The Shining (1980) - Movie Review (w/ Sean Chandler Talks About)
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Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is one of the most hailed and celebrated Stephen King adaptations in movie history. The tale of a family in vast and secluded hotel beginning to succumb to cabin fever is a modern horror classic. Sean Chandler joins me to discuss this film adaptation of The Shining...so come play with us!
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To all, I know Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. To those that have no idea why I'm saying this...youll find out. Lol
Shelly Duvalle and Mary Shelly. She had a complete breakdown on set because Kubrick was famous for making actors to do like 70 takes regardless. I think Kubrick frazzled her to be in the performance.
She recently been known to have a breakdown in life as well.
The scene with her swinging the bat supposedly took 127 takes. Throughout the filming, Kubrick would also berate her and told the cast and crew to not help her or show any sympathy or compassion towards her, she had lost a majority of her hair by the end of the shoot due to nerves. The scene where (I forget the character) Scatman Crothers is explaining "shining" to Danny was 148 takes and holds some sort of record. Kubrick also shot another scene of just the camera pushing in on Scatman Crothers sitting in his room more than 60 times until Crothers broke down crying and Nicholson had to step in. Duvall, Crothers, and also allegedly Nicholson, said they would never work with Kubrick again, and the kid Danny never did another film. Kinda makes you think twice about criticizing someone's performance when you know the hell they were put through just to put it to film.
elsa lanchester who played bride of frankenstein looked kind of like shelly duval. even when she got older they both looked alike. and Elsa played mary shelly at the beginning of bride of frankenstein. and if they ever did some some direct sequel to bride of frankenstein to find out what happened to her (she got exploded in a castle and none of the further sequels addressed her) then a young Shelly Duvall could have played the bride I think. too late now though as she has gotten older, but how she looked in 1980 would have been perfect suit for it.
Jack shines too, that’s why he’s so open to whatever “presence” is in the hotel. It’s that, mixed with his alcoholism and writers-block, that sends him over the edge.
In addition, it's clearly stated that the hotel itself shines as well!
The shining is my favorite horror movie of all time, I can see why people would find this movie underwhelming but I think what disturbs me so much about it is the family aspect, watching the buildup of a man turning on his own family when they are most vulnerable, in a secluded hotel and not knowing the exact reason why it is happening makes it even more disturbing to me
I don't think Jack freezing to death felt out of place, or abrupt. They established him hearing Danny and Wendy fire up the Snowcat and driving away, as well as him yelling out in incoherent frustration as he realizes he's failed in his "duties." He's eternally trapped in the maze (the maze concept is continued throughout the movie, even within the hotel), and is dying of hypothermia. From there, the camera slows to a crawl and mostly holds its position as Jack drifts further away before collapsing in the snow. The way I see it, that shot symbolizes Jack crossing over into the territory of death and accepting his fate as he sits down in the snow and awaits the inevitable.
I think this was one of the best psychological horror films of all time!
I've watched this movie many times, but last year I got to see it at a drive-in theater. I felt like I was watching it for the first time. I appreciate it in a whole new way. Awesome movie!
The 1980 version of The Shining was a great film back then. It took out a lot from the books. I saw the 1997 version of The Shining the way I saw that version it was like the missing chapter to the Stanley version. But great reviews guys. Also the book is awesome.
+LUIS Thanks Luis. I've seen pieces of the TV movie and I always found it more accurate but less effective as a movie. I've been curious to check out the book.
The fact that the movie left so much unanswered, leaves interpretation up to us. I heard somewhere that was the director's intention. Which is exciting for me. Everytime I watch this movie, I always come up with new theories or an extension of a theory.
+Silent Vee I enjoy that aspect as well but there is always a small amount of frustration not having clarity
Cody Leach that’s what makes it great, there’s doesn’t need to always be an explicit answer. This is the appeal and what makes it interesting
I remember my first exposure to The Shining was from the movie Twister whenever they're all sitting at the drive-inn watching it.
Always wanted to watch it and whenever I got the chance too, it was so not what I expected to be. (I mean that in the best way possible)
+Tyler Tompkins haha interesting introduction
I love The Shining. It is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. It's awesome. It's scares me everytime
I just love the way this movie was shot
Great video! I love the subliminal dialogue in this, there are so many strands to it. The ending is so open to interpretation. I recently did a review of this myself. Great channel!
