The Shining Miniseries Review: Episode One
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- Guess you'll take your medicine now, my nasty little friends.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:33 KING VS KUBRICK
00:12:02 EPISODE ONE
00:12:57 OPENING CREDITS & JACK’S INTRODUCTION
00:23:47 WENDY, DANNY, & TONY
00:34:19 THE TOUR
00:50:55 THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL
00:56:48 OUTRO
MUSIC USED (In order of appearance):
Main Titles - The Shining Soundtrack
It’s All Forgotten Now - The Shining Soundtrack
Happy Go Lively - Ren & Stimpy
Shinigami Kai - Death Note OST
Midnight the Star and You - The Shining Soundtrack
Homework - Fight Club OST
Spindlelegs - Ren & Stimpy
Drive In - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind OST
Sidewalk Fight - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind OST
Pizzicato Playtime - Ren & Stimpy
The Bandage - Bernard Herrmann (The Twilight Zone OST)
The Hospital - Bernard Herrmann (The Twilight Zone OST)
The Waiting - Bernard Herrmann (The Twilight Zone OST)
Poem Panic! - Doki Doki Literature Club OST
Coconut Shy - It’s Always Sunny
Ghosts I 3 - Nine Inch Nails (Ghosts I-IV)
The Nurse - Bernard Herrmann (The Twilight Zone OST)
The Awakening of Jacob - The Shining Soundtrack
Imaginary Places Instrumental - Busdriver
Ordinary Vanity - Silent Hill II OST
White Noiz - Silent Hill II OST
Dancing Balkans - Ren & Stimpy
Ghosts IV 29 - Nine Inch Nails (Ghosts I-IV)
What’s The Difference Instrumental - Dr. Dre
Screw on the Loose - Ren & Stimpy
Ghosts I 3 - Nine Inch Nails (Ghosts I-IV)
Ordinary Vanity - Silent Hill II OST
Heaven’s Night - Silent Hill II OST
Prisonic Fairytale - Silent Hill II OST
The Reverse Will - Silent Hill II OST
A World of Madness - Silent Hill II OST
Ghosts II 14 - Nine Inch Nails (Ghosts I-IV)
Mr Self Destruct Instrumental - Nine Inch Nails (The Downward Spiral)
Shallow Attraction - Filmmaker (Love Market)
Homework - Fight Club OST
Corporate World - Fight Club OST
Music for Strings - The Shining Soundtrack
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Part 2 is live!
Hi. As you may have noticed, Episode Two is not out yet. Even though I completely finished it 4 months ago! The video keeps getting blocked because of RUclips's content ID system, and Warner Brothers even gave me a copyright strike!!! EPIC!!! The video should be out soon however, I'm just meticulously editing it down so the RUclips/Warner Brother overlords don't hunt me down and shoot me in the street because I used 15 seconds of their movie uninterrupted.
I'm so glad episode 2 will be out soon. I really enjoyed your first video.
Can’t wait! This first episode was brilliant!
King is more "family safe" horror. He doesn't delve too deeply into the dark depths of human psychology. His characters are usually good guys or bad guys and then there's a monster. I get why people enjoy it, it is pretty safe, and King does write some pretty endearing characters when he's on the ball. But there is very little interest in human psychology as a theme in and of itself.
Kubrick, on the other hand, is all about human psychology and sociology and that's what he's truly interested in rather than following any horror rules or tropes.
But he wouldn't have chosen to film The Shining if he didn't think the text was ripe as a vehicle for those sorts of explorations.
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to punch a child’s face more than miniseries Danny Torrence.
Yes I agree, that mouth-breather kid is beyond annoying and a horrible actor. Maybe if someone lands a good enough punch that mouth will CLOSE somehow.
Stephen King not only didn't understand Kubrick's adaptation, but refused to even try. Personally, I think Kubrick's film is the only decent thing to have come out of the whole "Shining" brand.
Apart from the snappy fire-hose. That's brilliant. It's just like next door's terrier!
