red rum

Rating: 9/10 (29 August 2003)

The Shining is such a classic how can one even comment on it? Obviously this film is a legend, a classic etc. And some of the most legendary lines around were coined in this movie. Great acting, great special affects, creepy! Eerie(very eerie!). A classic!
But one thing I have to add: as good and scary as the movie was, as erie as it was, I found some of the scenes to be either intentionally or unintentionally rather funny too. "All work and no play"(being typed over and over again),here's johnny",even the famous "RED RUM!!" to an extent. I'm not sure whether it was supposed to be that way but many of us felt that way and would go into gales of laughter when certain particular scenes came on.
That's NOT to diminish the movie's eriness or fear factor AT ALL!. I'm just thinking that there were some unexpected moments of wit in this classic as well and that made it all the more fun to watch. RED RUM!