One of the best Stephen King's adaptations (Kubrick at his peak!)

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2012)

This masterpiece adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining" novel is a work of genius that takes us into a journey to the realm of horror with a twist of insanity. Jack Nicholson was the best choice to play the role of Jack in the movie; Jack's character evolves and the story unfolds beautifully from a calm cozy winter in the isolated hotel into a crazy nightmare full of terror. The camera work and the wide angles used during the filming makes the audience feel the depth of the surroundings and the characters all together. "The Shining" is a real turning point in the history of Horror/Drama genre that lead the way for many Stephen King's adaptations to the big screen using somehow some similar methods (Pet Sematary is one of them). Stanley Kubrick's work was not really praised by Stephen King at the time, and this is why Stephen King re-shot his own version (mini series) which was also a very good adaptation; but nothing supersedes Stanley's version in my opinion.