The Shining is my second favorite King read (first being The Stand). The mini-series had, in my opinion, poor acting and overall production value (early 90's TV for ya) but I really enjoyed it because it did a better job at capturing the true essence of the novel and its characters. I LOVE the Kubrick movie. However, I do so as a film fan. I love film and seeing all types of movies. Kubrick's The Shining was a great damn movie. But unfortunately (again, imo) it really just used King's story as a background. Almost like a fan-fiction lol Based on the thing, but only in the way that they used the same characters, backdrop, plot, etc. It didn't have the power and insight that the novel did. If The Shining novel did not exist. And this movie did. I would still love the movie. I just don't love it as an adaptation of the novel. Hope that drabble makes sense XD