Rip to shelly duvall. The whole cast acted perfectly but shelly was amazing! The look of fear on her face was so realistic it was giving me anxiety. Great actress and jack was amazing as usual. Another great reaction jesse. You’re knocking them out!
Hey everyone, thank you so much for watching! Please consider subscribing to the channel. What scene from this film frightened you the most?? I've had a few people reach out to recommend Doctor Sleep, so I'll definitely be checking that out as well! :)
Dude, love your reactions!!!! Watch Dr Sleep soon!! Watch the Director's Cut!!! It better!!! Come on. Go watch it right now! Stop reading and go! . . . . . . Are you still here?!?! Go watch Dr. Sleep! Lol
Many people have suggested a whole subtext of Jack molesting Danny. There are many places int he film where if you look at it with that in mind, it makes sense.
Great reaction and analysis. I love your attention to details such as all the red. This film came out when I was a senior in high school. I remember seeing the trailer in theaters of the blood pouring out of the elevator doors and knew I had to see this film. I am so glad you pointed out the “corrected her” in the red bathroom scene between Jack and Grady. That has always been so chilling to me, the surroundings, the dialogue, the camera angles and looks between them. One of my favorite scenes in the film. Shelly Duvall was incredible in this movie and in so many other films and shows. She recently died so RIP to an incredible talent. Looking forward to another great reaction!
Thank you so much! I've noticed quickly that with Kubrick films you have to look around and see the entire frame and not just what's in the center of the frame. There's so much to pick up here, and I bet if I watch it 10 times, that I'll still miss some good details. Love films like this! I bet watching that trailer was awesome but frightening! Did it have any of the music from the film? I'm gonna go look up some of the trailers in a bit. And yeah, that scene with Jack and Grady is so damn compelling! The way that actor delivered the dialogue and "corrected" is spine chilling! I agree, Shelley Duvall knocked it out of the park! It's sad to read about what she went through during the production of this film, and I hope it's something that didn't scar her for life. R.I.P. Shelley Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Many more reactions coming your way :)
RIP Shelley Duvall! The acting in this was so good!!! If you haven't seen One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest it's my favorite of his, he won the Oscar for it as well, the book is great too
I looked her up after watching the film and can't believe she passed so recently! She was SPECTACULAR in this, and it looked like she was close to losing her own mind as well because of the fear. I have "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" on my list as well :) Can't wait to see that and it's awesome to know he got an Oscar for that film!
@@Bfdidc I wasn't going to give that away ;) but that's OK - another reason to watch it. Yes, Cuckoo's Nest needs to be on the list, and it will bring out a hge discussion. You can't catch all the subtlety in one viewing
Outstanding reaction! First reactor that made the observation that Wendy wasn’t seeing the supernatural horrors until near the end of the movie. Your reactions and analysis at the end are great!
Thank you so much! I think it was a great choice to have Wendy only see the ghosts once things really start popping off. I feel like it would be a lot more traumatic for her to see everything like a huge avalanche coming out of nowhere, versus little by little over a number of days. I saw Doctor Sleep recently, and I'm surprised her mind wasn't just completely shattered afterwards.
Yes very intense and real reaction to Jack climbing the stairs and stalking his wife in that scene. I remember thinking that Shelly Duvall wasn't a great actress in this (at least not initially) but her performance is so visceral and watchable - like Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist. Two things I noticed for the first time - when Jack suggests that he disabled the snowmobile, that is an echo of the paranoia in The Thing. So too, when you talk about Halloran bringing a weapon I laughed when you didn't suggest a flamethrower. Speaking of Halloran, yes as others have mentioned he was played by the supremely talented (and apparently one of the nicest guys) Scatman Crothers: actor, singer, dancer, musician - he is well worth a youtube search. He did play the very popular Jazz in the Transformers cartoon (back in 84 - 86) but he was also in a few other cartoons, including the hectic Hong Kong Phooey. Chances are high that you'll see him again, but in very different character roles ;)
Fantastic reaction again Jesse. Great pick up on camera shots & angles. Great spotting on the acting,score & sets too. The hotel is REAL too. I believe they have the original axed door in the foyer area too (saw a documentary on it). I can highly recommend 1986 The Fly staring Geff Goldblum. Fantastic film also if you fancy that. Good job again. Keep going. Can tell you loving these films. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
I’m amazed how immediately watching the movie you can remember all those key parts and scenes from the beginning with the intro music, to all the things in between, to the end. You’re amazing! I know I couldn’t do it. lol. I also really really like your summary of the movie at the end.. A lot of reactors don’t do that. It gives your audience time to reflect on what they saw with you in the movie. You also very detailed in your breaking down the things you like about scenes etc. You’re a great reactor! You’re really good at this. When I first started watching I wasn’t planning on subscribing but after watching this first movie reaction I’ve seen of yours, I had to subscribe. If you keep this up you’re going to 100 thousand subscribers and more in no time.
This was filmed at the Timberline Lodge in Oregon, a short drive from Portland. We used to head up that way often to enjoy the snow on Mt. Hood. I’m so glad the Lodge had undergone a great remodel before I visited it. Seeing those hallways as it was in the movie would have creeped me out! 😂
What a fantastic reaction! I was 8 years old when this film came out and I didn't see it until I was in my 20s. Shelley Duvall gave such an incredible performance. There was an ethereal quality about her, being paradoxically fragile and strong at the same time. Her passion project, Faerie Tale Theatre, became a gateway to her genius. Scatman Crothers was an inspired piece of casting. I'm glad you mentioned the effective incidental music. The score mostly came from stock tracks, several of which were used in 1960s "Doctor Who" episodes, particularly "The Web of Fear".
Great reaction, dude! Keep it up! Try: “It” *watch the old one first. The remakes are good but I think the old one is creepier. Tim Curry’s performance will knock ya out!
Nice!! I wonder if after they take down all the set pieces, if crew members just scavenge through different items to see if it will be worth something at some point lol! I find myself getting so lost in the story and setting of these films, that I wish these places and settings really did exist and could visit them some day. Thanks for watching and commenting Harald!
Fun fact. The hotel where Stephen King supposedly came up with the idea of The Shining is in Estes Park, Colorado. It’s not the hotel in the movie but it is the hotel used in the movie Dumb and Dumber. It’s also the hotel used in the TV miniseries for The Shining.
10:40 a good theory I’ve heard (and I don’t think it’s an accident) is that Jack was already abusive before The Overlook. You can almost barely make out Wendy’s black eye, covered with makeup.
Yeah that's one thing I was wondering about. I know Jack was perhaps physically abusive of Danny when he drank too much, but I wasn't sure if he would be physical with Wendy. Great catch, and thanks for sharing! :)
@ Collative Learning has amazing videos on The Shining and some other Kubrick works. I highly recommend them for anyone interested in taking a deep dive into this movie.
I love that you got that when it got too much for Danny to handle,Tony took over to protect him.Thats exactly what it was,an internal coping mechanism for Danny. You may be the first reactor to get that❤
So excited for your reaction to The Shining. What a great film to watch during Halloween season! Jack Nicholson is BRILLIANT in anything he does, and he takes THIS character to a whole other level! LOL!! RIP to Shelley Duval. Pretty much anything written by Stephen Kind that was made into a film would be fun and certainly perfect for this season of HORROR! :) May I suggest IT (2017) and IT Chapter II (2019) and also if you want, the TV version of IT (that came out in 1990 which starred Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown and HE was fantastic in it) - I do think the later versions, due to the advances in special effects, was scarier for me though. Also, PET SEMATARY (1989); THE MIST (2007) to name a few. Some really scary films I would add, that are not Stephen King stories are: THE CONJURING (2013) and THE CONJURING 2 (2016) - which are based on stories by Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were actual paranormal investigators; and HEREDITARY (2018); as long as we are dealing with demons and curses here, I’ll throw in the original THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979). BOO! ;)
I like to think that Tony wasn't a bad entity. He protected Danny. He called Dick to come to the rescue. He died in the process, but if it wasn't for Dick coming to them, they wouldn't have had a working Snowcat. I also don't think it was "Jack" that had always been there, but the entity that possessed him was, and so, vicariously... Anyway, great reaction as always!
The moment that Jack says he would sell his soul for a drink -- the bartender appears. Lloyd is wearing a red jacket and he tells Jack that he can't use his money to buy anything. I think that Lloyd is the Devil. And Jack's money is no good because he just sold his soul to Lloyd.
Dude! That's insane! They must've done some movie trick for that, or perhaps found a way to power the TV some other way. I've heard about the director being a perfectionist, so he probably didn't want a wire/plug to be on screen. Still spooky as hell though!
I feel like Annie Wilkes from "Misery" could have solved this story's issues. She would have tied Jack down and made him write a new novel over the winter.
25:20 you have to keep in mind…. Jack is actually a good father and husband but he is slowly being manipulated by the hotel. It is more apparent in the book, yes, and it does not help that Jack Nicholson naturally looks evil to begin with .
The sounds during the opening credits are Native American funeral chants. Which is really fitting because in the movie they say the Overlook Hotel was built over Native American burial ground. Some years back I was on imdb message board of the movie and I expressed my thoughts on how fitting it was that “Midnight, the Stars and You” was used during the ghost ballroom scene (and the end picture despite that it says 1921 and the song being from 1934) because there’s something so creepy and otherworldly about that kind of jazz and something eerie and strange about its era in general. And I also expressed that this culture lasted much past that as it was even present in the 1950s still for instance, as reflected for example in I LOVE LUCY. The sound designer on the movie himself chimed in on the forum thanking me for my “very appropriate and accurate comments” and said also that they were aware that song was from the 1930s but that “it was fitting for a place where time doesn’t move in a linear fashion, you know?” Which also I feel describes well the nature of the hotel and how its ghostly residents claim victims and make them a part of it as it did with Jack and as it did with Charles Grady 10 years prior.
