Do not disregard this film!

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2006)

Before watching The Shining I was one of the many who discarded it amongst the other famous yet utterly terrible titles of the horror genre (see Hellraiser, Wolf Creek, The Exorcist etc.). How wrong I was to do this. Anyone who claims The Shining is over-rated must be delusional. A visual masterpiece that is certainly one of Kubrick's best.
People have faulted the film on its loyalty to the book, but as with many book to film adaptations, The Shining contains all the crucial narrative elements, neglecting only minor details that would be impractical to film. People who do fault the film because of this are the same kind that felt The Lord OF The Rings was destroyed because of the leaving out of Tom Bombadill.
Jack Nicholson's performance is Oscar worthy (although in this day and age that doesn't mean too much) is as good as or better than his performance in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Danny Lloyd is one of the best child actors I have ever seen. The one major downfall of the film (which detracts from the deserved 10 stars) is Shelley Duvall who has a tendency to overact.
To anyone who hasn't seen The Shining and like me disregarded it, please reconsider; it is probably the best horror film ever made.