Too late to edit previous post but I think the Harrison Ford versions of the Tom Clancy novels--the "Jack Ryan" movies were as good as or better than the books because although men enjoy his detailed descriptions of military technology, I don't. Skipping on to the good ol' action parts for me!
For those of you pro- and con- Stephen King people, I submit "The Shawshank Redemption" a superior adaptation of his short story of the same name.
I have read "The Stand" twice and unless Peter Jackson would do it I don't believe it could be brought to the screen in a way that would satisfy me. The characters were so strongly drawn by King that their image comes through. I did love Miguel Ferrer, Laura San Giacomo, Matt Frewer and Ray Walston's casting in the mini-series and although Gary Sinise is one of my favorite contemporary actors he was not MY Stu Redmond.