*THE SHINING* scared the #$%&! out of me! MOVIE REACTION FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
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Shelly doesn't get enough credit for her part in this movie. Masterpiece.
@Gen X Strong I heard that from a few different people. That they purposely messed with her sleep, yelled at her. Well, it worked.
@@ragnarok283 Well.. Opinions are subjective.
@@TTM9691 Shelley Duvall was also great in Roxanne, though it wasn’t a big role.
The behind the scenes documentary by Kubrick's daughter is really fascinating. You can really see how frazzled Duval was on the set between takes.
@Jai Poh I agree totally. She was perfect in the role and performed perfectly in my opinion.
The actor who played the kid is now a college professor at the University of Illinois. He was only 5 years old when the movie was filmed. Kubrick went to great lengths to protect the kid from knowing the negative aspects of the film. He didn't even know he was in a horror movie until he saw the film for the first time when he was 14 years old.
Opening credits, spooky music: "I feel something terrible is coming..."
Scene 1, job interview: "Knew it!"
Poor Mr. Halloran. First he gets fired from his job in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, then he get's killed at The Overlook Hotel.
This is one of the scariest movies of all time! Very well done. Shelley Duvall and Jack Nicholson were so awesome, it's frightening!! Talk about talent!!
Homer: "No TV and no beer make Homer go....something.
Marge: "Crazy?"
Homer: "DON'T MIND IF I DOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Jen’s reaction skows, that The Shining is timeless classic, which terrifies the Millenials in 2022 as much as our parents back in 1980. I understand Jen’s exhaustion after the screening, but this is the power of real cinema 🖤👍🏻
While terrifying, I think millennials seem to get way more terrified when watching horror movies of the past. I’ve seen a few reactors reacting to horror movies and they all seem to talk about being physically and emotionally scarred. Yes, they’re scary, but c’mon, they’re not that bad, haha.
Ya'll say millenials as if they're all a hive mind or something.
Dying Breed
Martin also said “our parents back in 1980”. Does that literally mean the parents of each person who will read that comment? Or is it a generalization of the type that we all do all the time? For example, “New Yorkers,” “Southerners,” or “Europeans.”
@@daerdevvyl4314 cmon let's go bloke
@@Beforezzz They are a hive mind. Millennials are like a eusocial insect colony where emergent complex behaviours arise out of the interaction of millions of organisms that on an individual level are fairly simplistic, with responses to stimuli that are primarily hard-wired and who communicate via pheromones. How else do you explain the success of TikTok?
Or maybe I'm thinking of termites...
“Don’t go in there… no, no you’re too cute just get in your little overalls and drive away!” Great reaction, thank you! It’s so cool how watching these scenes through the eyes of someone experiencing it for the first time makes it all feel sooo new. Great reaction, cheers!
Thanks Joe! So glad you enjoyed watching with me ☺👍
Kubrick was able to create one of the most petrifying scenes in cinematic history with 3 children and a tricycle. 😊
Lol so true! 👍
to hear you say 'please be the end' with such sincerity was perfect.
😂👍
They put Shelley Duvall through hell to film this movie.
Yup, and the Earth is flat. And the Easter Bunny is REAL!
She fucking crushed it though.
@@johnnypatrickhaus890 absolutely. They filmed that stairs scene over and over again.
@@Ocrilat you might want to look that up.
@@jaydisqus3353 lol They?.
Mad Stanley did it over and over
This movie is over forty years old and still holds up very well. It's a masterpiece and deserves & demands to be watched many times to catch everything. It's a slow burn but the entire time the walls are slowly closing in and you feel* a sense of unease and claustrophobia. Great movie.
Kubrick started out as a still photographer, and one of his inspirations was the photographer Diane Arbus. She used to photograph twins, the homeless, and other odd-looking people. The multiple appearances of the Grady daughters is Kubrick's homage to Arbus.
Oh interesting! 👍👍
Awww poor Jen, I felt horrible for you but I was laughing the whole time 😅
Fair! I laughed at the reaction footage too lol 🤣
The best line I've ever heard about this movie is that this is not a scary movie, it is a tense movie.
