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Posted By: Toxique-Waste at 1:22pm, November 22, 2008
Brilliant movie!
I didn't get to see it until this year (which was indeed awesome cos I got to see it in theatres).
Was pretty wicked,a few dull scenes but still really good. Though I recommend Stephen Kings,this one is still good.
Oh "The Shining". Where do I begin my praises for this masterpiece of horror cinema?
Stanley Kubrick achieves perfection as he uses his camera like Picaso used his paintbrush. The lighting seamlessly works with the long, wide shots and linear angles, along with one of the most effective soundtracks in horror movie history, to create an atmosphere unlike anything seen before or since. I felt claustrophobic the whole time at the Overlook Hotel.
The tension is comparable to nails slowly dragging across a chalkboard, thanks in part to the terrific acting on Jack Nicholson's part. He has created the best crazy character ever. Shelly Duvall doesnnt get enough credit for her performance I believe. She really does play the scared role exceptionally well (the expression on her face in the poster above is one of pure terror). Danny just gave me the chills with his "REDRUM" scene and his "Tony" voice.
Some scenes don't really make any sense, and I don't think they have to. It is a Kubrick film after all, and trippy, disturbing images are prevailent in all his work. I particularly like the quick cuts that you have to rewind to see clearly, like the dead twins in the bloody hallway. Like I said, very trippy stuff.
Psychadelics aside, this movie still rules. A definite must in any fans horror collection. I don't see how someone can't get scared at least once during this film. Truly an epic masterpiece.
I fail to see why so many people glorify this film, because it just didnt have anything interesting to me, the performance of jack nicholson was the only reason i was even interested in watching it, i saw nothing really scary about the film, besides his transition into crazyness. shelly duvall is annoying and the little boy is too.
Stanley Kubrick staples down his perception of what fear is supposed to represent. In my opinion, this is the holy grail of horror films. There is nothing better. From disturbing imagery, malicious tension, and a brooding score to boot that emphasizes the ever-growing madness in the Overlook Hotel. (One of the most complimentary and provocative scores ever written for film in my opinion.) The Shining is not only ahead of it's time, but it is inspiration and vision are timeless. Genre films and extreme horror made today borrow immensly from this epic masterpiece. As far as pacing, characterization, plot development and gore go, The Shining lays it all out masterfully on display for the viewer to eat up in captivity. We all learn something from this film when we watch it. And it has proven still to this day that it can inspire and evoke horror in an individual that was, prior to viewing, unbenounced.
"Chilling, majestic piece of cinematic fright, this film combines all the great elements of an intellectual thriller, with the grand vision of a director who has the instinctual capacity to pace a moody horror flick within the realm of his filmmaking genius that includes an eye for the original shot, an ice-cold soundtrack and an overall sense of dehumanization. This movie cuts through all the typical horror movies like a red-poker through a human eye, as it allows the viewer to not only feel the violence and psychosis of its protagonist, but appreciate the seed from which the derangement stems. One of the scariest things for people to face is the unknown and this film presents its plotting with just that thought in mind. The setting is perfect, in a desolate winter hideaway. The quietness of the moment is a character in itself, as the fermenting aggressor in Jack Torrance's mind wallows in this idle time, and breeds the devil's new playground. I always felt like the presence of evil was dormant in all of our minds, with only the circumstances of the moment, and the reasons given therein, needed to wake its violent ass and pounce over its unsuspecting victims. This film is a perfect example of this very thought.
And it is within this film's subtle touches of the canvas, the clackity-clacks of the young boy's big wheel riding along the empty hallways of the hotel, the labyrinthian garden representing the mind's fine line between sane and insane, Kubrick's purposely transfixed editing inconsistencies, continuity errors and set mis-arrangements, that we discover a world guided by the righteous and tangible, but coaxed away by the powerful and unknown. I have never read the book upon which the film is based, but without that as a comparison point, I am proud to say that this is one of the most terrifying films that I have ever seen. I thought that the runtime of the film could've been cut by a little bit, but then again, I am not one of the most acclaimed directors in the history of film, so maybe I should keep my two-cent criticisms over a superb film, to myself. All in all, this movie captures your attention with its grand form and vision, ropes you in with some terror and eccentric direction, and ties you down and stabs you in the heart with its cold-eyed view of the man's mind gone overboard, creepy atmosphere and the loss of humanity." --FlickJunkie, imdb.com
since you're 15 I'll excuse you complete ignorance to the horror film genre but PLEASE GOD stop saying movies are overrated because it seems you have no idea what that really means.
The Shinning next to the Exorcist is one of the most brilliant films ever made and has change the genre since it's release. The acting, the story, the cinematography, everything about it is genius.
I sincerely feel if anyone doesn't like The Shinning then they don't really understand or enjoy horror films.
For shame, PromNight2008 for shame...
Put 10/10 for the Descent, 8/10 for the Hitcher and then 1/10 at this movie and 2/10 for the Birds, it's you and your shitty test that is a Shame.
If ever there were an overrated movie, this one would be it. Having heard all sorts of praise and hype for this, I watched it all alone late at night, expecting to be scared. (Similar to my experience with 'Inside', and to the same result). I absolutely hated it.
There was not one scary thing in this movie. Despite a two hour build-up, I still didn't give a shit what happened to these boring characters, and even the climas was uninteresting. For shame, Stanley Kubrick. For shame.
the best haunted house movie ever. just imagine christopher walken as jack torrence though. "wendy.... you didn't let me.....finish. i said, i'm not gonna..... hurt you, i'm just gonna bash your brains in"
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