Thank you
Awesome collaboration, great review!
+Tao Yue Thank you!
I watch horror movies nearly everyday and going back and watching the Shining gave me chills.. no other movie has that affect on me,. the scene and the music where the little kids are dead in the hall. absolutely chilling.
I think 1408 has to be my favorite haunted hotel film, though.
20:00 I don't know, if you can appreciate Jack Nicholson for being so over-the-top and say it's his best performance ever then I don't get why you wouldn't expect Shelly to mirror that campiness?? I think she did amazing, perfectly contrasting and matching Jack's performance with her horrified facial expressions and her desperate shrieks/cries.
I NEVER realized it was two different Grady's. Holy crap. Thanks for that.
The entire film is full of similar deliberate contradictions. For example, Jack's been sober for five months.. yet he injured Danny years ago. And the layout of the Hotel is Physically impossible.
The Cook dying was a way to raise the stakes for People who had read the book. Also Note that Wendy and Danny escaped in his snow cat, so it was still important to the story and he Did save them.
Because Danny Lloyd was so young, and since it was his first acting job, Stanley Kubrick was highly protective of the child. During the shooting of the movie, Lloyd was under the impression that the film he was making was a drama, not a horror movie. In fact, when Wendy carries Danny away while shouting at Jack in the Colorado Lounge, she is actually carrying a life-size dummy, so Lloyd would not have to be in the scene. He only realized the truth several years later, when he was shown a heavily edited version of the film. He did not see the uncut version of the film until he was seventeen, eleven years after he had made it.
I noticed the movie passengers with jennifer Lawrence scene with the bar design similar to the shining bar scene
Jack Nicholson at his best loved it
+David Cottone Yeah he's awesome in this
Great discussion gentlemen. And on a side note it just brings me joy that Sean Chandler has a Teddy Ruxpin. 😂😂
Ohhhhh sweet. This was fun guys. So like, I didn't watch the movie the Shining until like 2 years ago..but I have read the book several times in my life; when I was 13, 18, and after having kids. I never understood why everyone said it was scary when I read it at 13, when I read it at 18 I was like omg that is pretty creepy, and after having kids and being in a pretty bad domestic abusive relationship and it is downright terrifying. The first time I watched the movie I saw, and understood why Stephen King did not enjoy it. Shelley Duvall was, not Wendy in the book, Wendy was strong and grit and bore what she had to with Jack. Shelley Duvall was weird to me but, apparently Stanley Kubrick did kind of torture her to get that way of acting. Upon rewatches of the movie, I did find that I enjoyed it for being what it is. I prefer the maze over the hedge animals because in the book the hedge animals don't really do much, except for scare Danny and tried to stop Dick Halloran, but the maze is scary just the size and such. The actual Shining in the book, Danny sees more of the ghosts of the Overlook, like the horrible things that had happened in the hotel. It also helped Danny deal with feelings he wasn't understanding, his father's alcoholism, his parents wanting to divorce, to the actual hate that the Overlook. Anyways, I rambled. I prefer the book, but I do love this movie.
any chance you could do a review of 28 days later and 28 months later? you're one of the most articulate movie critics i've seen on youtube, and i'd love to hear your thoughts!
+Brightest Light I do plan to get to those eventually...especially 28 Weeks because I think that one is crazy underrated.
LOL! That Redrum thing was EPIC!! Great review guys. First time I saw this movie I was in college, and I watched with some friends at 2am. I like this movie. Jack was a great crazy person. His performance made this movie for me. But can I be honest with you Cody? As much as I liked it, Pet Sematary is the one so far that really got me!
+Durbania Oh I was absolutely positive it would have that affect on you when I told you to watch it. In my own twisted horror fan way that was me doing you a favor. Hahaha
Pet semetary the scariest king adaptation bar none in my opinion. Haunts me on a different level then any other I’ve ever seen.
