[JethroAranas]

Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger

The 1980 theatrical release of "The Shining" is not a perfect horror film. I know because I really liked the Stephen King novel and I really like Stanley Kubrick's work. Well, all of it but this film and "Eyes Wide Shut", which I think is a film he had just given up on. This is not the perfect horror film because Kubrick bastardized the novel so much. And from the beginning, Shelly Duval seems so frail that a gust of wind might snap her like a twig. And Jack Nicholson starts sounding like he could kill his family by the 2nd frame. It's too over the top, an exaggeration. And Jack motors from 0 to crazy too fast to take it seriously.

I'd say Psycho, The Birds, Alien, The Exorcist and John Carpenter's The Thing (a personal favorite) are all better for starters.

When I heard Kubrick was going to make The Shining, I was so excited with anticipation. That may be why the letdown was so great. Stephen King was disappointed too.

So when he wrote the screenplay for the 1997 television miniseries, I got my hopes up again. It was better in some respects, but it should have been 4 hours long, not six. *sigh*

Anyway, welcome to this place. I look forward to your contributions.

Nice. I'm just curious if how do you know all these stuffs? (Just asking)