Christine
A divisiveStephen Kingadaptation has found a new streaming home plate more than four decades after its theatrical debut . Over the years , the fertile revulsion author has had dozens of movie , miniseries , and telecasting shows adapted from his work , many of which have been very well received . Adaptations including Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningand David Cronenberg’sThe Dead Zoneare widely look at to be minted classics , and the moviesThe Green Mile , Carrie , Stand by Me , Misery , andThe Shawshank Redemptionhave been nominated for a cumulative 15 Academy Award .
However , not allStephen King movieshave received such a glowing reception . Many version of his novel and short stories have been spurned by critic , such as 2022’sFirestarter(10 % on Rotten Tomatoes),The Dark Tower(16%),Cell(11%),Thinner(19%),The Mangler(27 % ) , 1984’sChildren of the Corn(38 % ) , andGraveyard Shift(0 % ) . Others have been commercial flops , includingApt Pupil(which earned $ 8.9 million against a $ 14 million budget),The Dark Half($10.6 million against $ 15 million ) , and King ’s directorial debutMaximum Overdrive($7.4 million against $ 9 million ) .
Christine Has Found A Streaming Home
The 1983 Movie Was Directed By John Carpenter
The 1983 Stephen King adaptationChristinehas finally found a streaming place . The movie , which was direct by revulsion ikon John Carpenter , follow the nerdy Arnie Cunningham ( Keith Gordon ) becoming obsess with his new Hellenic motorcar , which turn out to be sentient and deadly . TheChristinecastalso let in John Stockwell , Alexandra Paul , Robert Prosky , and Harry Dean Stanton . The movie pick up mixed critique , earning a 55 % mark from top critic on Rotten Tomatoes and a 57 out of 100 on Metacritic .
The audience scores forChristineare by and large more positive , with the Stephen King adaptation realize 64 % on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.2 out of 10 on Metacritic .
The rage and horror - themed streaming serviceShudderhas now announced thatChristinewill start out streaming on their platform on March 1 . This is the first metre that the 42 - year - sure-enough picture has been usable on any pelt platform for quite some prison term . In the meantime , it has been available for purchase and rental on various video on demand political platform . It was also given a 4 K UHD physical media release for its 35th anniversary in 2018 .
What This Means For Christine
It Is A Fertile Period For Stephen King Adaptations
TheJohn Carpenter movielanding on Shudder after such a long meter could be the perfect moment for it to become a major streaming strike . Its streaming return total during a full point that is packed with anticipatedStephen Kingadaptations , beginning with Osgood Perkins’The Monkey , which opens in theaters on on February 21 . This will be followed in short order by Edgar Wright’sThe work Manand Francis Lawrence’sThe Long Walk , puttingChristinein dependable troupe and potentially raise its stature as one of the earliest adaptation of the iconic author ’s work .
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