The Shining

[megman]

Always been one of my favorite movies. And this arrived today...

[Reservoir Dog]

SWEET!

[Wut]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

[FreakShowFanatic]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yeah, I read almost everything Stephen King wrote when I was a kid. Good stuff.

[CHEEZY17]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yep. It's a masterpiece imho.

[megman]

The book was good too.

Kubrick put the screws to Stephen King when he made the movie. There was a few fuck you's going on in it only because he knew it would irk King.

There is a documentary called Room 237 that was made by Filmmaker Rodney Asch and Kubrick had nothing to do or say about it. The whole thing is interpretations about the movie itself.

[Animal]

the first time i saw that movie, i was more confused than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

i had never heard of it and had no idea what it was about.

[Reservoir Dog]

the first time i saw that movie, i was more confused than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

i had never heard of it and had no idea what it was about.

Kubrick put a religious spin on it that King didn't.

[megman]

[WestTexasCrude]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yep. It's a masterpiece imho.

Agree. Just thought "The Stand" was his crowning achievement. And if you are a writer, hearing my reaction (everybody) to one his earliest works probably gave him immense satisfaction. In movies, it's a lot easier to cause emotional responses. When reading "Salem's Lot" for the first time, those people in that house as the Sun sets behind the hills. The character breaks through the door and crushes the parents head together. Goose bumps from the top of my head to my toenails. Impressive writing.

[megman]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yep. It's a masterpiece imho.

Agree. Just thought "The Stand" was his crowning achievement. And if you are a writer, hearing my reaction (everybody) to one his earliest works probably gave him immense satisfaction. In movies, it's a lot easier to cause emotional responses. When reading "Salem's Lot" for the first time, those people in that house as the Sun sets behind the hills. The character breaks through the door and crushes the parents head together. Goose bumps from the top of my head to my toenails. Impressive writing.

The movies are only "based" on his books and are usually off-based.

In Cujo the book, the kid dies a terrible death at the end. In the movie, he lived. Totally ruined it.

[WestTexasCrude]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yep. It's a masterpiece imho.

Agree. Just thought "The Stand" was his crowning achievement. And if you are a writer, hearing my reaction (everybody) to one his earliest works probably gave him immense satisfaction. In movies, it's a lot easier to cause emotional responses. When reading "Salem's Lot" for the first time, those people in that house as the Sun sets behind the hills. The character breaks through the door and crushes the parents head together. Goose bumps from the top of my head to my toenails. Impressive writing.

The movies are only "based" on his books and are usually off-based.

In Cujo the book, the kid dies a terrible death at the end. In the movie, he lived. Totally ruined it.

Agreed. Feel like in the mini-series category, "The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

[Reservoir Dog]

"The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

The Dead Zone, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption were more faithful to the original work.

[WestTexasCrude]

"The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

The Dead Zone, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption were more faithful to the original work.

Excellent examples. I still revisit "The Dead Zone" from time to time. Awesome movie.

[Reservoir Dog]

"The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

The Dead Zone, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption were more faithful to the original work.

Excellent examples. I still revisit "The Dead Zone" from time to time. Awesome movie.

I'd also add "Misery" and "The Green Mile" to that list of most faithful movies.

"Carrie" isn't even in the top 10.

[allwhitemeat]

Been sick with the flu for the last week or so. Rented Doctor Sleep. Holy shit it was really good. Completely different than the Shining but a decent sequel nonetheless.

The Shining was a visual journey, slow paced, deliberate. Doctor Sleep was pure storytelling with minimal visual sequences. The ones they had were great though.

Worth the rental.

[CHEEZY17]

I read "Cujo" in fucking 3rd grade. I remember thinking it was good but wtf does a 3rd grader know? I think that's one I'll have to revisit.

[WestTexasCrude]

"The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

The Dead Zone, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption were more faithful to the original work.

Excellent examples. I still revisit "The Dead Zone" from time to time. Awesome movie.

I'd also add "Misery" and "The Green Mile" to that list of most faithful movies.

"Carrie" isn't even in the top 10.

Dude. Carrie is and will always be near the top. Misery sucked

[Reservoir Dog]

"The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

The Dead Zone, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption were more faithful to the original work.

Excellent examples. I still revisit "The Dead Zone" from time to time. Awesome movie.

I'd also add "Misery" and "The Green Mile" to that list of most faithful movies.

"Carrie" isn't even in the top 10.

Dude. Carrie is and will always be near the top. Misery sucked

Well... you would be the one who knows how much misery sucks.

[WestTexasCrude]

I read "Cujo" in fucking 3rd grade. I remember thinking it was good but wtf does a 3rd grader know? I think that's one I'll have to revisit.

It sucked on screen. Watch the following. Shining, Stand, Dead Zone, Carrie, Green mile, Shawshank,etc.

[WestTexasCrude]

"The Stand" was most faithful to the book. In movies, it was Brian De Palma's "Carrie".

The Dead Zone, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption were more faithful to the original work.

Excellent examples. I still revisit "The Dead Zone" from time to time. Awesome movie.

I'd also add "Misery" and "The Green Mile" to that list of most faithful movies.

"Carrie" isn't even in the top 10.

Dude. Carrie is and will always be near the top. Misery sucked

Well... you would be the one who knows how much misery sucks.

I'm trying to figure out if that's a movie review or an opinion

[Charliesheen]

I liked, "Thinner."

[QillerDaemon]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yep. It's a masterpiece imho.

Agree. Just thought "The Stand" was his crowning achievement. And if you are a writer, hearing my reaction (everybody) to one his earliest works probably gave him immense satisfaction. In movies, it's a lot easier to cause emotional responses. When reading "Salem's Lot" for the first time, those people in that house as the Sun sets behind the hills. The character breaks through the door and crushes the parents head together. Goose bumps from the top of my head to my toenails. Impressive writing.

Yea, Salem's Lot is my favorite King book. Such a masterful retelling of the Dracula story brought up to date (as least when published). Sadly, no decent movie has ever been adapted from the book. Running Man and Misery are also favorites, and even if King didn't like it, I thought well of The Tommyknockers. Could have used a bit of an edit, but it was a great premise. But I never could quite get behind The Stand.

[windrunner]

[WestTexasCrude]

The book was one of my all time favorite reading experiences.

Yep. It's a masterpiece imho.

Agree. Just thought "The Stand" was his crowning achievement. And if you are a writer, hearing my reaction (everybody) to one his earliest works probably gave him immense satisfaction. In movies, it's a lot easier to cause emotional responses. When reading "Salem's Lot" for the first time, those people in that house as the Sun sets behind the hills. The character breaks through the door and crushes the parents head together. Goose bumps from the top of my head to my toenails. Impressive writing.

Yea, Salem's Lot is my favorite King book. Such a masterful retelling of the Dracula story brought up to date (as least when published). Sadly, no decent movie has ever been adapted from the book. Running Man and Misery are also favorites, and even if King didn't like it, I thought well of The Tommyknockers. Could have used a bit of an edit, but it was a great premise. But I never could quite get behind The Stand.

I remember watching the 2 hour TV Salem's Lot movie back in the day. Starred one of the 2 leads from the TV show "Starsky and Hutch". It sucked.