A masterpiece of the macabre!

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2008)

Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) and his wife Wendy (Shelly Devuall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd) stay for the winter at a isolated hotel called "The Overlooked Hotel" in which they participate as caretakers. Danny has a special ability to see the future and past with his mind and communicate without opening his mouth which enables him to know danger known as "Shining". This hotel was once built on a ancient Indian burial ground, long ago there was a man with a family who had a similar job like Jack at the Overlook Hotel murdered his family with an Axe, the hotel is haunted by spirits from the past come to terrify the Torrence family and make Jack go insane to the edge of madness.
An epic supernatural horror thriller from Stanley Kubrick is a very loose adaptation of Stephen King's timeless novel which he said he disliked the film version from Kubrick but i think it's a dark, surreal and nightmarish film about the supernatural and madness. The performances are terrific especially Scatman Crothers as the lovable Chef, the music score by Wendy Carlos is chilling in particular and the whole movie is atmospheric. I like how they use camera tricks and the tension this movie has, sure it's not near the novel but it's still a masterpiece of horror in it's own right.