Cujo

abetarrush

Some classic Stephen King horror


was pretty good, watched it last night

anyone else seen it?

TerrorFirmer

Not last night, but have seen it. Good film, shame the Stephen King name is generally not a good association when it comes to films...

abetarrush

Oh, it wasnt on telly, I got d DVD


Yeah, and I was jus wonderin, how come none of his films were remade? All there was was the TV series of Carrie

Sangre

Not last night, but have seen it. Good film, shame the Stephen King name is generally not a good association when it comes to films...

Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Carrie
The Shining
Misery
Stand by Me

...need I go on?

Mr. Presentable

OTOH,
Pet Semetery
Christine
The Tommyknockers
Needful Things
Firestarter

jabberwock

abetarrush wrote:

Yeah, and I was jus wonderin, how come none of his films were remade? All there was was the TV series of Carrie

could be reading this wrong but isn't he asking why his previous films haven't been remade?

abetarrush

jabberwock wrote:

could be reading this wrong but isn't he asking why his previous films haven't been remade?

Yeah, I was

But HavoK was sayin Stephen Kings movies are generally not good, but people disagree

TerrorFirmer

abetarrush wrote:

Yeah, I was

But HavoK was sayin Stephen Kings movies are generally not good, but people disagree

Oh there are some good ones no doubt as listed above, but there are loads of crap ones too - and the thing is, they aren't just crap, they're absolutely abysmal, and its a shame given the excellent material to work with, that they also in alot of cases happen to be low budget affairs.

Again though there are some good ones like Shawshank, Shining, Green Mile, etc...

abetarrush

HavoK wrote:

Oh there are some good ones no doubt as listed above, but there are loads of crap ones too - and the thing is, they aren't just crap, they're absolutely abysmal, and its a shame given the excellent material to work with, that they also in alot of cases happen to be low budget affairs.

Again though there are some good ones like Shawshank, Shining, Green Mile, etc...

exactly


and sure its all abt taste

Pigman II

Saw it last year on TV3 I think. Gave it 5/10. Dee Wallace is always watchable but overall I didn't much care for it. The whole "trapped in a car" sequence went on too long (or not long enough considering the rest of the movie). Then again I'm a very hard marker against any film with any slobber or slurry in so Cujo never stood a chance with me. I think the best Stephen King adaptations have always been his non-horror stuff. I can't think of anything horror that I would reccomend (maybe Salems lot but that was TV iirc. Always thought The Shining was overrated).

DeadParrot

Some are excellent some are, well they are ****e

* 1976 Carrie
* 1979 'Salem's Lot

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1980s

* 1980 The Shining
* 1982 Creepshow (consists of five short films: "Father's Day," "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," "Something to Tide You Over," "The Crate," and "They're Creeping Up On You")
* 1982 The Boogeyman (Short film)¹
* 1983 Cujo
* 1983 The Dead Zone
* 1983 Christine
* 1983 Disciples of the Crow (based on Children of the Corn)(short film)¹
* 1983 The Woman in the Room (short film by Frank Darabont)¹
* 1984 Children of the Corn
* 1984 Firestarter
* 1985 Cat's Eye (consists of three short films: "Quitters, Inc.," "The Ledge," and "The General", the last of which is original)
* 1985 Silver Bullet (based on Cycle of the Werewolf)
* 1985 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of two short films: "The Woman in the Room" and "The Boogeyman" (and, in some editions, "Strangehold," that has nothing to do with King; only released on video))
* 1985 Word Processor of the Gods (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
* 1986 Gramma (episode of The Twilight Zone)
* 1986 Maximum Overdrive (based on "Trucks"; directed by King)
* 1986 Stand By Me (based on "The Body")
* 1987 Creepshow 2 (consists of three short films: "Old Chief Wood'n'head," "The Raft," and "The Hitchhiker")
* 1987 A Return to Salem's Lot (sequel to 'Salem's Lot)
* 1987 The Running Man
* 1987 The Last Rung on the Ladder (short film)¹
* 1987 Sorry, Right Number (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
* 1989 Pet Sematary

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1990s

* 1990 The Cat From Hell (short film that is part of Tales From The Darkside - The Movie)
* 1990 Graveyard Shift
* 1990 It (TV Miniseries)
* 1990 Misery
* 1990 The Moving Finger (Monsters episode)
* 1991 Golden Years (original tv mini-series)
* 1991 Sometimes They Come Back
* 1992 The Lawnmower Man (King sued the makers of this film for misusing his name and won - the film may not be shown with his name on it)
* 1992 Sleepwalkers (written directly for the movie, not based on anything)
* 1993 The Dark Half
* 1993 Needful Things (also released in a three-hour "Director's Cut"-version)
* 1993 The Tommyknockers (miniseries)
* 1994 The Shawshank Redemption (based on "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption")
* 1994 The Stand (miniseries)
* 1995 The Langoliers (miniseries)
* 1995 The Mangler
* 1995 Dolores Claiborne
* 1995 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of three short films, only the first of which has anything to do with King: "Disciples of the Crow" (based on Children of the Corn), "The Night Waiter," and "Killing Time;" some versions only contain two films)
* 1995 The Outer Limits (TV series - episode "The Revelations of Becka Paulson" based on his story)
* 1996 Thinner
* 1997 The Shining (TV mini-series)
* 1997 Ghosts (music video)
* 1997 The Night Flier (HBO Movie)
* 1997 Quicksilver Highway (segment Chattery Teeth)
* 1997 Trucks (TV Remake of Maximum Overdrive)
* 1998 Chinga (episode of The X-Files)
* 1998 Apt Pupil
* 1999 The Green Mile
* 1999 The Rage: Carrie 2
* 1999 Storm of the Century (original tv mini-series)
* 1999 Llamadas (Spanish version of Sorry, Right Number)(short film)¹

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2000s

* 2000 Paranoid (based on a poem)(short film)¹
* 2001 Hearts in Atlantis (Adapted Low Men In Yellow Coats, the first part)
* 2001 Strawberry Spring (short film)¹
* 2002 Rose Red (original tv mini-series)
* 2002 The Dead Zone (TV Series)
* 2002 Night Surf (short film)¹
* 2002 Rainy Season (short film)¹
* 2002 Carrie (TV movie remake)
* 2003 Dreamcatcher
* 2003 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (TV movie)
* 2003 Autopsy Room Four (short film)¹
* 2003 Here There Be Tygers (short film)¹
* 2003 The Man in the Black Suit (short film)¹
* 2004 Secret Window
* 2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
* 2004 'Salem's Lot (TV miniseries)
* 2004 Luckey Quarter (short film)¹
* 2004 The Secret Transit Codes of America's Highways (short film based on All That You Love Will Be Carried Away)*
* 2004 All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (short film)¹
* 2004 Riding the Bullet
* 2006 Desperation (TV Mini-Series)
* 2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the stories of Stephen King
* 2006 (announced) 1408
* 2006 (pre-production)The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
* 2006 (announced) Black House
* 2006 (pre-production) From a Buick 8
* 2006 (pre-production) Creepshow
* 2007 Bag of Bones
* 2007 (announced) Cell
* 2007 (in production) The Talisman

abetarrush

carrie is deadly!

Dudess

Apparently King wasn't happy with The Shining at all. He felt Kubrick's approach was too over-the-top and soulless. "A great big beautiful car with no motor in it" was his verdict, and he had it remade in a TVM style. For shame, Mr King!

Yes indeed. Carrie is a spot-on adaptation. Cujo scared the **** out of me when I was a kid but I watched it recently and just found it really cheap and silly.