I first watched this film when I was about 8 years old. I snuck it into the VCR when my old dear wasn't home. I got all the way through to the bar scene. Till the moment he's looked at the screen and said "hi Lloyd" since that's my name I genuinely thought he was talking to me while he was loosing his mind. Genuinely the scariest moment of my life!
it’s beautiful but the score makes it so eerie. it’s a perfect mix. right off the bat kubrick makes you feel so uncomfortable and sets the mood for the entire movie in the best way possible
Watch videogamedunkey's analysis on the film. He made an excellent opinion on the opening scene; how the far tracking shot of the yellow car and the eerie rendition of "Dies Irae" gave an impression that an unseen sinister force is lurking somewhere above us, watching carefully as us, the tiny, insignificant humans just slowly drove towards its malicious scheme. And how the car passes through the trees further implies that even they are plotting against us. Brilliant analysis on Dunkey's part, and, (as always) marvelous work by Kubrick.
Fun fact: Kubrick's unused shots from the opening scene were later tacked on to *Blade Runner* as part of a "happy ever after" conclusion after the original ambiguous ending didn't go over well.
The scariest scene is where she goes and looks at what he's been writing and realizes he's been typing the same sentence over and over again. That scene makes my heart hurt.
Funny story: I didn't find it scary when I first watched it. But because I'm a movie geeg, I quote them all the time in real life. So when I have to work on my computer in school, I just type that sentence over and over like him whenever I feel annoyed (which happens surprisingly often) When my teacher looked at my documents and saw what I was typing, he was almost as scared as Wendy. Now I do find it scary
I was expecting the pages to have started out like a normal book and evolve into horror against his wife and kid then then turning into gibberish before becoming that repeated phrase.
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 haha. When I had a computer many years ago, I wrote a hello world program but had it spit out that line over and over in a loop.
It blows my mind that some people think this is a "bad" film just because it's different from the book. Sure it's not a 100% faithful adaptation but i don't think Stanley Kubrick wanted to be that way. The film is great on it's own, both the book and the film are great for different reasons.
@@suckstosuck999 Well yes, that is amongst the subtext of the film. Rather than in the novel where Jack is a tortured man who's wrestling with some intense demons, in the movie he's a deranged animal who's stripped down for what he is. I once heard someone describe the Overlook as a drug wearing down your defenses until there's nothing else except for your most base self. Certainly, Jack was influenced by the hotel but at the end of the day, he chose to do it and had no remorse for doing so.
Well yeah, obviously. Can you even call that a theory? It’s extremely obvious that that’s the basic function of the scene, that’s not a theory. The reason people still talk about it is because they delve a little deeper into it, asking questions like “Has he always been there, prior to the events of the film” or “Was he already a ghost” or “Is he some figure reincarnated bound to repeat the Overlook’s cycle of violence”
Same, I watched it like 4 times to appreciate it fully, but unpopular opinion, Blade Runner 2049 is a better movie, it gives both certainty and ambiguity. In my opinion it was a superior movie. A rare sequel that expands on the predecessor in a majestic way, and I only had to see it once to appreciate and adore the movie.
ShadowFall I definitely agree about Blade Runner 2049, it’s a well shot movie with great cinematography, visuals, plus the music score and story as well. But it is rare to see a sequel live up or pass a original classic film, especially when it’s been 30 something years plus since the first one came out
Watch them again in 5 or 10 years when you are no longer a teenager and you have a deeper appreciation for unique, interesting, one movies that aren't afraid to be their own thing, take their time and not follow a Marvel formula. Chances are you'll have a different view.
For the people that are saying that this movie is overrated, it's because you had expectations that didn't match the movie. If you went in expecting a lot of jumpscares and ghost shit, you will be disappointed. This is more of a psychological horror that makes you think and contemplate what you're seeing. It's about the underlying themes that simply aren't present in most modern horror films today. Although there are creepy visuals, they aren't the main contributor to the movie's scariness. The fear aspect comes from the character development, and the "what ifs" in the plot. The mysterious nature of the hotel and the ambiguity of the ending all contribute to what is truly a masterwork of cinema.
Whenever someone defends a horror movie they need to insist that the lack of jump scares is what caused you to dislike the movie. There's plenty of movies that don't rely on jump scares that are great, but this isn't one of them. Audition is a good example. It had horror elements and used them to convey the meaning of the story. The shining doesn't have a good story and isn't scary whatsoever.
Something I love about this film is that whenever a scare happens the characters usually see it before the audience. Like how when "redrum" is revealed to be "murder" spelled backward, we see Wendy's reaction before it cuts to the mirror, which builds up dread.
@@hebinyao709 if you think that's pointless than you don't understand what's good cinematography. You're one of those who will enjoy jumpscare horror movies more.
Hey, to add my two cents regarding the music, we talked about this in my college music appreciation class. What I learned really deepened my understanding of the movie and Kubrick's genius. The creepy music in the beginning (of which we are all familiar), is called The March to the Gallows. It is a part of a symphony called Symphony Fantastique, written by Berlioz (I think.... it has been a long time!). The music tells the story of a man whose lover has betrayed him and during a "witches' sabbath", he kills her. He is then marched to the gallows and he is hung; only, he wakes up and realizes it was just a dream. Kubrick's use of this piece is awesome without knowing this, but once you understand this added element, it really hits home that Jack had lost his trust in Wendy, thinking she is sabotaging him. As for the random noises, they are actually part of a piece of music called 10 De Natura, about a spider catching a fly. The sheet music is insane! It's huge! And the instruments are played differently to get the sound effects, like some of the mouthpieces taken out an reinserted backwards. It's crazy, but it's true. I wish I could remember the name. Anyway, that's what you're hearing when Jack is talking to Danny about how he'd never hurt the family; a compisition about a spider waiting patiently for a fly. I don't know about you, but that adds a new layer of creepy to me! Sorry to be a bit fuzzy on the details. It's been a long time since college!
Wow that's awesome, I'm always looking for new info on Kubrick's The Shining but I never heard about the 10 De Natura before, that music in that scene has ALWAYS just fascinated me, I'm so glad to know this. Thanks!
This is such cool info! It definitely adds to the creepy factor. I've heard the story about the spider catching a fly before, but I had no clue there was music for it AND it's used in the creepiest part of the best horror film!
I always watch The Shining really late in winter when everyone starts to get cabin fever, as the first time I watched this movie was around that time of year. I live in the Midwest, so when we get to around the month of February, I pick a night that I have off where it’s really cold, snowy and windy outside. The first time I watched this film was just like this. Hearing the wind gust up against the house making all the creaking noise makes for an extra special viewing experience when watching this movie. This film is also what motivated me to go to college for filmmaking / video production.
The stairs and ballroom bathroom scenes are great... but the axe door bathroom scene is the best; let's not forget what it must feel like to be trapped in a bathroom seeing an axe come through the door.
Haha that was my first experience with The Shining. They knocked that one out of the park. "Hmmm cable's out. Hmm not a drop in the house.. I'll kill you! I'll kill all of you!"
