Still don't understand why Stephen King hated this terrifying classic.

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2018)

The Shining is one of the finest movies to ever grace the 80s, and boy does this film know how to freak you the hell out. Stanley Kubrick is still revered as one of (if not THE) finest filmmaker to ever grace cinema. He made classic after classic, like Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon: the list goes on. The bottom-line: Kubrick was and still IS (even in death) a super-genius of celluloid who still lures in newcomers who are then blown away by the man's storied legacy.
Where do I begin with what makes this film so good? Uh, Jack Nicholson for starters, the (literally) bloody elevator, the twins, the maze and 'Here's Johnny!' Kubrick made a film that challenged the precedent set by Stephen King's book and dared to make changes that actually helped the story make it to the big screen and even make it SCARIER for those already familiar with King's book in the first place.
The Shining is fantastic; it's a go-to horror movie that's become loved for a reason: it's got classic moment after classic moment and Nicholson tops it all off gorgeously well in a terrifying f-ed up sort of way.