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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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 01:59 PM)
Yes! I think I mentioned that I never really liked him in Welcome Back Kotter. I remember seeing him do his hit single on American Bandstand around the time that Carrie was coming out. Dick Clark was interviewing him and they played a clip, naturally cutting out the naughty words.
A couple of weeks later, my roommate practically had to drag me to the theater to see Carrie. I didn't even really know what the movie was about. I just knew that Vinnie B was in it. I quickly changed my mind when she told me that Carrie was written by the same author of the book I was currently reading … Salem's Lot.
It was always the shower scene in the beginning and the humiliation those girls put her through that upset me. The shock right from the start.
So you liked Nancy Allen?
She certainly played the part of a mean girl very well.
I liked her in Dressed To Kill too!
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Lilith — 1 year ago(September 14, 2024 03:55 PM)
That really did it for me as well. They pulled at us right out of the gate with poor, terrified Carrie confused, bewildered and scared. All those girls but especially the mean girls just targeting her. The onslaught of mob mentality. We haven't really progressed that much, have we? The mob still takes over.
Noooo. I did not like Nancy Allen. Not only did I find her physically unattractive, but her sadistic, cruel, and manipulative attitude was a turn-off. She even utilized it against Billy (Vinny B). I'm talking about Amy Irving.
As for Sue^^ - her character arc shows redemption. She started off as one of the mean girls, but she learned empathy and compassion, came to regret her cruelty and also tried to actively make up for it. I also thought, next to Sissy Spacek, Amy (Sue) was the prettiest girl in the movie. Oh, and Piper Laurie was gorgeous. Damn, that woman has serious acting chops. She's brilliant. She has such presence and command.
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