There are people that swear by the book....but because of this mini-series, I don't feel invested enough to read through it. lol
I’m probably one of the few people who have copies of both the movie and mini series and thoroughly enjoyed both. The movie is the better, more dramatic finished product. The mini series is a better “story” with deeper character development. They both have the same base story, but it’s difficult to fairly compare them since they were trying to do something very different.
All I remember about the mini series is Danny’s horrific mouth. Like a nightmare.
LOL, definitely a mouth breather.
I am waiting for part 2! This was hilarious 😂
That was a good watch, I enjoyed this and look forward to part 2.
Danny’s mouth and lack of chin are by far the scariest thing about the miniseries. 😱 For the love of god, *that* was the best child actor they could find? Not buying it. Who did the kid’s mom have to blow to get him this role? 😂
I agree,that's one ugly kid. Thank God Kubrick found a Better kid in all aspects
I hated that kid. He was in Lot of “shit” in the 90s
He'd had corrective surgery by the time he graduated, though! @@oldironsides4107
Holy crap dude what timing. I recently watched the Kubrick film and read the book, so the shining has been at the front of my mind. But when I looked into videos about the notorious mini-series, there was hardly anything. This is exactly what I've been looking for, and quality is 👌. I look forward to your growth on RUclips.
Honestly that was one of the reasons I started working on this project. Couldn't really find any substantial reviews on the miniseries besides the Nostalgia Critic (which I didn't care for) and figured I'll take a crack at it. Thanks for the kind words!
@@parkerbreu what about that new one with Ewan McGregor?
@@_HimToo actually haven’t seen it yet surprisingly enough! But I plan on covering it after all this gets done, I’m a big fan of Mike Flanagan. Midnight Mass is brilliant
"... he ran a-muck and killed his family with an axe" 🪓 lol no run a-muck
@@parkerbreu. So is The Fall of the House of Usher, his latest. Love Mike Flanagan!
Great video. Really looking forward to the next episode, as well as whenever you get to the bar scenes.
Thanks! Honestly so am I, the 2nd act of this movie is going to be so fun to dissect and play around with
Liked and Subscribed. Great job putting this together!
Now someone, somewhere can say "yes, there is something interesting about The Shining TV series". I caught a little bit of it on a rerun in a hotel once, of all places. It was a super creepy hotel too, but thankfully it was the TV version, so it just helped take away the creepiness with some good old laughter.
But seriously, really looking forward to part 2!
Really enjoyed that. Clearly you put in a lot of work, and I like that you acknowledged the work of others like Rob Ager and the guy who did the vid on the music cues. Looking forward to the next part. subbed.
Thanks!
This is an amazing video. I look forward to more.
Oh heck yes! Well done, imma watch all of these.
Stanley Kubrick version is a master horror movie . The one is called mini series is just a 🗑️
Congratulations for being able to post 🙏🏻
I had to... correct... those who stopped me from posting this video
Kubrick's "The Shining" was one of my first, as still favorite, horror movies. I own and enjoy the mini-series, and I've read the book. Still, Nichlson is my vision of Jack...
I thoroughly enjoyed "Dr. Sleep" as a sort of mid-point between novel and Kubrick film...
True horror is the cgi
R.I.P. Shelley. Thank you for your hard work, your talent and beauty ❤
Hype to see you be able to post this!
I had a couple old bees nest when i was a little kid. I thought they were fascinating. So there is nothing strange about that. Its just part of being a little kid and fascinated with things from nature
I must've watched this video at least five or six times, by now... really lookin' forward to Episode Two! 👍
Hell yeah brother
Thanks so much for this, I just watched the movie, read the book, and watched the miniseries a few months back and was super bummed there were not really any lengthy direct comparisons between the movie and the miniseries on yt. This is exactly what I was looking for! A couple of things you were wondering why they were in the miniseries its almost always because it is in the book (ex. the wasps). So I guess for the "faithful adaptation" sake it's in the miniseries.
I was super bummed after watching the mimiseries too....because it sucked!
You can see the Kubrick version as repensenantion of abuse in families. Even tho the Kubrick version of wendy is "weaker" its a sad truth of how certain women are trapped in their relationships but can't escape even tho they have time to escape but they are too trapped mentally by their abusers. Even jack in the Kubrick version said you had your whole fucking life to think things thru what a few minutes gonna do for you now!?
