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Summary: A Classic!
Review: This is one of the greates horror-movies of all time. The only thing which is keeping me from rating it 5 stars, is that STEPHEN KING's version from '97 is so much better. (I haven't seen this movie in America. In Norway it's for sale, with a rating for "18 years".) As said, this a Stephen King story, and Stanley Kubrick is doing a good job directing this movie. The scariest scene was of course when the kid "Doc" met the to twin-girls in the hall. I'm not going to say more. Jack Nicholsen and Shelley Duvall is great, but as said, it can't beat the '97 recording.
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Summary: VERY CREEPY
Review: Being a teen automatically makes me only like new movies-right? WRONG! This movie is clear evidence. The plot is believable and unbelievably scary. Which, in my opinion, makes it MUCH more scary than The Haunting or even Chucky. You never know whats around the corner, in one case two dead twins chopped up years ago by their father.This movie is twisted and keeps you up nights on end. It introduces new stuff constanly keeping your mind whirrling and wondering. Rent it if not buy it. I recommend it for anyone over 13, but only if they're into scary movies. Hope this helps.
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Summary: appreciate each on its own terms
Review: To those who criticize Kubrick's adaptation of King's novel, this reader who appreciates both on their own terms asks, "What do you expect?" Apples and oranges. What better cinematic portrayal of Jack Torrance's descent into madness (in the book, "caused" by his obsession with the scrapbooks on the hotel in The Overlook's basement) than his wife seeing page after page of "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy"? And I suppose Nicholson's performance was "over the top" (the same can be said about George C. Scott in "Dr. Strangelove") but that's what makes it a memorable bit of screen acting. (Nicholson's conversations with Lloyd the bartender are absolutely unforgettable!) A first-rate movie and a first-rate book.
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Summary: One of the ABSOLUTE Greatest Movies EVER!
Review: Anyone who's ever seen this movie can't agree that it wasn't at least entertaining. Jack Nicholson plays a very, very creepy caretaker of the Overlook Hotel... who eventually goes insane and tries to kill his wife and kid. This was as scary as a movie gets. I'd recomend it to anyone.
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Summary: Spectacular, Chilling Drama
Review: A fascinating departure for Kubrick as he moved away from what could be considered as "intellectual" films, to an extreme study of isolation, loneliness, and ultimately, delusion and terror. Groundbreaking camera work only adds to the impending sense of doom. Great performance by Nicholsonas the would be author who's writers block only permits him one sentence. Try looking at an elevator the same way again.
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Summary: One of the best horror films of all time...
Review: I am a HUGE Stephen King fan. I have almost all his books, and have even written to and been replied to by him. That being said, even though he disliked this movie adaptation of his book, I loved it! Kubrick created a masterpiece of horror and suspense in this movie. Other King movies focus more on the conventional blood and gore stuff, this one tries to climb inside your head and mess with it, which I love. From the first stirrings of madness in Nicholson, to the wonderful moment when a freaked-out Duval realizes the "novel" her husband has been slaving over is merely drivel, to the famous "redrum" little Danny shrieks, it's all there, and it's marvelous. If you haven't seen this movie yet, and are a King fan, you should love it (despite what a previous reviewer says). If you're not a King fan, you'll still love it if you're willing to let the movie work on your head, rather than do the obvious blood and guts stuff. "Scream" it's not, thank goodness! But a not-to-be-missed classic it is. Go for it!
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Summary: The Shining
Review: Having read The Shining, and been in turns moved to laughter, tears and of course, terror, I was prepared for a powerful movie. It was - powerfully dreadful. Stanley Kubrick missed the whole point of the book - the humanity and the struggled against human and supernatural evil. The tragedy of the book was the gradual seducation of Jack Torrance back into alcoholism and into the grip of the Hotel. Jack Nicholson, a fine actor, proved himself to be a USDA Grade One Ham, with his slobbering, capering immediate descent into evil. Wendy in the movie was a dishrag of a wife. Stephen King has never written such a spineles woman character in any of his books, let alone this one. And what can I say about the idea of Danny's "friend" Tony being his finger? Nothing without getting sick to my stomach. And Scatman as Dick Halloran! I don't know what Kubrick was thinking, but for me he bore an uncomfortable resemblance to a Step & Fetch it. He was the most strong, dignified character in the book. As he was portrayed, I would never believe Danny would take any advice from him. The chase scene at the end in the maze would have been a clever touch in another movie; the true death scene of Jack Torrance and the Hotel in the book was so moving and horrifying. I liked nothing about this movie.
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Summary: THE SHINING
Review: VERY LOOSE ADAPTATION OF THE STEPHEN KING HORROR NOVEL ABOUT A WRITER AND HIS FAMILY,SNOWBOUND IN A HUGE HOTEL,WHO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS HAUNTINGS CAUSED EITHER BY THE HOTEL ITSELF OR THE WRITER'S DEMENTIA.TECHNICALLY STUNNING AND PRETTY DAMN SCARY,BUT TOO LONG.PRETENTIOUS AND IMPLAUSIBLE.NICHOLSON IS EXCELLENT AS THE FAILED WRITER GONE OFF THE DEEP
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Summary: Great Movie, Horrible DVD
Review: This is arguably the greatest horror picture of all time. The story is great and the movie really delivers. You will enjoy this movie. It is ten times as good as "The Sixth Sense" (still, a good movie). The only problem with this particular presentation of the DVD is that it is poorly done. It was part of a Kubric collection that was done without any touch-up work. You would expect dobly-digital and widescreen format for such a classic film, but you get a mono 4:3 format. The DVD is pretty bad. Thankfully, a new DVD release will be coming out that will fix all these problems. So, unless you need this right away I'd wait for the new one. Otherwise, an outstanding film.
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Summary: Ok but not the best scary movie
Review: I have seen a lot of scary movies and this one was more then the other ones are but it still was just not appealing to me as a horror flick. I think this a grate movie to see if you are looking for a thriller but not a scream scream horror flick.
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