@@mcquadls Growing up in the 90's was awesome from Simpsons alone and giving more nostalgia to these films. Why do we love nostalgia so much? Haha I may go search for it now. I hope King didn't hate Simpsons more faithful adaptation.
The blood is a signification that the Native Americans were slaughtered and the hotel was built on top of them. So, basically it's all the blood shed when the elevator rises.
I thought Misery had the upper hand. The Shining is great, but I feel like Misery had more suspense to it. Misery keeps you interested, while The Shining takes a while to get really interesting.
Just like critics in the 80s, the first time I saw it a couple years back I didn't really love it..... now it's my fav Kubrick and one of my favorites of all time
James Smith A Clockwork Orange is my favourite movie of all time, but I'd rather see Chris review the second best movie of all time: Barry Lyndon. It's an overlooked masterpiece and I want more people to experience it.
Eyes Wide Shut is my favorite Kubrick movie so far. I think it's the most artistic one aside from A Clockwork Orange and probably his most entertaining film.
First, I agree with you. The Shining is a great film and stands the test of time. I can't think of another film like it. Second, thank you for standing up for Shelley Duvall. I really like her character and performance. I don't get the naysayers. Third, I quote from this as well. My favorite is "Wendy, I'm home." Jack says it with such snark lol
Bro this is THE best horror film of all time. I hope you got to tick it off that list because it is a MUST SEE. Also if you're a fan of books I highly recommend reading this one. Ugh I'm just obsessed with Stephen King. I'd recommend pretty much any of his books. My favorite is pet sematary. That's gotta be one of the scariest things I've ever read to this day.
I think that what makes this movie so terrifying is the fact that you dont actually know if Jack went mad over isolation or paranormal thing, maybe its both.
Given the supernatural occurrences in scenes that Jack wasn't involved in, I'm going to say it was the paranormal. I've never heard of a recovering alcoholic's battered wife and 5-year-old child having the same hallucinations as the dad simply because they had cabin fever. Stanley Kubrick himself used the term "supernatural" when talking about the film.
I disagree cause he said he feels like he knows this hotel already. Deju. If he dies and becomes apart then he wouldn't know ahead of time. I'd say he is reancarenated
The spirit within the Hotel has infected the humans since it was built. Kinda like a Church. Once you become a believer, when did the religion begin and you end or vice versa. Time immortal, from ashes to ashes and dust to dust
My favorite line is "I'm not gonna hurt you Wendy" line hahaha you nailed it Chris. His little grabby hand gestures. What's worse is that his character genuinely reminds me of my abusive alcoholic dad, the way he used to get at night when my mom was working, wandering around the property yelling at the sky and drunkenly firing shotguns into the woods at the edge of our property. But it doesn't make me triggered. Like HEREDITARY, it gives me a feeling of catharsis. When he freezes to death at the end, it's like watching my dad metaphorically freeze to death. Hahaha kinda fucked up, but it illustrates the power of Kubricks filmmaking
I might have agreed with that. He was bi-polar in brilliance and amateurness in this movie, like Tarantino in later years. I've watched The Shining three times in three different decades and I still think it's overrated and underbaked.
My favorite horror movie as well. But I just realized that this performance from Jack is a better version of his joker😂 (not saying he was bad as joker. He’s actually my favorite joker right next to heath ledger)
I'm not going to lie, this movie genuinely makes me upset. Its a great movie, and theres nothing technically wrong with it, but I watched it just after I had finished the book, which was my favourite book of all time and while the movie was good and all it lacked everything that made me love the book so much. I think the characters just lack dimension, its hard to develop a character as well as a book with 500 pages can sure, but i just feel they could of done so much better. Take Jack for example, in the book, hes is very flawed sure but you rooted for him, you LIKED him. Really he felt like a victim of the Hotel, manipulated and controlled, just as much as a victim of it as Wendy and Danny, almost more so really. In the movie he is never displayed as anything but an abusive alcoholic asshole which makes his fall from grace, less dramatic and less upsetting.
Jordan Porter this literally just happened to me. I just finished reading the book and watched the movie was kinda disappointed because of how quick it was and how different it was
I’d have to disagree with you. The book was more of entertainment and the movie had a deeper idea. Stanley Kubrick took a fun horror book and turned it into a piece of art. The whole thing is a metaphor for an abusive alcoholic father and the photo in the end signifies that it was all Jack.
dheeraj bhatt the ending explains that Jack Torrance was always there in the Overlook Hotel. If you pay attention to the scene where Jack is talking to Delbert Grady, he tells him that Jack has ALWAYS been the caretaker.
Am I the only person here, to watch the shining once, and think it's a masterpiece, the only thing I don't like is Tony, the way he makes him talk is horrible.
Yeah, I thought that was stupid, since in the book, he couldn’t see tony, but only see a shadow of him...not use his finger when they were communicating with each other
My interpretation of the ending was that Jack's spirit was absorbed by the hotel, and the picture was saying that all of the other people in it had been absorbed too.
I think the key to solving this film is in the beginning opening score. It's an amazing variant of Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique No.5. If you carefully listen to it, there's absolutely an underlying Native American tone. This is later referenced in the plot. A testament to the genius of Kubrick.
It's kinda crazy that I'm 24 and have only just gotten into Kubrick films. I'd always heard about the shining but never really cared for horror. After watching it I can say that it's truly so much more than an horror film and has easily become my favorite of all time. I still feel that even today it's an underrated masterpiece.
If you wanna see more great horror films, I recommend you: Evil Dead 2, Halloween (1978), Alien, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Thing and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). I think you'll become a horror fan if you watch these lol.
When I was little, I just thought that the photo was of all the people who went mad in the hotel. A way of saying he was a part of them now. That he’d be one of the spirits that messed with the next guest.
I'm dying to know his thoughts on the exorcist....he never even mentioned any opinions about it in any of his videos. That would be a nice surprise if he finally reviews it.
"Here's Johnny! D'oh!" "Daaaaavid Letterman!" "Hi, David! I'm Grandpa!" "D'oh!" "I'm Mike Wallace, I'm Morly Safer, and I'm Ed Bradley! All this and Andy Rooney, tonight on 60 Minutes!"
Stephen King has the right to hate this film because it is different from his novel but as its own film, you can't deny this film is a masterpiece. From the cinematography, atmosphere and the acting!
Absolutely. The novel is a more standard haunted house story, where the movie is far more ambiguous and mind-bendy. Stephen King is great, but he needs a talented director to take the ball and run with it bc he can get corny and also go a bit off the rails.
King's goofy ass doesn't realize that some of the stuff he wrote when he was on drugs for 30 years can't be translated well into film; it has to be modified.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
When I first started dating her, I took my gf to see a Paranormal Activity movie, and she was SO SCARED. OK. Then we watched a DVD of The Grudge. She said that almost scared her as much as PA. Turns out she gets reeeeally scared at ghost movie style horror flicks. So, when I told her how great The Shining was and she simply HAD to see it if there was one horror movies to see, save for perhaps The Exorcist, she reluctantly agreed. Well, halfway through the opening credits, she got so freaked out that she refused to see the rest. A tragedy, but that's how well constructed this movie is, that even the opening sequence is really that disturbing.