Haha Pet Semetary in one way scares me more than The Shining...and that way is...the crazy creepy sister with spinal meningitis (I think) screaming "Raaaachel! Raaaaachel!" Good God that gave me nightmares ☻
I have this movie on Blu-ray in a Kubrick set with Clockwork Orange and 2001 Space Odyssey
So, sometime back around 5 years ago or so, I wasn't really into horror all that much. Up until then, I had only seen the old classic black and while universal monster movies with my Dad and was content with being a fan of action, sci fi, and Superhero movies.
That is until I saw "The Shining"! Yes, this was my gateway drug into 80s to modern day horror and what a drug it was. The cinematography, abstract atmosphere, and insane imagery that went on at the Overlook Hotel really grabbed my attention and eventually made me want to seek out more in this genre.
AWESOME VIDEO GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEEEEEEEEEZ MORE CROSSOVERS, THANK YOU
+zara rejali I'll tell Sean to give the people what they want
Sean is now informed. What do you recommend we review next?
The Shining is now one of the greatest films ever made then! I watched it and loved it! It’s great! It really chilled me at times and impressed me with its ambiguity.
After watching your Stephen King reviews, I know what I'm watching Halloween night after I take my sons trick or treating. Except for Thinner & Lawnmower Man. Also, I haven't watched your It review because I had to work so I'm avoiding all reviews.
+Kevin Riley Awesome! Thinner is a guilty pleasure but it's not the best. I'm planning to review the original IT before long.
I will be posting my own review of this film soon, and will touch on this more, but my interpretation of the ending is that this was a "groundhog day" sort of scenario. And for one main reason....
In the bathroom discussion, grady tells jack that he (jack) has always been the caretaker. And he adds that he (grady) has always been there.
This doesn't make sense on its face, since grady was supposedly a previous caretaker. So my interpretation of that is that grady is the personification of the evil that inhabits the hotel. And he is simply telling jack to perpetuate the cycle of murder that is tied to the hotel.
As somebody who’s read the book, they explore the actual shining and connection between Danny and Dick much more in the book
Cody and Sean could never be dull boys
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. :) But the idea of creating a "monster" does kind of tie into both.
+Kris Dudoich Yeah after he corrected ME I realized where I got that name from. Lol
I appreciate everything this movie brought to the table. In short, I couldn't comprehend whether it was telepathy, alcoholism, apparitions, etc. And if they were going for total ambiguity, then bravo. I like some ambiguity, but it's overwhelming in this adaptation. Jack Nicholson's performance is why I think this movie gets so much praise. And rightfully so. I enjoy it every time I watch it, it's good, not great.
She was afraid irl on the cast. So her action is real.
let's see you two direct a film
Lol I love that
There isn't one scene where Danny acknowledges he has this telepathic gift. Yes, OHalloran is trying to use telepathy to speak to Danny, but Danny never really responds. The power of the Shining may not even exist.
I rate it a 9.5 out of 10. They got so many things right. The minor things like not the greatest acting from the Mrs. and Jack frozen in the snow barely make a difference with me. Compared to the vast majority of today's OTT plotless gore fests, fake CGI crap and politically correct watering down movies like the Shining are pure gold!
The Thing(1982) surpasses The Shining(1980) as a claustrophobic isolated winter based horror movie
I always wondered where the maze is when u see the opening shot there is no room for a maze that size ... interesting to say the least
I love all your reviews. You do such a great job in all of them. I love deep horror movie discussions and you definitely reach that and more. So thank you for your amazing reviews. A shout out to you from milwaukee wisconsin U.S.A born in Puerto Rico. Been inm milwaukee 20 years april 19 marked 20 years
I think this may be my fav horror film. The way The Overlook sucks you into the story is so enchanting and stays with you forever.
No one will care but Scatman Caruthers was the voice of Jazz in the Transformers TV series in the 80s.
Anyone seen room 237? What a bizarre film w some bizarre opinions on what Stanley Kubricks motivation was for many of the scenes.
+Dylan Thomas I've been curious to check it out
Dylan Thomas it was waaayyyy over thought. It's worse than watching 10 episodes of Ancient Aliens in a row. Seems like they grab it everything they can to try to make their points. To call it ridiculous is an understatement
@@michaelrubino4625 Agreed. Some of their theories were so far-fetched that I couldn't even finish the damn movie.