Also he said that it was a last minute decision as he was finishing editing the sound for the movie in the studio and before Kubrick walked out of the room he turned at the doorway and said “Oh, use ‘Midnight, the Stars, and You’ for the ballroom sequence.”
Wendy Carlos' atmospheric/moody/ominous original synthesizer music score really punctuates the fear and tension throughout the movie. There's a song she wrote for the movie called "Rocky Mountains" that plays during the scene where the Torrance's are driving to the hotel for their stay, you can hear the melody drop, as if though the characters are all sinking into a void. It's such a simple, subtle, yet brilliant concept that she executed so perfectly. Unsolicited movie suggestion: I hope you end up reacting to the sequal "Doctor Sleep"(2019) the director's cut PLEASE. It's a very different story, yet has palpable echoes of The Shining. Mike Flanagan wrote the screenplay, edited, and directed the movie. He is a GENIUS story teller. The director's cut is a far more impactful and tougher watch by comparison to the theatrical cut, but well worth it.
Oh nice! I'm gonna go back and check out that scene when they're driving and listen to the score closely :) It's just so good when a composer puts something together that captures the mood or upcoming events in a film. Doctor Sleep is coming up 🙂 I'm gonna have to adjust my upcoming list to watch this one soon. Can't wait to check it out! Awesome, I'll strongly consider the Director's Cut. I want to do a little research just to see what the preferred option is, but I'm gonna do very little research so as not to spoil the film.
I think the greatest part of this movie is that it never shows you its full hand. You're constantly left guessing, wondering and letting your mind fill in the blanks. It's one of the greatest movies I've ever watched. I watched this movie for the first time 10 years ago and I'm still wondering what the hell it's all about!
I 100% agree, and love this film even more for it. Even though I feel like everything was the Hotel, I still wonder if there was anything that might've been in Jack's head. I'll have to check out the book to find out more I guess. I think this is a film that one could watch 100 times and pick up something new each time. Thank you so much for watching and commenting Demetra! :)
"And he hasn't had a drink in 5 months..." "It's been three years!" 😬 Wendy should have left Jack when he didn't quit drinking after dislocating Danny's arm. But it was a different time and there weren't as many options for a woman to escape an abusive husband back then. Still aren't enough nowadays honestly... Definitely check out the sequel, Doctor Sleep. Mike Flanigan builds on this version of The Shining, while still giving King his props.
I can't believe I didn't catch that! So obviously Wendy lied to the nurse/doctor about when it happened. That's so sad that she endured that for so long, and even though we didn't see the physical abuse - there's definitely some signs there of here being on guard or being very agreeable with Jack at the beginning. I'll be checking out Doctor Sleep for sure :) Thanks for the recommendation and the continued support my friend!
@@jessebatres6895 The incredible “Kubrickian” attention to detail in the scene with the doctor is how he made sure to have Wendy’s cigarettes burn waaaay down in her hand as an indicator of how nervous the conversation was actually making her feel.
@@jessebatres6895You know what’s interesting? As mean as Jack was to Wendy it is she who strikes the first blow both with the bat and then in the bathrooom where she strikes his hand. Of course Wendy was justified in each case but something to observe. Oh and something else. According to Stephen King the movie differed too much from the book. The book focuses more on the supernatural of the hotel while the movie centers more on Jack. Also in the book Jack is a nice dude until well into the story while in the film he is a C little whacked from the start.
the entire Overlook was built on a film lot that is no more all the interiors and exteriors were built the Aerial shots of the Hotel were of the Timberline lodge at Mount Hood there is alot of interesting facts about The Shining glad you liked the film . I had to add that Jack and Shelly were Awesome Stephen King did not care for this movie he did his own remake that I have to say sucked he was very unhappy with Kubrick R.I.P to Shelley Duvall who we recently lost this year, and I miss Jack he has retired from acting.
I've been reading up on a few details and love that there's so much available from documentaries to interviews and other stuff archived away. The maze story is pretty cool and how they ended up building a real one about 20 years later. I wonder what Stephen King's main issues were with the film, I'll have to read up on it. I'm sure the book has so many more details, obviously because there's only so much that can be incorporated into a film. And yeah, it's surprising to find out that Shelley Duvall just passed away very recently. And man Jack and some other acting legends won't be with us for much longer.
@@jessebatres6895Shelley's reaction was real! She had no idea when the axe whacks were coming through the door. Kind of how the crew in Alien had no clue about the chest burster.
I saw this in theater when i was 9.😅 However many weeks after Slasher game-changer "Friday The 13th". I remember seeing the trailor at that & it just showed blood elevator scene with eerie "music", title, & realease date. I thought it would be more gory than F13th & was disappointed.😅 i was too young to appreciate the bona-fide GOAT film-maker Stanley Kubrick at the time. Art is of course subjective, & theres plenty a better story teller, etc, but if interested at all in the craft, study of Kubrick is a must, friend! You'll see why if do. I don't have all day to even get started on him here!😅 Then i was forced to go see "Full Metal Jacket" with my shell-shocked Vietnam vet turned drill-seargant dad when i was 16 & grounded for life😅. But wasnt until right around the same time my buddy said he saw a movie on late night cable tv called "A Clockwork Orange" I HAD to see & had me over to watch that my mind was blown & I began my dive into Kubrick. Around 90% of all his flicks are absolute Masterpieces! Btw, the overhead maze shot in this was shot on a crane. I assume with the cameras he had NASA make for him? Blows my mind every time i look at it.😵💫 This is gonna be good! See ya, bro! ✌️🌎❤️
Must've been so awesome to see this in the theater! The speakers blasting and the giant screen, oh I wish I could experience all these films in that way! I'm really impressed with Kubrick's style thus far, and I'm sure I'll continue to be amazed. I think my next Kubrick film will be "A Clockwork Orange". I remember when I was a kid and was switching through some channels and I saw those guys in their "strange" attire and got freaked out and continued changing channels lol! Excited for it! And I'm so glad you brought up the overhead maze shot! That was gorgeous and I loved how it zoomed in on Wendy and Danny walking. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend!
On my list :) It was first brought up to me when I watch the film Alien and I asked what was one of the first films that really showed a spaceship with the type of design that is sort of futuristic and people were bringing up "2001: A Space Odyseey"
Few Kubrick films aren't masterpieces. The Man was a legend. Greatest and most unique director ever and he loved camera work. Every shot had to be perfect
@@jessebatres6895 20:24 the chair behind Jack disappears, and considering Stanley Kubrick's perfectionism, that's not a continuity error. as well as 13:24 when the hallway makes a turn to the right, this should be outside the hotel, considering the inside layout of the Torrance's appartment, even taking the few steps up into consideration
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY, MAKES JACK A DULL BOY!!!! One of my favorite movies of all time and the real hotel is called The Timberline Lodge located in Oregon and the interior was shot in a studio in England. The story is based on Stephen King and his wife stay at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado one night, and had a dream and then he wrote the book. The Stanley Hotel is actually hunted, like this hotel in the movie the Stanley Hotel is just a beautiful, surrounded by mountains. Psychological horror is my favorite kind of horror, the Freddie, Jason, Leatherface, and others they are made up, but something that mess with your mind to where you don't know if it's real or not. Also there a documentary called Room 237 to where they explain some of the interpretations of the movie, and I believe that the hotel is the one who is making Jack act that way, not him. Fun Fact: The room that Stephen King stay in at the Stanley Hotel there is a 6 year wait to stay in room.
This is awesome insight Christina! I'm intrigued by that hotel the , The Stanley Hotel. It might be a destination to consider on a future trip :) I'll have to check out that documentary on Room 237. It's so cool that they would dedicate an entire documentary to it and bring up theories and stuff. Would you stay at the Stanley Hotel by yourself? lol 😅
This was 1 of Stephen Kings best books a crazy creepy movie. You should check out Rose Red movie. Stephen King wrote it after he visited the Winchester mystery house. It's a great movie
Hey Josh, hope you're weekend is going well!! There's something so unsettling about this film, and I think "isolation" gets to me on a different level. Just the thought of a 3 people in an empty haunted hotel, where you can't just scream at them to leave because it could mean they'll die due to the weather elements, so they have to find another way to survive. Loved it! And Rose Red is one that I watched as a kid. I remember being freaked out at the end when the antagonist gets surrounded by the spirits. I might have to do a rewatch on that :)
@jessebatres6895 I agree idk what I'd do in that situation. That hotel was huge and just 3 people. I'd probably go crazy. Everyone I know that watched the shining had different views on it. Not one of them saw the same movie which in my opinion the director was a certified genius in my opinion
You should check out a musical project, called Everywhere at the End of Time, by Mr. James Leyland Kirby. It's about the deterioration of the hotel caretaker's mind from dementia. He based the music on the ballroom music from The Shining.
i recommend you a CRHISTMAS/Kubrick movie : ★ *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999) _Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman_ Directed by *Stanley Kubrick* This is Kubrick LAST film. He dies before the film's release. Some people conspiracy that this movie was the reason he die, because some important people (ELITE) felt exposed. i recommend you pay attention to every detail and also the ICONIC 🔥 *A Clockwork Orange* (1971) ,
Nice! I'm adding that one to the list. I won't look up details for it, but please let me know what kind of genre is the film? Also, my next Kubrick film will be "A Clockwork Orange" :) Thanks for always giving great feedback my friend!
