1980 Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd Scatman Crothers Barry Nelson Philip Stone Joe Turkel Anne Jackson Tony Burton Barry Dennen Lia Beldam Billie Gibson David Baxt Manning Redwood Lisa Burns Louise Burns Robin Pappas Alison Coleridge Burnell Tucker Jana Shelden Kate Phelps Norman Gay Paul Desbois Vivian Kubrick Derek Lyons Aileen Lewis Chris Parsons
Zárení, Hiilgus, Hohto, I lampsi, Derakhshesh, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
After having over a meter (3 feet for my fellow Americans) of snow fall on us in just a few days, the isolated and trapped feeling gave us great cause to want to watch the ultimate cabin fever-in the depth of winter film. Regardless of how many times one has seen The Shining, it never loses that overwhelming sense of dread.
As soon as Jack Torrance is in frame, that uneasy feeling takes over. I feel as though I wish I could warn all of the other characters in the movie to walk on eggshells, don't upset him! Maybe you shouldn't talk to him right now! Can't you see it! Just leave him alone! There has never been another character…
Jack, Wendy, and Danny spending the winter at the Overlook Hotel. The interview. Fuckin' Tony. Cabin fuckin' Fever. Blood. Closing day. High elevation. Cannibals. Darts. Twins. The Gold Room. Fuckin' Dick. Danny loves Ketchup. TANG. The Shine. Fuck you Room 237! Power fuckin' Wheels. A typewriter. Wall ball. Mini-maze. Jack the Grouch. Jack's sweater. High-tech audio equipment. O-VER. The way Danny closes his eyes. Mickey Mouse. Awesome fuckin' carpet. Losing your fuckin' mind. Jack's fuckin' eyes. Jack's fuckin' laugh. Lloyd's wise words. A confession. Foxy paintings. Tits in the water. Fuck you mirror! Olive fuckin' Oyl. Jeeves. Red, Red, Rum. The trance. A jet plane. Rocky's corner man. Road Runner. Louisville Slugger. Dull fuckin' Jack. Stairs. Trapped. Snow. A big-ass…
Jack: oomf 😬
Wendy: STOP.... just @ them sis
Jack: HFNDNFHBGNDN ok so he killt his family in a h*tel and then himself and now he’s like.......telling me to do it LMFAO
Wendy: WIG LMAOOOOO but like 👀 wyd 🤔
Halloran: dam.....that shit hurted 😔👌
Wendy: call me shelley duBald, bitch! i’m unstanning gl running the overflop hotel 🤡
Danny: oomf in the maze...........i have to laugh
Jack: SITTING 👑💁♀️💅
There’s really nothing to say that hasn’t already been said but holy shit this is the best horror film I’ve watched so far. Jack Nicholson has one of the best performances ever. I think this is my first Kubrick film I’ve watched and I absolutely fell in love with everything about it and what he was able to do.
10/10
This is the one Kubrick that I feel is overrated. The acting is stiff quite often and it feels like people are waiting for queues. It's not so natural feeling. The plot is ok, but nothing stellar. The rest is Kubrick. It's still pretty good, but not even in his top 3 in my opinion.
Nicholson's S-Tier acting ✔️
Fantastic score ✔️
Great cinematography ✔️
Interesting story ✔️
Good supporting actors ❌
Well paced ❌
We should really have more horror films like the shining that rely on more physiological hotter than just jump scares. Some moments generally made me really uncomfortable which is what horror should do. Every technical aspect of this film is perfect. The colours used make each scene like eyecandy. Jack Nicholson give probably the performance of his life and the slow descent to madness was actually more tagic than I was expecting. Only down sound is Shelley Duvall gave a very mixed performance. Overall really enjoyed and think I'll have to rewatch to fully take it in.
i'm not gonna waste your time with a rehashed review or analysis of this movie that's been said and done over and over again since the day it was released.
what i will say instead is that stanley kubrick was a weak man who i easily could've beat in hand to hand combat, but despite all that, he still made some pretty good movies i guess (including this one)
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