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Originally Posted by Oliver_W
There was a miniseries made of the book, either directed by or scripted by Stephen King. It's... not as good as Kubrick's  |
No, nowhere near lol. Good as he is as a storyteller, I've always thought King's taste in horror cinema was questionable at the very least.
Btw, in response to Niamh, it's worth pointing out that The Shining isn't psychological horror per se, given that the ghosts in the movie are shown to be real at the climax of the film. It's more of a bait-and-switch where Kubrick tries to suggest to the viewer that it's all probably in Jack's head, before pulling the rug out from under the audience and having Grady's ghost let Jack out of the pantry.
But it's true to say that Kubrick's movie is markedly different from the book in terms of the characterisations of the main players, the motivation of the ghosts, certain plot progressions, etc. It's commonly accepted that Kubrick just wanted to use the basic framework of the novel to tell his own story and insert his own themes.
Also, not that it makes it okay, but I'm pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that Duvall said she wouldn't have changed her experience making The Shining for the world. That's just how dedicated some actors are to their craft.
