The movie that defined the horror genre

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2002)

I saw this movie two years ago, but I can still remember that it scared the CRAP out of me. Granted, I usually scare easily, but not many movies truly terrify me the way this one did.
Being a huge fan of Stephen King's books and having seen almost all of the accompanying movies (The Stand and Shawshank Redemption are the only 2 that come to mind that I haven't viewed), I decided this was worth a look. Naturally, I read the book first and loved it. Now, normally, a book is better than its corresponding movie (which is the case with the majority of King's books), so I rented this movie with fairly low expectations. Boy, was I surprised at how well this movie was directed. The actors were amazing, the scenes were shot perfectly, and it was suspenseful in all the right places. To watch Jack Torrance slowly go insane is horrifying. This movie is true psychological horror; not just another "mindless slasher" movie.
*****MINOR SPOILERS***** The two most horrifying scenes in this movie, in my opinion, were the scene with the lady in the bathtub and the scene with the twins. No wonder Danny was so frightened; I'm 17 and that would scare ME (heck, it would probably scare ANY normal adult).
As I said in my summary, this is a movie that truly defines the "horror" genre. Suspense is present throughout nearly the entire movie, from the beginning to the terrifying conclusion. Kubrick did an excellent job directing this movie. The phrase "redrum, redrum" will forever be etched into my mind.
10/10