My boss and his girlfriend just moved into a building in Denver. I made the comment that the complex reminded me of the Shining. Girlfriend asks, "what's the Shining?". One of the greatest movies ever, you have to watch it. She now is angry with me as they watched the Shining and she is terrified of her apartment complex. My work is done here.
YES! I wish you would do more Kubrick movies, specially The Clockwork Orange since it's one of my favourites and a very controversial one. The Shining is hands down the best horror movie ever made, to me it even surpassed the original book.
No I agree with you, but I'm just saying Chris finds it disturbing. For me, it never reached the point where it scarred me as it seems to have done for Chris. I would actually say Full Metal Jacket is more unsettling than A Clockwork Orange.
Max Isola It's really weird how films differentely affect people. For me Shining was much more unsettling than Clockwork Orange. But Chris watches Shining every year and can't watch Clockwork Orange.
I know. I've seen A Clockwork Orange maybe half a dozen times, and each time, I never ever felt disturbed. When I saw Private Pyle's creepy Kubrick stare for the first time right before he killed Hartman, it haunted me more than anything in The Shining or any other horror film I've ever seen. I think it has to do with the fact that the Vietnam War aspect added an element of realism to Full Metal Jacket, while the events in The Shining and A Clockwork Orange are entirely fictional.
The Shining (1980) -------------------------- Director: Stanley Kubrick -------------------------- Producer: Stanley Kubrick -------------------------- Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson -------------------------- Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd -------------------------- Composers: Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind -------------------------- Cinematographer: John Alcott -------------------------- Editor: Ray Lovejoy -------------------------- Production Companies: The Producer Circle Company, Peregrine Productions, Hawk Films -------------------------- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures -------------------------- Release Date: May 23, 1980 -------------------------- Runtime: 144 minutes -------------------------- Budget: $19 million -------------------------- Box Office: $46.2 million
A couple of crucial things this review should have mentioned: 1. There were 3 cuts of this movie: The original US release, which Kubrick recalled and replaced with the second version, which most US viewers know. Then there is the cut Kubrick did for the European release. Each cut was shorter and tighter than the previous. I think the European cut is best. 2. The music of the Shining was undoubtedly influential. It's notable because most of it was taken from pre-existing classical music. It was the music by Penderecki that was especially influential on future horror soundtracks.
Mr. Keyser Söze its arguably my favorite film of all time, I've watched it more than any other film, but I completely understand where he's coming from. It's one of the most cynical, messes up films of all time that provocatively states that everyone is inherently awful and no one will ever be able to escape being a victim to the harshness of the real world. Your good intentions will be punished by brutal beatings, rape, death, and a loss of your humanity/free will to function as an organic person. Pretty damn disturbing to me. I really wasn't all that phased by the film the first time I saw it, and wasn't overly shocked the first time I read the book, both of which I immediately loved. But watching the film over and over and over again, no matter how entrancing, beautiful, and absolutely perfect it is… some parts can get to me. Parts that I know verbatim, I've basically memorized by heart shot for shot, can actually send chills down my spine MORE than the first time I watched them. I definitely can't speak for everyone, and it's clear that the film doesn't get to me in the same way it does Chris, but I'd be lying real horrorshow if I said I didn't understand where he's coming from.
I saw the Shining in the mid-80’s when I was in Junior High, very late on a Halloween night, rented on VHS from a mom & pop video store. It completely blew me away & changed how teenage me thought about film, & was the 1st film I saw, that made me connect that Film is “Art”, & not just entertainment.
Why did this just get taken off Netflix right before Halloween It makes a lot of sense that one of the greatest horror movies of all Time Gets taken off Netflix right before Halloween
Because the studio wants to sell more DVD's and Blu-ray copies of the movie. Horror movie sales skyrocket during fall, especially in October and close to Halloween. If people are streaming the movie on netflix and other sites, then they aren't buying physical copies of it in stores. It's all about money and trying to capitalize as much as they can. I guarantee you the movie will be back on netflix by the end of the year, as soon as its sales start going down again
Cheron James Most of the time when programs get taken off Netflix, it's not Netflix's fault. They aren't the ones that make the decision. It's usually because of legal troubles with the studio that owns it (i.e. the first 6 seasons of Futurama)
Some of the creepiest music I have ever heard. The multiple voices, the tubas, the strings plucking. Very odd, but perfectly placed throughout the movie.
The scene where Wendy talks to the pediatrician is one of my favorites of all time. It breaks my heart. She created layers of dread and fear that are subtle still haunting.
I didn’t see this movie until last year, I was 18 then, and it had been on the top of my to watch lost forever. I finally got it on blu-ray as a birthday gift and it’s a amazing movie, well worth the wait.
Such a great horror movie. I’ve seen it about 167 times and it keeps getting scarier every single time I see it! Not to mention you’re talking to a horror guy!
I've always been intruiged by this movie. How isolation can play with your mind and make you spiral into madness and also knowing the history stained in the walls of a really old place. I also really like Jack Nicholson, he fits the role well. Supposedly Stephen King himself hated that, for some reason.
YES! You finally reviewed The Shining, Chris, check out Stephen King's Storm of the Century, probably the most underrated work from King! =D Btw, I fucking love your Halloween special opening!
0:13 it would have been more fitting if his twins said to Chris to watch Dragonball Evolution forever and ever and ever. Pretty much a missed opportunity.
Thank you for this awesome review of an amazing movie. Please for the love of god review: Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Natural Born Killers, 2001, Texas Chainsaw (original), Se7en, Jaws, Clockwork Orange, Jacobs Ladder, Dr Strangelove, The Thing and The Exorcist. You probably have reviewed some of those but I am too wasted to check ! U are the best movie reviewer alive. Ebert RIP.
"You've had your whole FUCKING LIFE to think things over, what good is a few minuets more gonna do you?" God such a scary fucking line for the situation they are in.
Can’t believe Shelley Duvall was nominated for a razzi award. She was good in it. And I never thought Jack Nicholson’s acting was bad. His acting really fits the character. I absolutely love this film!
Wow thats impressive, not saying "here's Johnny" even once in a shining review
What a concept!
Ben Speers the first of its time
Or REDRUM
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I don’t like that that’s all people think of the movie
I first watched this film when I was about 8 years old. I snuck it into the VCR when my old dear wasn't home. I got all the way through to the bar scene. Till the moment he's looked at the screen and said "hi Lloyd" since that's my name I genuinely thought he was talking to me while he was loosing his mind. Genuinely the scariest moment of my life!
Spooky and hilarious.
Lmao😂 I’d shit my pants too 😆
Holy shit that's frightening
no your name is Toothy Biscuit
@@strakadrozd56 I wasn't baptized as toothy biscuit 😂
The opening scene with the long shot of the car driving on the side of the mountain is absolutely beautiful.
it’s beautiful but the score makes it so eerie. it’s a perfect mix. right off the bat kubrick makes you feel so uncomfortable and sets the mood for the entire movie in the best way possible
Watch videogamedunkey's analysis on the film. He made an excellent opinion on the opening scene; how the far tracking shot of the yellow car and the eerie rendition of "Dies Irae" gave an impression that an unseen sinister force is lurking somewhere above us, watching carefully as us, the tiny, insignificant humans just slowly drove towards its malicious scheme. And how the car passes through the trees further implies that even they are plotting against us. Brilliant analysis on Dunkey's part, and, (as always) marvelous work by Kubrick.
