I can see why King was a little irritated

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2002)

Halloween night, a foot of snow and falling, what better movie could I have watched instead of "The Shining." A scary movie, I must admit. But I made the mistake of watching the movie before reading the book. Kubrick does a fine job of giving the willies in this movie, and also does a great job at leaving ends open for public harrasment. Like the blood pouring from the elevator, or the alleged 1921 'massacre', or why the hell Nicholson's face is in the 4th of July Ball photo at the end of the flick. It's a good thing they had the made for TV version. It gave King's book the movie it deserves.