I thought the mini series was actually very good, better than what people are giving it credit for. Yes it sticks to the book more, but isn't that the point? If you are going to make a film based on a book then you should stick to the story of the book.
People say that the original Kubrick film required more thought and left the viewers to come up with their own conclusion. I've noticed, since I read the book, that this is because he leaves out about 75% of the story so you have no choice other than to fill in the massive blanks yourself. Where as the mini series keeps most of the story there. I know that it does drop a few things that Kubrick kept but I think that was done to avoid there being too much of a comparison.
In the mini series we see so much more than in the movie: There is more character development, we see more background to them and we see that they are fairly normal family at first. We see more of the story of the hotel. We get to see the changes and the isolation starting as they get snowed in (unlike in the movie where one minute they've just arrived next minute they're snowed in).
I have wondered, people have a negative attitude to this because the movie came first. If the mini series came first THEN the movie was made after it, what would people think about the movie? I think they would have a negative attitude to the movie, due to it being made after.
People say that the original Kubrick film required more thought and left the viewers to come up with their own conclusion. I've noticed, since I read the book, that this is because he leaves out about 75% of the story so you have no choice other than to fill in the massive blanks yourself. Where as the mini series keeps most of the story there. I know that it does drop a few things that Kubrick kept but I think that was done to avoid there being too much of a comparison.
In the mini series we see so much more than in the movie: There is more character development, we see more background to them and we see that they are fairly normal family at first. We see more of the story of the hotel. We get to see the changes and the isolation starting as they get snowed in (unlike in the movie where one minute they've just arrived next minute they're snowed in).
I have wondered, people have a negative attitude to this because the movie came first. If the mini series came first THEN the movie was made after it, what would people think about the movie? I think they would have a negative attitude to the movie, due to it being made after.