after just finish the book the same day i watch the movie and i know what be suppose to happen . i have high expectation of the movie and because of the rating . the only reason i give this movie a negative star be that it be alright try to be a movie . i have a couple main point for not like this movie . spoiler 1. the casting . jack nicholson barely fit into jack torrence character . also and i would have never pick shelly duvall for wendy . i picture wendy much differently . i can see why they pick jack nicholson though and the grin and the pointy eyebrow and but he not suppose to really look evil . he suppose to look normal and and he turn evil . also and they make one of the bad movie couple . danny be alright and he need more life though . he act way to droney . 2. the screenplay . they cut out so many thing that be in the book and and add thing . some of the thing that be in the book that i be look forward to in the movie be either delete and change and or handle wrongly . some of the thing that be in the book that i be look forward to see ( the hedge animal and the roque mallet and the elevator ) be not in the movie and and it be 2 and half hour . i be extremely irritated . 3. the end . the end be change completly and halorann die and jack froze to death and wendy never get hurt . the overlook do not blow up . the end be so cool in the book and and the movie mess it up so horribly and i be apalled . hallorann be never suppose to die and but jack kill him with an ax . if they want to kill him and at least have jack use a roque mallet . you never even saw a roque mallet during the whole movie . there be other thing that i do not like about the movie and but there be thing that be all right . the camera angel be cool and the blood come out of the elevator ( do not happen in the book ) be cool and but maybe i be too irritated that the movie do not go with the book and to try to be scar at all . i reccomend read the book and before you see this movie . i applaud stephen king for actually agree to sign a contract to not dis stanley kubrik any more . i would never have do that and i would have take all the right i could get to yell at him all day . i can not wait to see the 6 hour version and at least it have the hedge animal . rating represent negative .