cheapened The Shining. All this junk about the psychic vampires... The story should have involved Danny taking on the spirits who controlled the Hotel and destroyed his father and almost killed him and his mother. We didn't need that stupid "Rose the Hat" stuff.
shareSo you basically wanted a rehash? What would be the point of that? I like the fact this did something completely different which makes it stand out from the first film.
shareNot only that, it respected the prequel in the process while also resolving Danny's story, as he is expectedly broken down from the events of the first movie, and a childhood under the fist of an alcoholic, abusive father.
The story should have involved Danny taking on the spirits who controlled the Hotel and destroyed his father and almost killed him and his mother.
Ehhh, I don't feel like it cheapened it at all. I also liked the film better than I thought I would, despite them using all this imagery from the Kubrick film. I'm surprised King was okay with them doing that because he HATED that adaptation.
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