Could you elaborate? I mean, I respect your opinion more than that of most others on here, but simply calling those who prefer the book idiots isn't a good counter argument. What, in your opinion, made the movie better? Nicholson was great- actually, the whole cast played their roles very well- but the movie was just kind of dull and, well, not scary to me once I passed age 14. The book, however, still gave me chills at 20.