Favorite Stephen King movie/book?

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Laura_Suzie
Laura_Suzie Posts: 1,288 Member
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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?
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  • fiveohmike
    fiveohmike Posts: 1,297 Member
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    Pet Cemetery.
  • legs_n_bacon
    legs_n_bacon Posts: 478 Member
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    Shawshank Redemption.
  • ellisrobertson
    ellisrobertson Posts: 11
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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.
  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
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    Under The Dome or The Stand
  • Injurymachine
    Injurymachine Posts: 14
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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.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
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    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.
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
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    :heart: Rose Madder:heart:
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
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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.
  • neurochamp
    neurochamp Posts: 261 Member
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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.
  • KStambulic
    KStambulic Posts: 131
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    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.)
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,287 Member
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    movie: Pet Sematary
    book: It or Cujo

    Gerald's Game was good too
  • mycrazy8splus1
    mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,558 Member
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    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!")
  • neurochamp
    neurochamp Posts: 261 Member
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    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.
  • Savemyshannon
    Savemyshannon Posts: 334 Member
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    Shawshank Redemption. I also really loved The Shining.

    I liked The Langoliers, too, but the movie sucked.
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,071 Member
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    Shawshank Redemption.
    That's not a book. That's a movie.

    My answer to the OP: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.
  • Rosa1213
    Rosa1213 Posts: 456 Member
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    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.
  • WickedBean
    WickedBean Posts: 244 Member
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    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.
  • Bdh2775
    Bdh2775 Posts: 14
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    book..the running man.
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
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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/
  • RyLaneB
    RyLaneB Posts: 60 Member
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    It and Stand by Me are my favorites!

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