Stephen King movies: Yay or Nay?
 

What's everyone's opinions on Stephen King movies?

To be quite honest, most of them suck (actually, it's mostly the new ones). The Creepshow movies are great, The Stand was awesome, The Shining (original), Thinner, Pet Sematary, The Dark Half, Christine, and The Dead Zone were all cool.

Not to mention that Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption are two of the greatest films of all time.

I'm not going to begin to list the bad ones though, I'd be here for a while.

The only Stephen King moive that i liked was Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. All the others where ok or bad

All of the new ones SUCK ASS but the old ones are great.. Anyone seen his short story collections..?? (pre-creepshow) great stuff...

I am a rather avid Stephen King fan being originally from Maine myself. But I have to say, contrary to everyone else in this threat :D that I do like a lot of his movies, new and old. Dreamcatcher is great, I loved it. It was a gorefest and then some, with the whole bad alien aspect mixed into it.

NO!!! Not Dreamcatcher. Say it aint so.

I loved Creepshow,The Shinning,IT,The Stand..but I think his worst movie was Thinner..a lot of his newer stuff I'm not too crazy about..I heard Dream Catcher was good but I have yet to see it myself...

I liked Christine. Rose Red was good too, I've yet to see Dreamcatcher but I'm gonna rent it when it comes out this week.

Yes I do say it is so...I watch movies moreso for entertainment purposes rather then trying to pick them apart. BUT, I do give my opinions on them and will review and pick apart pieces that may or may not have been good or what not if I feel the need, not to contridict myself or anything. In general, I don't watch a movie with a biased view, I wait until it's done and over with before I start ripping it apart. :D

What really is important is who directed the film.

Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining and that is why it was a great film.

I do to.

My favorite King films are Children of the Corn, Salem's Lot, The Night Flier, Pet Semetary, and Cujo.

oops- meant to post this in the "kings movies" thread
 

Kubricks version of the shining sucked ass IMO. Granted there were some cool visuals (creepy twins, guy in a bear suit gettin some head, elevator blood, etc.), and nicholson did a decent job, but overall it had dick to do with the book. i actually prefer the mini series version. It was more true to the story and touched on subjects the Kubricks film completely skipped.

Anyways I like Kings films, most that I've seen anyway. My only beef with King is that he really needs to ditch the NBC contract. I'm a firm believer that all of his miniseries' would have been batter with an R rating.

Jack Nicholson could wip Steven Weber's ass!!!

If it came to that then Webber had better hide, cause he would get his ass whooped by Jack! Ya have to remember when ya knock Kubrick's Shining, It was made quite a while ago so yes the effects aren't up to current standards. But.........Me thinks Kubrick had hippies in mind for an audience when he made the Shining. Those of you out there that are hippies know what I mean! And I am partial to anything King! I started reading when Amittyville Horror was a best seller, then I discovered Stephen King and I never went back. The books are always best, but the movies have kept my attention also. I love his non-scary flicks just as much as I love his scary flicks. I hope he never stops. And Yes, I loved Dreamcatcher, also!!!

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is awesome. Other King's movies is good. I am found of The Stand, Creepshow, Sleepwalkers, althought I am not the fan of Stephan King's stories. I have read couple of them but neiher of his books make good impression on me. Regardless I hold King in great esteem.

Word is born, brother.


Contrary to 95% of everyone that saw the movie, I actually liked it.


But otherwise only like 15 good movies have been made from his novels....and the other 60 or whatever blow.


My favorites are Kubrick's Shining, The Stand, and the Creepshows.

Ok, have any of you ever seen Steven Kings movie Maximum Overdrive and Stanley Kubrick's movie Full Metal Jacket? because if you had you probably would have been more well educated on his 1980s movies I have both Maximum Overdrive and Full Metal Jacket In my inventory of movies. Steven King and Stanley Kubrick RULE!!!!

yeah seen them both probably 50 times.. Full metal jacket is for the military freaks it is not horror.. and Maximum overdrive is a great movie.. But I prefer King`s older stuff all is more original and horror based...