On RUclips there is a clip called "The Wendy theory". It tries to unravel what's happening from a very unique angle. At least for me it's hard to not see all the signs that seems to agree with that theory. Look it up if you're curious.
Okay I have to gear up for this, great movie but so deep. Plus, my wife watches a lot of horror stuff (me no) and there's plenty about the real life motel and it is haunted, what I've heard.
That's funny because my wife gets easily scared and watches some horror stuff, but usually chooses the romcom stuff or the cheesy love stories lol! I'm glad you brought up the hotel. I've watched videos on haunted places and somehow I don't recall hearing about this hotel until now. But would love to have a chance to visit it if I'm ever in Colorado and just a few hours away. I went to the Winchester House last year, and it was pretty cool and some areas felt really creepy!
@@jessebatres6895 yup 👍 you can search for 'Dies Irae in cinema' and there's a good video showing the many instances of this theme in cinema. Cheers 🤘😎
When she has the bat and he's following her up the stairs, Kubrick had her do 100 takes without a break to get her terrified responses to look authentic. She almost had a nervous breakdown because of it.
Scatman Crothers did have a nervous breakdown, famously screaming "Mr Kubrick what do you want from me?!" over how many takes they did for the scene of Halloran receiving Danny's psychic call for help 😬
Damn! She did look terrified to the point that it looked like her body was going to give out, so now it makes sense. That's kind of sad and even cruel if it resulted in her mental state being severely impacted.
An insightful and intelligent reaction to a complex classic film. It's psychological horror. Although I don't often subscribe to his themes, I do recognize Kubrick as a great filmmaker, and "The Shining" (TS) is certainly a masterpiece of cinema. I like it very much even though I'm not a fan of Stephen King or his books. This must be due solely to Kubrick. Well, let's also give credit to the actors and the production crew, too. As great as Nicholson and Duvall were in the film, that little boy, Danny Lloyd, really made the movie for me. I think he was five when he started filming TS. For a child that age, he was just outstanding. He himself came up with the finger puppet for Tony, his alter ego. Kudos, also, to Philip Stone and Joe Turkel for being quietly sinister and menacing. I don't want to forget good-guy Scatman Crothers, either. Well-done Scatman. Then there's the Overlook. Not only is it alive, but it is the personification of evil. TS has all the Kubrick touches. All those long hallway and hedge maze shots are one-point-perspective. That's a Kubrick trademark. Also, don't some of those nighttime hedge maze shots remind you of HAL's "eye" in 2001 a bit? They do me. Another characteristic of Kubrick is his focus on intense person-to-person interactions. Yeah, TS has just a little bit of that. By the way, isn't it weird HAL in 2001 acts like a person, and the people act like computers/robots? Those long tracking-shots as people move about the hotel are another Kubrick trait. The musical score as an integral part of the narrative of TS is also textbook Kubrick. Kubrick was a perfectionist, and that is reflected in his films. For example, background is as significant as foreground. Why does Jack's typewriter change color? Is it because Jack has been transformed? Oh, "All work and no play" goes back to at least 1659. It didn't originate with TS although it certainly fits. Why do bits of the hotel, like the furniture, for example, appear, disappear or move about? Is it because the hotel is alive? The answer is yes by the way. It's definitely not due to continuity problems. Finally, Kubrick always forces the viewer to think about and dissect his films. That certainly happens in TS. As a result, we and Kubrick share in a common creative impulse when watching TS. The film becomes a living thing. Here are a few of the other things I've noticed about TS. The film is replete with mirrors. They're everywhere. Watch how they affect Jack. Are they how the hotel projects its power? A portal of sorts? Do they also absorb power? Are they its eyes as well? Likewise, there are mazes everywhere. There's the obvious hedge maze, but the hotel itself is a maze, and so is the hallway carpet. Early on, Wendy remarks on the need for breadcrumbs, a reference to Hansel and Gretel and the maze-like quality of the hotel. TS is a variation of Theseus and the Minotaur with Danny as Theseus, Tony as Ariadne etc. Wendy also says the hotel is like a ghostship. The hotel feeds off Danny and Jack's shining power and gets more powerful as time passes. The hotel wants Danny dead so it can absorb him and his power. Did you notice all the knives pointed at Danny's head on several occasions in the film? When Hallorann and Danny are talking in the kitchen bits of the conversation were telepathic. Numbers seem to come up a lot in the film. For example, Danny wears a shirt with 42 on the sleeve, the tv with no power cord is showing "Summer of 42," and room 237 is 2x3x7=42. I think Kubrick's wife said "Summer of 42" was one of his favourite movies along with "The Bank Dick." The later is a great movie with W. C. Fields. I love it when Danny asks Jack if he feels bad. That can be taken two ways as in do you feel evil or do you feel unwell. And, of course, Jack repeats the girls saying forever and ever, meaning I want to join with the hotel in death. Jack does, of course, sell his soul for a drink. Is that why Lloyd the bartender won't take his money? Jack's already paid in full? The people and things Danny and Jack see are real, but only people with shining can see them at first. When Jack returns to the ballroom where the 1920s party is going on, a woman walks by him with a bloody handprint on her backside. This is about the time the advocaat is spilled on him. Jack also wipes some advocaat on Grady's back. In the bathroom scene, it's clear Grady's girls also had "the shine" and wanted to destroy the hotel, but they were killed instead and absorbed. Grady himself, probably like Jack, also had "the shine." In the conversation between Jack and Grady, Grady switches between Grady and the entity of the hotel. Jack may also switch with the "caretaker." When Jack and Wendy are being shown their apartment, Jack eyes the two departing young ladies. A sign of his lechery? Ditto the girlie magazine he's reading in the lobby early on. He definitely has a wandering eye. Even early on, he doesn't seem to hold Wendy in high regard. When Jack enters room 237, the carpet there is obviously suggestive of the sex act. Very phallic etc. Sex, in one way or other, features in many Kubrick films. Room 237 is the heart of the hotel. The nude woman represents the hotel seducing Jack. The heartbeat we hear is the hotel's and signals the hotel's malevolent activity and increasing power. We hear it overtly later in the film but weakly earlier when Danny is riding the trike on/off the carpet and when Jack is bouncing the ball. The high-pitched tone indicates "shining" is happening. So, Jack clearly shines, too. He's one of those who doesn't realize he has it. Jack several times in the film exhibits the Kubrick glare or stare, a shot of a man glowering up at the camera from beneath lowered brows, an indicator of danger or madness. You see it in "Full Metal Jacket." And I think HAL in 2001 also shows it. Doesn't HAL's red pupil change size? When Jack goes on his rant about his obligations to the hotel before Wendy conks him, he's not talking about Ullmann and co. He's talking about "the hotel," the thing that's alive. That's who he's made the contract and sold his soul to. Remember Lloyd the bartender's ominous hotel remarks. REDRUM is MURDER backwards, and it signifies anti-murder. It's a totem that protects against murder. That's why Danny writes it on the bathroom door. Jack can batter the door, but he won't get in. Danny is also warning Wendy and arming her as a result of his REDRUM recital. The photos are part of the hotel like the typewriter and furniture. When Jack dies, he's absorbed by the hotel and winds up in the 1920s photo. Towards the end, the hotel's evil spirit, the caretaker, may have abandoned Jack to die in the maze. He did fail in his task. That ball in the photo was the same one where the advocaat was spilled. So, he was there in 1921 and he wasn't. Kubrick deleted a final scene from TS. Wendy was in hospital and Ullman was visiting. He told her all was normal at the hotel. No Jack. No Hallorann? I've watched several reactions to TS, and I'm amazed at some of the observations. Got some beefs. A lot of people don't make a connection between Danny's first vision of the blood elevator, which signifies all the death at the hotel, and his passing out. They disassociate these two events when clearly they go together as the image of Danny's horrified face shows. From the get-go, it's clear Danny can see past events and future events. Danny is very powerful, that's why the Hotel wants him. He knows Jack got the job and is going to call Wendy. He knows he doesn't want them to go to the hotel. He knows the hotel signifies danger. Why don't people notice that Danny's shirt and jumper are torn when he come to the Colorado Lounge after being strangled? Danny's clearly in shock, too. When Danny is foaming at the mouth and Hallorann is having his mini-fit, Danny is clearly communicating with Hallorann there is danger, come and help. How can Wendy be so sound asleep before Danny wakes her? Come on, the poor woman has been on edge for weeks. She hasn't been sleeping well. Now that she's locked crazy Jack up, she literally passes out, thinking they're safe. After Danny slides down from the bathroom window, why are people surprised he comes back into the hotel? It's freakin' cold outside. Do you live at the equator or something? After Jack kills Hallorann and Danny screams, why are people surprised when Danny bolts his hiding place? It's not a hiding place anymore, Jack knows where he is. Anyway, the hotel will lead him to Danny. Danny runs outside because he's actually luring Jack into the maze to meet his fate. Danny is the hero of TS, he's Theseus, who killed the monster in the maze.
