Shinning sequel
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dungeonstudio — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 08:50 PM)
Maybe the 'scariest' movie the Coen's have made so far is Barton Fink. It gets pretty gruesome and evil near the end. Joel and Ethan are great at 'putting the bodies away'. From Blood Simple's great burial scene to the CIA dialog in Burn After Reading ("Who was the guy thrown into the bay?" "Don't know. He was scrubbed of all ID. Should I notify the FBI boys about it?" "Hell no! Just burn the body. We don't want those bureau jerks causing us more grief!" That's some COLD dialog right there!) I think the Coens are best at mystery and suspense. The Shining actually isn't a bad idea for them. To take on a Kubrick picture that's become so iconic today still? Kinda like going out to rewrite the bible for the Catholic Church. True Grit was good, but at the same time pointless. As George Harrison so eloquently said on a Simpsons episode: "It's already been done" Coens doing a reboot of Damnation Alley with Clooney as Capt. Tanner?
That flick could use a modern day brush up, and would be interesting to see the Coens tackle something like that?