Thomash, it's Crothers.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
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Sean K - Oct 26, 2004 5:51:15 pm PDT #5154 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Gris - Oct 26, 2004 5:54:43 pm PDT #5155 of 10001
Hey. New board.
No, I haven't. I hear the book is pretty different. And scarier. Stephen King's writing style makes me want to kill, though, (at least, it did in The Green Mile and The Gunslinger, which I supposedly was going to love) so I don't really intend to try it.
Thomash - Oct 26, 2004 5:56:45 pm PDT #5156 of 10001
I have a plan.
From what I hear, the book and movie are very different. Still a good movie though.
Sean K - Oct 26, 2004 6:04:01 pm PDT #5157 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
If you want to see a more faithful adaptation of The Shining, I am led to understand that you should see the TV miniseries version, starring Steven Weber (from Wings) and Rebecca DeMornay.
Polter-Cow - Oct 26, 2004 6:13:03 pm PDT #5158 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If you want to see a more faithful adaptation of The Shining, I am led to understand that you should see the TV miniseries version, starring Steven Weber (from Wings) and Rebecca DeMornay.
Sean, you have been led correctly. I really liked that version.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 26, 2004 6:14:09 pm PDT #5159 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Unfortunately, it lives up to the curse of every King adaptation that King gets creative control over sucking the big one. Kubrick's version wasn't very faithful, but it was heads and shoulders over the newer one.
Mr. Broom - Oct 26, 2004 6:26:53 pm PDT #5160 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Unfortunately, it lives up to the curse of every King adaptation that King gets creative control over sucking the big one. Kubrick's version wasn't very faithful, but it was heads and shoulders over the newer one.Matt is me. The ABC version was just about castrated in terms of actual fear--Kubrick maintains the terror and gives it a much scarier feel. The ABC version is all effects and little substance. Liked Weber well enough, but the little boy bored me.
Sean K - Oct 26, 2004 6:32:43 pm PDT #5161 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Plus, the Kubrick version features the classic Jack Nicholson line:
"Wendy, darling, light of my life. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in. I'm gonna bash 'em right. the fuck. in."
Loved that line.
Hayden - Oct 26, 2004 6:36:31 pm PDT #5162 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Wow, I'm with NovaChild on this one. The Shining movie: kick ass. The Shining book: shit on a stick. The Shining tv movie: has that guy from Wings. And Rebecca De Mornay. Which means I'll never, ever see it. But, y'know, to each his (or her) own tastes.
Polter-Cow - Oct 26, 2004 6:40:43 pm PDT #5163 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It should be noted that I'm not anti-Kubrick. I'm a fan of A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove. I haven't seen 2001 more than once, which means I have no fucking clue what it's about. Eyes Wide Shut was slow, but I didn't hate it. I liked the look of it.
I also tend to like ABC King adaptations.