If you can, try to compare the way Kubrick uses tracking shots in this film, behind the boy riding the Big Wheels around the hotel, with the tracking shots of Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket and Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory. This repeated use of the same kind of shot in multiple films could mean Kubrick has a strict aesthetic, or that in some ways he's a one trick pony. 😮 What do you think?
I'll have to watch more of his films to see if there's additional elements in how he shoots to be able to conclude if it's something that he does too frequently. One thing I will point out here though that stands out is that amazing overhead shot of the maze! I don't recall seeing something like that in Full Metal Jacket, so I'm hoping there's a bit more unique moments like that in some of his other films.
The music score was incredibly haunting and disturbing. The story of what the previous caretaker did was also completely unnerving. After he chopped up his wife and daughters into small pieces, he gathered up those pieces and stacked them neatly in one of the rooms. That’s what the manger told Jack. Your reaction to this psychological masterpiece was very engaging. Looking forward to more of them.
Man I LOVED how this film opened with that first score! It's so strange because there's no dialogue or evil acts occurring, we have the BEAUTIFUL scenery but that damn score lol!! Do you think the room where he put them was room 237? I like how the film leaves things open like that and has us asking questions. And thank you Nick for all the support and feedback! Always look forward to hearing your thoughts and insight :)
Fun fact jack is reading a playgirl while waiting for his interview. Film sets are weird with their jokes. I assume they thought it was funny and no one would notice.
Shelley Duvall (Wendy) was in therapy for months after the filming. She was traumatized by this movie. I was glad to learn that they had Danny act out scenes differently several times, because they didn't want him to feel scared for real. This movie creeps me out. I did enjoy your reaction, and I subscribed.
I read that her hair started to fall out during production, and that she was having to cry and stay in the frantic state for several months. I'm sure it stayed with her for a very long time, which is incredibly sad! And that's good to know that Danny wasn't mistreated or pushed to give an endless amount of takes. I thought he did a phenomenal job, and it was so impressive how convincing he was even in the quiet moments when he's just staring or looking around. Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! Please always feel free to give feedback :)
That's something I thought about. I'm sure the book explains it, but it's clear that the Hotel can take care of things itself. I think you're right about it having a sadistic nature about it and gets pleasure out slowly tormenting its victims until they break.
Once Jack kills Dick you start hearing that chanting, and for the first time, Wendy can see the ghosts, like Dick's blood gave it power. Also, the photograph at the end suggests Jack has been here before, in a previous life, and the hotel reincarnated his soul to kill his family again. And it will happen again in the future.
I shifted a few things in my October list of films and will be watching Doctor Sleep tonight :) I'm so excited for it, and perhaps a few questions I have will be answered!
One continuity error in this film? Jack says he hurt Danny 3 years ago. However, Wendy said he quit drinking after hurting Danny and that Jack "hadn't had any alcohol in 5 months. "
I think Wendy probably lied to the nurse/doctor because she's having difficulty accepting the truth about some inner demons Jack might have. She probably feels trapped and it's hard for her to work up the courage to leave. I feel so bad for her character!
When Danny was being chased by Jack in the maze you mentioned how traumatizing that would be and asked "How do you go forward from this mentally?". I suggest watching the sequel titled Doctor Sleep and you will gain some further insight into the shining ability and the characters from this film. Stephen King liked the sequel and felt it more aligned with his material than The Shining did when it was made into a movie. It's worth watching IMHO. Based off your reactions I have watched thus far I feel you will like it as well - especially the explanations it provides for some of the things in this film. And, bonus, the main character in it is portrayed by a familiar face you will immediately recognize from other films you have seen. Thanks for doing a reaction to this film.
Hey Gaby! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I'll definitely be checking out Doctor Sleep :) I'm looking forward to finding out more details and having some of my questions answered. I'm watching it tomorrow night! All the recommendations had me switch up my October list a bit and I'm so pumped for it. I looked up the cast and saw HIM! I stopped right there to just go in as blind as possible, but I'm excited to see what he brings to the character!
"Heeeeere's Johnny!" Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Danny Lloyd. Not An American Fact: As he lived in England, Stanley Kubrick was not at all familiar with the "Heeeeere's Johnny" line (from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)) that Jack Nicholson improvised. He very nearly didn't use it. Hot Take Fact: There is a great deal of confusion regarding this film and the number of retakes of certain scenes. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the scene where Wendy is backing up the stairs swinging the baseball bat was shot 127 times, which is a record for the most takes of a single scene. However, both Steadicam operator Garrett Brown and assistant editor Gordon Stainforth say this is inaccurate. The scene was shot about thirty-five to forty-five times. Method Director Fact: Despite Stanley Kubrick's fierce demands on everyone, Jack Nicholson admitted to having a good working relationship with him. It was with Shelley Duvall that he was a completely different director. He allegedly picked on her more than anyone else. He would really lose his temper with her, even going so far as to say that she was wasting the time of everyone on the set. She later reflected that he was probably pushing her to her limits to get the best out of her and that she wouldn't trade the experience for anything, but it was not something she ever wished to repeat.
LOL! Can you imagine me and him in a room together 😂 Now that I think about it, the thumbnail looks like he and I are both ready to cause havoc on anyone that comes our way lol!
Dude, yet again a great reaction to a masterpiece of a movie. Doctor Sleep is the sequel and I think you'd definitely enjoy it. I prefer the extended edition but the theatrical cut was still great. It's basically Danny's view of things as an adult. It's quite different from the original but explains everything. Well worth checking out. Keep 'em coming brother. Much love from the UK. ❤️ 👍 🤙
That's definitely a face that would be engraved in someone's mind lol! He's just so threatening and sinister, especially at this point in the film and going forward.
Bro, this was like hanging out with a friend and getting to see him watch it for the first time. Great reaction to a phenomenal movie!
Your commentary on the Shining was by far the best I have come across. 👍
I'll second that. looking forward to some more good ones.
31:53 You missed the ball rolling towards Danny! Lol. Love your reactions.
The colour red in films usually denotes blood, murder, killing, etc.
Rip to shelly duvall. The whole cast acted perfectly but shelly was amazing! The look of fear on her face was so realistic it was giving me anxiety. Great actress and jack was amazing as usual. Another great reaction jesse. You’re knocking them out!
Grady said, " You have always been the caretaker."
That is such a damn good moment in the film. What a line delivery by the actor. Just haunting!!
Hey everyone, thank you so much for watching! Please consider subscribing to the channel. What scene from this film frightened you the most?? I've had a few people reach out to recommend Doctor Sleep, so I'll definitely be checking that out as well! :)
I swear the shining is scary as hell that fucking bear 🐻 that popped out and that's looking at Wendy i almost passed out lol 😅
Doctor Sleep. Yes PLEASE.
The Director's cut. Brutal but worth it.
Dude, love your reactions!!!! Watch Dr Sleep soon!! Watch the Director's Cut!!! It better!!! Come on. Go watch it right now! Stop reading and go!
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Are you still here?!?! Go watch Dr. Sleep! Lol
Now you just got to watch the squeal to the shining. Doctor Sleep is a fantastic movie. At least, in my opinion it is.
Many people have suggested a whole subtext of Jack molesting Danny. There are many places int he film where if you look at it with that in mind, it makes sense.
Great reaction and analysis. I love your attention to details such as all the red. This film came out when I was a senior in high school. I remember seeing the trailer in theaters of the blood pouring out of the elevator doors and knew I had to see this film. I am so glad you pointed out the “corrected her” in the red bathroom scene between Jack and Grady. That has always been so chilling to me, the surroundings, the dialogue, the camera angles and looks between them. One of my favorite scenes in the film. Shelly Duvall was incredible in this movie and in so many other films and shows. She recently died so RIP to an incredible talent. Looking forward to another great reaction!
Thank you so much! I've noticed quickly that with Kubrick films you have to look around and see the entire frame and not just what's in the center of the frame. There's so much to pick up here, and I bet if I watch it 10 times, that I'll still miss some good details. Love films like this!
I bet watching that trailer was awesome but frightening! Did it have any of the music from the film? I'm gonna go look up some of the trailers in a bit.
And yeah, that scene with Jack and Grady is so damn compelling! The way that actor delivered the dialogue and "corrected" is spine chilling!
I agree, Shelley Duvall knocked it out of the park! It's sad to read about what she went through during the production of this film, and I hope it's something that didn't scar her for life. R.I.P. Shelley
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Many more reactions coming your way :)
I was actually going to suggest watching the BTS and reading about her because it IS tragic. So glad you did@@jessebatres6895
RIP Shelley Duvall!
The acting in this was so good!!!
If you haven't seen One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest it's my favorite of his, he won the Oscar for it as well, the book is great too
I looked her up after watching the film and can't believe she passed so recently! She was SPECTACULAR in this, and it looked like she was close to losing her own mind as well because of the fear.
I have "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" on my list as well :) Can't wait to see that and it's awesome to know he got an Oscar for that film!
@@jessebatres6895 Scatman Crothers joins Nicholson in that movie, as well as several other well-known actors.
@@Bfdidc I wasn't going to give that away ;) but that's OK - another reason to watch it. Yes, Cuckoo's Nest needs to be on the list, and it will bring out a hge discussion. You can't catch all the subtlety in one viewing
Outstanding reaction! First reactor that made the observation that Wendy wasn’t seeing the supernatural horrors until near the end of the movie. Your reactions and analysis at the end are great!
Thank you so much! I think it was a great choice to have Wendy only see the ghosts once things really start popping off. I feel like it would be a lot more traumatic for her to see everything like a huge avalanche coming out of nowhere, versus little by little over a number of days. I saw Doctor Sleep recently, and I'm surprised her mind wasn't just completely shattered afterwards.
