Great Kubrick Horror Film

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2008)

"The Shining" is a movie that I like better and appreciate more over the years since I am not really a horror film or Stephen King fan. On the first viewing the shock value is much higher, like riding on a new roller coaster for the first time. However, even without the shocking gimmicks being a surprise, you still have a great movie.
I am a Stanley Kubrick fan because of his innovation, and his ability to deliver something special and fresh with few or no disappointments. His movies leave you knowing that you have not seen nearly everything interesting there is to see about a place, but enough to satisfy the story. The locations are places I want to experience.
Jack Nicholson, and the rest of the cast are very good. The great location looked realistic even at the studio, and is based on one of my favorite locations, Colorado.
The first time I saw this movie, I was not that excited by the Stephen King style "blood bath", and other horror show gimmicks. Once you see it, the movie becomes more about what caused Jack to flip out, just "cabin fever" or a form of demonic possession that has everyone seeing things.
It is nice to have the story end on something of a positive note, but like the Stephen King stories I have seen there is plenty of pain and carnage along the way.