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| Author | Topic: Stephen King Films |
| Andrew |
posted 1/12/03 8:50 PM
Hi! this is a great site! I am a huge King fan, but the majority of the films are dissapointing as they simply dont do the books justice. Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile are the best by far, with most of the others being average at best. Thinner was ok, but lacked the tension of the book, The Langoliers was spoiled by the ott performance of the actor playing Craig Toomey, and in Needful Things, Leland Gaunt simply wasnt sinister enough, although Amanda Plummer was good as nettie. But the biggest disaster had to be Hearts in Atlantis, what the hell went wrong!! My personal favourite books have to be The Dark Tower series, and the Talisman/Black House books, they are amazing and cpompletely take you away, I cant wait for v , vi and vii! That is why i am hoping and praying to god that they dont atempt to try and film these books, there is no way they could ever do them justice(unless as an epic mini-series with a limitless budget!!!) However i do visualize certain actors in the parts when reading and wondered if anyone else has ever wondered who would look right in the roles. Here is a small selection of my ideas - Roland - I cant think of any actor that has the right look!, Eddie - Tim Roth, Sussanah - Janet Jackson, Walter - James Coburn, Ticktock man - Gene Hackman, Randall Flagg - Jim Carrey, Voice of Blaine - Robin Williams, Jonas - Donald Sutherland, Rhea of the Coos - Roseanne, Susan Delgado - Canadian actress Megan Follows, Speedy Parker/Parkus - Morgan Freeman, Jack sawyer(older) - Robert Redford. Well, what do you think? |
| Jim |
posted 5/18/03 5:11 AM
Clint eastwood as Roland. That would make my day (punk) |
| Kay |
posted 7/15/03 8:33 PM
Yeah, I agree, Morgan Freeman as Speedy Parker/Parkus would be great. I've seen Morgan Freeman in a few Stephen King movies now and I think that he can take on the role of Stephen King characters amazingly. Plus, he's an amazing actor. Role on Black House the movie!! |
| wolf |
posted 9/19/03 9:06 AM
I agree about "IT", it could have been better but hard to do with so little time. The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me are two of my favorites except I'll always love the Standit was the first one I read. Love your site! |
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