ONE OF THE BEST HORROR MOVIES EVER MADE!!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2003)

I first became intrigued with Stephen King around 1989. The first book I read was PET SEMATARY, which was a great book, but a horrible movie. Then I read THE SHINING and I was scared out of my wits.
As most SK fans know, his books translate into horrid movies for the most part (can anyone say DREAMCATCHER?) The problem is they become so twisted they stray away from the original plot. THE SHINING, the book and THE SHINING, the movie are two totally different things. Two entirely different endings. THE SHINING is the only SK book and movie that I enjoyed together, even though they are totally different.
THE SHINING is a horror film that will frighten you out of your wits. Jack Nicholson shines (no pun intended) in his role of Jack Torrance, the caretaker of the beautiful Overlook Hotel. This is not a bloody movie, there are only a selected few scenes of gore. This movie screws with your mind as you watch Jack slowly go insane.
For horror fans, this is a movie that cannot be missed. If you want to be scared, watch this movie and THE EXORCIST. Forget this rubbish BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and the truly awful THE RING. These movies are classic horror movies and should not be missed.