Sam in "The Shining" TV movie

Sam's cameo as Howie Langston in Part 3 of King's mini-series, "The Shining"

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[666theboogieman666]

"The 1980 version is the real deal... no, but the remake is better... no, but the remake is shit... no but the Kubrick version sucks ass... no, but the film is scarier... no, but the 1997 version is more like the book and is scarier while Kubrick's doesn't stay true to the original source... no, but Nicholson over Weber any day, no but I prefer Weber over Nicholson... blah, blah, blah..."

Jeez! Quit it, you morons. It's all a matter of OPINION. When it comes to opinion, you can't win or lose.

[fwantastique]

The 1980 version may not be as close to the book as this one, but the 1980 version was so much better than this one.

[MJJLWolf]

LOOKiiN' G0rG30US!!

[DrunkButDope]

i like the tv version more

[kingofallpie]

@lexikalfanfic butt the fuck out, douche

[angelix]

@lexikalfanfic Okay? Sorry, I posted this almost a year ago...I don't really care anymore.

[lexikalfanfic]

@angelix This is just my opinion, but you asked why everyone hates it. Obviously not everyone hates it (you like it). I don't "hate" it, I just don't like it. So why don't I like it: I found the acting to be poor and unbelievable. The make up effects were terrible. The hedge animals was laughable. There were none of the subtle artistic touches Kubrick put in to build tension. It was over the top, hackneyed and screamed "made for TV" movie, the kid's acting was horrible, and....out of room.

[lexikalfanfic]

@Fmaack I agree, they were dumb comments, but you won't teach teenyboppers so don't even try. Even when I was a teen (I was a weird one) I didn't bother trying to associate with them. You'll have a better chance teaching a gorilla the subtleties of Quantum Mechanics. Sadly, I'm not joking.

[lexikalfanfic]

There is not that much of a difference. 210 days is a drop in the bucket. A reply is a reply.

[lexikalfanfic]

@Fmaack I agree, King hated it, but I don't think he hated it for just the reasons you stated. You can pm me if you want because the explanation would take too long, but Kubrick was essentially pushing his buttons with symbols in that movie. Kubrick was extremely diligent and he didn't make "mistakes" (a lot of the so-called goofs people bitch about are supposed to be there- the man went over EVERY frame numerous times).

[lexikalfanfic]

The 1980 version differed so much from the book, it was funny, but Stanley Kubrick was a genius and The Shining (1980 Kubrick version) is one of my all time favorite movies. Comparing a Kubrick masterpiece that Kubrick spent years editing and fussing over obsessively like a mad man with a cheesy made-for-tv movie that just happens to "follow" the book more is a joke. Yeah, technically the re-make is truer to the book, but the acting, directing, music, lighting, special effects and makeup suck.

[Fmaack]

@kingofallpie I never said I held movies to the same standard. The Shining the book is pure pulp. It's not very well written although I thought it was a masterpiece when I was 13. That's pretty much the sure sign of a mediocre book. The Shining movie (Kubrick) is the best horror movie ever made. Stephen King didn't like it because his idea of subtlety is all kinds of references to his previous book and a really overblown metaphor (the hotel boiler).