Awesome and Horrific

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2003)

Apparently when Stephen King saw this film, he was so appalled he went and made a TV mini-series of the book instead. Stephen - you may be a terrific writer, but you're a truly lousy judge of film.
This is perhaps one of the best horror films ever made, which is both genuinely frightening and intelligent. It forces us to witness a man's trip into utter madness and an environment filled with fear and dread.
Some truly shocking moments and genuine scares - this is what horror is all about.
Hats off to Kubrick for making an outstanding film. If you haven't seen this (where have you been?), see it today