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Multiple people have viewed this as a scary masterpiece regardless of the fact that it does not share the tone and faithfulness its source material has. And who can blame them? The source behind the scariness isn't explained. The tension is built before it's revealed. The set-ups are made. This film relies a lot more on tension and the setting up of it than it does on body counts or explaining away the supernatural happenings. Honestly, watching it is just so worth it. It's that excellent in every form, shape and way.
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The Shining is Stanley Kubrick's vision of what he thinks the Stephen King novel should be. It stars Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall who are a married couple along with their son Danny who must caretake over a secluded summer resort in Colorado. The resort has had a violent past, with a former caretaker murdering his wife and two daughters before killing himself years earlier. Now Jack, Wendy (Duvall), and Danny must spend the next five months without any outside contact with the rest of the world. Cabin Fever slowly sets in, and the evil spirits of the hotel don't help Jack much either. Jack Nicholson does a marvelous job portraying this man who is hearing and seeing the former patrons and dwellers of the hotel, and is slowly heading towards insanity. When I first saw this movie, I didn't care for it much. That was mainly because the first time I had seen it, it was edited for TV. And there are several things that don't match the book, namely the ending. For a more true to the book version, I suggest Stephen King's The Shining, which is almost as good. After several years though, I bought the Kubrick version, and I was truly impressed. It was like I'd never seen the version that was edited. Plus I was much younger when I first seen it, and sometimes you think a movie is better than it is when you're younger (Friday The 13th Part whatever). But conversely, you don't appreciate some movies until you're older. A good case for me is this movie as well as Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. I thought they were both strange when I had first seen them, and now I love them both. They're good stories with different twists. What I especially like about this version of The Shining is the camera work. The opening shots of the mountains are absolutely breathtaking, as are the other aerial shots of the resort and the shots of the maze. And the shots of Jack coming into a room, especially when Shelley Duvall is behind the typewriter are chilling. But my favorite shot is when Jack is locked in the canned goods locker, with the shot from underneath him. It captures Jack at his menacing best. Also, the music definitely fits this movie perfectly. It keeps foreshadowing Jack's slow climb to lunacy. It's actually spine tingling at times. Although it's a little off from the book, it's definitely a great movie. I now prefer this version to Stephen King's version (although I like that one too, it's closer to his novel) because of the great acting, music, and camera work. It has stood the test of time, and Stanley Kubrick has made this movie his own. It is truly a horror classic. Anyone who likes horror movies must have this movie in their collection.Read full review
Been looking for this movie on tape for a bit to add to my collection, happened to find this one. The box is a bit damaged but hey, it's from the 90's, I didn't mind it. My only real complaint is the tape wasn't rewound, haha.
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The storyline, the setting, the cast, all are perfect for the tale of a haunted hotel. As the hotel starts to come alive, this family is in for some trouble! Stephen King is truly a master of imagination, suspense, and horror. The music really adds to the scare factor of the movie for some real frights. However, as usual the movie didn't do justice to the book at all. Soooo much was missing, if you want a truly good scare read the book. Hint: the ending is different in the book. But as for the movie, I have seen it several times and it still is a good scare.
“The Shining,” is the ultimate horror/suspense/drama masterfully directed by the brilliant Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson (in a tour-de-force performance as Jack Torrance). Shelley Duvall gives an outstanding performance as Jack's imperiled wife, as does Danny Lloyd who plays Torrance's young son. This is the chilling story of the Torrance family's forced isolation, during a fierce winter in the sprawling Overlook Hotel, nestled in the Colorado mountains. Terrifying ghosts and images emerge from hidden rooms and passageways as the storm rages on. Days pass into weeks, and Jack's mental stability deteriorates into violence, threatening the lives of his wife and son. This heart-pounding film was adapted from Stephen King's novel of the same name. It is a screamingly good horror film that will thrill and delight fans. Some interesting movie trivia: "The Shining" continues to maintain a very high critics' rating of 8.4 on the Internet Movie Data Base (on a scale of 1-10), long after its multi-award-winning theatrical release in 1982!Read full review
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