Stephen King Movie Adaptations
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John Kusak was the guy.Vogin wrote:No idea who that guy was but it was definitely not Carey I don't think horrors are his cup of tea anyway...Bighuey wrote:I didnt know 1408 was a King story. Isnt that the movie with Jim Carey? It was ok, but kind of confusing.Vogin wrote:I wanted to say I saw just The Green Mile, but then it struck me that 1408 was King's work too. I liked both, although obviously The Mile lies on the very top of all book-to-movie adaptations ever made.
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Not quite, the name of the movie was The Number 23, and it was a pretty good one.Bighuey wrote:I guess I was thinking of something different. There was a horror movie with Jim Carey a few years ago, it seems the title was a hotel room number.
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Mel Carriere wrote:The one thing about the Shawshank Redemption was that they niced it up for the cinematic audience. In the story, which I don't remember the title to right now, but it came out in the book "Different Seasons," the main character was in jail for killing his wife and child by cutting the brake lines on their car, or something to that effect. In the movie I think the Tim Robbins character is doing time for offing his cheating wife. I think the hardened con who kills his wife and kid for insurance money is a bit more interesting, but I can understand why Hollywood needs a main character that can inspire a little more sympathy from the audience.
The full title of the novella was "Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption" and you're right, it was in Different Seasons, i agree with the slight change of character for the movie, audiences probably wouldnt swallow a man claiming he didn't murder his wife for insurance!
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No it was a set up from the start, nobody would want him to escape had he done the crimebookworm1983 wrote:So in the original story he was guilty? And of a much worse crime? Yes, I think I would have a hard time identifying with him if such was the case.
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Its a short story, one of four in his book "Different Seasons".bookworm1983 wrote:Where can I find Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption? Is it a short story or a book?
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With regards to The Dome - I actually think it's a great story but where it goes wrong is the ending. The whole book is about something incredible and the way the characters react is fascinating. The ending makes it seem comical. I wouldn't deter anyone from reading it though. It's a case of the journey being better than the destination. The Stand has the same problem - it's a great read but ends weakly.
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The Mist wasnt a bad adaptation, certainly no classic but better than many other horror movies out there and in my view better than The Fog, which i never really rated.
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Sometimes King makes the mistake of thinking he has to wrap everything up cleanly. His biggest mistake was the end of the Dark Tower. It should have ended exactly after Roland cries out the name of his friends who have perished in the quest, then goes into the Tower, and then the door slams shut. I thought that was awesome, and I think I cried it was so powerful. Then he makes the mistake of giving you the last chapter of what happened after he went into the tower. That was miserably anti-climatic.
I still enjoy Stephen King Immensely, but if he has a fault, it is leaving well enough alone.
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I couldn't agree more. That would have been a perfect ending in my view.Mel Carriere wrote:It might have been better if he would have just ended the story without ever really revealing why the dome was there at all.