The Shining: Book vs Movie?

**Goodlovin** · January 9th, 2012

I'm not sure even an awesome movie like Kubrick's the Shining can compare to an Awesome book like Kings The Shining.

Book wins every time but damn that movie was good.

**91rewoT** · January 9th, 2012

Book wins, hands down...

**samhain** · January 18th, 2012

I don't even compare the two anymore.
In my mind, there's STEPHEN KING'S The Shining and then there's STANLEY KUBRICK'S The Shining.
Even though Kubrick borrowed chunks of the plot from SK's novel, it's almost an entirely different animal in style and structure.

**Laia_** · January 23rd, 2012

I have the film and I prefer the book because the spanish film isn't dubt good. The voice of Jack's wife is terrible and the voice of Jack is the same and it's a grief because I like the film

**King fan from trinidad** · January 24th, 2012

Finally saw the movie! The book was way better but the twins were cool! The wife was really ugly though!

**not_nadine** · January 24th, 2012

Originally Posted by King fan from trinidad

Finally saw the movie! The book was way better but the twins were cool! The wife was really ugly though!

Check out the miniseries....

**91rewoT** · January 24th, 2012

Originally Posted by GNTLGNT

Alas, the big screen version sucketh most mightily. Kubrick's folly I call it. The TV flick is better, but the book still redrums em all...

You took the words right outa my mouth GNT!!!!!

**DebA913** · January 25th, 2012

The Shining has always been one of my favorite books. Way better than the movie named after it. Kubrick's The Shining is somewhat entertaining for what it is, but I never really cared for it. I liked the mini-series much better than Kubrick's version, but the book is just soooo much better!