Definitely tense!
Few horror movies can pull off how this deeply unsettling this film is even upon multiple re-watches. I think a large part of it is the music and also the absence of music at the right times. This and Alien use that to absolute perfection.
The best thing about this film is it never lets up. From the opening scene to the final scene, the tension is turned up to 11 and never falls back down. Even during not so scary scenes like Ullman showing them around the hotel, you always are on high alert and looking out for anything out of place.
@@Beltzer0072 That's right. Most horror movies build tension to release as cheap jump scares, but The Shining never lets you rest. Someone said that it feels like Kubrick set out to make a film that hurts people, because it's not frightening in a normal way with peaks and troughs, it's designed to make you feel extreme discomfort consistently. Every aspect from the music to the lenses Kubrick shot his characters with is intended to be unpleasant.
''Disturbing'' doesn't equate to ''Entertaining'' or even LEGITIMATE. Kubrick, whom I admire greatly, erred here.
Just because you CAN do it. doesn't mean you SHOULD do it. What is the UPLIFTING aspect of this movie? There IS none.
@@dontherealartist Does it need to be uplifting? It's disturbing but it's also entertaining and a fantastic piece of moviemaking as art that gets under your skin and makes you think. Obviously it's not for everyone, but a film like this is cathartic - it's like a haunted house at the fair or a scary rollercoaster ride.
I just wanted to reach through the screen and give you a hug to calm you down the entire time.
Lol... I wanted to snuggle Bosty 😕 😆
The best thing about this, is that the book is 100% more terrifying than the movie, and also almost 100% different. But The Shining is for sure one of the top 5 scariest movies ever made.
I remember staying up really late reading The Shining when I was like 13, it was like 2 am, I had to pee so bad, but I was too scared to even get off of my bed and open my door to the long dark hallway. The book was terrifying.
@@augustbrown9711 Can't say it any better than that :)
Stanley was a genius photographer. His use of symmetry is visually brilliant, but also deeply unsettling.
Yes!!
The most simple way to describe this movie is ' the feeling of constant dread and impending doom'
A 2 hour heart attack
This movie is a MASTERPIECE!!!! There is actually an Alternate Ending,where we get to see Wendy and Danny in the hospital after they made it down the mountain.We see Wendy resting in her hospital room and Danny playing just outside her room.But then we see someone has come to visit them,it's Mr. Ullman and he's come to check on Wendy and Danny.He offers his apology,he's very sorry for what happened and offers Wendy and Danny to come stay with him,until Wendy is feeling better.And just as he is leaving he sees Danny and tosses him something.It's the Ball that rolled to him Mysteriously While Danny Was Playing With His Toys In One Of The Hallways At The Hotel.I heard this Alternate Ending was Actually Screened and some people actually saw it before the ending was changed to what we all know today.
Side Note*I Really Love The Gold Ballroom Music,I Hum That Music All The Time🎶
Do you know how the book ends? I'm assuming you do.
“Okay nothing’s happening, but I feel very uneasy.” Good. You’re reacting perfectly 👍
For a fun "Horror"- movie, I recommend THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)!
Or showgirls.
Jack Nicholson, in the end, struggling and yelling in the extreme cold, was amazing. In extreme cold it’s very hard to emote out loud and even talk properly. He must have done some amazing research.
The whole movie can be seen as space and time becoming smaller and smaller for Jack (movie starts with landscapes and long shots, then the settings and the shots become smaller and shorter as the movie goes), to the point of him being frozen both in the snow and in time on the last picture. He was always there and he will always be there.
Ohhh interesting 👍👍👍
Definitely need to watch Doctor Sleep now. It's so good it even makes The Shining better.
One of the very few bonding moments I had with my dad. He took me to see this when I was 12. It was awesome!
I love that!
