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Post by endo on Aug 17, 2015 19:18:50 GMT -5
It's still the original for me. I saw it before I read the book. and while I love the book, the movie is just so iconic. The mini series was great, as far as sticking to the original story, but the casting was awful. The only person I liked was Steven Weber as Jack. I really liked that they did the hedge animals instead of the maze, that earned it some points with me.
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Post by Jason on Aug 21, 2015 1:20:05 GMT -5
Most people probably would pick the classic original film by Kubrick, but, it's interesting to note that Stephen King himself was not happy with the way Kubrick did the film. King can whine all he wants, Kubrick made a masterpiece.
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Post by james on Sept 5, 2015 16:23:23 GMT -5
Hands down, the original wins here (IMO). That said, however, I did enjoy the remake. It was a loyal adaptation, and I thought Steven Weber did a wonderful job of showing a man whose mental faculties were *slowly* deteroriating, as Jack Torrance's did in the novel.
That said, the kid in the miniseries was weak. And the fellow who played Dick Halloran (played by Scatman Crothers in Kubricks' original, a phenomanal performance) was . . . well, pretty wretched.
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