Top three favorite Stephen King based movies

[wilbs518]

Stand by Me
The Stand
Creepshow

[fallensaviour]

A tough one but I think;
1)Stand By Me
2)The Stand
3)Shawshank Redemtion/Green Mile

[kept back]

I would have to name "Sleepwalkers" as my favorite King story just because I had a very long list of things I would have liked to have done to Madchen Amick...some of which are illegal in certain states.

[Brazoo]

The Mist is indeed very good, too. That was a great story...

I didn't like the movie version of the Shining all that much. Nicholson was the wrong choice. Was anybody surprised when Jack went crazy? No. They should have picked a "normal" guy...that slowly went mad...

I never thought the strength of the movie depended on being surprised when Jack goes crazy though. The movie sets the audience up for that right from the beginning, both with the history of the last caretaker going crazy and the revelation that Jack was abusive.

To me, the best suspense is knowing what to dread ahead of time - and the movie works on that level perfectly.

I've never read the book though, so I'm not comparing it - just giving my take on the movie on it's own.

[Splitty]

Easily for me:

The Shining
Carrie
Cujo

'dat one mad dog yo.

As far as Misery goes, even though Kathy Bates is great, I was quite disappointed in it. I felt like it was a cutesy version for the masses, I liked the more graphic gritty book alot more.

[Gorn Captain]

The Mist is indeed very good, too. That was a great story...

I didn't like the movie version of the Shining all that much. Nicholson was the wrong choice. Was anybody surprised when Jack went crazy? No. They should have picked a "normal" guy...that slowly went mad...

[madmarva]

Shawshank Redemption
Stand By Me
Green Mile

[Figuremod73]

I havent seen Firestarter in years either. I think that was Barrymores second movie?
I had forgot about The Stand. Very good mini series (better book)
Stand by me is a fantastic movie.
It depends on who makes the movie.
Oh dont let me forget Misery. Kathy Bates did a really good job in it.

[Brazoo]

Nobody else likes Firestarter?

I thought it was cool when I was a kid - but I haven't seen it since.

[Toyman_Chris]

THE MIST is probably my favorite theatrical release of a King adaptation in recent years, but that's because I think that King and Frank Darabont are one and the same person!!

How did I forget about The Mist! Amazing movie! Amazing.

[Toyman_Chris]

Nobody else likes Firestarter?

That movie was bad. Should be remade.

[LonnieFisher]

Nobody else likes Firestarter?

[Gorn Captain]

Stand by me.
Shawshank and Green Mile (tie)
Misery.

Oddly enough, none of these can be put into the category "horror". His best work has been outside of that category.

I stopped reading King when his stories started becoming so grim and depressing that it just wasn't fun anymore.

[thunderbolt]

I would love to see "Under the Dome" made into a feature length movie.

I thought the Simpsons movie already did it.

[emeraldknight47]

My favorite adaptation of a Stephen King novel so far has been "THE STAND", but that's probably because it's his favorite book of mine, too.

For the next two, it's a toss-up between THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION and THE GREEN MILE.

THE MIST is probably my favorite theatrical release of a King adaptation in recent years, but that's because I think that King and Frank Darabont are one and the same person!!