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tonight's feature: Stephen King's The Shining (1997 miniseries)
First off, Kubrick's version is a masterpiece. I know it doesn't stick close to the book, that's ok. Probably better than ok because this 1997 miniseries forced all the book into 273 minutes and it's chock full of unnecessary fluff and backstory. This version is only for the Stephen King completist: you get what you missed in the first movie, but also a watered down tv version that is less than scary. In fact, the only thing scary about it is how they can make such an annoying and drawn out version last for 3 full episodes. The kid actor was also annoying. Everyone in 1997 wearing those same Levis jeans is pretty annoying too. Did I mention most of the action takes place during the daytime? That seems even less frightening. If it wasn't The Shining I would have turned it off 30 minutes in. Bonus points for being filmed at the actual Stanley Hotel. 4 over-sized croquet mallets out of 10.
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