I love The Shining I have watched it since i was a kid. I grew up with the 2 hour version of this movie but today I watched the 2 1/2 hour version and it made me love it even more 😍
@Cody Leach
I understand that not everyone is going to enjoy this film like I do,. but I get the fact this feels more like a Stanley Kubrick film than just a horror film. In addition, if Stanley Kubrick could've backed off and let Shelley Duvall play off a character closer to the source material, it could be much better. I don't think Scatman Corothers is hoaky in this one though. The Shining maybe could've been used a little bit more prominently, but I think this film tries to focus more on a family quietly descending into madness than the shining ability itself. I love your videos, man, and I love your unique perspective on these types of horror films.
I remember thinking this movie was overrated at first. Then the more times i watched it, the film got better and better. Also...i loved that episode of Rocko's modern life, where they pay hommage to The Shinning
Oh yeah it gets better with each watch for sure
Growing up in this generation I have always been a fan of classic horror from the 70/80/90s because I saw Halloween when I was 3 and loved it and I also enjoy the blank feel of the cameras in the 80s because it gives off a creepy vibe I don’t know why. Also I loved the shining because of how scary and crazy it was it gave off that creepy vibe I want in a movie.
You HAVE to read the novel! It was somewhere after the 10th time I read it, that I finally stopped picking up on new things! (there are innumerable story elements left out...it's not even the same story.) Read it and see if you don't think it's one of the richest, most rewarding books ever! Plus....if you knew what really happened in room 237 [217] you would shit!
Cody, Review Eyes Wide Shut (1999). My 2nd favorite Kubrick film, next to The Shining of course.
To me, the enigma of it adds to the mysterious creepiness of this film IMHO.
I was watching this the other day, and the tour of the food cupboards made me hungry as fuck. I think the little boy did a great job. And the final shot confuses me, where Jack is in the photo from 1921. Were they saying he was a spirit the entire time? It just wouldn't make sense because his family wouldn't know him, unless they were all spirits, which also wouldn't make sense.
Loved your comments and agree with almost everything.
Shelley Duval was an excellent choice for the part she was playing. There is an entrenched helplessness in her physical appearance and this really adds to the suspense and weirdness of the movie.
If she was too pretty (like in the television miniseries of "The Shining" where a blonde beauty became victimized and actually beaten), that would have taken some of the spookiness out of this horror movie. Beauty brings a sense of reality into a movie because beauty is attractive and is the opposite of horror.
Since this is the ultimate horror movie, it needed two people that would not be considered "lookers" but would add to the horror and suspense of the movie.
Shelley Duval and Jack Nicholson while good-looking in their own way, had other qualities in their faces.
Shelley brought helplessness, confusion, and terror into her acting that certainly added to the effectiveness of the movie.
Her scene with the bat is awkward, but it really adds to the helplessness of the scene and the horror of the circumstance.
Jack Nicholson brought a kind of wholesome quirkiness into his acting that would have worked against the kind of crazy person he would become if he was a Robert Redford.
I firmly believe that Stanley Kubrick knew what he was doing and we can speculate all we want, but ultimately it is Stanley's call!
In the remake, Tony, Danny's imaginary friend, turns out to be the older version of himself. Did Tony belonged in another dimension and only Danny can see him?
I would recommend the shorter UK/European version. Kubrick was asked to cut it down but the longer version was already out in America. It still has the same effect, but feels less bloated.
I say that the ending shows Jack as being a reincarnation of himself as the caretaker for the Overlook Hotel of the 1920s . I say this , because Grady tells Jack that he has ALWAYS been the caretaker there .This hints at Jack's being a reincarnation of the original caretaker .
