movie would have been more similar if......

Let me spea a little about the Kubrick version .As far as the characters being more like the novel(especially jack)if there was not the time limit it would have been cool to see more scenes of Jack with his family happy. In the novel and mini series you get this. I am not sure if they attempted to show jack being affectionate when Danny goes into the bedroom to get his toy and jack is awake and talks to him. If they meant that to be a affectionate scene it was a epic fail because of the music and the way Danny seems terrified. In the book you get a sense that when Jack is sober Danny loves spending time with his dad and is not afraid of him. One scene that I think about in the book was when Dick was somewhere and talking about the Torrance family(he is worried about Danny) and the guy says the Danny and Jack had been in the place before the snow got bad and that they seemed about as tight as could be. This could have been more easily portrayed actually without the time constraint if at the beginning of the movie the family seemed more at eased and Jack more personal with his son. Not to mention if Danny talked a little more and acted more childish. I understand he is different but in the novel and mini series he was more at ease with his dad even though he had fears underneath. I understand Jack Nicholson looks naturally creepy with his expressions and eyes but they could have made him more personal earlier on through dialogue and interaction. Then later on had it build up as the Overlook was making his demons take over. I do have to say that one reason Jack and the atmosphere is creepy from the beginning is all that weird music. Which is cool by the way and gives the movies that scary feeling.

The scary clown doll is hiding under my bed.