![]() While no doubt King is a sell-out (he's the Krusty the Clown of the written word) as far as his movies and the books he's written in the last decade go, many fine directors with their own sense of vision have made excellent adaptations of his novels, among them Rob Reiner (Stand by Me, Misery), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and of course Stanly Kubrick. ![]() They dont take away from the novels but they make King look like a no-talent sell-out. Oh yes it is very obvious why King wants more creative control over the movies with his name on them. Bought for the marquee value of Kings name alone and hacked to peices by first year film school dropouts. Firestarter, Cujo, Children of the Corn, Salems Lot. The adaptations of Kings movies have always been hit or miss. Yes, Kings mastery of the written word is undisputed but his mastery of the motion picture is. The Shining has always been one of his best novels and I beleive should go down in history as one of the greatest American novels of all time. His novels are atmospheric, insightful to the human condition, funny and of course scary as Hell. Stephen King has been called the "undisputed master of horror" for good reason. An outtake featuring orchestra conductor Gage Creed (played by Stephen King) melting in gruesome fashion.A climatic ballroom scene in which the "party guests" and the orchestra all melt in gruesome fashion.The ghost vanishes, and Jack then appears to "punish" him. A brief scene in which Danny encounters a female ghost, and he tells her he isn't afraid of her, that only his father can hurt him now.A brief scene showing Grady releasing Jack from the vault, and Jack exiting and grabbing the mallet.Then a scene in which Wendy returns and Danny says that Dick may not have heard him. ![]() Wendy leaves Danny to get some food, and Danny tells her that he called to Dick.
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