Don't understand how this movie got such high ratings

Rating: 4/10 (2 October 2013)

I am a massive horror/ thriller movie fan, HUGE!!!! So I finally decided to watch this old classic and really don't understand what all the fuss is about ? Jack and Wendy play such a weird couple! Shelley Duvall, who plays the wife has got to be one of the worse actors!!! Makes her look even worse when she is in scenes with a good actor like Jack Nicholson. I also don't understand how anyone could find this movie scary?? There are so many more better horror movies from the 80's that out do this one by far!! Like, The Evil Dead, A Nightmare on Elm street, Children of the Corn and Pet Sematary. The constant music and sound affects throughout this movie just give me a headache, it makes you feel as though something scary is about to happen when nothing scary at all ever does happen.