one could have been posted with Stephen King's head at the tip.

[Sedated_replica]

Originally posted by urgeok
at least that one could have been posted with Stephen King's head at the tip.

LOL, agreed

[Angelakillsluts]

Definately Pet Sematary.

[tachii]

pet semetary
mysery
the dead zone

[deftones6]

Late last night and the night before. Tommyknockers Tommyknockers knockin' at my door.

[taylorsmommy]

I can't name just one. Misery, The Shining (with Jack Nicholson), Pet Sematary, Carrie, Christine

[slasherman]

the Shining and Carrie

Kubrick and De Palma need i say more ?

[CursedRatMonkey]

The early Stephen King movies were good, but as it got closer to the century, the movies got worse.

But Secret Window was okay.

[Lirael]

The shining
Dark half
The Green mile
Stand by me
Sliver bullet

[TheOmen]

The Shining (Kubrick obviously)
Salems Lot(Tobe Hooper)
The Dead Zone
Stand By Me
Misery
Silver Bullet

[slasherman]

Originally posted by TheOmen
)
The Dead Zone

have to see that again...

[knife_fight]

Kubrick's version of The Shining. followed by Pet Sematary. I like the classics too, though (Carrie, etc.). They're just not faves.

[juanhacko]

Rose Red--I just finished watching it.

[Lirael]

Originally posted by gnarly
did eny one realise that the old guy in the creepshow
is the same guy in tales from the crypt only dead ? Sorry no one really answered this. Actually Creepshow was a comic and the cryptkeeper was stole from that comic. So basicly they are one in the same.:D My brother actually had a couple of those comics. Tales from the crypt was also turned into a short lived comic.

I also liked Cat's eye

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Lirael
Sorry no one really answered this. Actually Creepshow was a comic and the cryptkeeper was stole from that comic. So basicly they are one in the same.:D My brother actually had a couple of those comics. Tales from the crypt was also turned into a short lived comic.

I also liked Cat's eye
Wasnt the comics for creepshow produced after the movie ?...

[EXTR3MIST]

Cat's Eye is great - for once, every instalment of an anthology actually delivers.

Favourite bits: James Woods' tobacco-nightmare sequence and watching his wife dance about to electric shocks, the entire episode of Robert Hays inching around the building ("...you flying shithouse!") and the cat/gremlin battle near the end.

[dr. pheobs]

the shining followed by misery

[HorrorJunkie17]

-Pet Semetary
-Carrie
-IT
-Stand by Me
-The Shining
-Misery

I also liked Secret Window, but not as much as the others I mentioned.

~sidebar~ Has anyone seen the version of The Shining that is 6 hours long (like a miniseries)? Well anyone who's a big fan of the book should read it because unlike Stanley Kubrick's version of it, it follows the book almost 100%. I just watched it a couple of days ago and although no one can hold a candle to Jack Nicholson's performance in the original Shining, if you've seen the miniseries, you gotta admit it's a better, more explaining, story. Possibly because Stephen King actually had a bigger role in the actual MAKING of this film.

P.S. I also love the miniseries Kingdom Hospital (even though it wasn't a very original idea of Stephen King's.)

[TheOmen]

sidebar~ Has anyone seen the version of The Shining that is 6 hours long (like a miniseries)? Well anyone who's a big fan of the book should read it because unlike Stanley Kubrick's version of it, it follows the book almost 100%. I just watched it a couple of days ago and although no one can hold a candle to Jack Nicholson's performance in the original Shining, if you've seen the miniseries, you gotta admit it's a better, more explaining, story. Possibly because Stephen King actually had a bigger role in the actual MAKING of this film.

P.S. I also love the miniseries Kingdom Hospital (even though it wasn't a very original idea of Stephen King's.)

No, it is not better. It's hideous. The Shining by Kubrick is 20 times better than the miniseries. And yes, huge fans of the book may find it truer, but for fans of MOVIES, The Shining is much superior.

And I'm quite certain Stephen King being involved in the actual MAKING of the film is a hinderance. Anytime he's involved, i.e. Max. Overdrive, the results are laughable.

