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Finally someone agrees with me on The Shining (startrek.website)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Jessica Huang from Fresh off the Boat TV series, said this in response to Honey quoting the movie. I totally feel the same way.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Implying that Kubrick isn't a genius in his own right.

Stephen King wrote a lot of stories. Not saying that a lot of them aren't good. But it feels, to me, like he's been throwing a lot of shit at the wall to see what sticks with a lot of years even releasing multiple books in a year. The man is a machine, with some good stories sometimes.

Kubrick's movies on the other hand have been classics for the most part. And yes, that includes the Shining.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Kubrik is an arsehole who literally destroyed duvall's psyche. For a fucking movie. I don't respect him.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Kubricking extends beyond The Shining. A. I. is a horrible travesty of the original short story. The author begged him not to do that idiotic retelling of Pinocchio, but Kubrick didn't listen.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You mean the Stephen Spielberg movie: "A. I. Artificial intelligence"? Because the Kubrick version was unrealized. And the unrealized pinnoccio movie?

So you're angry at a director for movies that were not made?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago

Steven Spielberg specifically said that he would continue Kubrick vision for the movie. And the Pinocchio discussion Brian Aldiss had was with Kubrick, not with Spielberg.

So be careful not to cut yourself with that edge. You don't seem to be handling it well.