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In Reply to: The languid pace is what makes it work posted by Dave_K on May 17, 2021 at 08:04:12:
I beg to differ. The book is also about isolation, plus substance abuse, but the pacing is breakneck. Steven King's last great novel. The movie was a disappointment when I saw it in the theater, gets worse with repeated viewings.
Duvall was awful, but so was Nicholson. Some of the scenes where he's being seduced by the hotel's evil spirits are laughably bad. Slack-jawed yokel.
I like Kubrick, too, but starting with 2001 he just lost something. The first half of Full Metal Jacket , when the Marines are still in boot camp, is fantastic. The second half is pathetic. Shot in England at Pinewood Studios, looks like somebody's idea of a fake Vietnam complete with artificial palm trees.
His earlier movies, like Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, The Killing, Spartacus, A Clockwork Orange , all great movies.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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- Having read the book (many times) and seen the King-directed mini-series... - ghost of olddude55 05/17/2109:04:43 05/17/21 (0)
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