I also see you put TCM 2003 version as your favorite horror movie, so that explains a lot.

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by HorrorJunkie17
~sidebar~ Has anyone seen the version of The Shining that is 6 hours long (like a miniseries)? Well anyone who's a big fan of the book should read it because unlike Stanley Kubrick's version of it, it follows the book almost 100%. I just watched it a couple of days ago and although no one can hold a candle to Jack Nicholson's performance in the original Shining, if you've seen the miniseries, you gotta admit it's a better, more explaining, story. Possibly because Stephen King actually had a bigger role in the actual MAKING of this film.Stephen King did this because he never really cared for Stanley Kubrick's version...He said that it left too much of the story out...He was ESPECIALLY pissed off about downplaying the boiler threat...King has to have at LEAST 2 ominous factors in his stories working simultaneously...You know like, if the rabid dog doesn't get you, heat and suffocation will, that sort of thing...There are examples of the 'second element' in EVERY ONE of Stephen King's stories...If it hadn't bothered him SO much, and for SO long...This second version would never have been made...It "follows the book almost 100%" because that was its purpose...

King loved Jack's performance though...As well as Shelley Duvall's

No one can argue with Nicholson's skill in this movie...I truly believe that Jack Nicholson's performance ALONE is what kept King from just telling Kubrick, "Fuck it, I hate it, you ruined, I'm not allowing you to do it"

[ZOMBIEBOMB]

Christine

Carrie

Silver Bullet

It

Dead Zone

Stand By Me

Green Mile

all good and I to would love to see The Mist turned into a movie.

[Lirael]

Originally posted by slasherman
Wasnt the comics for creepshow produced after the movie ?... I am not sure.... Could have been. Was more or less talking about the cryptkeeper in tales from the crypt. So yeah the movie probably came first.

[Lirael]

Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
Cat's Eye is great - for once, every instalment of an anthology actually delivers.

Favourite bits: James Woods' tobacco-nightmare sequence and watching his wife dance about to electric shocks, the entire episode of Robert Hays inching around the building ("...you flying shithouse!") and the cat/gremlin battle near the end. The gremlin sold that movie for me. And that little knife forget about it!:D

[slasherman]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Stephen King did this because he never really cared for Stanley Kubrick's version...He said that it left too much of the story out.....I truly believe that Jack Nicholson's performance ALONE is what kept King from just telling Kubrick, "Fuck it, I hate it, you ruined, I'm not allowing you to do it"
What the fuck do Stephen King know about directing ?...He directed Maximum Overdrive (1986) and it sucked big time..
If you compare Kubricks director skills with Kings..the answer gives it self...
:)

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by slasherman
What the fuck do Stephen King know about directing ?...He directed Maximum Overdrive (1986) and it sucked big time..
If you compare Kubricks director skills with Kings..the answer gives it self...
:) Meh...It's true...King is a writer, NOT a director...He just tries really hard to put what was in his head when he wrote the story, onto the screen...Unfortunately, that's impossible....

[Sedated_replica]

Originally posted by slasherman
What the fuck do Stephen King know about directing ?...He directed Maximum Overdrive (1986) and it sucked big time..
If you compare Kubricks director skills with Kings..the answer gives it self...
:)

They should never let King behind a Camera lens ever again!

Why do they make sooo many Stephen King movies??

[PurplePoison89]

The Shining

Carrie

Carrie 2

All really good but the shining was by FAR the best i havent seen christine or pet semetary yetbut after reading this thread i am tinking about it!

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by PurplePoison89
All really good but the shining was by FAR the best i havent seen christine or pet semetary yetbut after reading this thread i am tinking about it! OMG!...You HAVE to see Pet Sematary...And Pet Sematary 2 (although it wasn't quite as good as the first one...It's still good)

[slasherman]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
!...You HAVE to see ... Pet Sematary 2 (although it wasn't quite as good as the first one...It's still good)
If i remember correct it sucked...:cool:

[AUSTIN316426808]

The shining.

[THE TROOPER]

The Stand is without a doubt one of my favorite King books and movies.

