The Shining
Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or, as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick, is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family?
From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing setting, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. In a signature role, Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, who's come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife and son. Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.
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Classic Jack - BluesHound
This horror movie is truly a classic that can and will stand the test of time. Jack plays his role as the caretaker turned crazy so well it is probably the best I have seen him in a movie. There really isnt anything bad to say about this great horror flick that I still love today. The transfer to blu ray looks awsome also and certainly makes the great movie that much better.The Shining - AppsScraps
Directed by the one and only Stanley Kubrick, this is a magnificent example of how novels (in this case Stephen King's The Shining) ought to be brought to screen. The Shining tells the classic tale of the Torrances and the winter of discontent and mayhem they spend housesitting a haunted resort - The Overlook Hotel. Starring Jack Nicholson (as writer-slowly-going-mad Jack Torrance); Olive Oyl, er, Shelley Duvall (as Wendy his wonky wife); Danny Lloyd (as their son-with-Shining-power, Danny) and Scatman Crothers (as Dick Hallorann, the hotel's cook and savant). The Shining works in every single respect and is classic horror with each and every frame a testament to Kubrick grasp of the novel and his auteur. The film is pregnant with famous moments: Jack announcing, "Wendy, I'm home" with axe in hand; son Danny (as Tony) with his talking finger saying, "Danny's not here Mrs. Torrance"; the blood pouring from the elevators; "Redrum, redrum"; "Heeere's Johnny" to mention but a few. The Shining shines like few horror flicks can and is, in a word, exquisite.
My rating 10 out of 10.Never gets old.....ever. - samiam1
I love this movie. Love, love, love it. I don't think of it as a horror movie at all. It's art. It's beautifully acted and wonderfully directed and don't get me started on the novel. As an avid Stephen King fan, this movie is one of the few of his books made into film that does the book justice. Sure some things have been changed, good books aren't generally written as screenplays.
There are so many great scenes in this movie. But my all time favorite is the slow moving scene Jack & Wendy take to the stairs, right after she's read what he's been working on. Killer scene.
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Classic Jack - BluesHound
This horror movie is truly a classic that can and will stand the test of time. Jack plays his role as the caretaker turned crazy so well it is probably the best I have seen him in a movie. There really isnt anything bad to say about this great horror flick ...The Shining - AppsScraps
Directed by the one and only Stanley Kubrick, this is a magnificent example of how novels (in this case Stephen King's The Shining) ought to be brought to screen. The Shining tells the classic tale of the Torrances and the winter of discontent and mayhem they ...Never gets old.....ever. - samiam1
I love this movie. Love, love, love it. I don't think of it as a horror movie at all. It's art. It's beautifully acted and wonderfully directed and don't get me started on the novel. As an avid Stephen King fan, this movie is one of the few of his books ...