Just a masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2017)

Stanley Cubrick's "The Shining" is -at least for me as a movie fan- the greatest horror movie of all time and undoubtedly one of the greatest movies of all time. This movie is the result of a cooperation of two all time greats, Jack Nickolson and Stanley Cubrick, so its success is not really a big surprise. As a horror movie it brings to the table exactly what you want to see in a movie of this genre ie a chilling and horrifying atmosphere, an intriguing story and sensational performances and not the jumpscare-filled mess that the majority of today's horror movies, including the major titles, provide you more times than not. "The Shining" manages to give you the scare of your life slowly but steadily as the story and the mystery of the eerie Overlook Hotel unravels. I think that what pushes "The Shining" over the top as a movie is that it has great replay value and gives you the opportunity to research on your own about what happened and what is going on, in order to finally understand it. As a result you dive deeper into its mystery and love it even more. If you like movies that you should definitely put it in your watchlist RIGHT NOW!!!