*clicks*
It's tragic how Kubrick's original vision was butchered by the studio, eh?
(icassu, Thu 29 May 2008, 13:00, archived)

It was only made because the author wanted a version that actually followed his novel
Which, while it made Jack's character make a little more sense finally, unfortunately meant it was yet another Stephen King adaptation- they simply don't work. Mr. King's magic is very much with the written word.
( Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Thu 29 May 2008, 13:05, archived)

Mr King's
magic is very much in the first chapter, after that the rambling fuck has no idea what he is doing and seems to just type more words in a desperate bid to avoid bringing it to a conclusion being that he has no idea how to end a story.
( Pasanonic so I compo anything with words, right?, Thu 29 May 2008, 13:09, archived)

As someone who has read a lot of his stuff, I have to agree.
I like his books, but he does come up with lackluster endings quite frequently.
( Jamie_W thinks you're a liar (play it fucking loud), Thu 29 May 2008, 14:02, archived)