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I love hutch — 4 years ago(October 27, 2021 02:19 PM)
I saw "The Shining" on the big screen recently. It is easy to detect Kubrick's controlling nature in the film, which I think hurts it a bit.
But overall, the film is very watchable. Jack overacts, which would seem appropriate for the role. I prefer watching Shelly here. She is sympathetic the whole time.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 27, 2021 10:54 PM)
How the frick do you get off calling someone a freak of nature over a response that is an innocuous statement and opinion?
That is a freaky thing to do and I doubt you are even born of nature….
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 27, 2021 10:56 PM)
I've never seen it at the cinema. I can sense Kubrick thinking when watching his films. It can be distracting.
I am contemplating going to see Carpenter's
Halloween
on Friday night at the cinema. A more natural and real kind of horror presentation that Kubrick would have likely seen beneath him.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(October 28, 2021 05:51 AM)
The 1978 original?
If you do get the chance to see it, by all means…
John Carpenter kept things very simple in his straightforward rendering of terror. I like many of Kubrick's films without being a fan. With "Halloween" and "The Fog", I am a John Carpenter fan. I also think his scores for both these films were just wonderful, adding immeasurably to the films' overall impact.
Yeah, I think Kubrick does not seem like he would have been approachable.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 28, 2021 08:23 AM)
The 1978 original?
Yup!
Halloween Kills
has just been released and the complex is doing a special Halloween weekend screening of the very original.
I have seen heaps of times on vhs and dvd, but never on the big screen. I will have to see how I feel though tomorrow evening.
When I went to the movies earlier this week with a buddy, I nodded off for 5-10 mins.
Kubrick was a control freak and wanted the perfect shot/take and the controlling stamp on his style can be very evident.
Carpenter is a very technical director too, yet his approach appears more free-flowing and easier going.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?
— 7 months ago(August 16, 2025 09:50 AM)