I also take the authors opinion to heart

Rating: 4/10 (15 July 2014)

The Book "The Shining", is an amazing book. It has suspense, terror, and an awesome plot with unexpected twists. The movie while having its moments in suspense and "scary" parts there are times when the affects are over- done and trying to hard to have a impact on you. I have had read many of Stephen King's works, and the Shining is one of my favorite. In an interview he gave, King had stated that he was not able to voice his opinion of the movie, now he says after a time he just does not care to share his mind and I agree 100%. King stated that the movie added things that did not add to the movie and also added that the plot barely stuck to what he was trying to accomplish in the book. I think a good rule of thumb when turning a book into a movie is that you consult the author and READ the book you making a movie about. I know there will be those that disagree. I however tend to agree with the person that wrote the book that the movie was based on.