Stephen King's The Shining (DVD)

...on the book written by Stephen King, the original film of The Shining was adapted as a TV mini series and is now out on DVD. The teleplay iteself was written by King and directed by Mick Garris, who has also worked on Sleepwalkers and The Stand (another 2 masterpieces by King). Yes it is on 2 discs, but one of these is a double sided DVD so, actually it is a 3 disc set. Okay - you may have guessed it - I'm a Stephen King junkie! I love his books ...
...Feature length commentary by Stephen King, Steven Weber (cast), Cynthia Garris (cast), Mick Garris (director) & Select crew * 11 Additional scenes that were deleted from the final version. On watching these, I agree that they do nothing for the story and it is better without them. * Scene Access * Interactive Menus My Opinion ~~~~~~~~~ The one downside of this boxset is the length. Because it was adapted for a tv mini-series, it makes for a ...

bonsi6337 07.04.2006 (08.04.2006) · Read full review
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Review of Stephen King's The Shining (DVD)

...definitive version of 'The Shining', Stephen King's acclaimed masterpiece. This version is faithful to the actual events of the book and as a result, tension and suspense is created effortlessly and a far deeper sense of actually being there at The Overlook with the Torrances is acheived when compared with Stanley Kubrick's own film version of the story. The story will have you hooked. Whereas in the opening scenes, the Torrances are portrayed as ...
...it is not long before the family are staying in a vast, empty hotel that holds many dark and scary secrets. So, if you've read the book and want more or even if you just want a chilling and disturbing film, look no further than Stephen King's 'The Shining'. ...

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Review of Stephen King's The Shining (DVD)

...the story is writing by stephen king.I have seen the old shining with jack nicolson in and thought that was a great film.heres a bit about the film its about a family who are looking after a hotel for the winterJack torrente and his wife and son who can see and hear ghosts move into the hotel for the winter and strange things start happening and jack starts going crazy and he tries and kills his family but they get a way from him. The only thing ...
...Discs 2 arthour Stephen King Languages Main Language English Technical Information Special Features Audio Commentary - 1. Stephen King - Screenwriter and Key Cast Members, Additional Footage - 11 Scenes Sound Dolby Digital 5.1 Dubbing Sound Dolby Digital 5.1 English ...

mariegall 02.03.2006 · Read full review
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