Shawshank Redemption -- had to rewatch to remember what I thought. I conflated it with Green Mile in my memory.
I read the novella about 8-10 yrs before the movie came out. King's story was one of his better ones. I had expectations going into the movie that the movie would not live up to the written work, but it did. Very solid movie.
I'm more in the Abe 8.5/10 camp than not. It's a great movie, but it kind of drags at times and didn't always connect with me. I can respect anyone putting it in their personal pantheon.
Originally Posted by Sting
That book was great but very disturbing. King did a great job of switching character perspectives throughout, but the infamous "sewer scene" with the kids was still out of left-field and thankfully omitted from both movies. I liked how it combined real monsters (child abusers, apathetic adults, etc.) with the scary ass clown as a study on the hardships of adolescence and life in general. That book was a tough read, I don't think I will revisit anytime soon though. I do want to see the movie.
IT - 9/10 They did a great job, was entertained the entire time and it's actually really funny. They perfectly hit the teenage boy comedy to a tee, Richie is awesome in it. I read the book when I was about 14 so I really don't remember many details but I remember the mini series and this show is much better.
Maybe I'll have to see It. Can't get the 90s TV show out of my head, which is a great C movie for SyFy, but...
Joe and Hawg have seen the light.
Again, it's a good movie but it's not a GOAT movie.
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