This film is another level of film making. More like a work of art/painting from an artist with a distinct eye.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest is his best performance ever!!!! Man please review that movie. I would love to hear your thoughts
I saw this in bits and pieces as a kid and it never really made sense. I definitely learned to love and appreciate it as an adult, but always wondered why Stephen King had such a bone to pick with it since he’s pretty receptive of almost every other adaptation even with changes for big screen purposes. And then I read the book. I hate to be one of those “but the book is better” people because I feel like that’s such an obvious, easy to go to statement. But seriously. The way Kubrick did these characters…I have to take King’s side. The way King intended them to be makes the story so much better and much more haunting imo. Jack and Danny okay. I can look past that one. But Wendy makes me cringe. She was not supposed to be this frantic, over the top, helpless and all but unlikeable character. I’ve learned to separate the movie from the book because that is the only way I can continue to enjoy it and have it maintain any rewatchability (that’s not a word but is now). Sorry for the four years late to the party rant but there it is 😂
Man, when i saw this as a kid, it really stuck with me. I hate that Shelley Duvall's performance always catches flack because as a 10 year old, I felt her fear was genuine, then when i got older i read into Kubrick's abuse over her and it completely changed the way i view her performance. She looked terrified because she was. Scared to get it wrong, fearing constant public verbal beratement.
And one of the main reasons I think this is a bit strange structure wise, is because they're adapting a Stephen King novel into a 2 and a half hour film, haha.
Top 3 horror movies
3: The Shining
Only movie that ever scared me.
2: Nightmare on Elm Street
Amazing and brilliant. Near perfection.
1: Halloween
Perfection. I have no negatives. This is amazing. I love it, and always will.
This was like watching one of Stanley Kubrick's fever dreams being placed on screen; but since this was Kubrick this may have been a recurring dream. Nothing makes sense upon the first few viewings, but then one realizes that this is a Rorschach test leaving the audience to determine the meaning.
My own ego and mental illness projects my problems on to Jack Torrance. I see a depressed, anxious drunkard pressuring himself. The pressure gets to him and his family.
Wendy has Tony Soprano vibes. She may have been abused and married a man identical to her father.
I love this movie its really great but for the most part I'm not too huge on Stephen King movie adaptations. In my opinion the best ones by far are the Shawshank Redemption and this one and for some reason The Stand TV movie. I have yet to see IT 2017, but ( and I know this will be a very unpopular opinion) I hated the original as such a huge fan of the book that I am it was absolutely terrible and most of his movies that have been adopted from his books are absolutely terrible now because of the video you did on pet cemetery I'm going to go back and read watch that I haven't seen it since I was a little kid and there's a few of his I enjoy like Cujo & the mist. But I really have a feeling that the one I'm looking forward to the most which of dark Tower but I have yet to see his going to let me down just based off of the trailer it's going to let me down, however I have a little more hope for IT.
This is Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”, The miniseries was Stephen King’s “The Shining”.
The shining is a work of genius I believe it's real people who have those abilities like that kid.
As someone who only just recently watched this movie this year, I have to say that I probably lean more toward Sean's opinion of the movie. While it is entertaining enough and certain nails it with the imagery, atmosphere, and Jack Nicholson's, and even Danny's, performance, there are things about the story that do not work for me. As Cody said, toward the end of the video, those issues make it harder for me to accept the movie as a masterpiece that many view it as. I watched the 40th anniversary DVD of the movie recently, and from listening to the commentary after my initial viewing, Kubrick and King definitely had differing visions of how the story should be presented. As with Cody, those differing visions make me want to go back and read the book, and I plan to do so some time in the near future.
Side note: One thing that drove me absolutely crazy about this movie was near the end of it when Shelly Duvall was running around the hotel with the knife flopping about in her hand. For goodness sake woman, would you handle the knife correctly and with purpose! She could seriously take lessons from Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween: H2O.
Do you have plans to review other King movie adaptations? I’m looking forward to the update of Pet Sematary. I hope it is as successful as It was earlier this year.
Eventually for sure
I don't see why Stephen King hates this movie
Because it is so different than his book
not only that it's different, but it turns the main plot point into an afterthought, that is--The Shining itself, which is the ability two communicate telepathically.
He also really hates it because of Jack Nicholson's portrayal as Jack Torrence, and honestly, I can understand that a little bit. I never really knew where his sanity ended and his insanity began. To me, he character seemed insane right from the get-go. King wanted to portray a character that you knew was a good guy and felt sorry for...I NEVER got that in this movie. Don't get me wrong though - Nicholson nailed the crazy. LOL. For me, a problem this movie had was there was no one I could root for. The wife sucked and, honestly, I thought the kid was pretty bad, too.
