One of the greatest horror films of all time: The Shining, is masterfully directed by Stanley Kubrick, and fantastically acted as well

Rating: 10/10 (2 November 2014)

Have you ever left the movie theater, late at night, and had a feeling caused by the movie you'd just seen? I'm sure many of us have. My definition of an excellent movie is leaving the theater with a feeling of fulfillment, total satisfaction, and being thoroughly entertained.
I've seen many movies through the years, and horror films should not make you feel this way. They are not fulfilling movies; many of them leave the story quite open-ended; wondering what happened next. But most of all, they should leave you with a feeling of unease: trepidation towards the sheer outline of the movie, and The Shining is one of the very few movies that will cause this.
Stanly Kubrick masterfully recreates Stephen King's original novel of the same name into a downward spiral of fear, which continually builds upon itself until the entire system of intricately frightening scenes haltingly concludes in the last moments of the film.
If you have not seen this film, I would highly recommend it, whether it be for the psychological terror you wish to experience, or an amazingly shot screenplay of one man's sick and twisted attempts to murder his dearly loved family. For this movie will, indeed, leave you with the cold feeling of unease that only the greatest horror films can achieve.
I would personally recommend you watch it during the wintertime, preferably during snow-season if you live in a cold climate. And of course, turn the lights out, grab some popcorn, and kick back to be systematically terrified by this excellent work of film.
P.S. It's definitely not for children.