Saw this in the theater with my family when I was 10 in 1980. Bro that lady in room 237 Traumatized me for life 🫣😂
Yes very intense and real reaction to Jack climbing the stairs and stalking his wife in that scene. I remember thinking that Shelly Duvall wasn't a great actress in this (at least not initially) but her performance is so visceral and watchable - like Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist. Two things I noticed for the first time - when Jack suggests that he disabled the snowmobile, that is an echo of the paranoia in The Thing. So too, when you talk about Halloran bringing a weapon I laughed when you didn't suggest a flamethrower.
Speaking of Halloran, yes as others have mentioned he was played by the supremely talented (and apparently one of the nicest guys) Scatman Crothers: actor, singer, dancer, musician - he is well worth a youtube search. He did play the very popular Jazz in the Transformers cartoon (back in 84 - 86) but he was also in a few other cartoons, including the hectic Hong Kong Phooey. Chances are high that you'll see him again, but in very different character roles ;)
Fantastic reaction again Jesse. Great pick up on camera shots & angles. Great spotting on the acting,score & sets too. The hotel is REAL too. I believe they have the original axed door in the foyer area too (saw a documentary on it). I can highly recommend 1986 The Fly staring Geff Goldblum. Fantastic film also if you fancy that. Good job again. Keep going. Can tell you loving these films. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
I’m amazed how immediately watching the movie you can remember all those key parts and scenes from the beginning with the intro music, to all the things in between, to the end. You’re amazing! I know I couldn’t do it. lol. I also really really like your summary of the movie at the end.. A lot of reactors don’t do that. It gives your audience time to reflect on what they saw with you in the movie. You also very detailed in your breaking down the things you like about scenes etc. You’re a great reactor! You’re really good at this. When I first started watching I wasn’t planning on subscribing but after watching this first movie reaction I’ve seen of yours, I had to subscribe. If you keep this up you’re going to 100 thousand subscribers and more in no time.
This was filmed at the Timberline Lodge in Oregon, a short drive from Portland. We used to head up that way often to enjoy the snow on Mt. Hood. I’m so glad the Lodge had undergone a great remodel before I visited it. Seeing those hallways as it was in the movie would have creeped me out! 😂
One of the greatest movies ever made. The score itself is practically the main character.
Second this.
A Masterpiece
The different formatting of his "manuscript" always makes me weak with laughter. 😂😂😂
What a fantastic reaction! I was 8 years old when this film came out and I didn't see it until I was in my 20s. Shelley Duvall gave such an incredible performance. There was an ethereal quality about her, being paradoxically fragile and strong at the same time. Her passion project, Faerie Tale Theatre, became a gateway to her genius. Scatman Crothers was an inspired piece of casting. I'm glad you mentioned the effective incidental music. The score mostly came from stock tracks, several of which were used in 1960s "Doctor Who" episodes, particularly "The Web of Fear".
This movie is the ultimate masterpiece!
Liked your reaction and review 👍
Great reaction, dude! Keep it up!
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“It” *watch the old one first. The remakes are good but I think the old one is creepier. Tim Curry’s performance will knock ya out!
The whole hotel interior was filmed in a studio (Elstree Studios near London). Quite impressive for a movie set 😀
Nice!! I wonder if after they take down all the set pieces, if crew members just scavenge through different items to see if it will be worth something at some point lol! I find myself getting so lost in the story and setting of these films, that I wish these places and settings really did exist and could visit them some day. Thanks for watching and commenting Harald!
Fun fact. The hotel where Stephen King supposedly came up with the idea of The Shining is in Estes Park, Colorado. It’s not the hotel in the movie but it is the hotel used in the movie Dumb and Dumber. It’s also the hotel used in the TV miniseries for The Shining.
Jesse, you're good... Basically patreonic us, the cuts, the whole movie too! You're so great
Great classic..I believe Jack got 3 paychecks for this movie..one for him a two for his eyebrows 😂
10:40 a good theory I’ve heard (and I don’t think it’s an accident) is that Jack was already abusive before The Overlook. You can almost barely make out Wendy’s black eye, covered with makeup.
Yeah that's one thing I was wondering about. I know Jack was perhaps physically abusive of Danny when he drank too much, but I wasn't sure if he would be physical with Wendy. Great catch, and thanks for sharing! :)
@ Collative Learning has amazing videos on The Shining and some other Kubrick works. I highly recommend them for anyone interested in taking a deep dive into this movie.
@ also look up Eye Scream if you’ve got nothing to do for 3 hours. Incredible video on patterns and Kubrick’s possible meanings behind The Shining.
Score in start is the death hymn
The hotel is a living, hungry entity. It consumed Jack. He is now a part of it.
The whole "red" thing is new to me. Never noticed it before, but it's there for sure.
I love that you got that when it got too much for Danny to handle,Tony took over to protect him.Thats exactly what it was,an internal coping mechanism for Danny. You may be the first reactor to get that❤
Actually Tony is the shining his special gift.
Tony is himself dromedaari the future warning Danny. I have Red the book Shining!
So excited for your reaction to The Shining. What a great film to watch during Halloween season! Jack Nicholson is BRILLIANT in anything he does, and he takes THIS character to a whole other level! LOL!! RIP to Shelley Duval. Pretty much anything written by Stephen Kind that was made into a film would be fun and certainly perfect for this season of HORROR! :) May I suggest IT (2017) and IT Chapter II (2019) and also if you want, the TV version of IT (that came out in 1990 which starred Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown and HE was fantastic in it) - I do think the later versions, due to the advances in special effects, was scarier for me though. Also, PET SEMATARY (1989); THE MIST (2007) to name a few. Some really scary films I would add, that are not Stephen King stories are: THE CONJURING (2013) and THE CONJURING 2 (2016) - which are based on stories by Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were actual paranormal investigators; and HEREDITARY (2018); as long as we are dealing with demons and curses here, I’ll throw in the original THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979). BOO! ;)
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I like to think that Tony wasn't a bad entity. He protected Danny. He called Dick to come to the rescue. He died in the process, but if it wasn't for Dick coming to them, they wouldn't have had a working Snowcat. I also don't think it was "Jack" that had always been there, but the entity that possessed him was, and so, vicariously... Anyway, great reaction as always!
Dick doesn't die in the book so yay. Tony is just the shining and the shining is what The hotel wants to eat. The hotel is /filled with true knots.
Tony is actually an older version of Danny (full name is Anthony) communicating with him from the future.
Yes , Chinatown, Yes One flew, but check out Five Easy Pices and The Last Detail, hidden gems, Nicholson is amazing.
The moment that Jack says he would sell his soul for a drink -- the bartender appears. Lloyd is wearing a red jacket and he tells Jack that he can't use his money to buy anything. I think that Lloyd is the Devil. And Jack's money is no good because he just sold his soul to Lloyd.
28:40 Ready to freak out?...the TV has no wire or plug! 😮
Dude! That's insane! They must've done some movie trick for that, or perhaps found a way to power the TV some other way. I've heard about the director being a perfectionist, so he probably didn't want a wire/plug to be on screen. Still spooky as hell though!
Yes, such a great reaction and analysis. The Shining is my only favorite horror movie.
I feel like Annie Wilkes from "Misery" could have solved this story's issues. She would have tied Jack down and made him write a new novel over the winter.
25:20 you have to keep in mind…. Jack is actually a good father and husband but he is slowly being manipulated by the hotel. It is more apparent in the book, yes, and it does not help that Jack Nicholson naturally looks evil to begin with .
Other actors considered for the role of Jack Torrance in The Shining were Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams.
The sounds during the opening credits are Native American funeral chants. Which is really fitting because in the movie they say the Overlook Hotel was built over Native American burial ground.
Some years back I was on imdb message board of the movie and I expressed my thoughts on how fitting it was that “Midnight, the Stars and You” was used during the ghost ballroom scene (and the end picture despite that it says 1921 and the song being from 1934) because there’s something so creepy and otherworldly about that kind of jazz and something eerie and strange about its era in general. And I also expressed that this culture lasted much past that as it was even present in the 1950s still for instance, as reflected for example in I LOVE LUCY.
The sound designer on the movie himself chimed in on the forum thanking me for my “very appropriate and accurate comments” and said also that they were aware that song was from the 1930s but that “it was fitting for a place where time doesn’t move in a linear fashion, you know?” Which also I feel describes well the nature of the hotel and how its ghostly residents claim victims and make them a part of it as it did with Jack and as it did with Charles Grady 10 years prior.
Also he said that it was a last minute decision as he was finishing editing the sound for the movie in the studio and before Kubrick walked out of the room he turned at the doorway and said “Oh, use ‘Midnight, the Stars, and You’ for the ballroom sequence.”
P.S. You seem to get Kubrick, so yes watch all of his films on your channel.
Wendy Carlos' atmospheric/moody/ominous original synthesizer music score really punctuates the fear and tension throughout the movie.
There's a song she wrote for the movie called
"Rocky Mountains" that plays during the scene where the Torrance's are driving to the hotel for their stay, you can hear the melody drop, as if though the characters are all sinking into a void. It's such a simple, subtle, yet brilliant concept that she executed so perfectly.
Unsolicited movie suggestion:
I hope you end up reacting to the sequal
"Doctor Sleep"(2019) the director's cut PLEASE.
