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[Movie] Doctor Sleep

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  1. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Contributing Member
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    due out in November. I'm so there.



    it's a sequel to The Shining
     
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  2. Big MAK

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    I'm in. The Shining is one of my favorite movies.
     
  3. ROXTXIA

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    Funny thing about "The Shining" movie. My favorite scene is when the British middle-aged servant spills a drink on Nicholson's coat. They go to the lavatory for the servant to clean it up. During the course of what seemed innocuous chitchat, the butler's fawning British politeness turns to cold hard menace: "I corrected them..........And when my wife tried to stop me from doing my duty, I.......corrected her." That actor's part was small but important and he knocked it out of the park.

    Hope this sequel is good.
     
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  4. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    This is going to be a tough one. Stanley Kubrick is, in my opinion, the greatest filmmaker ever. Doing a sequel to one of his movies is going to be near-impossible. The director of this movie is Mike Flanagan, and I've never seen any of his movies, but I've also never heard that he's an amazing director. Looks like he churns out horror movies, and I sincerely hope this guy digs down deep. Honest, the only living director I can think of with the range to really do this right is Danny Boyle.
     
  5. Buck Turgidson

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    Warning:

    This book is nothing like The Shining, and is not really a "true sequel", and this will not be so much like the Kubrick movie at all (which was not like the book) I'd guess.

    Adjust your expectations accordingly.
     
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    Is the book worth reading?
     
  7. Buck Turgidson

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    Yep, read The Shining again before you read this. It's a very solid King book. Not one of his greatest ones but still pretty/very good.
     
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    Directed by Mike Flanagan who is probably the best Horror director in the game currently.
     
  9. Cannonball

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    I've really only seen "Gerald's Game", which I liked. I didn't make it far into "The Haunting of Hill House".
     
  10. Jontro

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    what was the shining about? is it like a murder horror or spirits/ghost horror?
     
  11. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    It was a dull costume drama about the history of a ski lodge. People only thought it was scary b/c it had a weird soundtrack and because the two leads were confused about the script.
     
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    [​IMG]
     
  13. Os Trigonum

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    boo this man
     
  14. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Boo like scare?

    I love me some Shining. Almost my fave Kubrick and that's saying something!
     
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    I would definitely read a B-bob reviews the classics site.
     
  16. rocketman12

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    There’s a Simpsons Halloween episode that does a great spoof of it
     
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  17. Bandwagoner

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    The Shining, like most Kubrick films, is all about the intricate plot highly in need of a cash grab sequel. Not at all about tone, visuals, music or details.
     
  18. Ottomaton

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    This was all the Shining sequel I need:



    The best scene by far in a very mediocre movie.
     
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    The Shining was scary, and think the Director delivered. But really didn't connect to the supernatural aspect of the title or the book. Almost left it out entirely. Thank god. It in my opinion takes away from what I watched. But interesting that the supernatural was the vein of the book. So I don't mind seeing what perhaps the author had in mind even if the film had an entirely different take on human nature. I don't think it will be good, but I am interested to learn more about the hotel and the powers.
     
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    Myself & Rotten Tomatoes disagree. I'll assume you're a Millennial.
     

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