How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.
I kinda liked Dreamcatcher. The part where the aliens head explodes was crazy, and totally unexpected the first time I saw it. And no I never read that book. [Reply]
How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.
well, typically a screenwriter adapts the book for the movie, but in this case, King aparently screenwrote it too. So there goes blaming the screenwriter.
Anyhow, SK definitely cannot write a good ending for the most part. But he has some great ideas, as does his son. [Reply]
How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.
The movie It was so freaking good until the end. The ending was awful and ruined the entire film.
As far as his books, a previous poster nailed it. His good stories are gems, but for the most part he puts out overwritten trash. [Reply]
I still say my favorite SK works are his short stories. Skeleton Crew has been my #1 collection of short stories in any genre since I was a teenager. [Reply]
Originally Posted by unlurking:
I still say my favorite SK works are his short stories. Skeleton Crew has been my #1 collection of short stories in any genre since I was a teenager.
Different Seasons was excellent- Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Body, and Apt Pupil were great reads with two out of three of those movies being pretty good as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Although I'll admit there's no substitute for an actual book in your hand
Yep.
I'm reading American Assassin right now in hardcover. It's been a bit since I've read anything other than the Kindle or a paperback and I've enjoyed the nostalgic feel of a hardcover, as funny as that sounds. [Reply]