Genuine fright-fest

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2006)

Defiantely one of the most frightening movies of all time. More than enough to scare the living daylights out of the more legitimate tough guy's.
Bringing Stephen King's novel to the big screen is definitely one of Stanley Kubrick's greatest achievements. And totally disagreeing with the 2 raspberry nominations. Oscar nominations is more accurate.
Jack Nicholson is remarkable for is transformation from being normal to becoming insane. Despite Shelley Duvall's razzie nomination, she did a good job with her expressions of terror. Even newcomer Danny Lloyd did a great job. Actually, all the acting was excellent.
The directing, the camera angles, the score, all successfully mixed together into a truly terrifying atmosphere. Excellent adaptation. If only Kubrick did this to other of King's novels before he died.
2001, Dr. Strangelove, the Shining, definitely makes Stanley Kubrick one of the best directors of his time.