Warning: If you read the book you may not like the movie

Rating: 5/10 (10 December 2000)

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Rumor has it when this movie was released in 1980 Stephen King bad mouthed it from day one. When I saw it, I couldn't understand what Kings problem was. 10 years later I read the book, and realized why King was ticked off. In the movie, Jack Nicholson kills the caretaker who came to rescue the boy and his mom. In the book, the caretaker lives and gets them to safety. And the ending was disappointing. The movie had Jack freeze to death, but in the book the hotel blows up and burns to the ground with Nicholson in it. Moreover, the book had you feel for Nicholson's character knowing he is possessed and not wanting to really harm his family. In the movie, Nicholson's character was unlike able from beginning to end. OH WELL, thats show biz...........