Reminder set, Pretty Jen with a classic with potential mental scarring during and after the watch, the my Devils vs. Canucks hockey afterwards. Gonna be a good Tuesday!😂😎🍷🚬👍👀💕💕💕💕💕
So many amazing theories surrounding this film. I recently learned about one that explains how Wendy was actually crazy and most of what you see is her hallucinations, not Jack's. Really interesting stuff. This movie is a showcase of brilliant filmmaking.
For me, Alien was scary. This movie was instead very creepy. Never felt scared so much as creeped out.
But still, a masterclass in supernatural psychological horror!
Alien, the shining, and exorcist.....true masterpieces
Yes, the creepiness, horror, and suspense is the build up, the scare is the release. This movie never has the release. It wants you to be horrified the whole way through.
The opening shots are of Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood and the road leading up to it. The lodge was a public works project during the great depression. Since the primary goal was teaching unemployed people a skill and giving them a paycheck, there was no deadline for completion and it shows. The care and craftsmanship that went into it's construction is awesome. If you're ever in the neighborhood set aside time to see it. The movies interior shots were all done elsewhere and have no relation to the lodge.
That feeling of dread you felt Jen is what everyone feels when they watch this movie. Kubrick's bleak cinematography and music adds to the terror of this classic horror masterpiece. Great reaction.
Thanks! 😱
You really need to watch Doctor Sleep when this is over, and if you can handle it right after watching this. Ewan Macgregor plays as an older Danny.
@14:03 You, hiding your eyes, was so _ADORABLE!!!_ 🤗
You survived! Thanks so much for enduring this masterpiece for our entertainment. Glad you could appreciate it despite it terrifying you so much. Hard to believe a movie can be so horrifying when only one person gets killed and the bad guy dies. Kubrick….
True!!! Man that guy is a master!! 😱😱
You honestly have to watch Dr Sleep now. It’s a great movie that ties the shining in so well it really makes you feel complete
I highly recommend "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987)! Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer.
YEEEEESSS. Was it wrong and weird that I found Jack really sexy in that film?? 😳
Jen, You have to understand the hotel itself is haunted and brings people there to drive them mad and have them as permanent guests. IT's not only the ghosts that are haunting the place, The Overlook hotel itself is a character in the movie driving all the victims to madness. It's better explained in the sequel, "Doctor Sleep" (which you should definitely watch).
Yeah, people aren’t having hallucinations in the sense that their is a chemical imbalance in their brains or something, the hotel is haunted, they are seeing ghosts and whatnot.
@Gen X Strong you don’t think Grady, the Twins, the dog furry, the guy sitting on the bed, the guy with with bloody head, the woman in the bathtub, none of them are ghosts? They are all visions in the heads off all the Torrence’s?
@Gen X Strong I guess that's why King doesn't like the movie, it strayed from his book so much.
@Gen X Strong actually the Overlook still has issues regardless of the Torrences, otherwise how could Dick know to warn Danny about room 237? You make a valid point about Jack, that it’s what is inside of him that is coming out. But it is the Overlook that is bringing that out of him to such extremes and so fast. Again, the book made so much of this so much more clear. Dick warns Danny about the Overlook in general because Dick knows the Overlook can boost its power by working through Danny and his shining. The Overlook is evil, it looks for weak people, people susceptible to its evil, and uses them for its evil purposes. So it takes a flawed person like Grady and Jack and drives them to the worst possible outcome, killing their families, so they can join the others of the hotel.
Read the novel's for a really good scare.
I haven’t ordered red rum ever since I saw this movie.
Even as a veteran horror fan, The Shining is a tough watch. My hats off to you.
The hotel where they filmed the "inside" shots is in Estes Park Colorado. I have shot a bunch of pix of the outside but I have never gone inside that building. Nooo thank you!! But thanks for reviewing it. I enjoy someone else's fright at the happening.
Fun fact: Only the helicopter shots of the exterior are the real hotel. All of the interiors are sets filmed at Elstree Studios in England! They build a large portion of the hotel exterior and the maze at a disused air base for the daytime shots, then moved that into a studio for the night/snowy shots. =)
@@Xoferif The thing is Stephen King dreamed up the novel after staying there.
