All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Rating: 7/10 (29 January 2014)

Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous Alien? A lethal epidemic? Or is it this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick, is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you-a member of your own family? From a script he co-adapted from the Steven King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. Jack Torrance arrives at the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off- season caretaker with his wife and child. Torrance has never been there before, or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.
This film stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelly Duvall & Danny Llyod
This film is a scary film, I watched this with a friend and he was literally bricking it throughout the film, In my opinion it is not a great film but it is a film that I can watch and be scared like I should in a horror film, it doesn't deserve 8.5 in my opinion but I can see why people love this film. I highly recommend it, just don't plan on having too much sleep the same night as it will leave you shocked & scared.
***/***** good film