Fun fact: Kubrick's unused shots from the opening scene were later tacked on to *Blade Runner* as part of a "happy ever after" conclusion after the original ambiguous ending didn't go over well.
Polly B. Fly it’s boring
You should see it on the 4k disc it's crazy how good it looks in 4k hdr ! Definently worth it
The scariest scene is where she goes and looks at what he's been writing and realizes he's been typing the same sentence over and over again. That scene makes my heart hurt.
Funny story: I didn't find it scary when I first watched it. But because I'm a movie geeg, I quote them all the time in real life. So when I have to work on my computer in school, I just type that sentence over and over like him whenever I feel annoyed (which happens surprisingly often) When my teacher looked at my documents and saw what I was typing, he was almost as scared as Wendy. Now I do find it scary
I was expecting the pages to have started out like a normal book and evolve into horror against his wife and kid then then turning into gibberish before becoming that repeated phrase.
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 haha.
When I had a computer many years ago, I wrote a hello world program but had it spit out that line over and over in a loop.
Why I love this Movie? Its not about Jumpscare, but about Story and Atmosphere.
Have you try to watch it in the middle of the night with the minimum light plus be alone ?
Exactly.
The movie has no jumpscares
Jump scares are cheap. They are used so often now that people think it's not a horror movie without them. I like psychological horror more.
Actually, it has one Jumpscare. Remember that scene when Jack kill Dick.
It blows my mind that some people think this is a "bad" film just because it's different from the book.
Sure it's not a 100% faithful adaptation but i don't think Stanley Kubrick wanted to be that way. The film is great on it's own, both the book and the film are great for different reasons.
I think, the film is better than the book
The miniseries pretty much prove that this movie is better than the book
People don't realize that Kubric doesn't adapt book, he takes the core of it and makes his thing
BadAssMacmillan no one but stephen king says that tho
martin2cold I agree. I don't think it's horrible but I never understood why people made such a big deal about it
No sir, YOU are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I ought to know: I've always been here.
That whole scene is my favourite scene of all time!
@@josepedroteixeira9721 mine as well!
Ive always BEAN here
It always bugged me that the line wasn’t “You’ve always been the caretaker. I ought to know, I’ve always been the butler.”
I corrected them. And when my wife tried to prevent me from carrying out my duties, I corrected her too.
Theory: I believe the final picture in the scene signifies that Jack’s soul/spirit is now trapped in the hotel.
Exactly my thoughts! I chose to believe this version the most :)
@@MartinKohoutekchannel Nice to see others agreeing! I just find this would be the most logical explanation in terms of the story.
I think it’s a metaphor for an abusive alcoholic father and the photo means that it was all him. He was in control the whole time.
@@suckstosuck999 Well yes, that is amongst the subtext of the film. Rather than in the novel where Jack is a tortured man who's wrestling with some intense demons, in the movie he's a deranged animal who's stripped down for what he is. I once heard someone describe the Overlook as a drug wearing down your defenses until there's nothing else except for your most base self. Certainly, Jack was influenced by the hotel but at the end of the day, he chose to do it and had no remorse for doing so.
Well yeah, obviously. Can you even call that a theory? It’s extremely obvious that that’s the basic function of the scene, that’s not a theory. The reason people still talk about it is because they delve a little deeper into it, asking questions like “Has he always been there, prior to the events of the film” or “Was he already a ghost” or “Is he some figure reincarnated bound to repeat the Overlook’s cycle of violence”
Whenever a movie gets A+ . I just feel my hands rising in victory
Alexander Milan 😂🤦🏽♀️
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Lmao 😂
This movie just like Blade Runner is like fine wine, it just gets better with years
Same, I watched it like 4 times to appreciate it fully, but unpopular opinion, Blade Runner 2049 is a better movie, it gives both certainty and ambiguity. In my opinion it was a superior movie. A rare sequel that expands on the predecessor in a majestic way, and I only had to see it once to appreciate and adore the movie.
ShadowFall I definitely agree about Blade Runner 2049, it’s a well shot movie with great cinematography, visuals, plus the music score and story as well. But it is rare to see a sequel live up or pass a original classic film, especially when it’s been 30 something years plus since the first one came out
Exactly
nope. Shining is the opposite. Loses its shine the more the time passes.
Watch them again in 5 or 10 years when you are no longer a teenager and you have a deeper appreciation for unique, interesting, one movies that aren't afraid to be their own thing, take their time and not follow a Marvel formula. Chances are you'll have a different view.
ALL WORK AND FINALLY SHINING REVIEW MAKE CHRIS A GOOD BOY.
Yeah, great stuff, David Lynch's masterful filmography next!
The shining is my favorite horror film of all time
11/10
A++++
It's a masterpiece
Tiffany Green Defiantly.
For god's sake someone please explain me the shining.
Please
The Descent is my favourite
its a thriller not a horror
Not as good as Under the Tuscan Sun. Diane Lane scared the pants off me!
Hello people who rewatch this to be prepared for doctor sleep
That's what I just did lmao 😂😂
Dr. Sleep was great
@@joeflomoe9556 indeed but the shining was bad
@@CuriousChronicles82275 "the shining is bad" boy how wrong you are
Doctor Sleep is underrated and The Shining is definitely a cinematic masterpiece. Doctor Sleep is surprisingly amazing.
For the people that are saying that this movie is overrated, it's because you had expectations that didn't match the movie. If you went in expecting a lot of jumpscares and ghost shit, you will be disappointed. This is more of a psychological horror that makes you think and contemplate what you're seeing. It's about the underlying themes that simply aren't present in most modern horror films today. Although there are creepy visuals, they aren't the main contributor to the movie's scariness. The fear aspect comes from the character development, and the "what ifs" in the plot. The mysterious nature of the hotel and the ambiguity of the ending all contribute to what is truly a masterwork of cinema.
Whenever someone defends a horror movie they need to insist that the lack of jump scares is what caused you to dislike the movie. There's plenty of movies that don't rely on jump scares that are great, but this isn't one of them.
Audition is a good example. It had horror elements and used them to convey the meaning of the story. The shining doesn't have a good story and isn't scary whatsoever.
Richard Bahena The scariness is very objective. The story is great. I'd like to see it debated otherwise.
Excellent insight
I mean really. i get chills THINKING about the shining. Just its name. Terrifies me.
Neil Smith Hmm?
Something I love about this film is that whenever a scare happens the characters usually see it before the audience. Like how when "redrum" is revealed to be "murder" spelled backward, we see Wendy's reaction before it cuts to the mirror, which builds up dread.
I think that is pointless and not scary at all.
Hebin Yao Okay then, try to direct a movie like Stanley Kubrick (one of the greatest directors of all time) and we’ll see how that turns out.