Kubrick’s Wendy is more realistic than the blonde supermodel King originally had her as.
Fantastic video! I just finished reading the book so I've been on a bit of a 'Shining' kick. Hope you review the rest of the series! 😄
I have the 2nd episode finished but Warner brothers gave me a copyright strike 🥲 will re-edit it and upload it soon tho
@@parkerbreuI’ll be keeping an eye out for it. Can someone reply to this when it’s up if they happen to see this
Stephen King just can’t get over that a director had a more meaningful and entertaining visualization of his story than he did.
did he though? It wasn't based on King's novel... If you read the novel, you'd see that... no offense.
@@JoeyMartz True to the book, and being entertaining are not the same thing. Novels adapted to film have to be adjusted to make sense in that medium. But don’t take my word for it. How’s Stephen King’s film adaptation of his own book doing in the public consciousness these days?
Not only is Kubrick a better director than King, but Kubrick is a better director than King is a writer. I like some Stephen King books, but he’s written some absolute trash, and is famous for shoe-horning in aliens as the antagonists of his books, even when it makes absolutely no sense.
@@JoeyMartz of course it was "based on" King's novel. Yeah Kubrick changed a bunch of stuff but to say the movie wasn't based on the novel is quite a reach,....no offense. The book is amazing and the movie is amazing. The miniseries......BLOWS!
I can understand King not liking the Kubrick adaptation.
Kubrik took King's idea and turned it into his own. And in this process made cinema history.
King's TV series, while very faithful to the book, is a total joke... like Scary Movie Part 5 or something
I disagree. The book is distinctly masterful at storytelling. Kubrick's film is empty in character development and plot. Such a boring watch.
Hey dude great video! Any hope of getting part 2 soon? It's been 3 months...
I love this
I loved Shelly in the movie.... masagonistic?? Never a thought in my head.... im all for King.... but i think he just wants to be the king.
IKR? He described her as someone who just screams a lot and acts stupid. Really? Maybe his problem was Shelley wasn't attractive enough. Look at who was castein the miniseries, the beauty DeMornay.
PS good luck with the channel! Based on this video, I think you will find success quickly. Kudos, sir
J from NJ
Bruh loved this vid, lol’d many times, please keep makin vids
you got it. thanks brotha
Duvall played a blinder, she's a fantastic actor.
Awesome , both parts! Looking forward to part 3. F@ck my drag insert was especially hilarious. Great job.
This is SO GOOD
Great review! Love all the silent hill 2 music!
Man, the mini series & book are so goofy! I remember watching/reading it but never really realizing it before when you line them up. This was hilarious and amazing.
You didn’t like Tony Floating around? Or Danny’s weird mouth?
Man, even the assembled Forces of 'Ghosts I-IV' couldn't give these scenes from the miniseries any spooky weight; thankfully, Kubrick was a master. o_0
0:46 King saying, "We're gonna do the scariest thing that's ever been on American television. LMAO!!!! Maybe the goofiest (borrowing your descriptive word from the video).
I do have to say though I love "Storm of the Century", which came out a few years later. I assume King was also heavily involved in it as well so I do have to give him credit for that.
The boiler plot point is from the novel... So, there's that... Kind of essential, no?
I'm completely stunned how new your channel is. I would've thought you already had 1Mil subbs. Can't wait for part 2. Keep up the good work
thank you for the kind words brotha!
I'm pretty sure the boiler doesn't have a defective safety valve. It just doesn’t have a safety valve at all, because it was installed before they were required.
good video (:
I like how you use Bernard Herrmann's score from the Twilight Zone episode "Eye Of The Beholder" at 16:08.
Absolutely love Bernard Herrmann and Rod Serling
I seem to remember this series getting good reviews at the time. I don't see how that's possible watching this. :) Can't wait for Part 2!
When are you releasing the second part of this?
Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay had thankless tasks as Jack and Wendy Torrance. I thought they performed well enough in their respective roles. The kid playing Danny was the weakest link in the miniseries.
