Deeply Terrifying

Rating: 9/10 (22 March 2009)

The Shining Kubrick's films are all amazing because he is not just a filmmaker  he is nearly a philosopher. And that is exactly what makes the Shining the most terrifying film I've ever seen. It beats the Exorcist, it beats the Ring, it beats them all! Instead of a horror film that brings out its scares through shock value, it really goes under your skin and scars you on a conceptual level. Of course, it's got all the great things that make horror films fun to watch, but it goes to the next level. I don't get scared easily, but this is the only horror film that ever kept me up at night. I have a son who is the same age as the little boy in this movie, which is another reason why this movie gives me the creeps. I've also never seen a horror film with better music in it  I think that the Shining reinvented the horror music genre!