Other favorite king movies, The Shining, Sometimes They Come Back, Christine and Needful Things.

[Elvis_Christ]

Pet Semetary (cause its true to the book) and The Shining (cause its different to the book and actually improves it). I really like Stand By Me and Misery aswell.

[alkytrio666]

The Shining...I am a huge Stephen King fan...read the book twice and I cant understand why King doesn't like it! And, to whoever brought this up, Jack Nicholson had a DAMN good performance. Possibly the best I've ever seen. Long live Stephen King.

P.S. I havent heard anything about a Desperation movie, but they are doing Bag of Bones.

[Sjölund]

have any one seen hellraiser hellbound. Hellraiser 1 2 & 3 is not so bad, I wonder if helraiser 4 is any good? long live Nightmear on elmstreet. does movies rules!

[IDrinkYourBlood]

The Dead Zone. I mean you cant beat Christopher Walken being creepy.....more so then he allready is.

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Shining

[Angra]

"Salems lot" is one of the scariest movies i have ever seen.

But i would say that "Shawshank redemption" is, in my eyes, by far the best and most successful Stephen King movie of all times.

Its kinda funny how his few "Drama" novels are so successfull made on film and almost all his horrors are close to a "Turkey"...

[majorbludd]

misery is probably best flick

creepshows are the funnest

the stand was cool...i love that song from it

that bathroom scene in dreamcatcher with jason lee was sick

[Tat2]

#1 The Shining
#2 The Stand
#3 Storm of the Century
The rest can just fall in behind her somewhere.


I would like to see "The Talisman" made into a movie.

[Cheetara101]

IT hands down....

[ClassicHorror]

The Shining

followed by Pet Sematary, then Carrie.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Angra
"Salems lot" is one of the scariest movies i have ever seen.


hmmm cant see why :confused:

[badamy]

There's quite a few SK movies I like, but the one SHORT that freaked me out was off the second creepshow "The Raft" Just F'n terifying if you were there!

[urgeok]

Originally posted by IDrinkYourBlood
The Dead Zone. I mean you cant beat Christopher Walken being creepy.....more so then he allready is.

thats mine as well ...
Cronenberg and walken ... how can you miss ?

[immortalem]

My favorite Stephan King films are:

1. The Stand

2. Dead Zone

3. Storm of the Century

[EXTR3MIST]

"Salems lot" is one of the scariest movies i have ever seen.

hmmm cant see why

You can't?

What about the ghastly, white-faced, green-eyed boy-vampires floating around and scratching on people's windows, demanding to be let in?

The fine makeup to turn Reggie Nalder into one of the most fearsome head bloodsuckers in history?

The brilliantly framed scene in the lair under the house with the kid unaware of the vampires crawling towards him in the background?

The jarring, in-yer-face shocks Tobe Hooper lets rip every so often - such as James Mason lurching into frame to claim the first boy in the woods, the hand grabbing the guy who Gus out of Basic Instinct chases from his house, and Barlow confronting the thug in the prison cell?

I could go on - but you are talking about the original version and not the remake, aren't you? Cos I haven't seen that yet, and don't really want to.

[majorbludd]

the wraith...oh wait, i mean, no

[lee challenger]

First of all in answer to someone's question, according to the official Stephen King website , Desperation is about to go into production. Also Bag Of Bones is being lined up to be made into a movie.
My favourite adaptation of Stephen King's work has to be Pet Semetary.
I must say though that it is very difficult to do justice to a Stephen King novel as a movie because of the man's talent as a writer. It is impossible to transfer the detail that King goes into to bring the characters and atmosphere of his stories to life as you read his stories into a 2 hour movie.

[EXTR3MIST]

Agree with those last comments there - the reason why King's books seldom make good films (the mini-series are often good though, as longer running times mean more character development).

I liked The Raft too - scariest floating bin-liner I've ever seen.

[Red Dragon]

Favorite King movie? Hmmm...it'd probably be "The Shawshank Redemption." I've lost count of the times I've seen that movie.

Runners-up would be: The Green Mile, Misery, Storm of the Century, and Creepshow.