Totally agree. I genuinely like De Mornay's performance throughout most of the series. Same with Weber. Unfortunately most of it comes down to direction and script issues imo.
Weber did his best but he was totally miscast. He's a decent enough comedic actor but never bought him going crazy and trying to kill his family. He was the weakest link because he had to do more actual acting than the kid had to.
That kid was annoying and I couldn't stand the way his mouth was hanging open all the time. Extreme overacting by that kid. Horrible choice for the role of Danny.
I love the miniseries one of my favorite movies ever and as a 10 year old is one of the scariest things I've ever seen in my life
Stephen knows his audience; he wants to frighten children, entice teens, and just entertain/gain acceptance of their parents so they keep buy his books for their kids, but this series fell short in even his own intentions. He was so hell bent on sticking it to Kubrick he ham fisted it and steered it off a cliff.
His "aw shucks" stand-up is the key.
Your mini series review will likely be the best way to actually experience the mini series itself. Cheers.
Viewer beware, you're in for a scare!
Hilarious video! Love your music choices, I'm a "Sunny" fan myself. )))
But I've been struggling to understand what does the kid says at 34:30 ? "Why don't you just... " ? I think I can hear "roadkill" at the end of sentence, maybe? IDK.
LOL he says "That's okay Dad, let 'em sit on it and rotate"
Also thanks! Sunny is great
Had to order my copy on Amazon couldn’t find it anywhere else
Can’t wait until we go over the bedroom with Jack and Danny scene and the part with the Bear Man because those were the parts that scared me.
Kubrick’s Jack reminds me a lot of my dad in the past (granted a lot worse, my dad was just an asshole), and me and him had many conversations like the one in the bedroom.
And the Bear is just uncanny, if you read the book it gets added to it. It makes ya think “what and why is this here?!” and it sticks with you. Couldn’t sleep after that scene as a teenager…
currently writing the script for part 2 and oh boy... that scene is fucking disturbing.
@@parkerbreu Indeed.
Also thanks for responding, I hope your doing okay; if not play some Doom to blow off steam (that’s what I do).
@@saldoesstuff1065 no I honestly love seeing comments like yours. I have a similar relationship to my father that you were mentioning... fun times :)...! I've never played Doom, but honestly I should get into it because there are many times I need to blow off steam in a more healthy way. Maybe it's cyclical, who knows. Stomping demons to a sick-ass soundtrack may do the trick LMAO
Great video.
5k views and only 300 subs?
Let's fix this, people.
Keep up the good work bro
🙏
I saw the miniseries when it first aired and really enjoyed it. I ended up reading the novel as a result. I saw the Kubrick film shortly after. As I was only 14, the more cerebral aspects of the film were lost of me, and I just focused on how the miniseries was really close to the novel and the Kubrick film wasn't. At the time, that was proof positive that the miniseries was far better. After eventually discovering how much of a masterpiece Kubrick's film is, I rewatched the miniseries when I was in my 20's and enjoyed it out of nostalgia, but it did not meet the expectations which had been set by my positive memories. It's a rough watch. I can watch Kubrick's film any time and I get the same skin crawling feeling. The miniseries basically just plays out the events of the novel (complete with corny music and 90's television CG) but lacks any artistic stamp. Considering how "cold" the Kubrick film is, the miniseries feels lifeless.
Nice. Never noticed the significance of the the two women (Bye Mr. Ullman) as Jack enters the apartment. Or that Wendy was dressed like Goofy! Do you have a link to the video about music?
watch?v=b7-1gCc0Vnw The Invisible Horror of The Shining by
kaptainkristian
Sipped many a drink in the lounge at the Stanley Hotel. My in-laws lived across the highway. Lol
I live relatively close to Colorado, might take a trip to the hotel one of these days for that exact reason LOL
52:14
Yes, honey, you can put it underneath your pillow.
