Name the Top 3 Best and Top 3 Worst Stephen King adaptations.

[Chaplin]

New Game in celebration of IT:

Best:
1) Shawshank
2) Green Mile
3) Stand By Me

Honorable Mention to The Stand, The Mist, Rose Red and Misery

Worst:
Dark Half
Dreamcatcher
Thinner

Honorable Mention to Dolores Clayborne

 

[Bert]

Best
1) Shawshank
2) SBM
3) Misery
4) Pet Cemetary
5) Silver bullet (I'd be lying if I didn't put it on my list because I watched it atleast 100 times when I was a kid)


Worst

Dark Tower
Dreamcatcher
Christine

 

[Dback Jon]

1) Stand By Me
2) The Stand
3) Shawshank
4) Green Mile

 

[Chaplin]

No love for the Mist? Amazing ending to that movie.

 

[Dback Jon]

No love for the Mist? Amazing ending to that movie.

Found it to be a predictable ending. I did like the movie.

 

[Chaplin]

Found it to be a predictable ending. I did like the movie.

That was possibly the most Un-Hollywood ending in the history of Hollywood. And you predicted it? Come on. 20/20 and all...

 

[Bert]

That was possibly the most Un-Hollywood ending in the history of Hollywood. And you predicted it? Come on. 20/20 and all...

I predicted you'd say that!


I really liked The Mist as well. The ending was so tragic, I did not see it coming.

 

[DWKB]

Top:
Shawshank
Misery
Dead Zone (movie)
Shining (Kubrick version)

Honorable Mention: Creepshow

Bottom:
Maximum Overdrive
Lawnmower Man
Langoliers
Graveyard Shift

 

[Cheesebeef]

Top:

1) The Shining
2) Shawshank
3) It orginal mini-series
4) Pet Sematary
5) Stand By Me
6) The Stand mini-series


Bottom:

1) THINNER - quite possibly the worst movie ever written, directed or made
2) Dreamcatcher - I was wrong... THIS might be the worst movie ever made, ESPECIALLY considering the talent involved.

Nothing else comes close to comparing to those two, so I'll leave it at that

EDIT - Totally forgot about Pet Sematary. That movies scared the crap out of me.

 

[Chaplin]

Top:

1) The Shining
2) Shawshank
3) It orginal mini-series
4) Stand By Me
5) The Stand mini-series
6) Misery

Bottom:

1) THINNER - quite possibly the worst movie ever written, directed or made
2) Dreamcatcher - I was wrong... THIS might be the worst movie ever made, ESPECIALLY considering the talent involved.

Nothing else comes close to comparing to those two, so I'll leave it at that

You thought the It mini and Misery were better than Green Mile? Disappointed in you cheese.

 

[Bert]

You thought the It mini and Misery were better than Green Mile? Disappointed in you cheese.

The Green Mile was phenomenal, but I mean, no other Stephen King film features that caliber of actors and an A list director. I feel like if Ron Howard had directed Dreamcatcher, it would have been amazing.

So I have a bit of bias when it comes to that film, but it was amazing and should probably been on my list. Just feel like it was an obvious and easy choice.

 

[Covert Rain]

Best:
Stand By Me
Shawshank
The Shining
Misery
IT Movie (new)

Honorable Mention: The Dead Zone, Carrie (Original), The Green Mile, The Stand, The Mist (love the twist ending), Pet Cemetery (Gage was one of the creepiest kids ever), IT Mini-series

Worst:
Maximum Overdrive
Graveyard Shift
Cat's Eye
Needful Things

 

[DWKB]

Best:
Stand By Me
Shawshank
The Shining
Misery
IT Movie (new)

Honorable Mention: The Dead Zone, Carrie (Original), The Green Mile, The Stand, The Mist (love the twist ending), Pet Cemetery (Gage was one of the creepiest kids ever), IT Mini-series

Worst:
Maximum Overdrive
Graveyard Shift
Cat's Eye
Needful Things

I have a soft spot for Cat's Eye as a weekend "catch on cable" watch, especially Quitters Inc.

