...people are so dependent on Kubrick's version.
If they had adapted The Shining in 1980, but they had made it like this version, people would really love it - it's only because Kubrick's was first that they prefer it and think it's better.
1980: http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/awards
1997: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118460/awards
"You're not my daddy."
"What a clever little boy it is. Or thinks it is.
The mini-series is closer to the book (and I like the book alot) but Kubrick's version is a much better movie - better directed, better acted and better atmosphere, this version stays true to its source but doesn't pull it off, the book really scared me but the 1997 mini-series did not.
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I didn't see the 1980 Shinning until around 1997 to 1999 ish, can't remember exactly when but I didn't like it as much until I watched it a 2nd time around 2005 or so. I have now seen it about 5 times and think it's great, really atmospheric and creepy. I never did watch the TV mini series until today and I have to say I do prefer the original over it. The new version was good but no where near as creepy and atmospheric as the original. It was also much longer and a little bit boring, it was like they had to have all this fill in it since they made it a 3 part mini series. Not bad and no big deal but I thought it was too long, that's not always a bad thing as I like things like the Lord of the Rings extended editions and the Dances with Wolves long version but this just felt stretched too much. I think they could have accomplished just as much in a 2 parter as they did this 3 parter. Oh well
shareDependent ? Is it like drugs ? Popular "OPINION" says it's better. That's ALL this site is about, OPINIONS. There is no definitive right or wrong answer, no ones gonna get a prize for having the "right" answer.
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