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 Scatman Crothers Danny Lloyd Barry Nelson Joe Turkel Anne Jackson Barry Dennen Tony Burton Philip Stone 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 Alan Harris Peter McNamara Guy Standeven Reg Thomason
Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, Zárení, I lampsi, Derakhshesh, Hiilgus, Hohto, The Shining 1, O Iluminado, El Resplandor, Porlash, Rongraem Phi Narok
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: 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 👑💁♀️💅
shelley duvall's performance in this film is one of the most intense and realistic portrayals of fear and terror i've ever seen and her skilled acting brought me to tears.
the fact that shelley duvall is constantly overlooked when ever i see anyone talk about this film is a fucking crime, especially considering the mental and emotional abuse kubrick caused her so she could maintain a realistic performance and critics didn't even mention her once upon this film's release, it's fucking disgraceful.
seriously, the lack of praise shelley has gotten in comparison to jack nicholson and other actors in the film is astounding and a goddamn crime.
shelley i'm sorry that after all your hard work and suffering that you're…
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Primarily a film about abuse, and how sanity is often impossible to return to once it's lost. Jack Nicholson gives a performance that goes from 'fully crazy' to 'existential specter of rage and terror' over the course of two hours and change. Undoubtedly a masterpiece.
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…
I really don’t wanna be a bummer but I don’t think any movie, not even The Shining, justifies treating Shelley Duvall like that. Made me extremely sad this time around thinking about it. I just think the way we treat each other is more important than the art we make. I really do, I’m sorry. You’re not wrong for liking this, I love it, too. I promise I’ll be more lighthearted and impish in my next review.
something in this movie: happens
some guy who just loves going absolutely crazy on the cello: that's my cue
I maintain that the scene with the guy in the bear costume is just something random and nobody in the film had any idea what it was supposed to mean.
watched in 35mm at music box
friggin love it, nothing to say that hasn’t already been said
*MASTAPIECE*
watched this for my emotion in the movies module and its safe to say a whole lot of emotions were experienced
Reviewing movies that are as iconic and personally important to me like The Shining are reviews that actually stunt my process of reviewing in general. I only finally felt like I had something to say about this film once someone told me they didn’t like it.
This movie is all about Jack Torrence and the viewing experience is one that plunges you into this trickling catacomb of abuse amidst a supernatural landscape. I love Shelley Duval and the debate of her character as a strong female lead is moot to me. She’s the innocent backdrop that makes everything so horrific and the helplessness of her character is something that always stands out to me upon repeated viewings.
I’m not even…
this is one of the greatest films i’ve ever seen in my life idk how stephen king hated it so much
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