Kubrick's The Shining

#1 09-15-2005, 01:24 AM

The first time I saw The Shining, it rocked. Then I read the book, and the movie didn't measure up. The TV version was truer to the book, but lame. Question: In your opinion, did Kubrick do a good job?

Macdaddy Warsaw · #2 09-15-2005, 01:32 AM

I didn't read the book, so I can't answer the question in relation to that, but the movie is a masterpiece.

someday · #3 09-16-2005, 07:58 AM

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BradleyT · #4 09-15-2005, 01:42 AM

What the hell was on Sci-Fi channel a few days ago? It said it was "Stephen King's The Shining" but it looked like it was from 2003 or something.

iMsoLucky0 · #5 09-15-2005, 01:49 AM

They redid it in a made for TV movie a few years ago. It had the guy from wings in it and wasn't that good.

fluxrad · #6 09-15-2005, 01:50 AM

I haven't read the book but I've had this conversation a few times, so take this for what it's worth:

Kubrik was to the book The Shining as Ridley Scott was to Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep. If you take the movie (In Scott's case, Bladerunner as a direct book-to-movie interpretation, then it's going to be awful. If you view the book as more of a framework for the movie, you'll enjoy both a lot more.

Of course, when was the last time you saw a movie and said "Man, that sure was every bit as good as the book."

youtalkfunny · #7 09-15-2005, 03:41 AM

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Of course, when was the last time you saw a movie and said "Man, that sure was every bit as good as the book."

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1. The Godfather
2. There is no #2

(But to be fair, I don't read many books; I almost made "Red October" #2, but it paled in comparison with #1.)

Seadood228 · #8 09-15-2005, 03:44 AM

#2 - The Exorcist...

IMO

WDC · #9 09-15-2005, 10:10 AM

I'd also vote for Mystic River.

imported_The Vibesman · #10 09-15-2005, 10:21 AM

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No fricken way. Mystic River's an absolutely fantastic novel, and I honestly thought it was right up Eastwood's alley and that he would hit a home run with it, but the movie was sorely lacking. Don't get me wrong, it was good, and most of the performances were great, but it missed so much emotion and meaning from the book. It's just a straight-up retell of the relevant scenes to move the story along.

Anyone who did like the book at all, btw, should also pick up all of Dennis Lehane's other novels, all of which are fantastic.