Stephen King : What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

His view seems to change depending on when you ask him.
In Danse Macabre he lists it among the great horror movies, other times he's called it "a big beautiful Cadillac with no engine", at times he's called it a decent movie that just wasn't his book and other times he's called it truly awful.
So that leads me to wonder what he really thinks of it.

Re: What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

Steve just can't face the fact that all the changes Kubrick made to his story resulted in a great horror film.



"I was cured all right!"

Re: What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

Actually, the changes resulted in a rather boring "horror" film.

But, as usual, Kubrick is the master of sumptuous cinematography. Too bad he was such a terrible failure as a director.


Life can be arbitrary and comes without a warranty.

Re: What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

Too bad you seem to be a failure at recognizing great cinema.

But hey, we'll always have SK's own 1997 version of The Shining...he certainly "made things right" again with that.




"I was cured all right!"

Re: What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

I appreciate his cinema. It was gorgeous and a feast for the eyes.

b68 It was the stories at which he sucked.


Life can be arbitrary and comes without a warranty.

Re: What does he really think of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining?

That's so not true. King loved Brian de Palma's adaptation of Carrie with all the changes, and even said that it's better than his own book.
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