Easily one of Jack's best films!

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2014)

Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Torrance in this fine 80s horror gave a whole new meaning to the terms 'cabin fever' and 'haunted house horror' as he plays a family man who is influenced into a state of murderous insanity. Nicholson agreed to be force-fed cheese sandwiches during the production process- his most hated food- in order to create his revulsion for the shooting of the picture. Jack's delivery of certain lines went on to generate possibly one of the most quotable utterances in film-making history: "Heeeeeere's Johnny!" Although in the modern day this film is seen to be an "80s horror that's not particularly scary" in comparison to all the other horror movies that have come out since then, it is still a truly terrifying piece of filming when you look into the psychology of the story and empathise with Torrance's wife and son.