In all honesty I like both the book and the movie equally. I think there are unique scenes in both the movie and the book that really stand out. From the movie: The elevator scene with the two girls is insanely creepy, and the "all work and no play..." scene is a classic. From the Book: The hedge animals and the playground scene as well as how it delves deeper into Jack's alcoholism and self loathing. Unfortunately I saw the movie before reading the book so as I was reading I couldn't help but picture the actors that played the characters in the movie. I have to say, Jack Nicholson is the only Jack Torrance for me, but then that may just be because he was the first representation of that character for me...