The Shining and Salem's Lot

Rating: Null/10 (27 May 2004)

Yes the shining is definitely a classic and I agree with whoever said that many of King's novels get butchered when made into movies...Sleepwalkers is a prime example. Wish I could see "It" but my fear of clowns keeps this movie far from my view. I love stephen king and his books are just riveting but his movies fall largely under his standards. Another good king movie though is Salem's lot...not to be mistaken with salem's lot 2 which is crap! Salem's lot follows vampire rules and gives you an eerie feeling as the movie progresses, Salems 2 depicts vampires leaping from cornfields and attacking passing children which is not true of what we know of vampires. Very disappointed with the second one but definitely see the first one. Watch for the master. He's the best part The shining is extremely well done and my favorite part is danny riding the bike on the rug and then on the floor. Good directing on Kubrick's part! Loved this movie!