King comes across as a real a-hole in those interviews. If he didn't want someone to reimagine his work then he shouldn't have sold the rights. And to claim that Kubrick made Wendy misogynistic is laughable. Wendy in the book (i.e. his own vision) is weak, submissive, and totally reliant on/reactionary to Jack. Throughout the book, Jack mansplains literally everything to her (including sociology, oddly enough seeing as King writes Wendy as a sociology graduate). King's Wendy is hysterical, she shrieks, she cries, she nags, she panics at everything, she seems to understand nothing, and she's deeply neurotic. Stephen King wrote a Wendy who comes across (using his own words when describing the wind around the Overlook,)as "a woman...in a cheap melodrama". If Kubrick's version of Wendy is misogynistic - then so is King's version.
And this series is AWESOME!!! Can't wait for Part 3!!!
Remember reading that Kubrick said in an interview that king was incapable of putting two sentences together lolz. King probably didn't like that 🤣
It's so weird how enthusiastic Stephen King is there
This is like comparing apples & Oranges. Two very diffrent takes on the book. I happen to like both for differnt Reasons. I might add that I' like both apples & oranges depending on my mood.
If the miniseries would’ve been made within the last decade, it would’ve been a better finished product. A Netflix, FX, or Hulu exclusive would’ve allowed for a bigger budget, TV-MA rating, and no editing around commercials. Movie is the better finished product, series tells the better story and develops the characters more.
TBH, the hedge animal scenes scared the hell out of me as a teenager. Must be something personal.
The shining is a very empathic film. I think it can be seen as the sensation of dealing with psychopathy. It's a narrow behavioral pattern with specific relational traits, effect on people, and a certain escalating evolution. It's a delusional state of mind. The interaction is surreal and a labyrinth. As a target one feels very isolated, stressed. I think Kubrick paints mostly this.
King's version is a parade of poor choices and taste. Tell the f'ing kid to shut his mouth. Once one is blind for that eyesore, King's version is fascinating. This is what you came up with? This is a response to Kubrick. King likes crazy fantastic stories. Escapism. Kubrick does psycho analysis on the nose.
I'm 35 and the mini-series scares the crap out of me
I didn’t know there was a mini series
Worth watching. Enjoyed it personally.
And shot at the very same hotel that King stayed and inspired him to write The Shining
where pt 2
Jake Lloyd in The Phantom Menace watches this movie to feel better about his performance.
owch lol
When can we expect episode 2?
Probably a few months, unfortunately. Currently researching/writing the script, not to mention recording and editing. There's a LOT to cover in the next episode, so I want to ensure I'm getting everything across that I need to. Hoping for late February!
@@parkerbreu cool, I can’t wait for episode 2!
I'm still watching the video, but looking @7:59 I can already see you've put a lot of work in this review... in most videos about the Shining, content creators use the Bluray as a source, and the tennis ball is inevitably pink (bad color timing in the restoration). I don't know if you've used an upscaled DVD or a downscaled UHD Bluray (with HDR converted to SDR), but either way... congrats for showing that iconic shot the way it's supposed to look! ;)
P.S. I've instantly subscribed to your channel after the "Oh my gawd" clip of the beautiful Internet superstar Rich Evans. Sir, you're truly a man of good taste.
It’s those little details that makes everything work… ;) (downscaled 4K torrent but you didn’t hear that from me)
As for Rich Evans, I just had to show off his natural beauty. He was on Ellen!
@@parkerbreu I know nothing about downloading 2160p torrents converted to SDR from sites like RARBG, so I don't know what you're talkin' about... ahem.
Now that I've watched the whole video, I'm really lookin' forward to part two. Great anal...analsys (okay, I promise that's the last RLM reference), and a subject I could talk about for hours. I remember watching the miniseries on TV here in Italy when it first came out, and it was underwhelming, to say the least; but looking back, I'm REALLY glad it exists. King could've bluffed all his life about a hypotetical better version of the Shining, doing absoultely nothing to prove it, and fans would've believed him: the miniseries was a self-own of epic proportions. I've read most of his books, and really enjoyed some of them, but let's face it: compared to Stanley Kubrick, he's a simpleton. Nothing bad about it... compared to Stanley Kubrick, I'M a simpleton. But as an amateur writer, I'd feel deeply honored if a genius like him used one of my short stories as a stepping stone to create something much greater.