It's a very different story, yet has palpable echoes of
The Shining. Mike Flanagan wrote the screenplay, edited,
and directed the movie. He is a GENIUS story teller.
The director's cut is a far more impactful and tougher watch by comparison to the theatrical cut, but well worth it.
Oh nice! I'm gonna go back and check out that scene when they're driving and listen to the score closely :) It's just so good when a composer puts something together that captures the mood or upcoming events in a film.
Doctor Sleep is coming up 🙂 I'm gonna have to adjust my upcoming list to watch this one soon. Can't wait to check it out!
Awesome, I'll strongly consider the Director's Cut. I want to do a little research just to see what the preferred option is, but I'm gonna do very little research so as not to spoil the film.
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Something to look forward to😊👍
Great reaction! Also, nice watch. What kind is it?
Another good Jack Nicholson film from back in the day is "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
I think the greatest part of this movie is that it never shows you its full hand. You're constantly left guessing, wondering and letting your mind fill in the blanks. It's one of the greatest movies I've ever watched. I watched this movie for the first time 10 years ago and I'm still wondering what the hell it's all about!
I 100% agree, and love this film even more for it. Even though I feel like everything was the Hotel, I still wonder if there was anything that might've been in Jack's head. I'll have to check out the book to find out more I guess. I think this is a film that one could watch 100 times and pick up something new each time.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Demetra! :)
@@jessebatres6895 That's exactly it! My pleasure ;)
@@jessebatres6895 I highly recommend reading the book!
One read the book. Two read and watch Dr.Sleep the sequel to this. Which explains a lot.
@@jessebatres6895will you watch Dr.sleep the sequel to this.
Now you need to watch the sequel Doctor Sleep. Just as good as this movie.
12 Angry Men is a great film as well. Maybe for Father's Day or International Men's Day would be a good day to react to it
Great idea! Going to add it to my list and make a note of those potential dates. Thank you Katrina!
"And he hasn't had a drink in 5 months..."
"It's been three years!" 😬
Wendy should have left Jack when he didn't quit drinking after dislocating Danny's arm. But it was a different time and there weren't as many options for a woman to escape an abusive husband back then. Still aren't enough nowadays honestly...
Definitely check out the sequel, Doctor Sleep. Mike Flanigan builds on this version of The Shining, while still giving King his props.
I can't believe I didn't catch that! So obviously Wendy lied to the nurse/doctor about when it happened. That's so sad that she endured that for so long, and even though we didn't see the physical abuse - there's definitely some signs there of here being on guard or being very agreeable with Jack at the beginning.
I'll be checking out Doctor Sleep for sure :) Thanks for the recommendation and the continued support my friend!
@@jessebatres6895 The incredible “Kubrickian” attention to detail in the scene with the doctor is how he made sure to have Wendy’s cigarettes burn waaaay down in her hand as an indicator of how nervous the conversation was actually making her feel.
@@jessebatres6895You know what’s interesting? As mean as Jack was to Wendy it is she who strikes the first blow both with the bat and then in the bathrooom where she strikes his hand. Of course Wendy was justified in each case but something to observe.
Oh and something else. According to Stephen King the movie differed too much from the book. The book focuses more on the supernatural of the hotel while the movie centers more on Jack. Also in the book Jack is a nice dude until well into the story while in the film he is a C little whacked from the start.
This movie scared the shit out me when I was 14 on select tv!!
Just an FYI, those shots where the camera move sideways are called trucking shots, but if they move forward or backwards, they're called dolly shots.
I don't know why everyone is so down on Jack just because he takes his responsibility to his employer seriously.
Check out the documentary, Room 237.
the entire Overlook was built on a film lot that is no more all the interiors and exteriors were built the Aerial shots of the Hotel were of the Timberline lodge at Mount Hood there is alot of interesting facts about The Shining glad you liked the film . I had to add that Jack and Shelly were Awesome Stephen King did not care for this movie he did his own remake that I have to say sucked he was very unhappy with Kubrick R.I.P to Shelley Duvall who we recently lost this year, and I miss Jack he has retired from acting.
I've been reading up on a few details and love that there's so much available from documentaries to interviews and other stuff archived away. The maze story is pretty cool and how they ended up building a real one about 20 years later.
I wonder what Stephen King's main issues were with the film, I'll have to read up on it. I'm sure the book has so many more details, obviously because there's only so much that can be incorporated into a film.
And yeah, it's surprising to find out that Shelley Duvall just passed away very recently. And man Jack and some other acting legends won't be with us for much longer.
Duvall left it all on the field. RIP Shelley Duvall. Brilliant work!!
Man she truly did! Her fear was TOO REAL man. Amazing work by her!
@@jessebatres6895Shelley's reaction was real! She had no idea when the axe whacks were coming through the door. Kind of how the crew in Alien had no clue about the chest burster.
Stephen King said that he hated the movie. The director destroyed his book. The story was a warm story , but the director made it cold.
I saw this in theater when i was 9.😅 However many weeks after Slasher game-changer "Friday The 13th". I remember seeing the trailor at that & it just showed blood elevator scene with eerie "music", title, & realease date. I thought it would be more gory than F13th & was disappointed.😅 i was too young to appreciate the bona-fide GOAT film-maker Stanley Kubrick at the time. Art is of course subjective, & theres plenty a better story teller, etc, but if interested at all in the craft, study of Kubrick is a must, friend! You'll see why if do. I don't have all day to even get started on him here!😅
Then i was forced to go see "Full Metal Jacket" with my shell-shocked Vietnam vet turned drill-seargant dad when i was 16 & grounded for life😅. But wasnt until right around the same time my buddy said he saw a movie on late night cable tv called "A Clockwork Orange" I HAD to see & had me over to watch that my mind was blown & I began my dive into Kubrick. Around 90% of all his flicks are absolute Masterpieces! Btw, the overhead maze shot in this was shot on a crane. I assume with the cameras he had NASA make for him? Blows my mind every time i look at it.😵💫
This is gonna be good!
See ya, bro!
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Must've been so awesome to see this in the theater! The speakers blasting and the giant screen, oh I wish I could experience all these films in that way!
I'm really impressed with Kubrick's style thus far, and I'm sure I'll continue to be amazed. I think my next Kubrick film will be "A Clockwork Orange". I remember when I was a kid and was switching through some channels and I saw those guys in their "strange" attire and got freaked out and continued changing channels lol! Excited for it!
And I'm so glad you brought up the overhead maze shot! That was gorgeous and I loved how it zoomed in on Wendy and Danny walking.
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend!
Fun fact bro Scatman Crothers who plays Dick Hollaran in this also voices Jazz in the original G1 Transformers cartoon from back in the 80s 🤖/🚗
Man, I was rooting for him! Wish he would've brought some kind of weapon or at least searched the hotel quietly first.
I loved him in Silver Streak too. Gene Wilder and Richard Prior were hilarious. :)
@@jessebatres6895 If it makes you feel any better Hallorann survives in the book : )
A Kubrick masterpiece is "2001: A Space Odyssey"
On my list :) It was first brought up to me when I watch the film Alien and I asked what was one of the first films that really showed a spaceship with the type of design that is sort of futuristic and people were bringing up "2001: A Space Odyseey"
Few Kubrick films aren't masterpieces. The Man was a legend. Greatest and most unique director ever and he loved camera work. Every shot had to be perfect
The scene where jack has his nightmare is so sad. Like hes trying to fight against the evil :(
Wait the Joker and Olive Oyl was married now that was weird. People know.
Notice how the typewriter started off white then became dark blue once the hotel took over?
do ghostbusters afterlife
Could you go camping in the middle of nowhere with just your family? I think that would be easier than being alone in a giant hotel.
28:48 the TV is not plugged in
JESUS H CHRIST! Damn, that must've been intentional and they did some kind of film trick with how they powered it. Great catch!
@@jessebatres6895 20:24 the chair behind Jack disappears, and considering Stanley Kubrick's perfectionism, that's not a continuity error.
as well as 13:24 when the hallway makes a turn to the right, this should be outside the hotel, considering the inside layout of the Torrance's appartment, even taking the few steps up into consideration
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY, MAKES JACK A DULL BOY!!!!
One of my favorite movies of all time and the real hotel is called The Timberline Lodge located in Oregon and the interior was shot in a studio in England. The story is based on Stephen King and his wife stay at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado one night, and had a dream and then he wrote the book. The Stanley Hotel is actually hunted, like this hotel in the movie the Stanley Hotel is just a beautiful, surrounded by mountains.
Psychological horror is my favorite kind of horror, the Freddie, Jason, Leatherface, and others
they are made up, but something that mess with your mind to where you don't know if it's real or not. Also there a documentary called Room 237 to where they explain some of the
interpretations of the movie, and I believe that the hotel is the one who is making Jack act that way, not him.
Fun Fact: The room that Stephen King stay in at the Stanley Hotel there is a 6 year wait to stay in room.
This is awesome insight Christina! I'm intrigued by that hotel the , The Stanley Hotel. It might be a destination to consider on a future trip :) I'll have to check out that documentary on Room 237. It's so cool that they would dedicate an entire documentary to it and bring up theories and stuff.
Would you stay at the Stanley Hotel by yourself? lol 😅
This was 1 of Stephen Kings best books a crazy creepy movie. You should check out Rose Red movie. Stephen King wrote it after he visited the Winchester mystery house. It's a great movie
Hey Josh, hope you're weekend is going well!! There's something so unsettling about this film, and I think "isolation" gets to me on a different level. Just the thought of a 3 people in an empty haunted hotel, where you can't just scream at them to leave because it could mean they'll die due to the weather elements, so they have to find another way to survive. Loved it!
