Stephen King's The Shining (Two Disc Special Edition)

Tienda Stephen King's The Shining is a new adaptation from the author himself, made for television, that bears very little resemblance to the 1980 Stanley Kubrick version. That's not surprising since Kubrick threw out most of King's novel and presented his own version of the story. Here King redresses the balance in a miniseries that follows his original almost to the letter, and manages to be effectively creepy despite the budget and censorship limitations of the TV format. Stephen Weber takes over the role of Jack Torrance, the caretaker who slowly descends into madness in the haunted Overlook Hotel. His performance is as far from Jack Nicholson as you could get, with his insanity building slowly and menacingly rather than being virtually mad from the get-go. Rebecca De Mornay is superb as Wendy Torrance, struggling to hold her fragile family together amid the spooky goings-on. Young Courtland Mead plays Danny, whose unique gifts give the story its title, as one of those infuriating TV brats who overacts left, right, and center. Fortunately, there are enough creepy moments and a number of frights to hold the whole thing together, the woman-in-the-bathtub scene being a standout shocker. Sure, there is nothing quite like Nicholson's "Here's Johnny!" moment, but this is the story King wanted to tell and it still shines brighter than most of the other recent screen adaptations of his work. --Jonathan Weir

Contenido de la caja Stephen King's The Shining is a nicely packaged set, with the film spread over two discs complete with a commentary featuring Stephen King himself, instantly making this set a must-have for his fans. There are also several deleted scenes which add some interest to parts of the movie. The transfer is good, considering its TV origins, and the crisp sound captures every spooky moment on this well-thought-out and presented set. --Jonathan Weir Ver más

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.66:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7,5 x 5,75 x 0,5 pulgadas; 5,6 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : 9808559 Director : Mick Garris Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Color, NTSC, Subtitulado, Closed-captioned, Anamórfico, Dolby, De pantalla ancha Tiempo de ejecución : 4 horas y 33 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Octubre 3, 2006 Actores : Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Courtland Mead, Melvan Van Peebles, Wil Horneff Subtítulos: : Inglés, Español, Francés Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified Estudio : WarnerBrothers ASIN : B000077VRT Número de discos : 2 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº38,532 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº1,385 en Terror (Películas y TV) nº1,906 en Misterio y Suspenso (Películas y TV) Opiniones de clientes: 4.7 4.7 de 5 estrellas 1,682 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.66:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7,5 x 5,75 x 0,5 pulgadas; 5,6 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : 9808559 Director : Mick Garris Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Color, NTSC, Subtitulado, Closed-captioned, Anamórfico, Dolby, De pantalla ancha Tiempo de ejecución : 4 horas y 33 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Octubre 3, 2006 Actores : Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Courtland Mead, Melvan Van Peebles, Wil Horneff Subtítulos: : Inglés, Español, Francés Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified Estudio : WarnerBrothers ASIN : B000077VRT Número de discos : 2