tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7064587954896208389..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Non-Traditional HorrorSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10400690478756540382023-06-22T13:36:19.304-05:002023-06-22T13:36:19.304-05:00Kubrick really abused Duvall to get this perfomanc...Kubrick really abused Duvall to get this perfomance, and I hate that that is true--she really deserves most of the credit for this film working as well as it does.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13662262895112704832023-06-20T11:53:00.826-05:002023-06-20T11:53:00.826-05:00You are right, as much as jack Nicholson is amazin...You are right, as much as jack Nicholson is amazing, Shelley Duvall does steal the scenes. His antics would be half as scary if it was not for her.<br />And yes, the voice of Tony is creepy TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42088421082290515442011-05-21T23:36:52.677-05:002011-05-21T23:36:52.677-05:00The girls are damn scary. "Come play with us....The girls are damn scary. "Come play with us. Come play with us."SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59924722904464426332011-05-21T18:27:03.382-05:002011-05-21T18:27:03.382-05:00A buddy of mine in Estes Park tends bar at the hot...A buddy of mine in Estes Park tends bar at the hotel that inspired King's novel. This isn't the same hotel as the one shown in the movie; it's smaller, from what my friend says. I hope one day to visit my friend way out there in the mountains. If I like the scenery, I may just stay there.<br /><br />Forever.<br /><br />And ever.<br /><br /><i>And ever.</i><br /><br />(That bit of movie dialogue was certainly reminiscent of King's prose: he's always been master of the one-sentence/one-line/one-word paragraph. <br /><br />Not having read the novel, I have no idea whether that particular moment, with the ghostly girls, played out the same in prose as it did on the screen.)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42071990707812639902011-05-21T18:09:12.775-05:002011-05-21T18:09:12.775-05:00I agree--I'll side with Kubrick. It's not ...I agree--I'll side with Kubrick. It's not that I dislike the original story so much as I really like what Kubrick decided to do with it. I haven't seen the made-for-TV remake and don't have any plans to.<br /><br />Am I alone in finding the voice the kid uses for "Tony" to be really disturbing?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-72806903319795249202011-05-21T15:56:42.273-05:002011-05-21T15:56:42.273-05:00King was never happy with Kubick's changes in ...King was never happy with Kubick's changes in his story, but was King's TV version with Steven Weber really necessary? I'm going with Kubrick on this one. <br /><br />And I agree with you about the scariest scene.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.com