And Rose Red is one that I watched as a kid. I remember being freaked out at the end when the antagonist gets surrounded by the spirits. I might have to do a rewatch on that :)
@jessebatres6895 I agree idk what I'd do in that situation. That hotel was huge and just 3 people. I'd probably go crazy. Everyone I know that watched the shining had different views on it. Not one of them saw the same movie which in my opinion the director was a certified genius in my opinion
Now there's a little search thing in the comments like on the clock app.
You should check out a musical project, called Everywhere at the End of Time, by Mr. James Leyland Kirby. It's about the deterioration of the hotel caretaker's mind from dementia. He based the music on the ballroom music from The Shining.
Gonna check out a few of the scores :) Looked it up and there's 6 studio albums. Very unique and interesting concept!
i recommend you a CRHISTMAS/Kubrick movie :
★ *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999) _Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman_
Directed by *Stanley Kubrick*
This is Kubrick LAST film. He dies before the film's release.
Some people conspiracy that this movie was the reason he die, because some important people (ELITE) felt exposed.
i recommend you pay attention to every detail
and also the ICONIC
🔥 *A Clockwork Orange* (1971)
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Nice! I'm adding that one to the list. I won't look up details for it, but please let me know what kind of genre is the film?
Also, my next Kubrick film will be "A Clockwork Orange" :)
Thanks for always giving great feedback my friend!
@@jessebatres6895I prefer not to bring any genre, it is a very intense film, suspense, I guess? but try to go as blind as possible
I wish I could watch this reaction for ever and ever and ever.
LOL! Love this!! I would lose my own mind if I had to stare at me for more than a day 😂 Thanks so much for watching and commenting Heidi!
@@jessebatres6895 Thanks. Seriously great reaction. If you want another disturbing masterpiece try 1967s In Cold Blood.
Jack is really more of a good father in the novel
Dick Halloran survives too
On RUclips there is a clip called "The Wendy theory". It tries to unravel what's happening from a very unique angle. At least for me it's hard to not see all the signs that seems to agree with that theory. Look it up if you're curious.
Kubrick is just on another level. This film is iconic through and through. What a Master...
All these rooms were sets built for the movie
Chit chatted, looked away & missed the iconic "ball rolling up to Danny" moment. 🤨
Tony is like Danny's multiple personality
Tony is just the shining his special gift.
Nope. Tony is Danny himself warning him from the future. Danny's whole name is Daniel Anthony Torres. I Red the book.
@@chiasanzes9770 i read the book too
Okay I have to gear up for this, great movie but so deep. Plus, my wife watches a lot of horror stuff (me no) and there's plenty about the real life motel and it is haunted, what I've heard.
That's funny because my wife gets easily scared and watches some horror stuff, but usually chooses the romcom stuff or the cheesy love stories lol!
I'm glad you brought up the hotel. I've watched videos on haunted places and somehow I don't recall hearing about this hotel until now. But would love to have a chance to visit it if I'm ever in Colorado and just a few hours away.
I went to the Winchester House last year, and it was pretty cool and some areas felt really creepy!
The tune at the beginning is based on a Gregorian Chant called Dies Irae. The sequence of notes were, according to legend, written by God himself...
Hey William, thanks for sharing! I started looking this up and the details are kind of eerie.
@@jessebatres6895 yup 👍 you can search for 'Dies Irae in cinema' and there's a good video showing the many instances of this theme in cinema. Cheers 🤘😎
When she has the bat and he's following her up the stairs, Kubrick had her do 100 takes without a break to get her terrified responses to look authentic. She almost had a nervous breakdown because of it.
Scatman Crothers did have a nervous breakdown, famously screaming "Mr Kubrick what do you want from me?!" over how many takes they did for the scene of Halloran receiving Danny's psychic call for help 😬
Damn! She did look terrified to the point that it looked like her body was going to give out, so now it makes sense. That's kind of sad and even cruel if it resulted in her mental state being severely impacted.
When Grady said the N word, the entire (white) crowd in the thater gasped. It was worse than all the scary stuff
An insightful and intelligent reaction to a complex classic film. It's psychological horror.
Although I don't often subscribe to his themes, I do recognize Kubrick as a great filmmaker, and "The Shining" (TS) is certainly a masterpiece of cinema. I like it very much even though I'm not a fan of Stephen King or his books. This must be due solely to Kubrick. Well, let's also give credit to the actors and the production crew, too. As great as Nicholson and Duvall were in the film, that little boy, Danny Lloyd, really made the movie for me. I think he was five when he started filming TS. For a child that age, he was just outstanding. He himself came up with the finger puppet for Tony, his alter ego. Kudos, also, to Philip Stone and Joe Turkel for being quietly sinister and menacing. I don't want to forget good-guy Scatman Crothers, either. Well-done Scatman. Then there's the Overlook. Not only is it alive, but it is the personification of evil.
TS has all the Kubrick touches. All those long hallway and hedge maze shots are one-point-perspective. That's a Kubrick trademark. Also, don't some of those nighttime hedge maze shots remind you of HAL's "eye" in 2001 a bit? They do me. Another characteristic of Kubrick is his focus on intense person-to-person interactions. Yeah, TS has just a little bit of that. By the way, isn't it weird HAL in 2001 acts like a person, and the people act like computers/robots? Those long tracking-shots as people move about the hotel are another Kubrick trait. The musical score as an integral part of the narrative of TS is also textbook Kubrick. Kubrick was a perfectionist, and that is reflected in his films. For example, background is as significant as foreground. Why does Jack's typewriter change color? Is it because Jack has been transformed? Oh, "All work and no play" goes back to at least 1659. It didn't originate with TS although it certainly fits. Why do bits of the hotel, like the furniture, for example, appear, disappear or move about? Is it because the hotel is alive? The answer is yes by the way. It's definitely not due to continuity problems. Finally, Kubrick always forces the viewer to think about and dissect his films. That certainly happens in TS. As a result, we and Kubrick share in a common creative impulse when watching TS. The film becomes a living thing.
Here are a few of the other things I've noticed about TS. The film is replete with mirrors. They're everywhere. Watch how they affect Jack. Are they how the hotel projects its power? A portal of sorts? Do they also absorb power? Are they its eyes as well? Likewise, there are mazes everywhere. There's the obvious hedge maze, but the hotel itself is a maze, and so is the hallway carpet. Early on, Wendy remarks on the need for breadcrumbs, a reference to Hansel and Gretel and the maze-like quality of the hotel. TS is a variation of Theseus and the Minotaur with Danny as Theseus, Tony as Ariadne etc. Wendy also says the hotel is like a ghostship. The hotel feeds off Danny and Jack's shining power and gets more powerful as time passes. The hotel wants Danny dead so it can absorb him and his power. Did you notice all the knives pointed at Danny's head on several occasions in the film? When Hallorann and Danny are talking in the kitchen bits of the conversation were telepathic. Numbers seem to come up a lot in the film. For example, Danny wears a shirt with 42 on the sleeve, the tv with no power cord is showing "Summer of 42," and room 237 is 2x3x7=42. I think Kubrick's wife said "Summer of 42" was one of his favourite movies along with "The Bank Dick." The later is a great movie with W. C. Fields. I love it when Danny asks Jack if he feels bad. That can be taken two ways as in do you feel evil or do you feel unwell. And, of course, Jack repeats the girls saying forever and ever, meaning I want to join with the hotel in death. Jack does, of course, sell his soul for a drink. Is that why Lloyd the bartender won't take his money? Jack's already paid in full? The people and things Danny and Jack see are real, but only people with shining can see them at first. When Jack returns to the ballroom where the 1920s party is going on, a woman walks by him with a bloody handprint on her backside. This is about the time the advocaat is spilled on him. Jack also wipes some advocaat on Grady's back. In the bathroom scene, it's clear Grady's girls also had "the shine" and wanted to destroy the hotel, but they were killed instead and absorbed. Grady himself, probably like Jack, also had "the shine." In the conversation between Jack and Grady, Grady switches between Grady and the entity of the hotel. Jack may also switch with the "caretaker." When Jack and Wendy are being shown their apartment, Jack eyes the two departing young ladies. A sign of his lechery? Ditto the girlie magazine he's reading in the lobby early on. He definitely has a wandering eye. Even early on, he doesn't seem to hold Wendy in high regard. When Jack enters room 237, the carpet there is obviously suggestive of the sex act. Very phallic etc. Sex, in one way or other, features in many Kubrick films. Room 237 is the heart of the hotel. The nude woman represents the hotel seducing Jack. The heartbeat we hear is the hotel's and signals the hotel's malevolent activity and increasing power. We hear it overtly later in the film but weakly earlier when Danny is riding the trike on/off the carpet and when Jack is bouncing the ball. The high-pitched tone indicates "shining" is happening. So, Jack clearly shines, too. He's one of those who doesn't realize he has it. Jack several times in the film exhibits the Kubrick glare or stare, a shot of a man glowering up at the camera from beneath lowered brows, an indicator of danger or madness. You see it in "Full Metal Jacket." And I think HAL in 2001 also shows it. Doesn't HAL's red pupil change size? When Jack goes on his rant about his obligations to the hotel before Wendy conks him, he's not talking about Ullmann and co. He's talking about "the hotel," the thing that's alive. That's who he's made the contract and sold his soul to. Remember Lloyd the bartender's ominous hotel remarks. REDRUM is MURDER backwards, and it signifies anti-murder. It's a totem that protects against murder. That's why Danny writes it on the bathroom door. Jack can batter the door, but he won't get in. Danny is also warning Wendy and arming her as a result of his REDRUM recital. The photos are part of the hotel like the typewriter and furniture. When Jack dies, he's absorbed by the hotel and winds up in the 1920s photo. Towards the end, the hotel's evil spirit, the caretaker, may have abandoned Jack to die in the maze. He did fail in his task. That ball in the photo was the same one where the advocaat was spilled. So, he was there in 1921 and he wasn't. Kubrick deleted a final scene from TS. Wendy was in hospital and Ullman was visiting. He told her all was normal at the hotel. No Jack. No Hallorann?
