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The Shining (stylized as Stephen King's The Shining) is a three-episode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, it is the second adaptation of King's book after the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick and was written and produced by King based on his dissatisfaction with Kubrick's version.

Plot
It follows the same plot as the book.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Stanley Kubrick's version of The Shining based on the book already did it better than this.
 * 2) It's very unfaithful to the source material and it destroys the charm from the book and Kubrick's version of the film.
 * 3) The acting is very poor, especially for Rebecca De Mornay, and Steven Weber.
 * 4) The special effects are very cheesy to look at.

Reception
The film received positive-to-negative reviews from critics, when it was originally released in 1997, it was acclaimed by critics for its careful pacing, makeup, depth, sound editing, and creepy atmosphere, However, retrospective critics have viewed the miniseries less fondly, comparing it unfavorably to Kubrick's film version. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 42% of critics have given the miniseries a positive review based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Stephen King's televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart, but unfortunately this miniseries is hobbled by a drab literalism of the text and cheesy effects that diminish the scares."