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Title: Deron, you are wrong.
Review: This version very closely follows King's intent and storyline. In the novel, Jack Torrance DID NOT freeze to death in the maze like the Kubrick/Nicholson version but DID die when the boiler-room blew up, which is exactly what this newer version shows, correctly. Plus, Jack Torrance DID carry around a croquet mallet towards the end, not an axe, like the Kubrick version falsely showed. Finally, Jack Torrance DID NOT say "Here's Johnny", no matter how good Nicholson did it in the Kubrick version.Whenever one tries to make a movie or mini-series out of a novel, they should keep as close to the original storyline, and thus, the author's intent, as possible. Therefore, I'll take this 4 hour Stephen King certified version over the 2 hour 20 min Kubrick version any day. I own both versions and this version is the one that I refer as the novel's companion.
