The original The Shining is one of my all-time favorite horror films. It's just a masterpiece. It's one of the few exceptions where I actually prefer the film to the book. I love the nuance to the film, where for the vast majority you don't really know if Jack is going insane or there really ARE ghosts. Turns out, it's a bit of both! It's fairly ambiguous, whereas the novel is much more overt. The atmosphere established is so ominous and disturbing...it's just brilliant in every way.
So needless to say, I was very dubious about a sequel. But I saw Dr. Sleep last night and was pleasantly surprised. I have some issues, but I think I went thinking properly. I wasn't expecting The Shining...and it's totally not. It is its own thing and perhaps that's actually for the better. It def. has its call back moments to the original, particular the end, and it's a long build up sort of movie where you're waiting for a lot of plot threads to finally come together...but they do in the end. I also must say, Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat was a total stand-out performance. She has a scene that is truly, deeply disturbing that it actually gave me nightmares last night.
I really was shocked by HOW much I enjoyed it. While sure, it's not as good as the Kubrick masterpiece, it's extremely well-done IMO.
Has anyone else seen the film and if so, thoughts?
So needless to say, I was very dubious about a sequel. But I saw Dr. Sleep last night and was pleasantly surprised. I have some issues, but I think I went thinking properly. I wasn't expecting The Shining...and it's totally not. It is its own thing and perhaps that's actually for the better. It def. has its call back moments to the original, particular the end, and it's a long build up sort of movie where you're waiting for a lot of plot threads to finally come together...but they do in the end. I also must say, Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat was a total stand-out performance. She has a scene that is truly, deeply disturbing that it actually gave me nightmares last night.
I really was shocked by HOW much I enjoyed it. While sure, it's not as good as the Kubrick masterpiece, it's extremely well-done IMO.
Has anyone else seen the film and if so, thoughts?
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