I bet there's someone out there that could make a good argument that Full Metal Jacket is horror. It's the scariest movie about the Vietnam War that I can think of. Of course I think I was 8 when I saw it. That's probably why it scared the hell out of me.

what is there to argue about..?? this is not a horror movie... this is more of the military genre flick.. Great killing scenes and great lines... "I love you looong time" I mean yeah when I went through boot camp I thought the same thing.. blowing my drill SGT`s head off... :D But I didnt.. I am in the marine reservists.. I was in the ARMY national guard but they were not worth my time... now I am with what I belong to.

You obviously missed my meaning. War is real life horror and there are parts in this movie that are scarier than anything in Friday the 13th part 17. Do you get what I'm saying?

I think i do avenger! Even tho it's not horror per say like everyone is thinking, it is like you said real life horror! And if anyone knows a vietnam vet that has nightmares everynight to this day, then you know how real that horror was!

I forgot to add that I did see FMJ and for a war picture it was pretty good, but it wasn't really my type of movie. Guess maybe because I'm a chick? :D

Duh, and I forgot the main reason for this thread! Yes I saw Maximum Overdrive also. Great movie. Makes ya think about all the machines in the world, huh! Loved it!

they should have quit making his book into movies after it was released
take it easy
charlie

But if they quit making them into movies......
1- that would mean i wouldn't get to see them cause my husband never lets me read, so i have to wait for it to become a movie.

2-that would mean we'd have less to talk about on this site...specifically this thread! haha:D

Seriously, i love his movies...even if they aren't usually as good as the books!

i thought your husband never let you read?
i think i missed something
take it easy
charlie

I know what you are saying.. Seems I`m reading posts wrong this week LOL But I do understand what you are meaning/saying avenger... :)

He doesn't, I haven't read a book in quite a few years. I think he can't stand that I'm not paying full attention to him. If I start to read he interupts me within about 15 mins. That's why I had to switch to Marvel Comics. I can finish one in approx. 10-15 mins. Thus the reason I am all for Stephen King books being made into movies. That way I get to at least see them!:D

Well if your husband doesnt let you read any books, I suggest you find a way to make a deal with him to where you can read your books. I read all the time my trick is to tune everything out except my book, If it isnt in the book ignore it. This rule applies to: pets, traffic, and people. Try it you just might like it.

I've only seen two
 

Sure I've only seen two but I'd like to say that so far their good. The 2 I've seen are It and Pet Sematary. Even though I heard it was terrible, I still want to see DreamCatcher.

Saw Dreamcatcher last nite, it was good although the computer animae gets on my nerves a little. Good old fashion make up and special effects are better than comp. animae anyday but I suppose that it had to be done.

That is how I read, and that is why he hates me to read. He hates for my attention to be anywhere but on him. He's just an overgrown baby! haha

I have to chime in and say that Stephen Kings books are way better than the movies made from them. The Shining was a great movie but a shitty version of the book. I would also like to say that Dreamcatcher was a poor movie. It had decent actors and the plot was good but it seemed that they all dropped the ball. I think it wasn't very exciting when they wanted it to be exciting. It was kind of Blah!! For the rest of his movies I think that they are good but usually at the end if there is a monster or alien it is not very good. An excellent example of this the movie It.

well does he give you all his attention...??

Yes I agree is books are better... anyone who has read them will know this... Misery was a great book, the movie wasnt nothing like the book... well the concept was the same BUT a lot was different..

i liked christine and the shinning. crepshow and IT were good but i mean cujo what the fuck

Stephen Kings Books are great..but I thought it was weird how he seems to pop up in some of the movies based on his books.. Maybe a little erie...Great Author ....best thing about his books your imagination will peice the picture together..movies they put the picture there for you...NO BRAIN WORK..besides your imagination is your worst enemy.( at least mine is...I was hoping that was the same for others..please tell me Im normal in some deranged way:P)

Yes, sometimes more than I actually want! haha
(sorry for the late answer, been offline for quite a while)