I can understand why he hates certain aspects of the film adaptation, but I personally found the novel to be very cheesy, including a great deal of cringeworthy dialogue. I think majority of people exposed to both the film and the novel can agree that Kubrick did indeed improve on the source material. Plus I think an ax is a much cooler, and more effective weapon than a mallet, lol. Back on a serious note, though, the viewer does see Jack become severely fatigued, cold, and crumple to a seated position, before the next shot.
Because he was ordered to do so in order to rise pressure on Kubrick. There is no other explanation. At that time King was a wannabe writer who has been made immortal overnight in the moment "The shining" was out since it is such a masterpiece which even the blind and deaf would recognize as such
READ THE BOOK GUYS! And read the sequel, Dr. Sleep....both are great, love those books. Don't watch the TV mini-series, both this movie and his mini-series do not give good representations of the book.
I disagree completely about Shelley Duvall. I think she was PERFECTLY cast as her character is the antithesis to Jack's craziness (who was also perfectly cast) She plays her as plain, and soft-spoken, possibly weak, and not terribly bright.
BUT...THEN...she shows such resolve later and finds strength in smacking him with the bat and dragging him and locking him in the cooler - then at the end shoving her son out of the window and their eventual escape in the Snowcat.
I think they needed an actress who was a "plain jane", demure woman to be able to shock us later with her resourcefulness. And IMO, that which Shelley does absolutely PERFECTLY. I can't think of anyone like her acting at that time who could've pulled that off as well.
Also, it is well known that Kubrick was VERY tough on her to get her to that place of breaking down. If you watch the making of, or research all she (and others) have said, I think she totally gave herself over to that experience - which deserves immense respect. Just my opinion for your consideration.
You and the other guy in your review ARE younger, so maybe that's the problem. You'll never be able to appreciate it as those who saw it in 1980 because you grew up in a different era of thousands of films and TV available at the push of a button from your sofa. Us in gen-X and older didn't have that. I do feel bad for the younger crowd. You've really been oversaturated for choice and desensitized.
The Shining was minimal gore, no real digital or special effects - which some find tedious and slow. It was mostly a psychological, character, dialogue driven thriller; which makes us THINK. I actual dig that.
And BECAUSE of that, personally, it's in my top 10 of ANY genre. EVER. I'm not sure we'll ever see anything with that particular unsettling mix of eeriness in the acting, directing, score, or cinematography again.
I wish they went with Jack Nicholason's suggestion for Wendy instead of Shelly Duval, Jessica Lange. I think Jessica would,have killed it in the role. I can see though why Stanley went with Shelly instead from a director's view. She wanted the abused house wife look. I do think that Lloyd is Jack's father, Danny's grandfather after seeing Dr Sleep.
I always found those type of teddy bears with the wide open eyes on the screen to the right side soo creepy. They always seem to look creepy to me. Talking about horror and creepiness
Shelly Duvall was a great actress, a steady cast member in a number of 1970s films, especially Robert Altman films such as Nashville. I think Kubrick did well in casting her opposite Nicholson because they are an odd pairing, and her natural mannerisms just seem to easily get on Jack's nerves. Even little things she says, well-intentioned, get under his skin. Which is how their relationship seems to be, off-balance. So I think her performance, though grating, was meant to be that way. You could almost interpret Jack as a guy who never should have got married and settled down in the first place. What's driving him insane? His whole life ! He should be sitting in a bar somewhere, watching football, drinking beer, with no wife or kid or responsibilities whatsoever.
I agree. I just posted a similar comment defending Duvall and giving my opinion on why she was cast :)
That's exactly right.
Not sure if you have but any plans on reviewing any foreign horror movies. I'd love to see you review a movie called Day of the Beast. It's one of my favs and I think that you would enjoy it.
+SVH Hill I've actually just started watching foreign film this year. I'm sure it's something I'll take a stab at reviewing before long. I was a huge fan of I Saw The Devil
Cody Leach have you seen INSIDE?
I just picked the blue ray of The Shining from walmart and the blue ray was only $7.50 before sales tax.
To comment on removing the shining aspect of the story, you really can't if you want Danny and Wendy to survive lol. Danny used the shining to call Halloran for help which in turn causes him to get the snowcat to get up to the hotel which is the snowcat that Wendy and Danny use to escape.
