Synopsis: The Torrence family heads to The Overlook Hotel, isolated in snowy Colorado. The evil forces of the hotel persuade Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) to lose his mind in the most terrifying way. Danny Torrence (Danny Lloyd), Jack's son, has horrific psychic visions from the hotel's grisly past and demonic spirit.
Review: I can honestly say, I have never been as scared watching a movie as I was when I watched The Shining. Jack Nicholson is the scariest crazy person I've ever seen. I always knew he was creepy, but this movie brought it to a whole new level for me. I shudder when I think about it!
I read Stephen King's book before I watched the movie. I was expecting the movie to be similar, but it turned out to be very different, much to my dismay. I thought knowing what was coming would make it less scary. Yeah, no. It was different enough that I was officially freaked out the whole time.
I just have to say, Stanley Kubrick, the director, is a freaking genius. The camera angles he used made the film a million times more suspensful that it would have been without that type of innovation. The music was essential in the scare factor as well. I often found myself extremely tense and jumping at nothing because of the music! Very masterful use, and very scary.
If you like scary movies, this will not disappoint. This goes on my list as my favorite scary movie of all time. That's right, number one. On a separate note, read the book too, I've never been that freaked out by a book before!
********* (9.5/10)
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