Cheese Balls If you’re paying, I’m happy to do it.
@@hebinyao709 if you think that's pointless than you don't understand what's good cinematography. You're one of those who will enjoy jumpscare horror movies more.
Nik what a bold assumption to make about someone you don’t know
Hey, to add my two cents regarding the music, we talked about this in my college music appreciation class. What I learned really deepened my understanding of the movie and Kubrick's genius.
The creepy music in the beginning (of which we are all familiar), is called The March to the Gallows.
It is a part of a symphony called Symphony Fantastique, written by Berlioz (I think.... it has been a long time!). The music tells the story of a man whose lover has betrayed him and during a "witches' sabbath", he kills her. He is then marched to the gallows and he is hung; only, he wakes up and realizes it was just a dream.
Kubrick's use of this piece is awesome without knowing this, but once you understand this added element, it really hits home that Jack had lost his trust in Wendy, thinking she is sabotaging him.
As for the random noises, they are actually part of a piece of music called 10 De Natura, about a spider catching a fly. The sheet music is insane! It's huge! And the instruments are played differently to get the sound effects, like some of the mouthpieces taken out an reinserted backwards. It's crazy, but it's true. I wish I could remember the name.
Anyway, that's what you're hearing when Jack is talking to Danny about how he'd never hurt the family; a compisition about a spider waiting patiently for a fly.
I don't know about you, but that adds a new layer of creepy to me!
Sorry to be a bit fuzzy on the details. It's been a long time since college!
All analysis and no jokes make the Shining a tense story.
This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing your insight. It makes the movie even better!
Wow that's awesome, I'm always looking for new info on Kubrick's The Shining but I never heard about the 10 De Natura before, that music in that scene has ALWAYS just fascinated me, I'm so glad to know this. Thanks!
This is such cool info! It definitely adds to the creepy factor. I've heard the story about the spider catching a fly before, but I had no clue there was music for it AND it's used in the creepiest part of the best horror film!
It opens with Dies Irei (sp?) composed by Wendy Carlos.
Kubrick? The one who directed clockwork orange? Definitely one of the best director of all time !
The best imo
@Gerry Buckets Paths of glory❤
2001 a space odyssey
And he directed 2001: A space odyssey which was revolutionary in its time
One of my all time favourite films.
Varinder Bhandal Why the fuck are you everywhere
Dr. Manhattan We're probably subbed to the same channels my dude.
Have you, Chris, and cr1tikal ever had a three way?
Horror is the genre I apparently just don't get. I was bored by The Shining, not scared.
Parsa Eftekhari my personal favourite Kubrick film is Clockwork orange, followed by 2001 space odyssey and than the shining.
I always watch The Shining really late in winter when everyone starts to get cabin fever, as the first time I watched this movie was around that time of year.
I live in the Midwest, so when we get to around the month of February, I pick a night that I have off where it’s really cold, snowy and windy outside. The first time I watched this film was just like this. Hearing the wind gust up against the house making all the creaking noise makes for an extra special viewing experience when watching this movie.
This film is also what motivated me to go to college for filmmaking / video production.
The best scene in the film Is when jack follows wendy up the stairs. Shot to absolute perfection.
Because Kubrick spent all day filming that one scene til they got it right.
@@blaisetelfer8499 about 127 takes
that scene and the men’s bathroom scene are the greatest in the entire movie
The stairs and ballroom bathroom scenes are great... but the axe door bathroom scene is the best; let's not forget what it must feel like to be trapped in a bathroom seeing an axe come through the door.
6:38 Hmm, that's odd. Usually the blood gets off at the second floor.
Haha that was my first experience with The Shining. They knocked that one out of the park. "Hmmm cable's out. Hmm not a drop in the house.. I'll kill you! I'll kill all of you!"
@@dormammusubjective5774 Same! I loved the Simpsons one when I first watched it and I love it even more after seeing the actual movie!
@@mcquadls Growing up in the 90's was awesome from Simpsons alone and giving more nostalgia to these films. Why do we love nostalgia so much? Haha I may go search for it now. I hope King didn't hate Simpsons more faithful adaptation.
The blood is a signification that the Native Americans were slaughtered and the hotel was built on top of them. So, basically it's all the blood shed when the elevator rises.
@@coreyharrell1112 it’s a Simpsons joke
The classic, the masterpiece of horror. You cannot beat the shining
Jeremy Callahan tru
You must not watch too many horror movies.
Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange?
I thought Misery had the upper hand. The Shining is great, but I feel like Misery had more suspense to it. Misery keeps you interested, while The Shining takes a while to get really interesting.
Hand me a baseball bat and I'll beat it to death for existing. It's a terrible adaptation of a great novel.
Rip Stanley Kubrick.
Bit late are you not?
@@leemcqueen500 says the one responding to a year-old comment lmao
He died??
More like Stanley KuPrick. Pretty much ruined Shelley Duvalls life
Ben 2 seconds Askren how?
It was nominated for razzie?!! Wtf??!! Wait.. so.. is there a chance that Cats will be viewed as a masterpiece in the future?
No.
Maybe. History can be fucked up.
Kubrick for worst director, Duvall for worst actress. The Thing was nominated for worst music in 1983.
Jonathan Wright youre stupid lol
@@theexcogitatoris837 What is stupid about it? All of those are real Razzie nominations. Look 'em up!
Just like critics in the 80s, the first time I saw it a couple years back I didn't really love it..... now it's my fav Kubrick and one of my favorites of all time
If you give The Shining a grade lower than an A+, I'll unsubscribe.
You never dissapoint, Stuckmann.
lol
Loek Gerrits all of kubricks movies are an A+ imo
Loek Gerrits especially the shining
James Smith yeah man. Hope he reviews Orange Clockwork some day.
James Smith A Clockwork Orange is my favourite movie of all time, but I'd rather see Chris review the second best movie of all time: Barry Lyndon. It's an overlooked masterpiece and I want more people to experience it.
please do all the kubrick movies!!
Mark Tuovinen
He's not going to review clock work orange I bet
Eyes Wide Shut is my favorite Kubrick movie so far. I think it's the most artistic one aside from A Clockwork Orange and probably his most entertaining film.
@6:20 "I'm not gonna hurt ya..." Never noticed how Heath Ledger as Joker maybe was inspired by Jack's performance
YES I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT COMMENT
well now I want to hear more of your Jack Nicholson impressions
Chris your video intros are FANTASTIC. Keep up the good work👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Really??? I don't know what to say..
Ph Ph with you. He's slowly becoming nostalgia critic.
Actually no, he could never get that shit!
The Stuckmanns present had a whole new meaning
The intros are cringe stuckmann
+James Kenworthy for you
First, I agree with you. The Shining is a great film and stands the test of time. I can't think of another film like it. Second, thank you for standing up for Shelley Duvall. I really like her character and performance. I don't get the naysayers. Third, I quote from this as well. My favorite is "Wendy, I'm home." Jack says it with such snark lol
stepitup25 The red bathroom scene is genius.
