Posted by Derek Janssen on 10/07/05 07:38

franky wrote:

>>>The authoritative DVDBeaver review site has given its members a sneak
>>>preview of the new version of Kubrick's 'Shining', which should be
>>>hitting cinemas around mid-December. The Kubrick Estate has given
>>>acclaimed director Ron Howard, who many people see as assuming
>>>Kubrick's mantle, exclusive rights to revise this movie to make it more
>>>truly accord with Kubrick's original vision, before the Hollywood
>>>financiers forced major changes to it.
>>>Here's the URL -- get ready to see Kubrick as never before.
>>>www.ps260.com/molly/SHINING%20FINAL.mov
>>>
>>
>>WTF cant they leave masterpieces like this and Willy Wonka and Planet of The
>>Apes alone?
>
> Because both of those movies were based on books, neither of
> which were 'definitive' by any means?

....And, given the fact that NOBODY's caught on yet that the .mov's a
dopey gag-fakie, that should be a pretty clear indication of just how
many even bothered to click in the first place?

Derek Janssen (there's not getting the joke, and then there's just not
*caring*)
djanss@charter.net

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