Good fun fact! 👍
I love horror and I've seen this movie many times, but there's STILL parts of it that make me feel uneasy when watching it again. That's a testament to how well it was made. Though I do prefer the novel, Jack Nicholson crushes the part here. You definitely should watch Dr. Sleep. It's not as terrifying but it's an awesome follow-up and on that one the movie is way better than the novel.
I'll try to work up my courage to watch it! 😱
@@jenmurrayxo 😆 it's nowhere near as scary, I promise
@@jenmurrayxo You really should watch Doctor Sleep. It's true that it's an amazing follow-up. And it's also an outstanding movie, I think I even like it more than The Shining. Also, it actually might be a bit more aligned with your tastes.
@@Nat-B I don't know, I'd say there are parts I like just as much as the original, but like Matrix Resurrections and Ghostbusters Afterlife, it gets a little heavy-handed with the nostalgia, particularly in the back half. Different folks having different strokes, I guess. Either way, it's definitely worth a watch so Jen can decide for herself how much she likes/dislikes it
Dr. Sleep is not even remotely in the same league as this film. Not made by Kubrick but they tried to capture some of the mood of the Shining but it looks sort of cheap and shoddy in comparison. In the truest sense it’s not a sequel to Kubrick’s film but perhaps to King’s novel.
The Shining is a masterpiece. Both the book and the film adaptation. They’re different in some respects, but great nonetheless and both held in such high regard among genre fans as their own thing. “In terms of being entertained by it, I was more like horrified by it” Another satisfied customer! Fun reaction!
2:07 Ullman's office....... and the impossible window behind his desk.
4:18 Shelley Duvall was a cutie back in the 70s and 80s. She played Olive Oyl in the live action Popeye film from the same year (1980). I also watched her Tall Tales and Legends series when I was a kid in the 80s.
I've had a good stare at it... What's impossible about the window behind the manager's desk? 🤔
@@Xoferif Google "impossible window"
@@jarrodnewman0514 Ahhhhh... Got ya! 😃
Delbert (Charles?) Grady: "We make the impossible possible! If I may be so bold, sir..."
She is the perfect Olive Oyl!!!
Hi Jen.
Wow. Wasn't expecting this one. I love this movie. I love all of Kubrick's movies. But I've studied this extensively. I hope you plan to watch Dr. Sleep. It will give you the answers to most of the questions I know you have. I mean, I can answer any question about this movie ( mostly😁) but Dr. Sleep does a good job. It comes from the King himself🤣!! Later.
I dunno if I can handle Dr Sleep!! 😱😱
@@jenmurrayxo It's extremely good! Mike Flanigan directs. He's becoming quite the name in horror.
@@jenmurrayxo I commented before I saw your react. I thought you would love this one. If you didn't there's no need to watch Dr. Sleep.
But the movie is basically about Danny and his gift. His shining is unusually strong. The hotel wants him for that reason. It thrives on the shining for sustenance. So it uses Jack to try to achieve that end (getting Danny). No one is hallucinating. They are seeing what the hotel shows them.
It's a horror film in the truest sense. It is psychological horror. Dr. Sleep is more thriller.
Enjoyed your react, though. Peace out, Jen!!
Thanks Neal!! I can see why this movie is so great but it just freaked me out sooooo much!!! 😱😱
@@jenmurrayxo Yeah, I get it. 😊
Kubrick is what made this film a masterpiece. Tons of Stephen King's novels get adopted for film, but none of them even touch the caliber of this film.
I just recently discovered your videos and I love them! It's fun watching your reactions when I've already seen the film; it's like reliving fave movies vicariously through your reactions. I had the same feeling from this film when I first saw it years ago...the only difference is that I loved it. I really appreciate how you're willing to go with a film and recognize its greatness, despite having a negative reaction, like this one. Mad respect!!
Thanks Adrian! ☺️👍
You'd like Dolores Claiborne. Also Stephen King. No supernatural stuff. Kathy Bates favorite role.
