Favorite Stephen King movie/book?
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Laura_Suzie
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For movies, I enjoyed Carrie and The Shining. And of course, Shawshank Redemption, a classic. IT and Pet Sematary are both kind of cheesy, but still really, really creepy and entertaining. I've haven't read all of his books that the movies were based on, only a couple, but I did enjoy the book of The Shining.
What's your favorite Stephen King book or movie? Is there any Stephen King story that you enjoyed more as a movie than as a book or vice versa?
What's your favorite Stephen King book or movie? Is there any Stephen King story that you enjoyed more as a movie than as a book or vice versa?
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Pet Cemetery.0
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Shawshank Redemption.0
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Single book: Insomnia.
But I absolutely love the Dark Tower series. "The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed." One of the best lines ever.0 -
Under The Dome or The Stand0
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I love Herman Munster in Pet Cemetery...sometimes dead is bettuh.
Miniseries of The Stand was great
The Mist as a movie was creepy as hell and the ending was much more demented than the book's.0 -
I liked the mini series they made of The Stand and also really liked the book. But I think his best work is one of his latest, 11/22/63...not quite horror, but really interesting.0
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Rose Madder0
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"Firestarter" is probably my favorite book of his. "It" would be a close second; I loved how he sprinkled in pieces of other books throughout.0
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For books, can I list the entire Dark Tower series? :bigsmile:
If I had to pick a single book, though, then I'd go with The Stand (the TV miniseries is also pretty good...but the book is stellar).
I actually haven't seen many Stephen King movies, but of the ones I have seen I think I like Stand By Me the best.0 -
Stephen King's books are all better than the movies made of them but I'd have to say that my favorite movies were The Green Mile and Misery. I don't really have a favorite book; I love them all. (own most of them too, including the Richard Bachman ones.)0
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movie: Pet Sematary
book: It or Cujo
Gerald's Game was good too0 -
book: Dark Tower series, Rose Madder, and The Stand (terrible moini series though), Misery, it's hard to pick. i like everything of his
movies: The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, Needful Things (love the line."I just killed my wife. Is that wrong?....These things happen!")0 -
The Mist as a movie was creepy as hell and the ending was much more demented than the book's.
OMG I so agree! That movie gives me the jibblies.0 -
Shawshank Redemption. I also really loved The Shining.
I liked The Langoliers, too, but the movie sucked.0 -
Shawshank Redemption.
My answer to the OP: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.0 -
Probably "The Shining". That book has the best character development I've ever seen from Mr. King.
Of course, "IT" had lots of storyline, and it was pretty amazing as well.0 -
Movies/TV: Christine, Pet Cemetery, Carrie, Children of the corn, Cat's Eye, Sleepwalkers, Dolores Claiborne, Rose Red, Kingdom Hospital, Haven
books: all of them but IT. I am terrified of clowns so I cannot even pick the book up.0 -
book..the running man.0
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Favorite Stephen King book, if I MUST choose a favorite, as I love them all, would have to be the Dark Tower series.
Favorite movie of his: Shawshank Redemption, because they didn't foul it up like they did most of his others. Dreamcatcher is a close second place, in my mind, because they followed the storyline very well.
Did you know that the Dark Tower series is going to be turned into a movie/TV epic saga? The preliminary plan is for 3 movies and one or two miniseries, to make it all come together. The last I heard, Ron Howard was in on the project. http://www.darktowermovies.com/0 -
It and Stand by Me are my favorites!0
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