About to see this horror film for the first time. Excited. As a horror fan, this is a classic and I have to tick it off my bucket list.
Kurtsiecolferite S how was it
Did you watch it by now?
@@energeez Were you disappointed?
I watched it for the first time last night, in the dark while home alone; absolutely terrifying
Bro this is THE best horror film of all time. I hope you got to tick it off that list because it is a MUST SEE. Also if you're a fan of books I highly recommend reading this one. Ugh I'm just obsessed with Stephen King. I'd recommend pretty much any of his books. My favorite is pet sematary. That's gotta be one of the scariest things I've ever read to this day.
I think that what makes this movie so terrifying is the fact that you dont actually know if Jack went mad over isolation or paranormal thing, maybe its both.
Given the supernatural occurrences in scenes that Jack wasn't involved in, I'm going to say it was the paranormal. I've never heard of a recovering alcoholic's battered wife and 5-year-old child having the same hallucinations as the dad simply because they had cabin fever. Stanley Kubrick himself used the term "supernatural" when talking about the film.
That's the magic of the film. It does so much and explains so little
Both
My theory is when u die, u become apart of the hotel, like the last caretaker is now a waiter, and it looks like jack might be a manager
I disagree cause he said he feels like he knows this hotel already. Deju. If he dies and becomes apart then he wouldn't know ahead of time. I'd say he is reancarenated
the waiter said " you always the caretaker".
The spirit within the Hotel has infected the humans since it was built. Kinda like a Church. Once you become a believer, when did the religion begin and you end or vice versa. Time immortal, from ashes to ashes and dust to dust
cat owner or time loopwise he’s anticipated always being a part of the hotel stuck in July 4, 1921
Wow, at first glance, your avatar looks like a photo of DB Cooper or the Unabomber.
My favorite line is "I'm not gonna hurt you Wendy" line hahaha you nailed it Chris. His little grabby hand gestures.
What's worse is that his character genuinely reminds me of my abusive alcoholic dad, the way he used to get at night when my mom was working, wandering around the property yelling at the sky and drunkenly firing shotguns into the woods at the edge of our property. But it doesn't make me triggered. Like HEREDITARY, it gives me a feeling of catharsis. When he freezes to death at the end, it's like watching my dad metaphorically freeze to death. Hahaha kinda fucked up, but it illustrates the power of Kubricks filmmaking
I never understood why Jack said “ you didn’t let me finish my sentence “ when she didn’t cut him off
My god-l’m sorry you were subjected to such psychological trauma as a child.Your father sounds like a genuinely scary person.
I’m not into horror movies. Yet, one of my favorite movies is the Shining. Just goes to show, it’s not about genre.
I guess it is because most of the horror movies are bad...
I'm not a fan of horror, either
But, I find them very creative!
The shining almost won a Razzie....for worst Director....Stanley Kubrick....THAT Stanley Kubrick.........WHAT THE FUCK?! HOW?!
Ryan Williams That is why I don’t take the Razzies seriously.
Also for Shelly Duvall
@@GriffinDumeer I don't take any award ceremony seriously
I might have agreed with that. He was bi-polar in brilliance and amateurness in this movie, like Tarantino in later years. I've watched The Shining three times in three different decades and I still think it's overrated and underbaked.
You need to give these great movies an S rank. They are better than an A+
That’s some naruto shit
My favorite horror movie as well. But I just realized that this performance from Jack is a better version of his joker😂 (not saying he was bad as joker. He’s actually my favorite joker right next to heath ledger)
Still think so?
Rishab Lala I think not 😂
Yes still is The Joker film fell flat for me thought uncut gems and once upon a time in Hollywood were better movies
I'm not going to lie, this movie genuinely makes me upset. Its a great movie, and theres nothing technically wrong with it, but I watched it just after I had finished the book, which was my favourite book of all time and while the movie was good and all it lacked everything that made me love the book so much.
I think the characters just lack dimension, its hard to develop a character as well as a book with 500 pages can sure, but i just feel they could of done so much better. Take Jack for example, in the book, hes is very flawed sure but you rooted for him, you LIKED him. Really he felt like a victim of the Hotel, manipulated and controlled, just as much as a victim of it as Wendy and Danny, almost more so really.
In the movie he is never displayed as anything but an abusive alcoholic asshole which makes his fall from grace, less dramatic and less upsetting.
Jordan Porter this literally just happened to me. I just finished reading the book and watched the movie was kinda disappointed because of how quick it was and how different it was
Then u should like the 1997 version, that nobody likes
that’s the point. you can’t relate to anyone and that makes it scary since you feel so distant and cold
I’d have to disagree with you. The book was more of entertainment and the movie had a deeper idea. Stanley Kubrick took a fun horror book and turned it into a piece of art. The whole thing is a metaphor for an abusive alcoholic father and the photo in the end signifies that it was all Jack.
☝☝ Pretty much everything I was gonna write
My favorite horror movie of all time!
mariofan 520 Yeah..? Wanna explain what the fuck was that ending supposed to mean..?
Yeah, great stuff. David Lynch's masterful filmography next!
dheeraj bhatt the ending explains that Jack Torrance was always there in the Overlook Hotel. If you pay attention to the scene where Jack is talking to Delbert Grady, he tells him that Jack has ALWAYS been the caretaker.
martin2cold Overrrated your ass.
if suspiria and the texas chainsaw massacre didn't exist then hell yeah
Could you make a The Shining Analyzed Video?
Here's CHRISSSSSY!!!!!
Alex Canas fuck off stop stealing ppls comments for likes
Yeah, great stuff. Now review David Lynch's masterful filmography next!
HERES STUCKY!!!
Am I the only person here, to watch the shining once, and think it's a masterpiece, the only thing I don't like is Tony, the way he makes him talk is horrible.
Yeah, I thought that was stupid, since in the book, he couldn’t see tony, but only see a shadow of him...not use his finger when they were communicating with each other
My interpretation of the ending was that Jack's spirit was absorbed by the hotel, and the picture was saying that all of the other people in it had been absorbed too.
Joker before the joker
Josh Allen he is joking calm down dickcheese
i can tell youre a fan of comics
Josh Allen Jack Nicholson played the Joker though... And imo is tied with Heath Ledger's Joker.
Yeah, great stuff. Now review David Lynch's masterful filmography, next!
the joker was made in like 1951 so
Make a review on Requiem for a Dream. It's a nasty thriller
I found the movie to be amazingly well made, but eerily terrifying.
One time is more than enough... But i would to hear his opinion
ASS TO ASS
Troels Lychau My favourite movie of all time!
The movie was boring to me. Jared leto was hot tho
I think the key to solving this film is in the beginning opening score. It's an amazing variant of Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique No.5. If you carefully listen to it, there's absolutely an underlying Native American tone. This is later referenced in the plot. A testament to the genius of Kubrick.
Please do a review of a clockwork orange!!!!!!!
That's one of my favorite movies
He said he wont watch it again cause it was to disturbing for him.
