Quietfire Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 (edited) [quote]Asside from Andy Dufresne admitting to having sex outside of marriage, indeed, this was a very very cool movie.[/quote] I dont remember that part in the movie. I have it on DVD and have watched it more times than I care to remember. Exactly where does he admit to infidelity? [b]"The Green Mile"[/b] was actually written as a novella, a series of chapters released one at a time. The concept was very big in the 50's and 60's and kept kids and adults coming back to buy a magazine or comic to keep up with the story. Stephen King released it this way to see if the story would hold interest, and because he likes to go against 'the norm'. After the huge positive response from readers, the story was then released in whole. King said it was one of the hardest things he ever did (novella) because its like slow torture to get to the end. The book is still better than the movie, but it is one of his better screenplays. Quite often, because of the fact that Mr. King is rather graphic and mental, movies cannot capture the complete scope of his work, and as a result, most of his movies become more horror than anything else. Look at [b]"The Shining"[/b]. Excellent movie (but again, to get into the whole physcological aspect of it you have to read the book) One of King's best. The first movie I ever saw by King was [b]"The Dead Zone"[/b], didnt like it. So I decided to read the book. Fell in love with King after that. [b]"Stand by me"[/b] is another great movie, but again, read the book. It's under the title of "The Body", though now it might just be called "Stand by Me". Then I believe, he also wrote [b]"Salem's Lot"[/b], the book will give you chills that the movie or miniseries doesnt even get near. King likes the physcological approach, which is truly lost when it becomes a movie. Most of the time his work is reduced to horror/gore. Peace :peace: Edited June 27, 2004 by Quietfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 *sigh* The Shawshank Redemption... remains in my top 5 movies of all times. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietfire Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Here is a list of books by Stephen King. Some have been made into movies and miniseries. Title Type Year 1408 Short Story 2002 All That You Love Will Be Carried Away Short Story 2002 Apt Pupil Short Story 1982 Autopsy Room Four Short Story 2002 Bag of Bones Novel 1998 The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet Short Story 1985 Battleground Short Story 1978 Beachworld Short Story 1985 Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2) Short Story 1985 Black House Novel 2001 The Body Short Story 1982 The Boogeyman Short Story 1978 The Breathing Method Short Story 1982 Brooklyn August Short Story 1993 Cain Rose Up Short Story 1985 Carrie Novel 1974 Chattery Teeth Short Story 1993 Children of the Corn Short Story 1978 Christine Novel 1983 Creepshow I Comic Book 1982 Crouch End Short Story 1993 Cujo Novel 1981 Cycle of the Werewolf Illustrated Novel 1984 Danse Macabre Non-Fiction 1980 The Dark Half Novel 1989 The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Novel 1982 The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Novel 1987 The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Novel 1991 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard & Glass Novel 1997 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of The Calla Novel 2003 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah Novel 2004 The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Novel 2004 The Dead Zone Novel 1979 The Death of Jack Hamilton Short Story 2002 Dedication Short Story 1993 Desperation Novel 1996 Different Seasons Story Collection 1982 The Doctor's Case Short Story 1993 Dolan's Cadillac Short Story 1989 Dolan's Cadillac Short Story 1993 Dolores Claiborne Novel 1992 Dreamcatcher Novel 2001 The End of the Whole Mess Short Story 1993 Everything's Eventual Short Story 2002 Everything's Eventual Story Collection 2002 The Eyes of the Dragon Novel 1987 The Fifth Quarter Short Story 1993 Firestarter Novel 1980 For Owen Short Story 1985 Four Past Midnight Story Collection 1990 From a Buick 8 Novel 2002 Gerald's Game Novel 1992 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Children's Book TBD The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Novel 1999 Gramma Short Story 1985 Graveyard Shift Short Story 1978 Gray Matter Short Story 1978 The Green Mile 1: The Two Dead Girls Serial Novel 1996 The Green Mile 2: The Mouse on the Mile Serial Novel 1996 The Green Mile 3: Coffey's Hands Serial Novel 1996 The Green Mile 4: The Bad Death of Edward Delacroix Serial Novel 1996 The Green Mile 5: Night Journey Serial Novel 1996 The Green Mile 6: Coffey on the Mile Serial Novel 1996 The Green Mile Novel 2000 Head Down Non-Fiction Story 1993 Hearts in Atlantis Story Collection 1999 Here