I've watched several reactions to TS, and I'm amazed at some of the observations. Got some beefs. A lot of people don't make a connection between Danny's first vision of the blood elevator, which signifies all the death at the hotel, and his passing out. They disassociate these two events when clearly they go together as the image of Danny's horrified face shows. From the get-go, it's clear Danny can see past events and future events. Danny is very powerful, that's why the Hotel wants him. He knows Jack got the job and is going to call Wendy. He knows he doesn't want them to go to the hotel. He knows the hotel signifies danger. Why don't people notice that Danny's shirt and jumper are torn when he come to the Colorado Lounge after being strangled? Danny's clearly in shock, too. When Danny is foaming at the mouth and Hallorann is having his mini-fit, Danny is clearly communicating with Hallorann there is danger, come and help. How can Wendy be so sound asleep before Danny wakes her? Come on, the poor woman has been on edge for weeks. She hasn't been sleeping well. Now that she's locked crazy Jack up, she literally passes out, thinking they're safe. After Danny slides down from the bathroom window, why are people surprised he comes back into the hotel? It's freakin' cold outside. Do you live at the equator or something? After Jack kills Hallorann and Danny screams, why are people surprised when Danny bolts his hiding place? It's not a hiding place anymore, Jack knows where he is. Anyway, the hotel will lead him to Danny. Danny runs outside because he's actually luring Jack into the maze to meet his fate.
Danny is the hero of TS, he's Theseus, who killed the monster in the maze.
If you can, try to compare the way Kubrick uses tracking shots in this film, behind the boy riding the Big Wheels around the hotel, with the tracking shots of Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket and Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory. This repeated use of the same kind of shot in multiple films could mean Kubrick has a strict aesthetic, or that in some ways he's a one trick pony. 😮 What do you think?
I'll have to watch more of his films to see if there's additional elements in how he shoots to be able to conclude if it's something that he does too frequently. One thing I will point out here though that stands out is that amazing overhead shot of the maze! I don't recall seeing something like that in Full Metal Jacket, so I'm hoping there's a bit more unique moments like that in some of his other films.
The music score was incredibly haunting and disturbing. The story of what the previous caretaker did was also completely unnerving. After he chopped up his wife and daughters into small pieces, he gathered up those pieces and stacked them neatly in one of the rooms. That’s what the manger told Jack.
Your reaction to this psychological masterpiece was very engaging. Looking forward to more of them.
Man I LOVED how this film opened with that first score! It's so strange because there's no dialogue or evil acts occurring, we have the BEAUTIFUL scenery but that damn score lol!!
Do you think the room where he put them was room 237? I like how the film leaves things open like that and has us asking questions.
And thank you Nick for all the support and feedback! Always look forward to hearing your thoughts and insight :)
Fun fact jack is reading a playgirl while waiting for his interview. Film sets are weird with their jokes. I assume they thought it was funny and no one would notice.
Since you’re doing your Stephen King marathon thing, you might as well peep Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher.
Shelley Duvall (Wendy) was in therapy for months after the filming. She was traumatized by this movie. I was glad to learn that they had Danny act out scenes differently several times, because they didn't want him to feel scared for real. This movie creeps me out. I did enjoy your reaction, and I subscribed.
I read that her hair started to fall out during production, and that she was having to cry and stay in the frantic state for several months. I'm sure it stayed with her for a very long time, which is incredibly sad!
And that's good to know that Danny wasn't mistreated or pushed to give an endless amount of takes. I thought he did a phenomenal job, and it was so impressive how convincing he was even in the quiet moments when he's just staring or looking around.
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! Please always feel free to give feedback :)
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Lol! I like that 😂 I've got Doctor Sleep coming next week which is a more recent film, plus some other post 2000's films coming up as well :)
It still bothers me that their t.v is on and they are watching t.v but there is no cord to the wall 😮
What freaks me out is that the hotel could've killed them itself at any point, but it gets more pleasure in manipulating them into killing each other.
That's something I thought about. I'm sure the book explains it, but it's clear that the Hotel can take care of things itself. I think you're right about it having a sadistic nature about it and gets pleasure out slowly tormenting its victims until they break.
Once Jack kills Dick you start hearing that chanting, and for the first time, Wendy can see the ghosts, like Dick's blood gave it power.
Also, the photograph at the end suggests Jack has been here before, in a previous life, and the hotel reincarnated his soul to kill his family again. And it will happen again in the future.
a perfectly tailored horror movie for stoners
Watch "Dr. Sleep."
Just watched it last night and MY GOD!!! Literally, "Standing Ovation" when it ended 👏😀
Now you HAVE to do the sequel: Doctor Sleep! Grown-up Danny dealing with his demons...
I shifted a few things in my October list of films and will be watching Doctor Sleep tonight :) I'm so excited for it, and perhaps a few questions I have will be answered!
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One continuity error in this film? Jack says he hurt Danny 3 years ago. However, Wendy said he quit drinking after hurting Danny and that Jack "hadn't had any alcohol in 5 months. "
I always took that as Jack exaggerating his length of sobriety.
That's not continuity error, it's Wendy's tragic denial of Jack's alcoholism 😭
I think Wendy probably lied to the nurse/doctor because she's having difficulty accepting the truth about some inner demons Jack might have. She probably feels trapped and it's hard for her to work up the courage to leave. I feel so bad for her character!
When Danny was being chased by Jack in the maze you mentioned how traumatizing that would be and asked "How do you go forward from this mentally?". I suggest watching the sequel titled Doctor Sleep and you will gain some further insight into the shining ability and the characters from this film. Stephen King liked the sequel and felt it more aligned with his material than The Shining did when it was made into a movie. It's worth watching IMHO. Based off your reactions I have watched thus far I feel you will like it as well - especially the explanations it provides for some of the things in this film. And, bonus, the main character in it is portrayed by a familiar face you will immediately recognize from other films you have seen. Thanks for doing a reaction to this film.
Hey Gaby! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I'll definitely be checking out Doctor Sleep :) I'm looking forward to finding out more details and having some of my questions answered. I'm watching it tomorrow night!
All the recommendations had me switch up my October list a bit and I'm so pumped for it. I looked up the cast and saw HIM! I stopped right there to just go in as blind as possible, but I'm excited to see what he brings to the character!
"Heeeeere's Johnny!"
Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Danny Lloyd.
Not An American Fact: As he lived in England, Stanley Kubrick was not at all familiar with the "Heeeeere's Johnny" line (from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)) that Jack Nicholson improvised. He very nearly didn't use it.
Hot Take Fact: There is a great deal of confusion regarding this film and the number of retakes of certain scenes. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the scene where Wendy is backing up the stairs swinging the baseball bat was shot 127 times, which is a record for the most takes of a single scene. However, both Steadicam operator Garrett Brown and assistant editor Gordon Stainforth say this is inaccurate. The scene was shot about thirty-five to forty-five times.
Method Director Fact: Despite Stanley Kubrick's fierce demands on everyone, Jack Nicholson admitted to having a good working relationship with him. It was with Shelley Duvall that he was a completely different director. He allegedly picked on her more than anyone else. He would really lose his temper with her, even going so far as to say that she was wasting the time of everyone on the set. She later reflected that he was probably pushing her to her limits to get the best out of her and that she wouldn't trade the experience for anything, but it was not something she ever wished to repeat.
The Witches of Eastwick is really good..........Nicholson plays the devil. it's a great funny movie.
Directed by George Miller (of Mad Max fame). It's a fantastically wicked movie 😈
NICE! That's one I've never even heard the name for so I might just have to check it out. Thank you Kat!! :)
@@LordVolkov Right?
@@jessebatres6895 Michelle Pfeiffer is in it too.
Excellent suggestion. I’ve never seen a reaction to that one. Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon.
Jesse and Jack seem a bit similar in rhat they both cuss a lot to people. LOL
LOL! Can you imagine me and him in a room together 😂 Now that I think about it, the thumbnail looks like he and I are both ready to cause havoc on anyone that comes our way lol!
Dude, yet again a great reaction to a masterpiece of a movie. Doctor Sleep is the sequel and I think you'd definitely enjoy it. I prefer the extended edition but the theatrical cut was still great. It's basically Danny's view of things as an adult. It's quite different from the original but explains everything. Well worth checking out. Keep 'em coming brother. Much love from the UK. ❤️ 👍 🤙
31:14 Imagine being the child actor in this scene. He probably can STILL remember the tip-top creepy acting job Nicholson does RIGHT IN HIS FACE. 😮
That's definitely a face that would be engraved in someone's mind lol! He's just so threatening and sinister, especially at this point in the film and going forward.