For exercising unfailing commitment sitting through a movie she DIDN'T want to watch;
For demonstrating courage above and beyond the call of reaction duty while enduring 2 hours of heart- stopping terror;
For reflecting great credit upon herself and dedication to her channel supporters;
My MVP vote goes to that Super-Duper Trooper: Jen!
Well done!
Aww wow thanks David!! ☺👍
Watching you watch this from behind your hand and arm the whole time was hilarious. 😆
It's much worse built up in your head, it's really not that gruesome, just creepy. I am not a fan of horror movies either, but I enjoy this film.
It's also just a movie. It's not real.
🤣🤣
Always worth remembering to that all that stress you felt and you only see one person get killed (apart from Jack and people from the past)
So glad you enjoyed! Doctor Sleep is a great follow up and worthy successor in this mans opinion. Just finished the book and of course its better than the movie, but still a phenomenal horror film on its own.
This movie is such a masterpiece for sure. Every bit of this movie was put in place to creep you out and scare the mess out of you. To leave you to be psychologically screwed and F'd up to the nith degree. I know from your comments the music and sound were especially effective. As well as Jack Nicholson's acting.
For sure!! Masterpiece definitely 😱😱
Congratulations for getting through it. I personally love to watch these kind of movies on my own and in the dark. But hey that's just me. Thanks once again for your comments and reaction. Greatly appreciated.
She's like "please be the end" 😂😂😂 The Shining is undefeated
25:06 "What was that?"...Well, I think by that time in winter the Overlook Hotel could go haywire in many different twisted ways...
Love ur react !
Absolutely my favourite horror movie of all-time (hence the profile pic). And because my Dad was a bit irresponsible (to put it lightly) I first watched it when it was fairly new, at the age of seven or eight. And while a few elements scared the crap out of me, I could already tell that this was a brilliant film (though I certainly couldn't have articulated it as such at the time). 👍😱❤
This is one of the cournerstones of horro, imo. The other 3 being The Exorcist (1973), The Omen (1976) and Pet Sematary (Also a Stephen King novel) (1989).
If you want some more context I recommend the documentary Room 237. It covers theories plus some insight into the film making itself both from the actors standpoint and the directing. Its really good.
In the novel the hotel itself is a character. The movie does a decent job of showing it but it could have been more clear. Also Jack Torrance (Nicholson) is able to shine in the novel, again the film doesn't really go into that. Instead we see how the hotel enhances Danny's ability to shine.
Finally I recommend some other Stephen Kings adaptations to films such as Misery (1990), The Running Man (1987), The Mist (2007), Thinner (1996), and Storm of the Century (2parts 1998/1999).
Scary music and no breathing makes Jen a terrified girl.
Scary music and no breathing makes Jen a terrified girl.
Scary music and no breathing makes Jen a terrified girl.
Lollll 😱😱🤣
I love how "The Shining" psychologically destroys people. This movie is ruthless!
Jen Murray - I agree with Tic Toc Melody ... this deserves to be in a re-issue of the movie!
Thanks for pushing through this to the bitter end - there's folks who would've said "Screw this! I'm not giving myself nightmares for a movie reaction!" and turned it off, turned off the camera, and gone looking for some light rom-com to watch while sipping a glass of wine! Instead you gave watchers one of the best movie-reactions *ever!*
Now go treat yourself to that glass of wine and a rom-com.
Keep On Keepin' On, *Like A Tank!*
Thanks Eric! I appreciate that 🙏🍷
@@jenmurrayxo ... BTW, you and Popcorn In Bed had similar 'difficulties' with this; she paused it and went and got her husband to sit with her (off-camera) for about the last 40 minutes or so. Not sure he was much help, really; twice, at intense moments, he poked her, and at the end he threw in the comment "Well that wasn't so bad."🙄
I got the distinct impression that she didn't expect to sleep well that night (& that she might consider having him sleep on the couch!) ... maybe that makes you feel better?
