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i so hated the kid ..
and that negro guy!!puhlease..
after all that hype ..he walks in and gets killed in an instant..
and the woman..shit!!
this is one of king movies i sooooooooooooo HATED..
redrum my fucken ass !!
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Since you mentioned the 'negro'... one of the major changes in Kubrick's interpretation was to kill off Halloran almost as soon as he reaches the Overlook. After his cross-country journey, this is certainly a shock, and something of an anti-climax (though it does add to the cold nature of the film).
Melvin Van Peebles was allowed to live as per the book in the miniseries, though the final shining scene at the University was a bit twee.
Shelley Duvall was certainly a presence in Kubrick's version, but this timid and neurotic Wendy Torrence was nothing at all like King's character.