I just watched "The Shining" for the first time EVER.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

I don't get it.

:shrug:

[driver8]

1. what don't you get?? I have seen this movie several times...

I'll see if I can help you.

[AlCzervik]

2. wait, what? is this a copy cat or are you serious?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. Would I lie to YOU???

An effrontery, I deem it be. :evilgrin:

[AlCzervik]

9. why yes i believe you do have the temerity to do so.

:7

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. The temerity, perhaps.

But the need, no.


















Hey-- this is fun! :rofl:

[RevolutionaryActs]

3. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

6. Ooooooohhhh! So THAT'S what his novel was all about!

I couldn't focus on the type, you see...

[RevolutionaryActs]

7. LOL

:rofl:


Ties it all together, doesn't it? :P

[stuntcat]

5. were you in a dark room with a big screen?

alone? }(

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. Yes on both counts

except for one candle burning upon the coffee table, which I suspect to be insignificant...

[stuntcat]

13. hrmph..

different strokes then! :hug:

[mopinko]

11. read the book.

the movie sucked.

[graywarrior]

12. I second that.

In fact, there were two movies made. The one with Jack Nicholson was ok. The more recent one sucked. The book is awesome.

[mopinko]

14. that screenplay was hacked with a dull knife

i barely followed the movie, and i had already read the book. maybe they edited it by throwing clips into a hat of something. poor steven king. all attempts to make movies out of his books sucked. 'cept maybe misery.

[graywarrior]

15. Believe me, it doesn't seem to bother him. He rolls with it.

[mopinko]

16. yeah, i guess he's a kinda-

'just spell the name right on the check' guy. i s'pose i wouldn't give a shit if i had his money.

[graywarrior]

18. Nah, he's grateful for everything he has, especially his wife & kids.

He's a sweet guy.

[XemaSab]

26. Stand By Me was good

It was also filmed, in part, in Shasta County CA. :)

[charlie and algernon]

27. Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption were something special

but yes, besides those three, the rest aren't that great.

[bicentennial_baby]

17. Word!

:applause:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

38. When I first saw it, I was barely constraining my fury...

at how badly Kubrick had fucked with the book when he went and killed off Scatman's character -- that fucking did it for me! :mad: I threw what was left of my popcorn at the screen and booed as loudly as I could. :P

Nicholson was so fucking over the top and Shelley Duvall was just annoying as hell. To me, Kubrick made it much more about an boozer having a breadown then a house taking over the soul of a man.

[Generic Brad]

19. "Redrum" is "Murder" spelled backwards

Did I just throw out a spoiler?

[ghostsofgiants]

20. It was his sled.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. HA!

BTW, I always hated that movie.

[ghostsofgiants]

24. The Shining or Citizen Kane?

I've never seen Citizen Kane, actually, but I love The Shining.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

25. Citizen Kane.

I love The Shining, though -- Kubrick's my favorite.

[ghostsofgiants]

29. Kubrick was awesome.

He made the cast of The Shining watch Eraserhead to set the tone, which makes him that much more awesome, haha.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

30. He also was a good practical joker.

I remember a story when one reporter tried to interview him in England in the 80s or 90s -- problem was, nobody really knew what Kubrick looked like because he was very low-profile.

The reporter knocked on the door, and Kubrick himself answered, but told the reporter that "Stanley Kubrick" wasn't there at the moment. :rofl:

BTW, you should probably watch Citizen Kane, if only for the historical context.

[ghostsofgiants]

32. Haha, I heard about that.

And yeah, I might get around to seeing it at some point.

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

36. Kubrick is GOD!!!

That is all.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

31. Of course! Why didn't I see it? It's so obvious...

"Rosebud".

Now it all makes sense.

[swimboy]

43. Damn you!

I still haven't seen that one. To my shame.

I liked "A Touch of Evil"

[Whoa_Nelly]

22. Did you read the book?

THe movie skips things, and conflics things

Overall, it's still creepu and spooky :o

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

28. Honestly, I've never been a King novel fan

As Bull Shannon's mom once said, "Harry, you just can't like everyone."

I concur. And yes, I AM a reader. I was born with a Ray Bradbury short story clenched in my fist. :evilgrin:

[mitchum]

23. But...but...but...Kubrick was a genius!

not in this house, Stanley

[edbermac]

33. Check this out; a good interpretation of the film.

The Family Of Man by Bill Blakemore; an argument that the film is about the destruction of the American Indian by white settlers.

http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0052.html

Another site that I just skimmed recently, which incorporates Blakemore's theory:

http://p066.ezboard.com/ftheshiningcommunityfrm0.showMessage?topicID=375.topic

Also see if you can get a book called Kubrick: Inside A Film Artists's Maze by Thomas Allen Nelson. Discusses SK's films in great detail.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

34. Thanks for the links and references.

I'll delve into them.

[BlueIris]

35. Great post!

That's basically what I think the film's thesis was, too.

[UTUSN]

41. Wow, thanks for the BLAKEMORE link.

I've always been in awe of KUBRIK's movie but interpreted it on the level of the individual dude going crazy on his own. Simplistic me. The pile of typed nonsense never fails to chill. But this BLAKEMORE view changes it all.

I was puzzled that KING sponsored a version "faithful" to his book, puzzled to see a totally unentralling t.v. movie.

[Adsos Letter]

37. For the shortened version

please follow the link below---the addition of bunnies may help:

http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html

:D

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

39. I was waiting for that

:)

Way better than the movie too.

[mitchum]

40. Both the book and the film were stolen...uh...inspired by Werner Herzog's...

"Signs of Life"
Piss on Kubrick; Herzog is the real cinematic genius

[leeroysphitz]

42. This link should help you make some sense of it all.

It cleared up all my questions about the film.

http://www.ps260.com/molly/SHINING%20FINAL.mov