I was in the mood for some Jack Nicholson, and Jen Murray's reaction is the icing on the cake ♥
Jen, your reactions in this were hilarious. This is my favourite horror of all time, and always nice to see someone else's reactions the first time they see this. Sorry for laughing at your fear... 😋
I had the opportunity to see it at a screening in L.A., where Leon Vitalli, Kubrick's long time assistant, introduced the film. It was a full house watching the (then new) 4K restoration. The experience was overwhelming. THE SHINING is like a grand symphony, pushing and pulling, its rhythms moving like ocean waves... It's astonishing how some movies get better and better as time goes on. THE SHINING shows no sign of slowing down in that regard.
Jen, your reaction was great, and I feel like we all wanted to come and comfort you during this.
My feelings to this movie are mixed. It has some good terrifying and bizarre scenes.
The acting by all parties is well done.
As a horror, I find this movie to be more creepy, than frightening. There really is no suspense or build up to Jack's mental break. You see it coming from miles away and when it finally hits, there is no surprise.
I agree that the opening music is very disturbing, and the reveal of what Jack has been writing all along is the scariest moment of the film.
I respect this movie for what it is, but it's not a film that I love as much as others.
Jen, you are so adorable. Keep the reactions coming.
Hey Jen, YOu like the first draft of the Jack Lloyd novel. "ALL Work and no play make Jack a dull boy". I think it's shaping up to be a REDRUM masterpiece.
There were a lot of production problems on this film:
Shelley Duvall lost most of her hair due to the stressful 127 takes that it took for her to swing the bat at Jack Nicholson. She was pretending to swing it at Kubrick.
Nicholson slept on the set between scenes.
Scatman Crothers whom, plays Halloran in the movie, had his scenes filmed over 50 times. Then he broke down crying, saying, "What do you want from me Mr Kubrick?"
A fire broke out near the set where they were filming The Empire Strikes Back.
Stephen King hated the film, as the movie is not what he had in mind and would never work with Kubrick on any films based on his books.
Low key MVP = Scatman Crothers. All riggghhhtttt.
"The hotel is gonna let him out? F@#k you!" - BEST REACTION 😅
😂😂
This was the best reaction I’ve seen to this movie. Thank you.
Fun Fact: Every single interior shot you see in this movie was a set! Including the great hall !!
You are a trooper 😂 The reaction at 15:44 (the old woman/bath - so you needn't look and relive it) was real fear/disgust, and it was great to watch. I mean that only in the sense that I've seen this movie maybe 3 times and that old woman is the bit I turn away from each time 😂 it's just wrong. Anyway, I've been watching lots of your reactions this weekend - did the Bourne Trilogy before this - but I wanted to comment a well done on this one, because you could tell early on it was going to be a tough one *fist bump*
'Jaw'perfected the jump scare, 'The Shining' perfected suspense.
The first one of hers I watched and still in my top three of her reactions.
You looked legit terrified. Great reaction. Gotta watch more Kubrik - all his films are incredible and he tackled different genres: sci-fi, war, historical, comedy, drama, etc.
awesome reaction! I love watching people see this movie for the first time!
"I feel like I'm being tortured..." 😱
So did Shelley Duvall 😬
A gorgeous, thought provoking movie, but you can't overlook the mental trauma Kubrick inflicted on Shelley over hundreds of repeated takes. Her trauma is imbedded in the film like another ghost in the hotel.
@@TTM9691 UTTER RUBBISH. The OP didn't claim ONLY Shelley had to do takes, they said, and I quote "mental trauma Kubrick inflicted on Shelley over hundreds of repeated takes." Kubrick did do that. It is a FACT. Only Shelley was berated by the director. Only Shelley was made to stay from others. Now, Kubrick said this was so that she would be really stressed, but even Kubrick said specifically he did do it. You made up a claim never maid by the OP and you made up a claim that the director refutes. Where else shall I point out your lies?
Shelley was traumatised. Kubrick didn't trust her acting skills, never once gave that a chance, he engineered a case where she would not have to act.
