Carrie (the original)
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(September 13, 2024 10:30 PM)
One of the best Stephen King adaptations! It might even be THE best, but then I think of Dolores Claiborne which is brilliant and I'm ambivalent.
Both excellent!
Another one???
The Dead Zone!
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NZer — 1 year ago(September 13, 2024 11:07 PM)
Yes! Christopher Walken was great!
Actually there have been more. - What about Misery? Stand By Me? Even The Shawshank Redemption is from a SK short story. Not all of his stories have had justice done to them, but enough to be satisfying to the SK aficionado. Even 'Christine' might be worthy of praise. I love that damned Plymouth Fury. -
Lilith — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 01:47 AM)
Oooh, all excellent choices! I forgot about Christine. It would make anyone want to have sex with a car! And Misery. But Misery was a hit due to Bates, in my opinion.
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 01:38 PM)
All excellent!
The Green Mile is another excellent true to the written story adaptation.
There really have been many.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 03:45 PM)
I cannot watch that movie. I watched it once and never again. It was the "dry sponge" part, the intentional cruelty and sadistic nature. There was a lot to take in in that whole movie that was appalling. Nope. I can never watch it again. Nossiree!
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 04:17 PM)
I can understand.
I have trouble with Pet Semetary. The little boy getting hit by the truck is something I have a hard time with.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 04:27 PM)
Pet Semetary is another one I have a difficult time watching. But for me, it's mostly because of the animals.
Dang, I forgot just how many movies that I like are actually adaptations of king novels. The list you made reminded me of how little I know/remember about his writing. I've only read a few of his books. Carrie was the first book of his that I read.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 02:12 AM)
I keep finding myself drawn to older movies as well. Newer movies rely on less story development and more on CGI enhancements to deliver the bang. Meh. I prefer stronger characters and a stronger plot.
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(September 13, 2024 10:20 PM)
I personally think this was done better than the book, and that's saying something, because most film adaptations are never quite as good as the book.
The book was more of a series of newspaper articles and snippets from diaries.
DePalma did an amazing job, making this a palatable story for a film audience.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 01:43 AM)
It's fun seeing Travolta hamming it up just being….well, Vinny Barbarino pretty much. It's his default.
This resonated with me so much with me. I felt like I could identify with Carrie so much.
One thing about the movie that I couldn't stomach was the pig scene. That bothered me mostly because of the pig, but also because it was brought on by the machinations of a bully being manipulative.
Damn, Carrie never stood a chance with that mother of hers. I always felt like she deserved to have that vindication at the end.
PS: I was always super crushed out on Sue.
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