I'm a movie buff, but not a movie snob. I've tried to watch and like Kubrick's film several times, but I've never fully gotten it. It feels artsy for the sake of artsy and comes off more like a simplistic urban legend than King's original work. Jack Nicholson is great sure but the story leaves much to interpretation and frankly confusion. This mini series, though obviously less glamorous and pretty cheesy in dialogue, does much more justice to the emotional and character depth of the novel. You care a lot more about the family and, at least for me, the background makes Jack "snapping" far more terrifying. It adds more of an element of reality that it's not just the spirits taking control but perhaps even pent up distain. Would've been amazing to see what Jack Nicholson and Shelley would have done if they had all that to work with!
Review of The Shining
