Stephen King's The Shining(Two Disc Special Edition)
starring: Stanley Anderson, Peter Boyles, Dan Bradley, Lou Carlucci, Rebecca De Mornay
directed by: Mick Garris
directed by: Mick Garris
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A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 10/04/2005Starring: Steven Weber Courtland MeadRun time: 273 minutesDirector: Mick Garris
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Stephen King's The Shining is a new adaptation from the author himself, made for television, that bears very little resemblance to the 1980 Stanley Kubrick version. That's not surprising since Kubrick threw out most of King's novel and presented his own version of the story. Here King redresses the balance in a miniseries that follows his original almost to the letter, and manages to be effectively creepy despite the budget and censorship limitations of the TV format.
Stephen Weber takes over the role of Jack Torrance, the caretaker who slowly descends into madness in the haunted Overlook Hotel. His performance is as far from Jack Nicholson as you could get, with his insanity building slowly and menacingly rather than being virtually mad from the get-go. Rebecca De Mornay is superb as Wendy Torrance, struggling to hold her fragile family together amid the spooky goings-on. Young Courtland Mead plays Danny, whose unique gifts give the story its title, as one of those infuriating TV brats who overacts left, right, and center. Fortunately, there are enough creepy moments and a number of frights to hold the whole thing together, the woman-in-the-bathtub scene being a standout shocker. Sure, there is nothing quite like Nicholson's "Here's Johnny!" moment, but this is the story King wanted to tell and it still shines brighter than most of the other recent screen adaptations of his work. --Jonathan Weir
A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 10/04/2005Starring: Steven Weber Courtland MeadRun time: 273 minutesDirector: Mick Garris
Amazon.com:
Stephen King's The Shining is a new adaptation from the author himself, made for television, that bears very little resemblance to the 1980 Stanley Kubrick version. That's not surprising since Kubrick threw out most of King's novel and presented his own version of the story. Here King redresses the balance in a miniseries that follows his original almost to the letter, and manages to be effectively creepy despite the budget and censorship limitations of the TV format.
Stephen Weber takes over the role of Jack Torrance, the caretaker who slowly descends into madness in the haunted Overlook Hotel. His performance is as far from Jack Nicholson as you could get, with his insanity building slowly and menacingly rather than being virtually mad from the get-go. Rebecca De Mornay is superb as Wendy Torrance, struggling to hold her fragile family together amid the spooky goings-on. Young Courtland Mead plays Danny, whose unique gifts give the story its title, as one of those infuriating TV brats who overacts left, right, and center. Fortunately, there are enough creepy moments and a number of frights to hold the whole thing together, the woman-in-the-bathtub scene being a standout shocker. Sure, there is nothing quite like Nicholson's "Here's Johnny!" moment, but this is the story King wanted to tell and it still shines brighter than most of the other recent screen adaptations of his work. --Jonathan Weir
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- Very Good Book Adaption
I absolutely love Stanley Kubricks version of the shining. But if you are a big fan of the book and want a more faithful adaption then this would be the movie for you. It has almost every scene from the book included in this version,(Stephan King did the screen play) including the famous moving hedges. The acting was not superb but pretty decent for a made for tv movie. Overall for what it was i really enjoyed it.
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- Finally!
I was very pleased with the mini series, it captured the feel of the book and was truly frighting.
Rating: - No Comparison
It is impossible to compare this excellent TV version of "The Shining" with the Stanley Kubrick version because Kubrick ruined the movie by re-writing it.This is the way Stephen King wrote the book and the way it wasmeant to be seen. Don't bother with the movie version, watch this one!
Rating: - Danny's Going to Take Some Medicine
Firsly, I can't stop laughing at some of these reviews concerning Courtland Mead (Danny Torrance) and his apparent inability to close his mouth.I thought the same thing when I saw this mini-series of 'The Shining' and am glad others noticed how his barn door stayed open, as it were.BUT ... that said, Stephen King's adaptaion of his own epic and wonderful novel 'The Shining' is a very good adaptation.While Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance is iconic as far as horror films go, Steven Weber and Rebecca ... Read More
Rating: - Better casting than the original
Don't get me wrong...I'm a HUGE Jack Nicholson fan and he did a great job in the original Kubrick movie version of The Shining - but I like this newer version better.Rebecca DeMornay's portrayal of Wendy Torrance is spot on!I think she is much closer to the actual character than Shelly Duvall was.All in all - a great movie.Super scary - whichever version you get (heck, with the great prices on Amazon - why not purchase them both?) you won't be sorry.Steve Weber does an awesome job in his portrayal ... Read More
- Very Good Book AdaptionI absolutely love Stanley Kubricks version of the shining. But if you are a big fan of the book and want a more faithful adaption then this would be the movie for you. It has almost every scene from the book included in this version,(Stephan King did the screen play) including the famous moving hedges. The acting was not superb but pretty decent for a made for tv movie. Overall for what it was i really enjoyed it.
- Finally!I was very pleased with the mini series, it captured the feel of the book and was truly frighting.
- No ComparisonIt is impossible to compare this excellent TV version of "The Shining" with the Stanley Kubrick version because Kubrick ruined the movie by re-writing it.This is the way Stephen King wrote the book and the way it wasmeant to be seen. Don't bother with the movie version, watch this one!
- Danny's Going to Take Some MedicineFirsly, I can't stop laughing at some of these reviews concerning Courtland Mead (Danny Torrance) and his apparent inability to close his mouth.I thought the same thing when I saw this mini-series of 'The Shining' and am glad others noticed how his barn door stayed open, as it were.BUT ... that said, Stephen King's adaptaion of his own epic and wonderful novel 'The Shining' is a very good adaptation.While Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance is iconic as far as horror films go, Steven Weber and Rebecca ... Read More
- Better casting than the originalDon't get me wrong...I'm a HUGE Jack Nicholson fan and he did a great job in the original Kubrick movie version of The Shining - but I like this newer version better.Rebecca DeMornay's portrayal of Wendy Torrance is spot on!I think she is much closer to the actual character than Shelly Duvall was.All in all - a great movie.Super scary - whichever version you get (heck, with the great prices on Amazon - why not purchase them both?) you won't be sorry.Steve Weber does an awesome job in his portrayal ... Read More
