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I read the book when it FIRST came out in paperback. I was...I don't know, about 13 or 14? I was sick in bed for a week and did nothing but read(This was before the internet....eegad : )
People talk about being freaked out all the time but this book literally freaked me out to the point where I had a hard time sleeping...of course it could've been the fever.
reading this tale of demonic cabin fever set the bar for me really...
so when the movie came out...I was let down a little simply because of Kubricks heavy straying from the source material...I just had too many expectations I wanted to see the minutae that was written into the book. especially the possessed topiary.
Kubrick does a great job at setting the mood of dread and horror
in the film though...the eerie otherworldliness of the main character(The Overlook Hotel), Jacks spiraling alchoholism that leads to his damnation and the little boy, Dannys' confusion and terror of being stuck in the middle of two worlds with his terrible
secret.
Shelly Duvalls portrayal of the Mom....well
All Hysteria and No Substance Made Wendy a Dull Character.
When viewed by itself, without knowledge of the book, this movie is at best creepy but at no time does it get inside you and do what the book does, that is...get inside you
I actually really liked the TV movie for it's faithfulness to King.
on a related note:
does anyone think the time is right for a theatrical version of The Stand?
It could be done well in 2 2and1/2 hour parts
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