Even besides the silly feel-good ending of the King version? (I can't decide which is worse. The ending of King's The Shining or of the last third of Spielberg's AI.)
The inexplicable Robin Williams voiceover really threw me there. I kept thinking it was some sort of Bicentennial Man reference, which would have made no sense. Aside from the whole robot thing.
And I think my preference has a lot to do with Jack Nicholson. Though the King version is more faithful to the book.
I never seen The Shining and I thought the trailer was pretty damn funny. If you don't know the plot, I guess you might not like. But doesn't everyone know the plottish?
I've never seen The Shining. should I watch the trailer?
Posted by mike d | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:01 PM
Which one? King or Kubrick?
Posted by pdf23ds | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:02 PM
The Kubrick movie. You can watch it, mike, but it won't be nearly as funny to you.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:03 PM
I own the King movie on DVD, but I've never watched the Kubrick one all the way through.
Posted by pdf23ds | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:05 PM
The Kubrick one is better.
Posted by Matt F | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:12 PM
Hopefully this isn't one of those Kirk/Picard issues, I don't want to start a feud.
Posted by Matt F | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:19 PM
Even besides the silly feel-good ending of the King version? (I can't decide which is worse. The ending of King's The Shining or of the last third of Spielberg's AI.)
Posted by pdf23ds | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:20 PM
The inexplicable Robin Williams voiceover really threw me there. I kept thinking it was some sort of Bicentennial Man reference, which would have made no sense. Aside from the whole robot thing.
And I think my preference has a lot to do with Jack Nicholson. Though the King version is more faithful to the book.
Posted by Matt F | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:27 PM
one of those Kirk/Picard issues
Can there even be a question here? Kirk.
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:35 PM
This trailer is funny too.
Posted by Joe O | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 3:51 PM
*coughs*PICARD*coughs*
The British accent gives him an automatic boost up, plus he's not crazy.
Posted by Matt F | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 4:10 PM
I never seen The Shining and I thought the trailer was pretty damn funny. If you don't know the plot, I guess you might not like. But doesn't everyone know the plottish?
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 4:14 PM
You sound like the Ukranian guy from "Everything is Illuminated"
Posted by Matt F | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 4:17 PM
That was hilarious. It would be even better if someone seriously did this: made a thriller movie and advertised it like a family film.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 4:22 PM
Willy: [gasps] Boy...you read my thoughts! You've got the Shinning.
Bart: You mean "Shining".
Willy: [sotto voce] Shh! You want to get sued?
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 09-29-05 4:49 PM