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I'm gonna force myself to watch a crappy Stephen King movie because of this. I'll raise a glass to anyone that can get under the skin of this dumb chump.
- Why not watch one of the good ones, instead? I'd recommend:
  Carrie
  Shawshank Redemption
  Delores Clayborne
  The Green Mile
  Stand By Me
  
  Gonna tack on The Mist to your list.
  At the very least it stars Thomas Jane and Andre Bruagher, which is a win in its own right imo.
  
  I actually don't think I've seen The Mist, but now I think I'm going to give it a watch based on your recommendation.
  
  Definitely worth a watch! I had not read the book before watching it, which I think was good going into it.
  I enjoyed it as a movie outright, but it wasn’t until I did a report on it for a class that I learned to appreciate a lot of the undertones and imagery that I didn’t catch on the first pass. If you come back after you watch it I’ll tell you my favorite subtle thing I missed the first time (which I’m sure is more obvious in the book)!
  
  Also the movie ending is so much better. Iirc Steven king even said he preferred it to what he wrote.
  
  Well, that was unexpectedly great. I'd love to hear your favorite subtle thing.
  Also curious what the book ending was, if you want to share, @Breadhax0r@lemmy.world.
  I think Stephen King is very good at writing stories, but often very bad at ending them; quite a few of his books have great setups but end in an unsatisfying or anticlimactic way. Very much liked the movie ending, though - was not at all what I expected, and very emotionally impactful.
  
  I'd rather watch John Carpenter's The Fog. The Mist was such a disappointing read. It doesn't go anywhere, it's just a bunch of pointless experiences that ends on a random page.
  
  Pet Cemetery
  Misery
  Cujo
  
  Maximum Overdrive. So much coke was flying around King had to finish the movie.
  
  1408 not bad too.
  
  Or if you're in for a trashy good time, The Running Man starring Arnold Schwarzenegger!
  
  I first watched The Running Man shortly after finishing the book (which I quite enjoyed), expecting to see a movie adaptation of it, when in fact the most basic details of the premise are the only similarity between the two; as a result, I was pretty disappointed, but from what I remember of it, 'trashy good time' is a pretty apt description.
  
  And Paula Abdul did the choreography for the dancing girls!
  
  Dr. Sleep, the sequel to "The Shining" was a very apt adaption, too.
  And don't trust Kings own approval of the Dark Tower movie although Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey were actually good casts. It's was bad nonetheless. We could have had an 10 seasons series on par with Game of Thrones if it wasn't for that movie.
  
  Hear hear. Great casting, but holy shit eight big novels condensed into an hour and a half. How could it be good?
  Stephen King is reaching the end of his time. He was a fantastic example for pro-drugs, and I hope and assume he's back riding that horse.
  I just want to do coke and absurd amounts of mushrooms with the man. Hit me up Stevie, you're a big dork so I bet you're on here.
- The Langoliers is one option, a low budget TV-movie adaptation, and it has a few allegorical parallels to today’s events.
- You can read one of his good books instead of watching a crappy movie.
- Steven King doesn't make movies...!? I guess reading one of his dreadful books that never saw a professional editor is too much for a performative gag.
  
  He certainly made Maximum Overdrive and if you think that's dreadful I'd hate to see what makes you smile.

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