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Old June 16th, 2004, 06:31 PM
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Default Re: OT: Movies I Have Seen Lately

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Hence, that's why all of Stephen King movies suck, because the characterization and the tension just don't translate well into movies, especially when you get some hack screenwriter who puts his interpretation into what he thinks would be a better movie.
I wouldn't say that. There have been a handful of Stephen King novels/stories that have made great movies like Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile, Stand By Me, and the Shining.
The Shining? I hope you mean the mini-series, and not that p.o.s. movie that Kubrick came up with. That wasn't Stephen King. But as far as the rest of your list, you're right. The best adaptation of one of his stories was The Langoliers. That almost went word by word, and it still was a good show.

[ June 16, 2004, 20:18: Message edited by: gregebowman ]
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