Had to be "Stand by Me," or "The Stand."

DG

The Stand. His books are always sooo much better than the movies though.

Ain't been made yet.

The best that is out already? Shawshank Redemption.

The best one that is not out, and likely never will be? The Dark Tower. That would be the best 18 hour movie I ever saw.

Are you people drunk already?

'The Shining.' There is no other.

While it was a visually great film, I felt a bit cheated that it didn't follow the "boiler" subplot of the book. It was a great parallel to Jack's growing madness. IT was a good film .... but not the best.

Now "Maximum Overdrive".......

DG

Amen, Brother Sheepus!

#1 The Shining
#2 Stand By Me


the end.

I must give props to Stand By Me as well. Great film.

Well yeah, but even King himself says that he didn't like how the movie came out. He wanted it done differently. part of that was because it was done earlier in his career, and before he had his own production company.

Now, anything done with his name on it gets hsi full, 100% approval.

that's fine and dandy, but the only good movies (with or without his name) are
#1 The Shining
#2 Stand By Me

Movies can't be like books. They're entirely different mediums.
Read Requiem for a Dream, then watch the movie, and you'll see what I mean. Sometimes you have to betray the exact details of the book to faithfully protray the tone and intention of the book on the big screen. Hubert Selby thought Requiem was an excellent adaptation of his book, even though the movie is different in terms of story and style.

I think the Shining is a brilliant adaptation. If you saw the piece of shit re-make he supervised, you'll realize Steven King's expertise lies in novel writing, not movie-making.

#1 The Shining
#2 Stand By Me
#3 Shawshank Redemption
#4 The Running Man

Oh, I forgot about Shawshank. Also a great movie!

You all forgot The Green Mile. I think it ties with Shawshank Redemption.

The Stand was very good, but it has some shortcomings due to budget and conforming to broadcast standards.

Kubrick's The Shining is excellent for what it is as a movie, but you have to subtract points for its departures from the novel.

The worst?

The worst I've seen is Lawnmower Man, which seems unrealeted to the short story. My fiance is the big SK fan, and she says some movies I haven't seen (Christine and some others) are even worse.

MrGreenGenes

Hi Porky!
I didn't know he ever made a version of it. Is it also called The Shining?

The Shining works on the big screen only.
It's a Kubrick thing.

Yes, it was a made-for-TV miniseries. King didn't direct it, but he had creative control.

http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?moviei...030616&trkid=73

MrGreenGenes

MGG, you are dead on. The TV version sucked .... BIG TIME.

I forgot about the Green Mile and Shawshank.

DG

Carrie
Stand By Me
The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile

According to my fiance, who's read most of what SK has published and seen most of the movies as well:

Best movie: Shawshank Redemption

Worst movie: Maximum Overdrive with Langaliers a close 2nd.

MrGreenGenes

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OK, The Stand. May be a little partial to the movie as it was my favorite book of his, but thought it did great justice to the story.

I want 'The Dark Tower' to become a mini-series.

I'm about half way through my first reading of The Stand right now. I've seen the mini-series twice, once on TV, and again on DVD.

I like Mother Abigale much more on the book than in the mini-series.

If you're a fan, I recomend the commentary track on the DVD. Many of the actors dropped in to chat during the scenes they are in. Some is dreadful, but some is great, especially the parts with Migual Ferrer and the Jamey Sheridan (Randal Flagg). One especially memorable part of the commentary is at the end, where Matt Frewer (Trashcan Man) talks about taking a break in the Glitter Gulch strip club in full radiation-burn makeup.

Dammit, just when I though my trip to Vegas in Feb. couldn't get any funner, you have to spring that on me! Hee, hee!

The Stand is my wife's and I favorite "sick-on-the-couch-what-are-we-gonna-watch" movie.

I haven't done the commentary yet, sounds like I need a good dose of the flu.

DG

That first hour must be a lot of fun on the flu.

(My wife's a little afraid that this year's flu may be Capt'n Tripps)

MrGreenGenes