Doctor sleep.

[Wansbeck Viking]

Sequel to The Shining.

This actually looks canny good.

 

[ajthemackem]

Enjoyed the book like.

 

[Wansbeck Viking]

Enjoyed the book like.

I struggled with the book tbh.

Probably because I’d seen and read The Shining so I knew what to expect.

 

[jacko100]

Enjoyed the book like.

Really enjoyed it too. Felt like a worthy follow up, not just done for the sake of it.

 

[The Exile]

Please be good. The Shining is the only horror film that sets me on edge.

 

[ajthemackem]

Really enjoyed it too. Felt like a worthy follow up, not just done for the sake of it.

Had a really good vibe to it like, I can't explain it. Love Rose the Hat as a character.

 

[mickyw]

The book's class , I've read it a couple of times.

Can't wait to see if the film does it justice, Stephen King hated The Shining so let's hope he thinks this one's a better adaption

 

[Venkman]

Looks canny, but Ewan McGregor :/

 

[Monkton mackem]

Fingers crossed it’s decent. Trailer doesn’t give much away mind.

 

[the dude]

The book's class , I've read it a couple of times.

Can't wait to see if the film does it justice, Stephen King hated The Shining so let's hope he thinks this one's a better adaption

I'd heard that but couldn't believe it. It's a brilliant film.

 

[mickyw]

I'd heard that but couldn't believe it. It's a brilliant film.

I agree it's one of my favourite horror films marra

 

[Oli Wagkz]

Really hope this is good, original is superb.

 

[Walter White]

Hopefully decent, not a fan of Ewan McGregor though

 

[t121anf]

Lacks Stanley Kubrick, therefore won’t be as good by default, regardless of how good the source material.

 

[Wansbeck Viking]

Went to see it last night.

Thought it was brilliant.

 

[dafunk2]

Anyone else seen this yet?

 

[Lexingtongue]

Lacks Stanley Kubrick, therefore won’t be as good by default, regardless of how good the source material.

The source material isn’t that good to begin with...

 

[Cockney Mackem]

The book's class , I've read it a couple of times.

Can't wait to see if the film does it justice, Stephen King hated The Shining so let's hope he thinks this one's a better adaption

Stephen King tbf acknowledged that The Shining was a good film but it was changed so much from the book it was no longer really his story. As much as I love the film, it does miss the point of the book that the main character is meant to be a fairly ordinary bloke - he has his demons but who doesn’t? - that is driven round the twist by the evil lurking in that place. As soon as you see Jack Nicholson at the start of the film you are certain that a long winter snowed in on his own in an empty hotel would have him on a murderous rampage, no question. Also the ending of the book - one of the King horror novels where the ending isn’t disappointing as well - is totally different to the film.

King supervised a miniseries adaptation of the book in the 1990s. I’ve never seen it, and tbh I probably prefer to have the book telling his story and the 1980 film because as different as it is it’s totally iconic.

 

[small mythos]

Went to see it on Wednesday, we both thought it was really good . We’ve both read the book , there are differences but I enjoyed the film .
I’ve always thought Stephen King’s books would work better as a series as there’s too much detail in them for a two hour film .

 

[Cypher]

Stephen King tbf acknowledged that The Shining was a good film but it was changed so much from the book it was no longer really his story. As much as I love the film, it does miss the point of the book that the main character is meant to be a fairly ordinary bloke - he has his demons but who doesn’t? - that is driven round the twist by the evil lurking in that place. As soon as you see Jack Nicholson at the start of the film you are certain that a long winter snowed in on his own in an empty hotel would have him on a murderous rampage, no question. Also the ending of the book - one of the King horror novels where the ending isn’t disappointing as well - is totally different to the film.

King supervised a miniseries adaptation of the book in the 1990s. I’ve never seen it, and tbh I probably prefer to have the book telling his story and the 1980 film because as different as it is it’s totally iconic.

What is the ending of the book as I have no real intention of reading it but have seen the film. Spoilers if required.