@@TTM9691 Why does he? YOU posted to a PUBLIC FORUM, one you don't own. Your claims are therefore public record, and NOT personal. Whiner.
@@TTM9691 I'm not gonna gang up like the rest did on you because I happen to agree with you. As a huge Kubrick fan I agree most of what you said was true. Duvall has been quoted as saying Kubrick had a streak but he was very warm and friendly to her as well. These stories about Duvall and Kubrick have been told, changed, exaggerated over years especially after Kubrick death in 1999. One could say Jack Nicholson more terrorized Duvall because he wanted Jessica Lange to play the part of Wendy. Kubrick always pushed and pushed and pushed his actors and actresses to get the exact performance he wanted from them. To him it was the job they were hired to do and he was a perfectionist to his core. Kubrick was a once in a lifetime director and there is a reason so much of his career is shrouded in mystery, experiences, and success. Arguably what everyone considers the greatest director of our generation, Steven Speilberg, considered Kubrick a close friend, an inspiration, and the greatest of all time. Shelly Duvall is immortalized because of him.
@@TTM9691 Shelley Duvall clearly was damaged by Stockholm's Syndrome and felt she had to praise her tormenter.
@@TTM9691 That sh*t never leaves you.
I would call this movie more unsettling rather than frightening, but it's a Kubrick movie so of course it's expertly crafted as well. If you've not seen his other films, it's a rabbit hole well worth exploring. And if you want any suggestions on which ones to start with, my personal favorites are "A Clockwork Orange," "2001: A Space Odyssey," and "Dr. Strangelove."
I'm proud of you Jen. I've seen this movie a dozen times and it still gives me chills. First time I watched it was at night and I was alone. What the heck was I thinking? 😵💫
Oh noooo, too scary!! 😱😱
I get the goose bumps constantly with this film. The nostalgic sense of death permeates through the setting and is haunting. Also I must say your have elegant and lovely digits :)
It's lovely to see someone else react to this for the first time. It's one of my favourite movies.
I can really appreciate how desensitised I have become.
I love your review. I love that you state that this movie wasn't "your cup of tea". But then you went on to objectively review it by saying that it was well done (acting, suspense, engaging). You did something most movie critic are incapable of doing. Congratulations and much respect.
OK, you made it through this one Jen, Proud of you. This one gets in your head, so you need a comedy after The Shining. You already did Airplane! So now continue on with the same writing team with The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad. Same writers, directors and some of the same actors from Airplane!👍
Oh I do want to see that one!! 👍
This movie have been referenced and parodies so much I thought young people would be familiar with most of it already and it was really fun to see someone reacting to it without knowing anything about it in before hand. Great work.
This will be quite the treat to see. This is one of my all time favorite films and my favorite Kubrick film despite the treatment of Shelley Duvall and the disapproval of Stephen King. Smart thinking watching this during the day. I've watched this in the dead of night and it's a much different experience.
Oh nooo that must've been so scary!!! 😱😱
@@jenmurrayxo I absolutely adored your reaction. It can be definitely scary for first time viewers. So my first time watching it was actually when I was 12. I watched with my parents who believe it or not didn't like horror movies and definitely didn't like me watching them. However because I was a fan of Batman 1989, which also starred Jack Nicholson, they let it pass. I don't really remember it being scary but I definitely was confused. I do remember my mother made me cover my eyes during the bathtub scene so I only got to hear the disgusting old lady's laugh and that was all I knew of that scene for years. I've now seen this film countless times and every time it gets better. I guess I'm desensitized to it now lol! What would be the best way to recommend movies to you? Through RUclips or through Patreon?
Oh I can't believe you saw it at 12! 😱 I do polls on my Patreon from all the requests I get from patrons 👍
I don't normally like horror movies but I've seen this like a dozen times.
The scene with the person in a bear suit is explained in the book “The Shining.” One of the hotel owners was gay and their lover was dressed in a bear costume. That’s at least one of the interpretations from that scene.
20:15 Let me nitpick a little, here.
