Pretty good but its overrated

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 2007)

Rated R for Violence,Language and Nudity
The Shining is based on the novel by Stephen King who is one of my favorite authors.The film is directed by Stanley Kubrick.I have only seen three Kubrick films.This one,2001 A Space Oddysea which I found very boring and Clockwork orange which I thought was excellent.The Shining is a pretty good horror movie with good performances.I have never read the book so I cant say if it is faithful to the book or not.The film is about a family who become caretakers of a hotel.However the hotel is haunted by the ghosts of the previous owners of the hotel.The son sees disturbing visions of the hotels past using "The Shining" which is a telepathic gift.The father becomes crazy and tries to kill his wife and son.The Shining is an interesting horror movie but I just do not think it should be that high up in IMDb's Top 250.Worth watching for horror fans.