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· Year: 1997
· Also known as: Stephen King's "The Shining",
· Director: Mick Garris
· Writer: Stephen King
· Cast: Steven Weber, Rebecca DeMornay
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· Based on Stephen King's book The Shining.
· Read a review of the score.
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· In Starburst #58, Stephen King said that the only way he could get the filming rights back from Stanley Kubrick (the director of the 1980 Shining) is to agree not to release a videotape version of the series in the United States, though screening copies may still be available--see below. However, Shining miniseries director Mick Garris says that the miniseries had to air twice before it could be released on video--and it was aired a second time in June 2001. Garris is a big fan of the idea of making a DVD version of the film, saying he is "eager" to make available such material as "behind-the-scenes home video, storyboards, makeup designs, shotlists, etc." on a special edition.
· The miniseries was filmed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, where King first hit upon the idea for the story.
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As well-meaning as he is, ex-school teacher, writer, and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance just can't catch a break. When he gets a job as winter caretaker for the Overlook Hotel, a secluded resort in the Colorado Rockies, he thinks it's a way to get his life back on track. He and his wife, Wendy, and son, Danny, will be the only people in the Overlook the entire winter. Everything seems to be going well at first. After the snow falls, however, Jack finds that they really aren't alone. Danny's precognitive power, his Shining, unlocks a dormant evil in the hotel and it preys on the entire family--through Jack.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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90
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| 3.25 -ATMOSPHERE |
| 1.75 -GORE |
| 1.75 -HUMOR |
| 2.75 -SCARES |
| 2.5 -TENSION |
Any complaints I might have about the Shining miniseries are quibbles--this is really a fantastic adaptation. You have to understand, The Shining--Stephen King's book, that is--is a very personal thing for me. Not only do I think it's King's best novel, but it bites me where it hurts. As a result, my expectations for the miniseries were as high as they possibly could be, and I am extremely happy with the results. The fact that King managed to distill a very complex novel into four and a half (full) hours while both updating it and not losing the nature of the characters is remarkable in itself. Add an appropriately creepy setting, Mick Garris's capable direction, and fine acting, and you have a winner. Steven Weber is especially deserving of notice--he shines as Jack, showing him as a good man who mentally cripples himself and hurts those around him without ever meaning to. In all, this miniseries stayed immensely entertaining while not losing the qualities that made the story great, and of great depth, in the first place.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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19
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| COLD ANALYSIS |
| 1.0 -ATMOSPHERE |
| 0.0 -GORE |
| 0.0 -HUMOR |
| 0.0 -SCARES |
| 0.0 -TENSION |
This movie really was not like the original [film].The plot was not the same, and there were characters left out, like the twin girls. What happened to them? This remake ruined the original, and I'm very disappointed in it. Just because someone wanted to make money, they ruined a classic movie that a lot of us grew up with. This one sucked.
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