Earlier, Jack had us believing he was having problems with writer's block. Now I can tell you, from my _own_ experience, that writer's block is a frustratingly persistent problem. You want to get something written but no ideas are coming.
It can also be rather confusing, sometimes. Sometimes, when you're _not_ trying to write, you're getting flooded with ideas and you figure, "Cool. I'm having ideas. I'll have no trouble getting them down, later."
But then, when you go to write them down, they stop coming and you can't figure out what you're doing wrong.
Now, _I_ can tell you, from my own research, that there's _efficient_ composition (like essays, reports and term papers) and there's _creative_ composition (like stories and poems). Efficient composition, you can start off, right off the bat, with an efficiency device like a typewriter or a word processor. You won't have _any_ problems with writer's block, then. Creative composition, though, you have to start off with pen and paper.
I mean, let's be clear. Poems, I don't know what guidance to offer, but if you're trying to write a story, there are other things you have to have designated first; the setting, the conflict, the antagonist, the protagonist, the general themes, the general structure of the plot, that sort of thing. But once you've got all that, your first draft has to be written out by _hand._ You do _that_ and you can expect the ideas to keep coming. Indeed, you can expect the ideas to keep coming so fast you will scramble to get them all down. And once you've got the first draft written out, you can _transcribe_ it, but you have _no_ use for an efficiency device before that.
So what's that typewriter doing, there? It's clear, Jack would have you believe he has been trying to engage in _creative_ composition, so what has he been doing with that particular efficiency device?
Wendy was purposely dressed like GOOFY and they call their son DOC like Buggs Bunny. Also Wendy constantly says "What's up hun?." Just like Buggs Bunny saying "What's up Doc?."
LOL! 16 seconds into the video, she hasn't even pressed play and already she's terrified. Now THAT's a good horror movie. (reaction video) Your passing question of "Why don't you write about this creepy-ass hotel?" is verrrry, very interesting. Now... why did the typewriter change colour? (It's light grey in at least one scene, and dark grey in others)
I love the 1970's carpets in this movie with their bold colours and patterns.
Nice reaction, Jen👍
I liked your reaction (SUBSCRIBED). Early in movie, they said hotel was built on Indian burial ground. The ghosts likely came from those graves to haunt the hotel. Ghosts had to be real to open locker door. At first, only Danny saw the ghosts. Mom eventually saw them. Jack was likely inhabited by one of the ghosts. That's why Grady, a ghost himself, said Jack was always the caretaker and Jack's face appeared in a photo from 1921.
Ohh that makes sense 👌
The reaction to Bearbj was worth the ‘scribe!🔥😆
Rad!🤘
At the U.S Antarctic Base they are busy all summer with scientists and researchers. When the winter is about to arrive, all non-essential staff leave and a skeleton crew remains of technicians and engineers to keep the base running. After the last plane has left and the skeleton crew is now stuck there for the next few months, that first night they show a double bill of The Shining & The Thing. .
"Not my cup of tea" is Jen-speak for "Scared the shit outta me!" insofar as this movie goes. Though if it's any consolation, "The Shining" has consistently ranked as one of the greatest horror movies in cinema history, and has elicited countless reactions similar to yours, so you're hardly alone ;)
Loved this reaction! More horror/psychological thrillers please! Reactions are best when you’re out of your comfort zone.
I'll have to do more psychological thrillers for sure 👍
Shelley is such an underrated actress,i loved her role on "Popeye"(1980) with Robin Williams. You look adorable when you scared lol
Already love the reaction to the opening score...it starts building the tension and unease immediately.
Was fun watching you squirm lol just wanted to hug ya. Btw that shirt looks mighty comfy!
Very comfy! ☺
Your reaction was perfect! Everything about this film was made to trigger visceral fear. I think I had a similar experience the first time I watched this too. Chills, anxiety, feeling sick to my stomach, wanting to just run away. Stanley Kubrick was certainly a master of the craft. I hope you check out more of his films.
Thanks! It def triggered visceral fear!! 😱😱