Mine came on Weds. I dig it.
I got one too.
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I loved the film and the book. It's the most complete of King's novels in my opinion. It works on a lot of levels - ghost story, alcoholism, crushing responsibility of families and career and general bad mojo of life. The trip to room 217 was the scariest thing King has written.
I think it's best to pretend the Kubrick movie and the book have nothing to do with each other. They each have their own merits, though I think the movie is better in its medium.
I would have to respectfully agree with your first statement and disagree with your second. When I finished reading "The Shining" when it first came out, I thought it to be King's greatest work!!! A totally enthralling read that needed to be counted with the "Classics". Even divesting myself of the book, Kubrick's film was "haunting", but to me not the "scariest" movie of all time ("The Haunting of Hill House", in it's day was scarier. Same could be said for "The Exorcist".) !!! Of course, that's just MHO!!!
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I love the movie but also really love the tv series. I own both and would pick the tv series over the movie even though I am a huge Jack N. fan.
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
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28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Not a fan of the tv film. It followed the book more closely but I thought the casting was atrocious. I don't know what they were thinking
Kubrick's film however will forever remain a favorite of mine. Quite possibly my favorite horror film.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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Far from it. But for whatever reason she never really bothered me in the film.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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Yeah I can understand that. Well it's a shame she ruined the movie for you. As far as horror films go it's easily one of the scariest for me.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
If Shelley Duvall could act as well as she handled the scene where Jack bust through the door with the axe throughout the whole film she'd have been great. Sadly this is THE single high point of her acting career. LOL
Shelly has almost black hair and Rebecca has blonde hair, which is correct for Wendy Torrance?
"That which you think, becomes your world" Matheson
I haven't checked the book to be sure, but I remember thinking Rebecca looked more like the Wendy I read about... not sure if there were specific details in the text that caused me to make that decision or not. lol
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Question: How much did you like Jack Torrance?
I lent the book to a friend (who walked it into blind and had no idea about Jack Nicholson's take on the character) and she didn't like Jack very much even before he went crazy at the end.
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.
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I have to say I never liked the self-centered SOB too much from the first time I "met" him. He reminded me very much of my alcoholic uncle.
John