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mikeyfreshh t1_je2m7uv wrote

Reply to comment by MarilynManson2003 in Book Adaptations: Let's Complain or Compliment Together by El_And_Rose

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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