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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   10 Oct 2018 21:10 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      7 of 13 
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Hmm, I don't know about the Shining. I love the film and I've very happily watched it God knows how many times, but here's a thing: I don't think I've ever found a Stephen King film adaptation remotely scary. That said, I usually find them more engaging than the books. He's adored by writing tutors, has written a book about writing, but in spite of the sparkly ideas and (apparent) technical excellence, I find his voice dull. 

I think the Shining film is much better than the book, not especially scary, but with some extraordinary sections where I can't think of a better word than 'art'. In particular, the scenes around the bar and the ball. 

But the thing is, if a horror film isn't scary, is it successful?
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   11 Oct 2018 01:05 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      8 of 13 
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Oh come on. The flood of blood? The dead lady in the bath? Heeeere's Johnny!
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   11 Oct 2018 07:38 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      9 of 13 
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Exactly.

Great images, but...
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 From:  milko   11 Oct 2018 16:34 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      10 of 13 
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You're just too tough and hard to scare!

My abiding memory of The Shining is now this time where we watched it while really rather stoned and Tina rolled off the sofa laughing at the bug-eyed expression Shelley Duvall pulls when she's got the bat.

Well, that and
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   11 Oct 2018 19:34 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      11 of 13 
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Bah. The Shining is a cinematic work of art, and a genuinely scary movie.

What do you consider a scary movie?
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   11 Oct 2018 19:36 
 To:  milko      12 of 13 
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She had a great roll in Nashville too, playing a ditzy hippie chick.
“Faith Goldy is polling at the same level as the guy in every local election who dresses up as a Wizard and promises to build Hogwarts. The only difference is that Faith smells worse than that guy, and Faith is a Nazi.”
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   11 Oct 2018 20:22 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      13 of 13 
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Well, I'd agree with the first part of your proposition, but I'd say that it invoked " a strong sense of worry" when I first saw it rather than any kind of fear.

Sorry I didn't feel scared. If it's any consolation many of the films that have scared me have been pretty crap and I had no desire to see them again.

Edit: incidentally, this thread has prompted me to buy a copy of the Shining. 
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