There Be Tygers Short Story 1985 Home Delivery Short Story 1993 The House on Maple Street Short Story 1993 I Am the Doorway Short Story 1978 I Know What You Need Short Story 1978 In The Deathroom Short Story 2002 Insomnia Novel 1994 It Novel 1986 It Grows on You Short Story 1993 The Jaunt Short Story 1985 Jerusalem's Lot Short Story 1978 L.T.'s Theory of Pets Short Story 2002 The Langoliers Short Story 1990 The Last Rung on the Ladder Short Story 1978 The Lawnmower Man Short Story 1978 The Ledge Short Story 1978 The Library Policeman Short Story 1990 Little Sisters of Eluria Short Story 2002 The Long Walk Novel 1979 Luckey Quarter Short Story 2002 Lunch at the Gotham Cafe Short Story 2002 The Man in the Black Suit Short Story 2002 The Man Who Loved Flowers Short Story 1978 The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands Short Story 1985 The Mangler Short Story 1978 Misery Novel 1987 The Mist Short Story 1985 The Monkey Short Story 1985 Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1) Short Story 1985 The Moving Finger Short Story 1993 Mrs. Todd's Shortcut Short Story 1985 My Pretty Pony Short Story 1993 My Pretty Pony Short Story 1998 Needful Things Novel 1991 The Night Flier Short Story 1993 Night Shift Story Collection 1978 Night Surf Short Story 1978 Nightmares & Dreamscapes Story Collection 1993 Nona Short Story 1985 On Writing Non-Fiction 2000 One for the Road Short Story 1978 Paranoid: A Chant Short Story 1985 Pet Sematary Novel 1983 The Plant Serial Novel 2000 Popsy Short Story 1993 Quitters, Inc. Short Story 1978 The Raft Short Story 1985 Rage Novel 1977 Rainy Season Short Story 1993 The Reach Short Story 1985 The Reaper's Image Short Story 1985 The Regulators Novel 1996 Riding the Bullet Short Story 1999 Riding the Bullet Short Story 2002 Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption Short Story 1982 Road Virus Heads North, The Short Story 2002 Roadwork Novel 1981 Rose Madder Novel 1995 The Running Man Novel 1982 Salem's Lot Novel 1975 Secret Window, Secret Garden Short Story 1990 Secret Windows Non-Fiction 2000 The Shining Novel 1977 Six Stories Story Collection 1997 Skeleton Crew Story Collection 1985 Sneakers Short Story 1993 Sometimes They Come Back Short Story 1978 Sorry, Right Number Short Story 1993 The Stand Novel 1978 The Stand, The Complete and Uncut Edition Novel 1990 Storm of the Century Screenplay 1999 Strawberry Spring Short Story 1978 Suffer the Little Children Short Story 1993 The Sun Dog Short Story 1990 Survivor Type Short Story 1985 The Talisman Novel 1984 The Ten O'Clock People Short Story 1993 That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French Short Story 2002 Thinner Novel 1984 Tommyknockers Novel 1987 Trucks Short Story 1978 Umney's Last Case Short Story 1993 Uncle Otto's Truck Short Story 1985 The Wedding Gig Short Story 1985 The Woman in the Room Short Story 1978 Word Processor of the Gods Short Story 1985 You Know They've Got a Hell of a Band Short Story 1993 The man has had a long career to date. Have fun. Peace :peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Huether Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 [quote]I dont remember that part in the movie. I have it on DVD and have watched it more times than I care to remember. Exactly where does he admit to infidelity?[/quote] When Andy is talking to Red about how he met his wife. He said something like, "we met...blah, blah,...then we made love under that tree...and that's when I asked her to marry me". So clearly he had sexual relations prior to marriage. But that's just the one scene that bothers me. The rest of the movie is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenaBobba Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 [quote name='Quietfire' date='Jun 27 2004, 02:30 PM'] Here is a list of books by Stephen King. Some have been made into movies and miniseries. [/quote] He writes a lot, huh? Wow. Some of his stuff is really cool. I recently read [i]It[/i], though, and I was a bit disappointed. The movie was really freaky, and the book was too. The book was really good in some parts, but I was sickened by those preteen kids having sex. Like, six of them or so had sex with one girl. It was disturbing, to say the least. Plus, I thought the whole It being a giant cosmic spider was really odd. It was scarier as a clown. God bless, Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenaBobba Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 [quote name='Jake Huether' date='Jun 28 2004, 12:19 PM'] When Andy is talking to Red about how he met his wife. He said something like, "we met...blah, blah,...then we made love under that tree...and that's when I asked her to marry me". So clearly he had sexual relations prior to marriage. [/quote] You've got a good memory. I totally forgot about that part. God bless, Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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