As a fan of both the book and movie, I though Kubrick nailed the characters Lloyd and Grady. It's as if they stepped directly out of the book. If only Horace Derwent did.

In an interview, he said the ending was "not very interesting". Hallorann was the key to their escape, so if he dies, he leaves them with no escape, for the moment anyway.

Kubrick never seems to have said anything regarding his contempt of Stephen King's popularity. Kubrick was, if anything, more popular than King when he made The Shining.

She had a juicy back story (even a name) in the book, but who needs that in a movie?

And most of the characters have zero depth. But it is a "horror" flick, what else could we expect?

A masterpiece just like Silence of the Lambs, amirite? Dang, I can't even type that with a straight face.

Kubrick publicly said he respected S.K.'s writing in the novel. Like you said, The Shining was more about Kubrick making his own movie, adapting only plot points of choice. He says "Jack comes to the hotel psychologically prepared to do its murderous bidding." Precisely why the movie never goes too deep; it doesn't…

"Kubrick had Lloyd simply wiggle his finger and speak in a wrecked voice when Tony was around…" - that was my only real problem with the movie, and I also didn't see any need to kill Hallorann.

NDT was twerping for people to "chillax" about the supermoon because it's not all that rare, not really "super" and, not too special. Thing is, very few people were going overboard about it anyway. Sometimes seems like he thrives on backlash.

Careful, Sony. Don't be deceived into thinking you took the high road.

And the "coming of age" metaphor is…

Kim Carnes just died a little inside

He plays a great dbag frat boy, which says a lot.

Sad that it led to Pitch Perfect 2, which was poorly conceived and turned out mediocre.

The core of the whole narrative.

Jesus forgives errrbody. Just ask.

Nothing new under the sun…*cough* Tiger Woods *cough*

Too bad "19" had to end…because of Josh's regressions instead of because it's an effing ridiculous show.

I didn't thoroughly enjoy the movie as it presents as an ambivalence between screenwriters but I did enjoy the adderall whiz kid from Silicon Valley, a.k.a. The Carver's appearance. I think that role could have been expanded to many more comic antics than was shown, and never mind that stolen bit from Dumb and Dumber.

Then you'd for sure find his rambling pre-movie monologue creepy, begging viewers to love his film.