1 million subscribers with no videos when did he say that??
j.A.A.x yeah I don’t remember him saying he wouldn’t watch it again
j.A.A.x it was in a q and a I believe
The scene where Wendy explains Danny’s accident to the doctor has such amazing acting. Just throwing that out there
Are you talking about the Wendy theory
You are quite right.
Watching The Shining is my halloween movie tradition, it's gotta be the most complex and best crafted horror film ever
It's kinda crazy that I'm 24 and have only just gotten into Kubrick films. I'd always heard about the shining but never really cared for horror. After watching it I can say that it's truly so much more than an horror film and has easily become my favorite of all time. I still feel that even today it's an underrated masterpiece.
If you wanna see more great horror films, I recommend you: Evil Dead 2, Halloween (1978), Alien, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Thing and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). I think you'll become a horror fan if you watch these lol.
Can you review Scream please?
Yes please do scream!
Chris stuckmann needs to do the Evil Dead 1 and 2
He reviewed it last year
The Dance Party What about Army of Darkness?
he has never done a scream review. only scream 4, that was like right after it came out
When I was little, I just thought that the photo was of all the people who went mad in the hotel. A way of saying he was a part of them now. That he’d be one of the spirits that messed with the next guest.
Chris review The Exorcist, it's a classic!!!
I'm dying to know his thoughts on the exorcist....he never even mentioned any opinions about it in any of his videos. That would be a nice surprise if he finally reviews it.
He probably will.
He did talk about that film in one of his halloween specials
Jack Nicholson which one?
3rd
Actually I watched ”The Shining” for the very first time earlier today and I loved Nicholson’s performance.
"Here's Johnny! D'oh!"
"Daaaaavid Letterman!"
"Hi, David! I'm Grandpa!"
"D'oh!"
"I'm Mike Wallace, I'm Morly Safer, and I'm Ed Bradley! All this and Andy Rooney, tonight on 60 Minutes!"
Boy, you read my thoughts! You've got the shinning!
You mean "shining"
Shhhh! You wanna get sued?
This movie made me feel scared of long hallways. Lol
Review ( The Others 2001 ) starring Nicole Kidman
It’s one of the best
Tom its so underrated. one of my favorite horror movies
Yeah It's really one of the best but sadly people don't talk about it alot
So underrated.
The Others is one of my favs! All the lock clicking & keys jangling, perfect for the story!
Shelley was awesome!!! She caused me to be scared to death. I felt like her.
I grew up with Halloween
24 Frames Of Nick told ya
I grew up with I grew up with
Halloween is great well the first two movies not the shit fest that came after, Micheal Myer;'s was amazing i loved the kills
It would have been so funny to see a cutaway of three Chrises watching The Shining together
Stephen King has the right to hate this film because it is different from his novel but as its own film, you can't deny this film is a masterpiece. From the cinematography, atmosphere and the acting!
Absolutely. The novel is a more standard haunted house story, where the movie is far more ambiguous and mind-bendy. Stephen King is great, but he needs a talented director to take the ball and run with it bc he can get corny and also go a bit off the rails.
King's goofy ass doesn't realize that some of the stuff he wrote when he was on drugs for 30 years can't be translated well into film; it has to be modified.
Very true-King should just accept that Kubrick created his own iconic version of “The Shining”.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
A11 work and no play makes Stanley a dull boy
ALL work and no play makes jack a dull boy
CHRIS!! YOU REVIEWED A STANLEY KUBRICK FILM. I'VE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR AGES. THANK YOU.
Review you and your wife's marriage
Deep
OHMYGOD
Valentine's Day?
A, not getting enough stuckmanized
"I grew up with my marriage. I've loved my marriage for a long time."
When I first started dating her, I took my gf to see a Paranormal Activity movie, and she was SO SCARED. OK. Then we watched a DVD of The Grudge. She said that almost scared her as much as PA. Turns out she gets reeeeally scared at ghost movie style horror flicks. So, when I told her how great The Shining was and she simply HAD to see it if there was one horror movies to see, save for perhaps The Exorcist, she reluctantly agreed. Well, halfway through the opening credits, she got so freaked out that she refused to see the rest. A tragedy, but that's how well constructed this movie is, that even the opening sequence is really that disturbing.
Did she watched the entire movie? Just asking.
My boss and his girlfriend just moved into a building in Denver. I made the comment that the complex reminded me of the Shining. Girlfriend asks, "what's the Shining?". One of the greatest movies ever, you have to watch it. She now is angry with me as they watched the Shining and she is terrified of her apartment complex.
My work is done here.
Well, if it scared her, then it's accomplished its purpose
Yeah, but nothing really bad happened in the complex.
The Shining is a genetic slasher movie. Nothing special about it..🙄
Nice skit at the beginning, don't think I've seen you do that yet. Nice to see you expanding! 👍
YES! I wish you would do more Kubrick movies, specially The Clockwork Orange since it's one of my favourites and a very controversial one. The Shining is hands down the best horror movie ever made, to me it even surpassed the original book.
He said in a Q&A a couple years ago that he finds A Clockwork Orange disturbing and hard to watch. So it's unlikely he'll be reviewing it.
ACO isn't that disturbing, except the cinema scene.
No I agree with you, but I'm just saying Chris finds it disturbing. For me, it never reached the point where it scarred me as it seems to have done for Chris. I would actually say Full Metal Jacket is more unsettling than A Clockwork Orange.
Max Isola It's really weird how films differentely affect people. For me Shining was much more unsettling than Clockwork Orange. But Chris watches Shining every year and can't watch Clockwork Orange.
I know. I've seen A Clockwork Orange maybe half a dozen times, and each time, I never ever felt disturbed. When I saw Private Pyle's creepy Kubrick stare for the first time right before he killed Hartman, it haunted me more than anything in The Shining or any other horror film I've ever seen.
I think it has to do with the fact that the Vietnam War aspect added an element of realism to Full Metal Jacket, while the events in The Shining and A Clockwork Orange are entirely fictional.
Review EYES WIDE SHUT
I like the Homer Simpson edition “ no TV and no beer makes homer something, something”
I've never clicked on a review so fast
btw Chris, please do 2001: A space odyssey :)
OMFG HE HASN'T DONE IT YET?????? HOW????
I think he'd orgasm throughout the entire review.
what is the movie about?
Apple's lover It's a space/sci-fi film.
Chris, do reviews to ALL Kubrick films !
The Shining (1980)
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Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Producer: Stanley Kubrick
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Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
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Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd
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Composers: Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind
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Cinematographer: John Alcott
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Editor: Ray Lovejoy
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Production Companies: The Producer Circle Company, Peregrine Productions, Hawk Films
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Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Release Date: May 23, 1980
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Runtime: 144 minutes
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Budget: $19 million
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Box Office: $46.2 million
A couple of crucial things this review should have mentioned:
1. There were 3 cuts of this movie: The original US release, which Kubrick recalled and replaced with the second version, which most US viewers know. Then there is the cut Kubrick did for the European release. Each cut was shorter and tighter than the previous. I think the European cut is best.
2. The music of the Shining was undoubtedly influential. It's notable because most of it was taken from pre-existing classical music. It was the music by Penderecki that was especially influential on future horror soundtracks.
