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Compliments 'The Shining' perfectly!
posted by jorgito2001STAFFMOD on November 13, 2019 at 9:00 AM
I didn't think any filmmaker could appease both fans of the novel AND fans of Stanley Kubrick's version of The Shining...but dammit, Mike Flanagan pulled it off...even got Stephen King to like it (King famously hated Kubrick's Shining). At first I was looking forward to JUST the Overlook scenes, but the movie was just well done! A shame it failed at the box office.
Reply by Innovator
on November 14, 2019 at 7:28 PM
The movie had good promotions, reviews and word of mouth. Still people aren't going to watch it, but Joker is still doing well. Well I say to all those people wanting to see something other than a comic book movie, you really only have yourself to blame.
Reply by DanDare
on November 17, 2019 at 4:16 PM
Both films were overlong.
Reply by simian_ninja
on Desember 9, 2019 at 10:20 AM
Absolutely! I am going to be recommending this one to my friends. I thought it was well done. Happy to see a horror movie that doesn't rely on jump scares etc. I hate jump scares.
Reply by catmydogs
on Desember 16, 2019 at 7:41 PM
The last horror films I’ve seen are The Witch (superb), It Follows (creepy), As Above So Below (claustrophobic), and The Nun (nice castle).
How does Dr. Sleep compare to these?
Reply by Innovator
on Desember 16, 2019 at 8:36 PM
More superhero than horror, but compliments the Shining well. They could have made the 3rd act a bit better though, and kind of disappointing considering the options they could have went with.
Reply by EugeneBelanger
on Januari 25, 2020 at 9:48 AM
Which "both films"?
Reply by Billions
on Januari 25, 2020 at 10:28 AM
It was shit.
Reply by Steve
on April 5, 2020 at 1:08 PM
I agree. One of the best of last year. I don’t think they marketed it well and maybe younger filmgoers don’t know The Shining? Anyway just a good horror film. I hear the uncut it’s even better