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Title: Finally, Steven King's "The Shining" :)!
Review: Years ago, after watching and enjoying Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining", I bought the Steven King novel and found it both a different and more powerful story. It was only a couple weeks ago I learned a more faithful version was available on film, so I watched it and it does indeed stay far closer to the novel. True, it's less spectacular than Kubrick's relatively glossy and hyper effort, but if you enjoyed the novel, definitely check out the miniseries. Both films are worth viewing, but keep in mind that what Steven King wrote is a very different thing from what Stanley Kubrick filmed, don't confuse them.Note: This is a three episode anamorphic 16:9 widescreen presentation with commentary -- each episode occupying a single DVD side (side four being blank). Total duration is 273 minutes and although the picture is a little on the soft side, it's not excessively so. The DD2.0 sound track quality is just fine.
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