@@catoblepag honestly you bring up a good point. At least he DID make his own adaptation, putting his money where his mouth is. Unfortunately, it just pales in comparison to one of the best horror films of all time, directed by one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Totally different leagues. That's why so many of King's film adaptations (with the exception of a few) do poorly critically. He's not a filmmaker. His stories are meant for a different medium. A 1-to-1 adaptation from novel to film is almost a spit in the face of the art if you don't do anything creative with it. Filmmaking is about the presentation of the story, rather than just a bullet-point list of plot beats and story arcs.
Glad you liked the video tho! And I'm glad I'm starting to reach the RLM fandom because I watch them religiously and have given me huge amounts of inspiration. Because in the end, it's all about family ;)
@@parkerbreu ...and that's what's so powerful about it. ;) Speaking of RLM, I've started following them since the Attack of the Clones Plinkett review came out (that's ages ago), and I've never skipped a single upload, from the Dudebros ("eat it with your mouth...") to their auction announcements. The funny thing is, even with their current 1.45 million subscribers, they still feel like a well-kept secret; so I think you're right, there's definitely a sense of comradery between fans who "get the joke", and I think you can capitalize on that to get some deserved exposure.
I completely agree about the need to betray/change the original material when adapting from book to movie... that's a fascinating subject in itself.
@@catoblepag Oh damn! You're an OG. I got into them around 2014/15 I think? But same, never missed an upload since. It blew my mind when I went back through their catalog to find out Rich Evans was the one in the Dick The Birthday Boy photo, as I had seen that meme before but didn't realize the connection. It's funny, I think a lot of people *know about* them or the things they've done, just don't even realize that it's them, you know? Actually very influential in the film/youtube space.
I haven't seen the mini series, but it's nice to see how faithful they kept it to the story in the book. The movie is an absolute masterpiece, but personally i find the novel better.
Also, this video really makes it seem like you've never picked up the book lol. Most of the things you find odd or complain about are all in the book, but were cut out when they made the movie
jakc R ing danny isnt a theory or subtext, its the front and centre primary event and theme of the film. there is NO hotel- its a metaphor for a family home, because the film is about domestic violence, jack even says when ullman shows then their rooms 'its very homey', also- the layout of jacks room is exactly the saem as room 237- coz there is no room 237, he fondles danny on the bed... danny is playing with his toys the tennis ball rolls up, room 237 is sexually charged, its just so clear.
Kubrick did it better
why would anyone think jack is touching his kid..its just about booze and temper andbeing too rough with danny that one time
In the book he “ wore Danny’s ass as a hat” it says this in one way or another dozens of time.
@oldironsides4107 ahh im not book person...im glad they changed that in Kubricks...i dudnt like the tv mini series...i think just the drinking and roughness was enough
King often uses dialect expressions in his novels.
What, in plain English, does he imply by “ wore Danny’s ass as a hat”? @@oldironsides4107
When is EP2 coming?
Just finished the first draft of the script, so I’m hoping for less than two months from now but we’ll see! I work full time at my job, so I work on this in my free time unfortunately
@@parkerbreu Thanks for letting me know! I look forward to it! It was really good, even though I actually like the miniseries. It's what I call sunday TV. When you're done with this, do The Langoliers *evil laugh*
the miniseries is the shining if it was done by R. L. Stine for cartoon network
Thanks for the idea of a video LOL
This Danny was a train wreck
Wuh... what happened to Episode 2?
Copyright issues :) working on it tho
That firehose has bad CGI Sirenhead-itis
Did this really need to be made?
EDIT: Oh. This isn't new?
The fundamental difference is in the movie you root for danny, in the miniseries for the father. Just get rid of that darn annoying kid ffs! 😆😆😆
Couldn't stand that chipmunk, Courtland Mead, in the miniseries version.
You're comparing a miniseries with a Stanley Kubrick masterpiece. All the grievances you have with the miniseries should direct at Steven King. All was in his novel, even hedge lions. This is the issue King has with Kubrick, he improved King's story.
I love Stephen King but this miniseries is pure trash. Stephen needs to get over the fact that Kubrick’s film is genius. Stephen is *still* complaining about it; cringeworthy. 🤦🏼♀️
Kings version would've been ok if it wasn't for the mouth breathing kid. That makes it impossible to watch the show more than once.
