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MarilynManson2003 t1_je2ls8c wrote

The Shining

Pros:

  • Some good cinematography

Cons:

  • Garbage adaptation

  • Garbage movie

Jackie Brown

Pros:

  • A perfect adaptation

  • A perfect movie

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mikeyfreshh t1_je2m7uv wrote

The Shining fucking rules. It's not a good adaptation but it is one of the best movies ever made

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MarilynManson2003 t1_je2n8ur wrote

I personally found it to be one of the worst movies I’ve ever watched. It came across as a cheap parody of the book to me.

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mikeyfreshh t1_je2od5t wrote

The problem is that you're comparing it to the book. Kubrick didn't care about the story, themes, or characters that King wrote. He just wanted to use the setting and premise to do his own thing.

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El_And_Rose OP t1_je2qs7p wrote

Did you ever watch TV mini series that they did? I remember hearing how it was more faithful to King's book.

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girafa t1_je2vfv0 wrote

That mini-series is laughably terrible. You might want to watch it just to enjoy how goddamn awful it is. The actors are all over the place, the CGI is ridiculous, it's just... oof.

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mikeyfreshh t1_je2qvq6 wrote

I haven't seen it. I've heard it is extremely faithful to the novel and also not that good

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El_And_Rose OP t1_je2qkdn wrote

The Shining I agree, I always felt it was way overrated. I'll put Jackie Brown on my watch list.

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MarilynManson2003 t1_je2r070 wrote

Jackie Brown is my all-time favourite movie, and Rum Punch is one of my all-time favourite books.

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