Probably the best horror film ever made.

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2007)

Visually stunning, with a degree of eeriness only Kubrick and very few others could have achieved; some of the scenes are unsurpassable in this respect. The cinematography is immaculate; Kubrick even makes the toilet look good. Nicholson is incredible; what he does isn't overacting - it's just what the film and story needed. (He has been often criticized for his performance here.) After all, he is going insane, right? Shelley Duvall is excellent, too, and well-cast.
I can't believe they re-did this; what's the point? That moron Stephen King should be forever flattered that the best director of all time decided to pick up one of his crummy books and make a movie out of it. In fact, this dumb-looking bird-brain has even criticized Kubrick's adaptation of his irrelevant little novelette! Stephen King criticizing Kubrick is like a guy in a wheelchair criticizing his boxing coach for not making him the WBA heavy-weight champion of the world (with the difference that Kubrick made something out of "Shining"). King criticizing Kubrick is like an eight year-old telling Einstein that his theories are stupid. King criticizing Kubrick is like Michael Moore criticizing Mark Twain's writing. King criticizing Kubrick is one of the biggest jokes in the history of mankind. If you still want to watch the remake, your problem.
Excellent soundtrack, similar to that of "2001".
Try to find the 140-minute version.