But I feel the same with the wife in Kubrick's version.
Both flawed. But I’d happily watch them time and again.
@@matthewmedley8532
The kid in King's and the wife in Kubrick's did for The Shining what Jar Jar Binks did for Star Wars.
Looks like someone didn’t read the novel…
Your second video got banned lol
The book - fun to read. Kubrick's film - a timeless, intricate classic that epitomises filmographic intelligence in the horror genre. The Miniseries - the funniest of unfunny jokes. Doctor Sleep - just pain desperate. Just plain awful.
I haven't seen Doctor Sleep yet. From the RUclips clips, it looks like a Stephen King-style sequel to a Kubrick masterpiece.
The references to "Here's Johnny" are cringe as all hell. I like the original scene, but can't stand the parodies of it. That one in the old Simpsons episode would be an exception.
I remember watching this mini series, not too far from after seeing the movie for the first time. It was soooooo disappointing. lol
Why did you bleep out so many non-dirty words?
Great dive! IMHO, Kubrick's movie is incredible and he is on a totally different level than Stephen King. And I say this as an avid Stephen King reader. It's an adaptation (because King sold the rights to it) and any artist (writer, painter, movie maker, musician) worth his salt understands how that works. King seems petty and even jealous about the love people have for the film. Kubrick brought us right into the Overlook, King's mini series doesn't even come close. It's campy and cheesy and insulting to the viewer. Furthermore, Kubrick was probably responsible for a lot of book sales for King and you'd think he'd appreciate that and have a more adult and dignified way of expressing his opinion about the genius who gave his story the time of day. Most people would feel honored. But it's Stephen King. So he's going to be a woke crybaby about it.
What worked in writing often do not translate well in film. And Kubrick knew the cardinal rule of film making: the audience’s own imagination is more terrifying than anything committed onscreen. He also knew he need to make changes to keep people who had already read the book to keep them on their toes.
The novel is better than Kubrick's film but most people don't read books anymore.
Books are almost always better because they can get into so much more detail. Movie is still a masterpiece though.
53:12 most enjoyable part of the series, so enjoyable
Horrible series sorry King. Kubrick may have changed some things but when I watch a Horror movie I want to be scared when I watched Kings version I wanted to cry it was such a Horrible series.
You didn't read the book, did you?
Do pixels next
I'M NOT DOING PIXELS
@@parkerbreu - That is a good call!
Stephen King should keep writing his little books and let the Master make films. The miniseries is the dumbest piece of crap ever filmed. His book is an interesting story but it lacks the weight and depth of Kubrick's masterpiece. Sorry Stevie but you are a lightweight. I think that is what you resent about the film. Stanley Kubrick elevated a pedestrian novel into something that is timeless.
The mini-series shows, the film tells, and when it comes to telling stories on screen you want to show and not tell
It's literally the opposite. Literally.
And that's exactly why the version who shows (the movie) is considered superior - as it's just like you said: "when it comes to telling stories on screen you want to show and not tell"
That hack Stephen King should be eternally grateful that one of the major artists in history decided to touch his pulp fiction. Instead he runs around like a whining child. What he fails to realise is that Kubrick found parts of his novel interesting, certain themes and that is what he filmed. Kings version, the mini series, is laughable in comparison. The whole point of casting Shelley Duvall is that she is irritating and it is a film about a man that hates his family.
You mean a hack when it comes to film adaptations of his work. Because The Shining novel is terrific just as the movie is. The miniseries blows!
@@coinraker6497 Its average at best and reads exactly like the mini series
@@Sdea1903 well I read the book a long time ago (in my teens) and it really scared me. Miiniseries is just goofy like the narrator of this video says. How many of King's books have been adapted into film? Dozens? I'd hardly call the guy a hack.
@@coinraker6497 He has good ideas, his actual writing ability well 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@coinraker6497 Mate. I will put it to you this way. How many analysis videos do you see of Stephen Kings book as opposed to Kubrick’s film adaptation. I rest my case.