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Originally Posted by Otter
IMHO, The Shining TV series was horrible. The Kubric version is a masterpiece.
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I love the kubric move other than the ending.
the book ending was so very touching and emotional and most importantly offered redemption for jack in that when it came right down to it he chose his family over the hotel. the ghosts are demanding that he let the steam off the boiler and Danny mentally contacts him...they exchange the oft repeated phrase in the book "kissin' kissin' that's what I've been missing"....and he decides...**** you ghosts....**** you hotel.... I'ma let this bitch blow!
for some reason kubric decided to have him freeze to death in a hedge maze that wasn't even in the book. I'm supposing the hedge maze happened because the technology of the times couldn't deal with living hedge animals.....and that's somewhat understandable.....but he coulda still stuck to the emotional ending from the book.
Steve Weber stood absolutely NO CHANCE of filling Nicholsons shoes. poor bastard.