Great review guys , i thought I was the only one that got annoyed by her performance
Kubrick once said that people who criticize his movies, while sometimes legitimate, are a bit similar to a pitcher who throws a change up instead of a fastball and the batter gets mad and criticizes the pitch because he struck out on it. He was tricked and he didn’t like it. So he blames the pitcher.
I'll just set my bourbon and advocaat down right here. 🥃
If I were you Cody, I would rank all of Stanley Kubrick’s movies.
Havent seen most of them actually
One of the best horror movies ever
0:01 - 0:06 that’s both funny and cute at the same time
Stanley Kubrick was a master of filmmaking
When I first saw The shining it was so good I watched it at least 20 times after that
Yeah The Shining is a phenomenal movie I mean Stanley Kubrick was a genius I mean Clockwork Orange Full Metal Jacket dr. Strangelove. That I've got to say that the shining the miniseries wasn't all that awful but I will say this there were some good things about it I like the original Hotel I think the one in the Stanley version is way creepier but the Mallet in the miniseries and also the woman in 217 was way creepier then the woman in 237. And look Jack Nicholson there's no way you can top him I mean I mean it's Jack Nicholson I get that. But Steven Weber did a pretty damn good job in my opinion
I honestly never found The Shining scary. Though I do fine The Shining VERY unnerving and almost foreboding in a sense for what was to come in the film.
I don't like Shelly in this. I wish her character was a stronger character like Book Wendy but I like this movie very much. This is a great Stephen King adaption even though Stephen hates it. I would like to ask you about the two adaptions of Salem's Lot. Which one do you think is superior? I like the remake starring Rob Lowe more than the original because it is darker and the head vampire has his own independent mind. The original Barlow is scary but he is a mindless Nosferatu. Rutger Haur is a scarier and more seductive Barlow.
I didn’t like her at all , the way she acts is so annoying for me for some reason
The Shining is my favorite Stephen King adaptation so far (maybe It will take that place tonight). I don't mind that it takes liberties from the novel. The 1997 miniseries, which stays close to the novel, is so cartoonish and boring that it shows how certain things don't translate well from page to screen.
Also, Mary Shelley is the author of Frankenstein.
+Eric Moss Oh I agree. I despise the TV movie and I'm all for directors taking liberties if it makes a better movie
The Shining miniseries has too much talking to make it interesting. The characters were boring and cartoonish even though it is closer to the novel. It proves that just because a movie strays from the book, it doesn't mean it sucks. Many parts of the book don't translate well to film anyway, which is one reason why Kubrick left so much of it out.
The little kids name is Danny. Lol
Yeah I was kind of wondering if you would ever do a review on 1408?
But I will say this about The Shining I do like it it's scary psychological terrifying movie as a child growing up but I will say this and I mean very small parts of the miniseries biggest thing would be that it was shot at the actual Stanley Hotel and the fact that the woman in 217 was way creepier
Now, with that out of the way, is this movie as good as I remember? Well... after giving it a rewatch, I'm just going to just say it. Not really, because "The Shining" just kind of throws you into the action without much context. Don't get me wrong, while I still like it, I've seen other types of movies where the concept of someone or a group of people are trapped and have to deal with the supernatural that have been done better because the characters were much more defined. Poltergeist comes to mind because I actually care for that family and got to know them.
I actually thought the movie wasn't too bad but definitely has nothing on the book. The book was creepier in my opinion but I thought the movie was alright. Awesome review guys!!
+ChiTwn Juggalo Oh I think it's a classic. I have some issues with a few things but it's brilliant
As an adaptation, The Shining really sucked. As a horror film, it plays very well. Likewise, the Stephen King version really captured the spirit of the book but could have been better as a horror film.
A clockwork orange is pretty good and that’s a Stanley Kubrick film
I know it's not Stephen King but I wish they would remake The Body Snatchers.
Sandy Germain They did remake Body Snatchers. The remake starring DOnald Sutherland sucks. I prefer the BW original because it is more iconic.
It’d be interesting to see what these guys’ favorite films are lol.
It's a 5/5 now
Mr leach, you were the caretaker here.