Bob Grimm has a great article discussing his own listing of the best and worst Stephen King adaptations. But, as Grimm compiled his lists, he came to a somewhat troubling realization -- he dislikes more King movies than he likes!
Grimm also observes that the really good Stephen King movies are over 30 years old. Go figure.
Topping Grimm's list is Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining. Noting King's personal distaste for the film, Grimm chastises, "Are you kidding, Stephen?" (I guess they're on first name basis) "You should be forever grateful that a maestro like Kubrick spent time on any of your work, and he improved upon your novel. I hated all of that business with the stupid boiler."
It's when we get to what Grimm considers really bad movies -- the worst -- that I start to really question his judgment. Christine? CHRISTINE?! It may not be an instant classic, but I thought that was a pretty good movie. However, he does make a good point that the really scary stuff from the book got left out of the movie. So true.
But, also on Grimms naughty list is Cujo. "This movie feels like it’s 10 hours long. E.T.’s mom stuck in a car with some dopey kid as a Saint Bernard drools on the windows."
I'm not going to take the time to defend Cujo. The rabid dog is smarter than this guys list.
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