Thread: Last movie you saw - and rate it

Originally Posted by Northman

Good ******* grief, what the **** did i open up here? Lol

90% of King's work is horror related, its what drew me to the book in the first place. And thus, when i want to see it on the silver screen i expect that much to be represented in that manner. The book was flat out amazing, i really dont care what anyone else considered it to be. I saw it as a horror and when i went to see the film last week it didnt hit me like the book did. It was a pretty big disappointment considering all the hype. Fact is, i spend a LOT of time watching/reading about horror so im pretty confident in my own analysis of said movies/books. Bottom line, the new movie simply didnt do anything for me like the book did and wasnt what i was expecting based off my reading of the book. At this point they still have yet to make it translate well to the movie screen. I didnt realize that giving the movie a low score would turn into a huge debate about the merits of a horror novel. lmao

No one was debating though...we were just having fun...Northman...the FUN POLICE!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Favorite Stephen King movie? Mine is Maximum Overdrive. What is yours?

Hard to say, i like a lot of the older ones but my favorite at this point is probably Pet Semetary. But i also enjoy Christine, Carrie, and The Shining. Maximum Overdrive is a good movie though to in its own right.

A lot of people disliked The Shining and I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

Did you ever **** with Clive Barker, Fun Police Officer Sarge Northman?

Most Stephen King inspired movies feel like they're missing something to me. They make better stories than they do movies, if that makes sense.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

A lot of people disliked The Shining and I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

Did you ever **** with Clive Barker, Fun Police Officer Sarge Northman?

Barker is good, love the first two Hellraisers. And nevermind about fun, your suffering will be legendary.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

A lot of people disliked The Shining and I thought it was absolutely brilliant.

Did you ever **** with Clive Barker, Fun Police Officer Sarge Northman?

The Shining is one of my all time favorite books. I've read the unabridged version twice. I'm afraid to read it again because I don't want my memory of it tainted by my own age and experience. I will just let it occupy that special place in my mind as the book that I most loved during my teen years.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

The Shining is one of my all time favorite books. I've read the unabridged version twice. I'm afraid to read it again because I don't want my memory of it tainted by my own age and experience. I will just let it occupy that special place in my mind as the book that I most loved during my teen years.

I liked Christine and Cujo. and the Shining.

Originally Posted by aberdien

Most Stephen King inspired movies feel like they're missing something to me. They make better stories than they do movies, if that makes sense.

The ones with a foot in reality are always the best films of his:

• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Green Mile
• Stand by Me
• Misery

My personal favorite King film is the hugely underrated The Mist. Not only is the movie a good representation of the book, but they had a new ending that was BETTER than the book and even King admitted to it. Really messed up final scene. I also have a soft spot for his meteor vs farmer segment in Creepshow.

Misery was excellent. A bit slow in parts, but Bates and Caan were terrific in it.

The Dark Half is another one of my favorites.

I gave all my old King books to my daughter to have her read them, she started with Misery

My favorite King book was The Stand.

Originally Posted by weazel

I gave all my old King books to my daughter to have her read them, she started with Misery

How old is your daughter

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

How old is your daughter

five

Originally Posted by slim

My favorite King book was The Stand.

I am reading that one right now! For the first time!!!

Originally Posted by MasterShake

The ones with a foot in reality are always the best films of his:

• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Green Mile
• Stand by Me
• Misery

My personal favorite King film is the hugely underrated The Mist. Not only is the movie a good representation of the book, but they had a new ending that was BETTER than the book and even King admitted to it. Really messed up final scene. I also have a soft spot for his meteor vs farmer segment in Creepshow.

The Green Mile is probably my favorite of his. Misery is really good too.

I must have missed something because I didn't see what was so special about Stand By Me. I thought I would love it but it didn't do anything for me.