Unfortunately, it didnt touch the novel. Although Tim Curry was brilliant as Pennywise. Only time I ever got scared reading a book...
I was thinking this the other night. I tend to get supremely scared when I'm watching a ghost movie involving the ghost being children or women. Mostly ones with a white gown and long hair.. and then the ring came out and that pretty much embodied everything I'm scared of. If anyone wants to scare me this halloween, wear a white gown, long hair, and maybe red eyes (contacts). I'll probably pee my pants and get a seizure.
I totally forgot about that. The Ring was pretty good actually. I remember the first time I played Resident Evil, ever since that first zombie surprised you, I felt the constant tension throughout the game. The personal involvement definitely adds to it. I'll probably play Silent Hill one of these days.
I think The Shining was the best horror movie ever made. . . . . . . . . Well either that or Bio-Dome with Pauly Shore.
True. They left out a lot of the elements of the book. That's usually how it goes when books are translated into films.
They always butcher Stephen Kings works though. Even as great as the Kubrick version of The Shining was, it had major differences from the novel. In my opinion, The Stand was about the only adaptation to stay true to its source. Carrie was decent as well.
Haven't several of his works come out on cable TV like ABC? I think that truly limits what they can do with the works although many have been released as full featured films and still have not lived up to the original works.
I'm that 22-23 year old pansy as mentioned earlier. I do not watch horror movies. Excessive gore and disturbing imagery really bother me. The suspense part of them doesn't really get to me, just the nasty stuff.
Yeah, Im reading The Dark Tower series now and I heard that JJ Abrams has acquired the rights to make the movies or TV series. Im on the third book and I am in love with the series. If it comes on ABC or something, I will cry. They should be Epic movies on the big screen... Just look at "IT." The movie could have been so much more if it wasnt a made for TV series...
I got freaked out as a kid watching multiple scary movies but they do not bother me at all now. I remember one time when I was 16 I was staying at my uncle's house by myself because he and his wife went out of town and he wanted me to watch their dogs and cats. He stays in house in the middle of nowhere, I mean the next closest house is at least 20 minutes away and there is nothing but woods everywhere out there. For some reason I started watching "Scream" there and it freaked me out but only because of the environment I was in. Now I watch that movie and laugh, even when I am out there.
"It" never did anything for me. One of those movies i just dont get i guess. Nightmare on elm street bugged the hell out of my when i was younger. The Shinning has some great scenes.
I have yet to see a movie that could "psychologically" horrify me. The very concept is absurd. The best that movie can hope for is to startle and shock. Unfortunately, I'm startled very easily! I don't watch a lot of horror films because I get really pissed off when a poorly-made turd like "The Ring" can make me jump in my seat. It's not as if it gave me trouble sleeping, though! Ha ha. That said, I have seen a few horror movies that were able to startle me but I still admired them as movies and stories that were well-done. The Shining was really cool. I also liked Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I haven't seen the Exorcist but I've always heard it's really good. If you're looking for the perfect Halloween date movie to rent, do yourself a favor and pick up Shaun of the Dead! An instant classic.
I would have to say that the two scariest movies I can remember have been Jaws and Alien. Even now, over 20 years later, I still just don't really like the idea of going into the ocean. And Alien, well, what can you say? I actually enjoy the 2nd one, Aliens, better, but mainly because it is more of a thrill ride than an actual terror movie. Those two movies, Alien and Aliens, were seminal events, and have had extremely strong influences in all kinds of areas of popular culture since then. Interestingly, both Jaws and Alien are similar in that they never let you get a good look at the villain until near the very end. Letting our own imaginations do most of the work is always a good idea, especially when they are trying to play on our fears. We already do a pretty darn good job of scaring ourselves anyway..
The word is that King hated Kubrick's version of The Shining, which I think to most people is the best movie version of one of his books. Apparently King much preferred the made for tv version of The Shining, which was a total dog. I was very disappointed with The Stand, which I loved in book form, but was incredibly lame as a movie. I mean at the end the "hand of God" that appears at the end actually looks like a big hand.
