Stephen King's The Shining (Two Disc Special Edition) | 
| Director: Mick Garris
Actors: Stanley Anderson, Peter Boyles, Dan Bradley, Lou Carlucci, Rebecca De Mornay
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  209 reviews
Sales Rank: 11507
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 273 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD22526D
ISBN: 0790772728
UPC: 085392252626
EAN: 9780790772721
ASIN: B000077VRT
Theatrical Release Date: April 27, 1997
Release Date: January 7, 2003
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Product Description
A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/04/2005 Starring: Steven Weber Courtland Mead Run time: 273 minutes Director: Mick Garris
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Stephen King's The Shining is a new adaptation from the author himself, made for television, that bears very little resemblance to the 1980 Stanley Kubrick version. That's not surprising since Kubrick threw out most of King's novel and presented his own version of the story. Here King redresses the balance in a miniseries that follows his original almost to the letter, and manages to be effectively creepy despite the budget and censorship limitations of the TV format. Stephen Weber takes over the role of Jack Torrance, the caretaker who slowly descends into madness in the haunted Overlook Hotel. His performance is as far from Jack Nicholson as you could get, with his insanity building slowly and menacingly rather than being virtually mad from the get-go. Rebecca De Mornay is superb as Wendy Torrance, struggling to hold her fragile family together amid the spooky goings-on. Young Courtland Mead plays Danny, whose unique gifts give the story its title, as one of those infuriating TV brats who overacts left, right, and center. Fortunately, there are enough creepy moments and a number of frights to hold the whole thing together, the woman-in-the-bathtub scene being a standout shocker. Sure, there is nothing quite like Nicholson's "Here's Johnny!" moment, but this is the story King wanted to tell and it still shines brighter than most of the other recent screen adaptations of his work. --Jonathan Weir
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 Very Good Book Adaption April 23, 2009
M. Thompson (Louisiana)
I absolutely love Stanley Kubricks version of the shining. But if you are a big fan of the book and want a more faithful adaption then this would be the movie for you. It has almost every scene from the book included in this version,(Stephan King did the screen play) including the famous moving hedges. The acting was not superb but pretty decent for a made for tv movie. Overall for what it was i really enjoyed it.
 Finally! April 2, 2009
Eric A. Hendrix (Claxton, GA)
I was very pleased with the mini series, it captured the feel of the book and was truly frighting.
No Comparison March 1, 2009
Michael Way (Monrovia, Ca. United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is impossible to compare this excellent TV version of "The Shining" with the Stanley Kubrick version because Kubrick ruined the movie by re-writing it. This is the way Stephen King wrote the book and the way it was meant to be seen. Don't bother with the movie version, watch this one!
Danny's Going to Take Some Medicine February 11, 2009
Wes Saylors Jr. (Boone, North Carolina)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Firsly, I can't stop laughing at some of these reviews concerning Courtland Mead (Danny Torrance) and his apparent inability to close his mouth. I thought the same thing when I saw this mini-series of 'The Shining' and am glad others noticed how his barn door stayed open, as it were. BUT ... that said, Stephen King's adaptaion of his own epic and wonderful novel 'The Shining' is a very good adaptation. While Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance is iconic as far as horror films go, Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay are almost identical to what you picture of the Torrance family when you read King's 1977 novel. In fact, Rebecca De Mornay is exactly the character King wrote about. Her strong and proactive character is a nice change from Shelly Duvall's pop-eyed and hysterical Wendy Torrance (though in fairness, most of this was due to Stanley Kubrick's direction). Watching Steven Weber slowly succumb to the Overlook's demonic hold is both sad and terrifying, the way it should be. Nicholson was terrific, but he was unbolted from the start (again, probably a Kubrick directive). 'The Shining' is originally about a descent into madness, and this mini-series allows the time for madness to slowly descend. It is creepier when we see the commonplace and friendly give over to murderous violence. Comparisons to Kubrick's 'The Shining' are inevitable. And both are great. Kubrick made a fine movie. Stephen King and crew made a fine adaptation. Sadly, little Courtland Mead -- open mouth notwithstanding -- is the weaker of the comparisons. The Kubrick movie Danny Torrance is a much stronger character. But two out of three ain't bad, and Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay serve up 'The Shining' in intelligent high-style. This is a very strong movie version of a classic horror novel.
Better casting than the original January 11, 2009
M. C. Woodward (Wisconsin)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong...I'm a HUGE Jack Nicholson fan and he did a great job in the original Kubrick movie version of The Shining - but I like this newer version better. Rebecca DeMornay's portrayal of Wendy Torrance is spot on! I think she is much closer to the actual character than Shelly Duvall was. All in all - a great movie. Super scary - whichever version you get (heck, with the great prices on Amazon - why not purchase them both?) you won't be sorry. Steve Weber does an awesome job in his portrayal of the slowly losing his grip on reality Jack Torrance. Danny Lloyd in the Kubrick film did an fantastic job as did Courtland Mead in this mini series remake. Bottom line: this is a great movie - pop some corn, turn the lights down low and be prepared to get the bejesus scared out of you!
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