The horror genre has been one of the few consistent staples of the film industry over the last few years, with tons of great ones released recently, includingThe Monkey.The film is adapted from the Stephen King short story of the same name, which in itself is already a big selling point for fans of the genre. The star-studdedcast ofThe Monkeyhas led to great reviews so far, but the question remains of what King himself thinks of the new film, and whether he believes it to be a worthy adaptation of his story.
Stephen King has a very long body of work, which includes some of the most iconic horror stories of all time, and a pretty significant number of them have been adapted into feature films. Some have been more successful than others, withlast year’sSalem’s Lotremakebeing an example of a film that didn’t hit very well with any audiences. Thankfully,The Monkey’s great early reviewsshow that the film isshaping up to be one of the better Stephen King adaptations.
Stephen King Gave The Monkey Movie A Glowing Review: What He Said
The Monkey Has Lived Up To His Expectations
The veteran author did share his thoughts on the newest adaptation of his work, revealing thatKing really enjoyed what he saw inThe Monkey, and seemed to think it was on par with his original story. He posted his thoughts on his Threads account, saying that it was"batshit insane,“clarifying that he”[said] that with admiration.“While his thoughts aren’t necessarily more important to know than other reviewers beforewatchingThe Monkey, it is very comforting to hear that the original creator thinks that the film lives up to what he wrote in 1980.
Stephen King Has Liked Most Of Hollywood’s Modern Takes On His Stories
King Has Enjoyed Most Of Hollywood’s Takes On His Books
As somany of Stephen King’s works have been adaptedinto film, his thoughts on those films have been extremely varied over the many years of his career. The first movie based on his work wasCarriein 1976, which also happened to be his first published novel. He is a big fan of its film, for good reason, which likely contributed to the fact that so much of his work has been adapted. Some ofKing’s other favorite adaptations includeThe Shawshank Redemption, the recentITfilms,1408, andMisery.
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Famously, out of all of his work,King isn’t a big fan of one of the most iconic film adaptations, that being Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shining.It is worth mentioning that his opinions on the movie have softened in recent years with the release ofDoctor Sleepin 2019. While there are other films based on his stories that he dislikes, likeFirestarter,The Running Man, andThe Lawnmower Man, he generally seems to enjoy seeing his projects on the big screen, andThe Monkeyis definitely following that trend.
