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The Shining (1997)

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Directed by Mick Garris

This second filmed version of Stephen King's best-selling horror novel credits King as the scriptwriter as well. The 4 1/2-hour long made-for-TV epic takes a more subtle approach to the horror and spends more time on the human elements than the now legendary Stanley Kubrick predecessor ~ Andrew Olthuis, All Movie Guide

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"Sometimes the criteria I use to judge a great horror movie isn't just it's inherent quality, but how much it effects my day to day life. There are a small handful of horror movies that didn't just define how I watched movies, but actually informed the way I live my life. Taking that in consideration, probably one of the most, if not THE most, important horror film in my life would have to be Stanley Kubrick's version of [More]

Stephen Kings The Shining (the ...
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"Hello iám Rob Loeffen and i love the movie The Shining.it most good thing on the movie is the woman in the bathtubon room 217.I love the movie because its so cool and it have a good storey. Do you want to see more a trailer of pictures? do this:A Trailer site is...www.google.nl :and typing : trailer the shining 1997.click op the twode.Do you want the pictures go too www.h " [More]

Recast THE SHINING (1980)
by SkyPilot in Filmgaming
"Check out the winners at the bottom of this thread. ______________________________ __________________ Grand Rapids is filling up with snow, and getting snowed in always makes me think of The Shining (1980). I've read that Stephen King didn't like Kubrick's movie, but the [More]

Re: What are your favorite horr ...
by Risselada in HORROR MOVIES 101
"There is a series for all of these? I wasn't aware of a Shining series. Are you counting the Kubrick and the mini-series versions of the original book as making up a series??? " [More]

Re: Stephen King Movies: Favor ...
by divinemsjunebug in HORROR MOVIES 101
"Yes, I'm a Stephen King fan too, I have read ALL his books and seen ALL of his movies. I agree with you both too, The Mist is one of my favorite stories, I could just envision everything so vividly and I could feel how terrified people were and I kept thinking, Oh I hope so and so is okay...Thomas Jane is an excellent choice for David. How cool, I hope it won't disappoint us. I think one of the WORST movies was the [More]

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