It shows enough of the classic film to have a connection, but also has a story different enough and good enough to hold it's own. I think this film is at least worth a watch whether you're a fan of the Kubrick film or not, because it's sort of it's own film in a way. Stanley Kubrick loved to throw in very long shots in his films, and while I personally think they worked sometimes, other times they were excessive, and in The Shining, they were excessive to me. Not that The Shining was boring, but it is a very slow film. An advantage I'll give this film over The Shining is that even though the film is two and a half hours, it doesn't get boring. As far as it being a scary film, you may jump a few times, and some scenes are a little disturbing, but by Stephen King standards, it's more of a suspense film. I will say there are a couple scenes at the Overlook that feel like they were written in to make the fan base happy rather than be part of the story, but nothing that drags on too long. It's been a while since I've said to myself "Oh wow, there it is" that many times at a film. I found myself smiling at the call-backs to the classic movie, and when Danny returns to the Overlook Hotel.
I think the things they do in the film would make anyone want them to see a terrible fate. There are a few intense moments with the villains (Primarily Rose the Hat and Snakebite Andi) that made me absolutely hate them (which is a good thing). If I had imagined how Danny might have turned out after the first film ended, I don't think I would have predicted it much different. I thought Ewan McGregor built a very nice character. Seeing the trailer for Doctor Sleep and discovering Ewan McGregor was playing an adult Danny Torrance, I thought the concept might be interesting.
MacDonald, and he’s passed.’ At the time I was a little bit pissed, but the more I think about it, that was right.While I don't consider it a masterpiece, I did enjoy the classic Kubrick rendition of The Shining, and I understand why it has the fan base it does. I’ll write the book and we’ll give the royalties to charity.’ Maynard MacDonald wrote me a letter and said, ‘I’m very touched by your offer, but I think we ought to leave things as they are because there was only one John D. I have an idea in mind, and it’s called Chrome, and it will put a button on the series.
I thought, ‘What a shame, because there are all these wonderful Travis McGee books, and yet the story kind of ends and leaves you hanging.’ I wrote Maynard a letter because I had an idea, and I said: ‘I would like to write a final Travis McGee novel. His wife had passed on, and he had one child named Maynard who lived in Australia. And John died while he was having a heart bypass operation. The last one was called The Lonely Silver Rain.
MacDonald wrote this series of novels about a guy named Travis McGee and they all had colors in the titles: Pale Gray for Guilt and The Quick Red Fox. Stephen King is a name which requires little introduction to anyone even remotely interested in the horror genre.
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