Kings version WAY better

Rating: 8/10 (12 April 2007)

My view is that Stephen King's version of The Shinning is a lot better than Kubrics. I have read the novel and there are several things that are in the book that when you watch Kubrics version, you just say, "What?!?!?". For example, the woman in room 217 (although it's, what, 237 in the film?) turns into a younger female and makes out with Jack which does not make sense at all. The woman in 217 killed herself and therefore remains an old dead ghost, there was absolutely no reason to put that in there.
I really do not think you can compare the two too much. Kubric's version is way different than King's. I am a fan of Kubric, and this film, but the Kubric and King were on completely different wavelengths.