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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie  Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:23 am |
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October is the month to rate movies made from the prolific horror (mostly) master's books.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:38 am |
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It's not fair to have Shawshank on there, because I can't vote for anything else, and it's not a horror story nor was it published as Stephen King.  But Shawshank is my pick.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:52 am |
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Shawshank was published as Stephen King, Jeff. Published as Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption in the Different Seasons collection.
There's some really good movies on that list, some more deserving of the title "Best" than my pick, but I vote for Creepshow.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:00 am |
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The Dead Zone - mostly for Walken's performance, but also for the powerful moral dilemma it presents.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:01 am |
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Oh, I guess I confused it with something else. There's something out there like that, isn't there? The Running Man maybe? Well, Shawshank's still my favorite!
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:55 am |
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Jeff wrote: It's not fair to have Shawshank on there, because I can't vote for anything else, and it's not a horror story nor was it published as Stephen King. But Shawshank is my pick. Plus they air the hell out of it on TV. I went with Misery.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:52 am |
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#1 The Shawshank Redemption
#2 The Dead Zone
#3 Stand By Me
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:55 am |
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:55 am |
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The Shining gets better with each viewing.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:06 am |
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Beachy wrote: Showershank. This sounds nasty.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:50 am |
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For me it's Deadzone or The Shining. Both are the work of master directors who took Stephen King's work to another level and both are anchored by amazing lead performances by the lead actor
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:29 pm |
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Jeff wrote: Oh, I guess I confused it with something else. There's something out there like that, isn't there? The Running Man maybe? Well, Shawshank's still my favorite! Just when you thought fake fandom could get no faker ....
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:58 pm |
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:04 pm |
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Jeff wrote: Oh, I guess I confused it with something else. There's something out there like that, isn't there? The Running Man maybe? Well, Shawshank's still my favorite! The two "Bachman Books" I know of as movies are The Running Man and Thinner. Shawshank was from the four-novella collection Different Seasons, which also contained the story that they got Stand by Me from, and Apt Pupil. Overall, Different Seasons is one of the best things he ever wrote. I also enjoyed the similar format Hearts in Atlantis.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:06 pm |
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Best movie based on a King novel: The Shawshank Redemption
Best horror movie based on a King novel: The Shining
Movie that feels the most like Stephen King: Misery
Just mentioning because I love John Carpenter: Christine
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:08 pm |
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Professor Plum wrote: Best Movie that had that guy from Christine in it: Back to School Agreed.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:10 pm |
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That was also the Best Use of the Triple Lindy.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:25 pm |
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:36 pm |
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I'm a big Kubrick fan so it's The Shining for the win! 
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:56 pm |
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Ocean Doot wrote: Jeff wrote: Oh, I guess I confused it with something else. There's something out there like that, isn't there? The Running Man maybe? Well, Shawshank's still my favorite! Just when you thought fake fandom could get no faker .... I am not a Stephen King fan, so it's ok.
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:02 pm |
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The correct answer is The Shining.
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Beachy
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Post subject: Best Stephen King Movie Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:06 pm |
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The Shining bored the hell out of me. I felt no attachment to the characters, thought Jack Torrance
was nuts long before he started being influenced by ant local spiritual presence. I shouldn't be
cheering for them not to pull through.
It's probably better than that, though, and, admittedly, I only saw it once.
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