Skins4Life6388 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 i saw this movie when i was 3 on tv and it traumatized me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 They would have to do it in multiple parts like Lord of the Rings.Too Epic for under 3 hours. Theatre owners would not let it be longer, which would limit the number of showings per screen/day. They could break it up like Kill Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Damn you HogNose! :saber: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I actually never realized this wasn't a real movie before. I remember it scaring the bejesus out of me when I was little and forced to watch it at the beach once. I think I will pass on checking it out on the big screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I don't get the love for the the book the Stand. It didn't do it for me. I guess people just love a post-apocalyptic story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I don't get the love for the the book the Stand. It didn't do it for me. I guess people just love a post-apocalyptic story. You hit the nail on the head- for me, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Scary book - Pennywise was done well in the TV version I thought. The ending was very lame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 They could break it up like Kill Bill. Are you with the Bureau of Redundancy Bureau? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I remember reading IT cover to cover in about three days. I was so hooked on that book that I couldn't put it down. Given the amount of detail in that book I just don't see how you can possibly do it justice with a movie. Me personally, I'd rather they take on Bachman/Kings The Running Man and give it the proper treatment it deserves. Schwarzeneggers version was a complete and utter joke and didn't even come close to the source material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHendrix Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Me personally, I'd rather they take on Bachman/Kings The Running Man and give it the proper treatment it deserves. Schwarzeneggers version was a complete and utter joke and didn't even come close to the source material. You could say the same thing about The Shawshank Redemption and that was a hell of a good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Good deal. I always hoped for this, and I would love to see the Stand done as a quality effort. I was just going to post that. The Stand is his best work (imho) and I'd love to see somebody do it justice. King once said his biggest regret was not keeping more control over the books when they were optioned into movies (he apparently hates what Hollywood did to some of his books back in the 70's and 80's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 IT mini-series is a classic, the special effects at the end leave for something to be desired but overal accting quality in the story is stellar. Please dont **** this up hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 You could say the same thing about The Shawshank Redemption and that was a hell of a good movie. I don't know how long it's been since you read the novella, but the differences between the book and the movie are almost negligible. Yes, the film added quite a few things that weren't in the book but the story is essentially the same. The same cannot really be said for Running Man the book and movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Scary book - Pennywise was done well in the TV version I thought. The ending was very lame though. Yea I agree that the ending was horrible. I liked that movie a lot and still watch it when it comes on TV but the ending just made you wonder why you sat through the whole thing just for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I was just going to post that. The Stand is his best work (imho) and I'd love to see somebody do it justice. King once said his biggest regret was not keeping more control over the books when they were optioned into movies (he apparently hates what Hollywood did to some of his books back in the 70's and 80's). He hated The Shining with Nicholson, directed by Kubrick, and he liked the TV miniseries version of it with Steven Weber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I agree, IMO easily his best book. I have yet to see the TV version, I've heard mixed reactions to it from people I know. Hard for me to gauge their opinions, really, because most of them don't have the attention-span for the 700+ pages of the book. That's what might scare me off from seeing it on the big screen. Even a two hour movie is going to be based off a lot less than 700+ pages. I'd think that the probability of them missing several important things would be very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yeah with the right Director, and Cinematographer The Stand would be epic on the big screen. Interesting bit of trivia. It is thought King got the idea of a super plague from a British series called survivors that aired in the mid 70s and the BBC has now re-imaged it for a new series filmed last year. "Set in the present day, the series focuses on a group of bewildered survivors living in the aftermath of a devastating virus which wipes out 99.9% of the world's population.[1] The series sees the characters struggling against terrible dangers in a world with no society, no police and no law and order[2] led by the de facto mother of the group, Abby Grant." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins PR Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 This thread caused me to look up the plot to IT... pretty messed up. Is it true that there is a pre-teen orgy in that book? Isn't that a little... weird? Like did that actually have to be in the book for the plot to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 This thread caused me to look up the plot to IT... pretty messed up. Is it true that there is a pre-teen orgy in that book? Isn't that a little... weird? Like did that actually have to be in the book for the plot to work? Yes. Thats "true". Although...it's not so much an orgy. And it was somewhat uncomfortable to read. And acually, it did add to the plot. Although just a little. You have a group of 12-13 year olds. preparing for battle. They did this in an attempt to be more adult, and solidify their bond...which is key to their quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I remember seeing the tv version. I didn't think it was scary at all. I always found clowns more stupid than scary or funny. I was young at the time, so maybe there was a psychological element to it that I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Like Ren, I thought IT was a movie already. Albeit a really long one. 4 hours or something? "You want a ballon? "Kiss me, fat boy!" "I believe in Santa Claus. I believe in the Easter Bunny. I believe in the Tooth Fairy. But I don't believe in you. This is battery acid. Now, you disappear!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Just too much plot to cram into 120 minutes, and do well. It's no wonder that King's best literary adaptations have been his novellas* and short stories** ... or 9 part mini-series. *Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption *The Body (Stand By Me) **The Running Man .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 One other novella I'd love to see turned into a movie would be The Breathing Method. The Last story in Different Seasons (King's best book, by far)... and the only of the 4 novellas not turned into a movie. (Apt Pupil, Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I was tempted to start a thread with the question is Stephen King one of the greatest writers of all time? I mean with stories like Shawshank and Green Mile which are wonderful stories he shows you he doesn't just have a dark and creepy side. Might as well ask you all what you think and where he ranks among modern writers...I don't think you can compare him to shakespeare or anything but I would say he is up there with the greats. And like all great writers he is another alcoholic (good for him in getting clean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I want to see 'The Girl who loved Tom Gordon' made into a big screen flick. This is another one of King's books that could translate well on screen. There was talk of a film but the plans stalled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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