I saw this for the first time recently aft revisiting the 1980 version.
This miniseries is the second adaptation of King's book after the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick.
Inspite of the 273 mins runtime, this series was not able to get the maximum from certain actors. For example, the wife's character looked very believable in Kubrick's version but here it ain't.
Here she looked too hot to stick with an unemployed, alcoholic, student basher.
But the most horribly done character is the hotel.
In Kubrick's version, the hotel is a character itself n looked so very isolated, creepy and eerie.
The hotel is much more sinister in Kubrick's version compared to the hotel in this miniseries.
While this televisual adaption is very faithful than Kubrick's version and it made it very easy for me to skip the book n directly head for Doctor Sleep, this miniseries is not at all scary n the hotel in this one didn't look isolated at all. The series has cheesy effects n the hedge animals look terrible here n is a big lol.
Now aft watching the miniseries, i am happy that Kubrick did the right thing by not following the book.
There is zero ambiguity in the miniseries while Kubrick's version is still talked about regarding so many ambiguous scenes.
The hotel in Kubrick's version is majestic n so grand that one can easily get lost. The huge empty corridors, the big wide stairs, the ballroom, etc everything is a character themselves.
There is nothing creepy or eerie about the hotel in this tv version.
This miniseries is the second adaptation of King's book after the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick.
Inspite of the 273 mins runtime, this series was not able to get the maximum from certain actors. For example, the wife's character looked very believable in Kubrick's version but here it ain't.
Here she looked too hot to stick with an unemployed, alcoholic, student basher.
But the most horribly done character is the hotel.
In Kubrick's version, the hotel is a character itself n looked so very isolated, creepy and eerie.
The hotel is much more sinister in Kubrick's version compared to the hotel in this miniseries.
While this televisual adaption is very faithful than Kubrick's version and it made it very easy for me to skip the book n directly head for Doctor Sleep, this miniseries is not at all scary n the hotel in this one didn't look isolated at all. The series has cheesy effects n the hedge animals look terrible here n is a big lol.
Now aft watching the miniseries, i am happy that Kubrick did the right thing by not following the book.
There is zero ambiguity in the miniseries while Kubrick's version is still talked about regarding so many ambiguous scenes.
The hotel in Kubrick's version is majestic n so grand that one can easily get lost. The huge empty corridors, the big wide stairs, the ballroom, etc everything is a character themselves.
There is nothing creepy or eerie about the hotel in this tv version.