I also think Cat's Eye used King's short stories in a way that was more successful than those who attempted to stretch them into full length movie adaptations.

 

[Cheesebeef]

You thought the It mini and Misery were better than Green Mile? Disappointed in you cheese.

I fell asleep twice in the Green Mile.

 

[Covert Rain]

I fell asleep twice in the Green Mile.

I agree about Misery over The Green Mile. I thought both were great but Misery was fantastic. Even though I love the IT Mini Series it's definitely below The Green Mile for me. It was full of cheesy dialogue and questionable acting aside from a few actors. There was some great moments but also some stinkers in it. If you rewatch there is no doubt at times it feels like a TV movie.

 

[devilalum]

The Shining and Carrie


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[Cheesebeef]

I agree about Misery over The Green Mile. I thought both were great but Misery was fantastic. Even though I love the IT Mini Series it's definitely below The Green Mile for me. It was full of cheesy dialogue and questionable acting aside from a few actors. There was some great moments but also some stinkers in it. If you rewatch there is no doubt at times it feels like a TV movie.

yeah... I had to knock Misery down a few pegs when I remembered some others. And for the fact that as good as the movie was, it's sheer horror/gruesomeness was dumbed down considerably for widespread appeal.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

What makes a movie a great adaptation of a novelist's work? Stephen King still absolutely hates Kubrick's version of The Shining. Is a movie one of the best/worst because it does well at the box office, becomes a cult favorite, or because it stays true to the original work? Honestly curious.

 

[cardncubfan]

Cujo

 

[oaken1]

The hobbling scene in Misery is still an all time best in cinema IMO.

I think of King as an horror writer so some of the movie adaptations just dont strike me as King-esque even though he was the author.
Shawshank and Green Mile were both excellent movies but dont come to mind when I think Stephen King

Salems Lot..... I was a kid, and it was cheesy... but even now I enjoy it
Pet Sematary
Carrie
The Shining
Misery
Christine
IMO each stands on its own

Max overdrive was only good for ac/dc
The Langoliers was entertaining and stank of King but wasn't actually "good"
needful things was also very much "King" but didnt make for a very good movie


I have to admit I have also watched "Silver Bullet" dozens of times

 

[Chaplin]

The hobbling scene in Misery is still an all time best in cinema IMO.

I think of King as an horror writer so some of the movie adaptations just dont strike me as King-esque even though he was the author.
Shawshank and Green Mile were both excellent movies but dont come to mind when I think Stephen King

Salems Lot..... I was a kid, and it was cheesy... but even now I enjoy it
Pet Sematary
Carrie
The Shining
Misery
Christine
IMO each stands on its own

Max overdrive was only good for ac/dc
The Langoliers was entertaining and stank of King but wasn't actually "good"
needful things was also very much "King" but didnt make for a very good movie


I have to admit I have also watched "Silver Bullet" dozens of times

Interesting post. Although I disagree -- yes, Shawshank and Green Mile aren't "King-like", although they deal with horror in a different way. My point is that they may be unusual for King, but they are still Stephen King stories/adaptations.

 

[oaken1]

Interesting post. Although I disagree -- yes, Shawshank and Green Mile aren't "King-like", although they deal with horror in a different way. My point is that they may be unusual for King, but they are still Stephen King stories/adaptations.

Yes they are ...and very well done adaptations too. Maybe its just me but when I watch "horror" movies I never even consider "the horror of social injustice" as an option... ghosts, killers, monsters, demons, aliens, and dead things... these are horror.... social injustice, for me,...is just a drama and not a horror flick.... which I guess is why those dont come to mind for me when I think of King's movies.

 

[devilalum]

I remember reading that King hated Kubrick's Shining but Kubrick's Shining >>>> than the TV Shining that King endorsed.


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[Cheesebeef]

The hobbling scene in Misery is still an all time best in cinema IMO.

eh... they soft-peddled what she actually did in the book. always bugged me for that reason.

 

[Chaplin]

eh... they soft-peddled what she actually did in the book. always bugged me for that reason.

At the time, what they did in the movie was much cheaper than if they would have done what she did in the book.