FINAL: Best King on the Screen Award

[Jean]

As nominated by our membership in the nomination round, please vote now for the film you feel should win the award for Best King on the Screen.

The 2009 finalists:

The Shining (1980)
The Mist
The Green Mile
Stand by Me
Secret Window
Misery
Nightmares & Dreamscapes

2009 winner: The Shawshank Redemption

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Has to be Stand by Me.

[turtlex]

Going with Shawshank.

Though I loved Stand By Me ... Shawshank is a classic in my eyes, and so very re-watchable.

[Melike]

The Shining!

[Dagavidiab]

Going with Shawshank.

Though I loved Stand By Me ... Shawshank is a classic in my eyes, and so very re-watchable.

Agreed

[Jean]

Since a few months ago Shawshank was voted the best movie of all times, I expect it to walk away with it now... voted Stand By Me.

[alinda]

There are a few I love alot , Shawshank, Stand by me...
but I voted The Green Mile by a mile ... talk about a classic!

[Ruthful]

Kubrick's version of The Shining.

To me, it's not even a contest, although Cat's Eye, Stand by Me and Misery are all phenomenal screenplays, and fantastically acted films.

[Sam]

I loved The Green Mile, but I think I have to go with Shawshank. One of the best prison films ever, and then add King's name to it.

[JRM]

I haven't seen a lot of these. :ninja:

So I'm voting The Mist. But I've heard Shawshank is the best by like, everyone. lol

[Ruthful]

The Mist is horrible.

Marcia Gay Harden-the biggest stiff in Hollywood this side of George Clooney-portraying the archetypal crazy church lady. The black guy from Homicide portraying an angry black guy.

It was so poorly written and predictable that I stopped watching after an half hour.

[Heather19]

The Shining!


Kubrick's version of The Shining.

Tough choice, but I had to go with The Shining as well. :couple:
There are some great films up there, but this has always been one of my all-time favorites.

[Melike]

The Shining!


Kubrick's version of The Shining.

Tough choice, but I had to go with The Shining as well. :couple:
There are some great films up there, but this has always been one of my all-time favorites.

The last scene of it has always been one of my favorite moments in movie history.

[JRM]

The Mist is horrible.

Marcia Gay Harden-the biggest stiff in Hollywood this side of George Clooney-portraying the archetypal crazy church lady. The black guy from Homicide portraying an angry black guy.

It was so poorly written and predictable that I stopped watching after an half hour.

I disagree. And maybe this is because I saw the movie before reading the novella, but I was captivated from beginning to end.

[pathoftheturtle]

Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
The Shining (Kubrick version)
1408
Stand by Me
Carrie
Misery
Secret Window

>>sigh<< All of these are great films. :pullhair:

[Cujo56]

Going with Shawshank.

Though I loved Stand By Me ... Shawshank is a classic in my eyes, and so very re-watchable.


exactly this.

[Jean]

Shawshank is clearly the winner here; it's well deserved, of course, only bears are sorry Stand by Me has received so few votes so far...

[mae]

Too bad I'm the only one to vote for Pet Sematary. I think that film captures the feel of a Stephen King novel best of all.

[Sam]

Shawshank is clearly the winner here; it's well deserved, of course, only bears are sorry Stand by Me has received so few votes so far...

When up against a film like Shawshank, it's no surprise that Stand By Me got so few votes. Both are excellent examples of Kings work translated to the screen, but Shawshank was the better film.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Shawshank is clearly the winner here; it's well deserved, of course, only bears are sorry Stand by Me has received so few votes so far...

It got mine.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

The Mist is horrible.

Marcia Gay Harden-the biggest stiff in Hollywood this side of George Clooney-portraying the archetypal crazy church lady. The black guy from Homicide portraying an angry black guy.

It was so poorly written and predictable that I stopped watching after an half hour.

I watched it until the end and I'm sure you wouldn't have liked it. The end is actually the most predictable part of it all.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

Voted The Green Mile by the way.