A horror masterpiece...

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 1999)

What can really be said about the greatest horror film of all time? There is no doubt in my mind that this film, although made close to twenty years ago, still is the scariest movie I've ever seen. A lot of people would say that THE EXORCIST is, but I gotta stick with THE SHINING, no contest.
But like THE EXORCIST, it creates the perfect atmosphere for a horror film. Fans of Stephen King have serious problems with this film, but they need to get over themselves. THE SHINING is Kubrick's movie and I don't think there is a single director who could've made it better. I've seen King's version on television and laughed through the whole thing, that's how inferior it was.
A lot of people also had a problem with the slow pace & Mr. Nicholson's acting. Stanley Kubrick's technique of slow, drawn-out pace is absolutely necessary in a film like this as it was in BARRY LYNDON. It's used to absorb the viewer totally into the film and it's story. As for Mr. Nicholson's acting, how do you expect a man being confined in a large haunted hotel to behave? I think he did a great job, but the real praise I think belongs to little Danny.
THE SHINING is a horror masterpiece, which is why I think, Kubrick didn't make any others; how would you top this? The story centers around a family struggling as caretakers of a huge haunted hotel. Although some people believe that THE SHINING is about the haunted hotel, I honestly focused more on the extreme cabin fever. I thought that the haunting was only secondary to the psychological deterioration of Jack Torrence. I seriously hope they decide to bring it back to theaters someday.****LONG LIVE THE SHINING****KUBRICK IS GOD****