Just the opening shot & music tells you that you're about to watch something unique & different.
The Shining is my favorite movie of all-time, and I’m finally getting around to watching a review of it from my favorite film critic of all time!
As long as we're talking about Kubrick...
Give us a review of a Clockwork Orange Chris!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's said in the past that it's too disturbing to watch again, but he considers it a brilliantly made film.
Lol too disturbing to rewatch? It's definitely distrubing alright and my 3rd favorite movie, but I've seen more disturbing films than that...
YES! My favourite movie ever
Mr. Keyser Söze its arguably my favorite film of all time, I've watched it more than any other film, but I completely understand where he's coming from. It's one of the most cynical, messes up films of all time that provocatively states that everyone is inherently awful and no one will ever be able to escape being a victim to the harshness of the real world. Your good intentions will be punished by brutal beatings, rape, death, and a loss of your humanity/free will to function as an organic person. Pretty damn disturbing to me. I really wasn't all that phased by the film the first time I saw it, and wasn't overly shocked the first time I read the book, both of which I immediately loved. But watching the film over and over and over again, no matter how entrancing, beautiful, and absolutely perfect it is… some parts can get to me. Parts that I know verbatim, I've basically memorized by heart shot for shot, can actually send chills down my spine MORE than the first time I watched them. I definitely can't speak for everyone, and it's clear that the film doesn't get to me in the same way it does Chris, but I'd be lying real horrorshow if I said I didn't understand where he's coming from.
love how the "Chris Twins" were somehow disappointed that he wanted to watch The Shinning with him
Please please please review extrosist
A S that would be amazing
A S The what?
A S I love the extrosist but I prefer the exorcist
I guess The Extrosist was the mockbuster counterpart of The Exorcist.
Jupiter9099 the cheap porno version
I've seen the shining at least 20 times, and I dont think it's scary, but it scares me every time
_Stephen King's The Shining (1997),_ TV movie Hilariousity Review!
Cillian Brouder that's literally what I was thinking. Lol
Good Man
Cillian Brouder I think Nostalgia Critic covered that well enough
It isn’t that bad. It’s bad but not hilariocity bad
true but it's much closer to king's novel and jack is more sympathetic in that one.
I saw the Shining in the mid-80’s when I was in Junior High, very late on a Halloween night, rented on VHS from a mom & pop video store. It completely blew me away & changed how teenage me thought about film, & was the 1st film I saw, that made me connect that Film is “Art”, & not just entertainment.
Why did this just get taken off Netflix right before Halloween
It makes a lot of sense that one of the greatest horror movies of all Time
Gets taken off Netflix right before Halloween
Joshua 115 Netflix is full of idiots
Because the studio wants to sell more DVD's and Blu-ray copies of the movie. Horror movie sales skyrocket during fall, especially in October and close to Halloween. If people are streaming the movie on netflix and other sites, then they aren't buying physical copies of it in stores. It's all about money and trying to capitalize as much as they can.
I guarantee you the movie will be back on netflix by the end of the year, as soon as its sales start going down again
Cheron James Most of the time when programs get taken off Netflix, it's not Netflix's fault. They aren't the ones that make the decision. It's usually because of legal troubles with the studio that owns it (i.e. the first 6 seasons of Futurama)
They know it's a popular horror film, so businesses want people to pay to watch it during the time when it will be extra popular.
Maybe because it would "outshine" Netflix's own horror movies.
Some of the creepiest music I have ever heard. The multiple voices, the tubas, the strings plucking. Very odd, but perfectly placed throughout the movie.
The music is fantastic and better than most horror movie music to this day. Too bad the movie couldn't live up to it.
The scene where Wendy talks to the pediatrician is one of my favorites of all time. It breaks my heart. She created layers of dread and fear that are subtle still haunting.
I didn’t see this movie until last year, I was 18 then, and it had been on the top of my to watch lost forever. I finally got it on blu-ray as a birthday gift and it’s a amazing movie, well worth the wait.
Review the exorcist!!!!
Such a great horror movie. I’ve seen it about 167 times and it keeps getting scarier every single time I see it! Not to mention you’re talking to a horror guy!
Greatest horror masterpiece ever.
Greatest horror masterpiece ever.
Greatest horror masterpiece ever.
MT Gaming And More yeeessssss
I've always been intruiged by this movie. How isolation can play with your mind and make you spiral into madness and also knowing the history stained in the walls of a really old place. I also really like Jack Nicholson, he fits the role well. Supposedly Stephen King himself hated that, for some reason.
YES! You finally reviewed The Shining, Chris, check out Stephen King's Storm of the Century, probably the most underrated work from King! =D Btw, I fucking love your Halloween special opening!
I fucking LOVE storm of the century!!! I love Stephen King so so much.
I don't want to be that guy, but finding a horror movie like this today is a fucking rarity.
Varinder Bhandal ur right
Varinder Bhandal other than it I can’t think of anything
Get Out was great. But besides that, we haven't had too many good horror films.
Varinder Bhandal You’re not being “that guy” if it’s true. It was rare to find a movie like this 20 - 30 years ago, it’s definitely one of a kind.
IT, It Follows, It Comes at Night, and Creep are some really good ones that have come out in the past couple of years. So at least they exist.
Please review more Kubrick films
0:13 it would have been more fitting if his twins said to Chris to watch Dragonball Evolution forever and ever and ever. Pretty much a missed opportunity.
Favorite horror film, hands down, John Carpenter's The Thing.
That's an AMAZING movie!!!
That movie is amazing
Thank you for this awesome review of an amazing movie. Please for the love of god review: Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Natural Born Killers, 2001, Texas Chainsaw (original), Se7en, Jaws, Clockwork Orange, Jacobs Ladder, Dr Strangelove, The Thing and The Exorcist. You probably have reviewed some of those but I am too wasted to check ! U are the best movie reviewer alive. Ebert RIP.
Awesome review Chris, The Shining is a tense, unique, uncomfortable & yet at the same time a mesmerising horror movie.
Timelord 007 I've never seen I want to though
"You've had your whole FUCKING LIFE to think things over, what good is a few minuets more gonna do you?" God such a scary fucking line for the situation they are in.
Can’t believe Shelley Duvall was nominated for a razzi award. She was good in it. And I never thought Jack Nicholson’s acting was bad. His acting really fits the character. I absolutely love this film!
She even sacrificed her sanity for the role.
At least the founder of the Razzies, John Wilson, wiped her nomination from the record, realizing they made a mistake back in the day.
Favorite classic horror: The Shining
Favorite modern horror: Get Out
Rob well he obviously separated them by saying ‘fave classic’ and ‘fave modern’
suspiria(2018) for me
US was a good one too even though it was confusing.
I really dislike Get Out and Hereditary, almost as much as the generic, jumpscary shit that comes out every month.
@@tricko8000 I didn't mind Get Out, but THANK YOU for also disliking Hereditary. It's so annoying that everyone seems to love that pretentious flick.
Please review the movie Cube. I really like it and I'd love to see your review of it
Weirdly enough you sound like Tarantino when you're doing your Nicholson impression