tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post7556919993437247457..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Whatever Happened To The Kid That Played Danny In The Shining?Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-24657286189206811092020-04-03T19:15:34.542-04:002020-04-03T19:15:34.542-04:00WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PAM AND HER GO RETRO BLOG?
--...WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PAM AND HER GO RETRO BLOG?<br />--April, 2020<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-52452516678402360132018-03-01T17:06:47.228-05:002018-03-01T17:06:47.228-05:00I absolutely love that scene, too! So glamorous a...I absolutely love that scene, too! So glamorous and elegant.<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-40751663902689135252016-12-12T20:48:25.197-05:002016-12-12T20:48:25.197-05:00I'm only 34 years old but when I watched this ... I'm only 34 years old but when I watched this movie again I really became almost wistful about the strange scene where Nicholson walks into the Gold Room of the hotel and there is a 1920s party being given, with a dream like orchestra playing an old tune. So elegant and haunting is that scene, especially later when all the party goers of that lost generation are shown as corpses in their evening attire. That to me signified the true passing of an elegant era in the world's history (by the year 1980) where style, class and manners were still held in high regard. And yes, I liked the end shot of the photograph that Nicholson appears in from that era. It looks as though they dubbed in his picture to one authentic from that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-77208830615333737342016-10-12T20:04:48.959-04:002016-10-12T20:04:48.959-04:00I looked up clips of the miniseries today...now I ...I looked up clips of the miniseries today...now I remember why it was instantly forgettable while the Kubrick version has stuck in my craw vividly. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-47195464168499395432016-10-12T11:38:09.986-04:002016-10-12T11:38:09.986-04:00I remember that TV remake. They made Danny's i...I remember that TV remake. They made Danny's imaginary friend visible and "real." Why? Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-83265472655498304492016-10-11T21:40:16.904-04:002016-10-11T21:40:16.904-04:00Thanks for the comments and the recommendation, Do...Thanks for the comments and the recommendation, Doug...YouTube has some portions of Room 237 uploaded but I haven't watched them yet. I didn't read King's novel, but I believe he was upset/jealous because Kubrick elevated his work by changing some elements of his story and it became a hit. I saw the ABC miniseries remake version made during the '90s, which closely followed King's book, and it was a flop. I honestly don't remember any of it except for the topiary animals that came to life. You can't mess with a classic. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-66165310012981082492016-10-11T21:18:09.453-04:002016-10-11T21:18:09.453-04:00If you haven't seen it (and have Netflix), you...If you haven't seen it (and have Netflix), you gotta watch 'Room 237'--a documentary where these hardcore super-fans of 'The Shining' believe they've found all these hidden meanings in the film, courtesy of Kubrick's mad genius. Some of them sure made a believer outta me! <br /><br />As for Stephen King, as much as I love the man I'll never understand his outspoken dislike for Kubrick's version. I realize that King's story had a clear supernatural element, but you can't deny Stanley Kubrick did a brilliant job with it <br />PS. Curious read about Danny! It reminded me of the boy in 'Willy Wonka' and his being a 'one-hit wonder' as well :)ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-878385602907796092016-10-10T00:07:07.844-04:002016-10-10T00:07:07.844-04:00Well, if you walk into a bar, sit down and order s...Well, if you walk into a bar, sit down and order some booze and the bartender tells you, "Your money's no good here," you can be sure that something is terribly, terribly wrong, and you are either dreaming or having a supernatural experience, and something bad is about to happen.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com