Filmmaker reacts to The Shining (1980) for the FIRST TIME!
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Sup man. Wanted to say you should check out - Revolver (2005) some time after this month. It's really good. I think you'll like the style.
The New Rockstars channel on TH-cam has an amazing breakdown and Easter eggs on this movie please watch 😃
One of my favorite movies
Watch alfred hitchcock's psycho
the role of colorado was played by montana.
It's so refreshing to see someone appreciate Shelley Duvall in this roll. She was put through hell for it.
Yeah…plus I think she won the Razzie that year, for her performance. I think. Which is bollocks! Cause she was GREAT!
Just the fact that every tear is real, from what Kubrick put her through, she deserves every ounce of praise. It destroyed her.
I used to watch Fairy Tale Theatre when I was very young and have been a fan since. I am certain that what he put her through for this movie has had some impact on how she is now. Such a tragedy.
I think she was great, too!
@@CMinorOp67 Whoa. If that's true she would've won the first year cause I think 1980 was the first Razzies
Jack Nicholson rightfully gets a lot of praise for this movie, but IMO Shelley Duvall definitely deserves as much praise for her performance. They are both brilliant on opposite sides of the coin so to speak.
Especially considering what she had to endure on set.
@@aaronbrandon6729 No kidding! Was about to say that!
Spot on. Nicholson's performance, while iconic, teeters on maudlin and it's Duvall's exhausted, hollow-eyed & realistic terror that sells much of the horror of _The Shining._
@@aaronbrandon6729 Beat me to it...
She’s so good in this film (and others as well).
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Jack's first Oscar. It's an incredible film with some other familiar faces.
I agree, each performance in that movie was Oscar worthy
Beautiful film
All 10 min of Danny DeVito is just incredible
I love how you were fangirling over Shelley Duvall. She deserves all the praise!!
Kubrick would dive into genres that were considered inferior at the time, and create art with them. When 2001 came out Sci-Fi was schlock entertainment. For The Shining he brought art house dynamics to horror for the first time. And it usually take 20 years or so before his films are recognized for their greatness. They are almost always unrequited in their time because he was WAY ahead of the curve. Can't go wrong watching Kubrick. Watch them all, if you can.
What are your favourite Kubrick films? I have seen quite a few of his films but not all of them and I am looking for recommendations of which ones to watch next.
@@christucker7655 Just watch the ones that you haven't seen. He only made 13 feature films and they're all terrific.
Agreed, he did to horror movies what Christopher Nolan did to superhero movies
I don’t think that it brought “art house dynamics” to Horror for the first time. I don’t even like art house as a term but i think there were already before the shining: eraserhead, hour of the wolf, nosferatu, suspiria and many others.
There were tons of cerebral, expertly crafted horror movies before The Shining. The 60s and 70s were full of them, especially if you look at the European scene.
Jack’s acting in this movie is so unique. In the scene where he’s telling Danny he’ll never hurt him, he’s saying it with viciousness. It’s such a cool choice.
Jack sees Wendy as a child like Danny is and she’s wearing the same clothes as the Goofy statue is in Danny’s room; none of the color choices were just random with Kubrick here, The Shining is like an iceberg, only 10% seen is above water there so much depth to it
And all the speculation about what's below is just that.
Truly an art piece this film how it can "support" so many theories.
Funny thing is how Jack himself is essentially a man-child that has been a failure at everything, fails at his passion, blames his family for it, is filled with self-pity (note how he justifies himself whilst talking 1st time to Lloyd) and even acting like a whiny almost crying child after his nightmare and whilst locked in the storage room that she "hurt his head real bad."
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy is an open admission that all Jack REALLY wants to do is 'play', drink, and party, and that he hates the responsibility that comes with being a husband and father.
Keep in mind that all of those pages of “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” were hand typed on a typewriter. They had no computers with a word program hooked up to a printer to make it easier. Then, they had to be re-typed for all of the foreign released versions of the film because that’s how Kubric rolled.
Yeah I think it was Kubrick’s
secretary that typed all the original pages.
@@saske271 actually I believe Kubrick himself did it.
In this film and in 2001, Kubrick's use of music is absolutely brilliant.
Music composed by Wendy Carlos, who also made A Clockwork Orange's soundtrack.
@@LuisOrtiz-xo5kc Composed by a lot of composers...Penderecki, Bartok etc.
I would agree and add that both of those movies also use silence very well at the same time.
I thought we had the same pfp for a minute, lol
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said the camera makes the hotel into a character in the film. The camera work combined with the soundtrack often makes me feel like I'm watching the events through the hotel's eyes. It's similar to the first-person pov with heavy breathing soundtrack combo you'd get in a slasher movie, but without the unsteadiness because it's not a walking human's point of view but that of a sturdy piece of architecture, no breathing, just an eerie synth hum that captures a lot of the feel of "building noise"--generators, furnaces, settling sounds, etc.
Wendy Carlos, a transwoman, did the music composition for a couple of Kubrick's films, she really broke into the early uses of electronic and synthesized noises/music.
The kid who was "killing it" with his role, didn't know he was in a horror movie. Stanley Kubrick didn't want a child to be exposed to horror elements of the filmmaking, so he told him it was supposed to be a drama, that's why he was supposed to act afraid and intense. He actually didn't see the unedited version of the movie until he was seventeen or afterwards. Also, Stanley Kubrick came to his graduation.
P.S. Also, the first door that Jack Nicholson was supposed to hack through with the axe broke too easily, because Stanley Kubrick didn't know that Jack worked as a firefighting volunteer and wasted that door, so the next door had to be extra strong so it would look like it would take a reasonable time for him to get through.
As much as Kubrick behavior towards Shelley Duvall (who played Wendy) was quite horrible, pushing her into real anxiety attacks to "make the movie better" (the scene on the stairs is actually her real reaction to the toxic work environment Kubrick created for her ... no director should do something like this), I have to give him that he definitely made sure the boy was comfortable.
Danny Lloyd, who plays Danny here is also in Doctor Sleep in a small speaking part.
@@sertaki Snowflake
@@rsmania01 sure, if you say so. A boss abusing his employee to the point of mental breakdowns, to get a more "realistic" reaction out of her, including not telling her how the stairs scene would actually play out, so she was truly terrified. Totally normal behavior that we should all support.
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@@sertaki He encouraged them to perform their very best. And now cast from the movie are legends and all acting schools make 'the shining' a required watch. So fuck off with your naive comment about making a film production studio a 'safe space' for actors lol.
Did you notice the impossible layout stuff in the hotel? Danny riding around, on the first floor, turns a corner and he's on the 2nd without going up. And Ullman's impossible office at the beginning. That bright view of sky and trees behind him could not have existed there.
I didn’t catch that…WOAH
@@JamesVSCinema Bummer that it's a spoiler so you can't warn people to watch for it. But when you're told to look for it, the entire movie is suddenly much more twisted. Kubrick went to lengths with those shenanigans. Next time you watch it, you'll notice the impossible layout, and it's so much creepier/disturbing.
@@JamesVSCinema The scene where Dick Hallorann is giving them the tour of the kitchen: They enter the freezer and he shows them the contents, but once they exit it's a totally different area. Lots of layered detail throughout to make your subconscious uncomfortable.
@@JamesVSCinema People rarely notice it outright without being told - but it definitely makes a lot of folks deeply uncomfortable while watching, subconsciously, you just register that something is "off", even if you can't put your finger on the impossible architecture causing it.
@@JamesVSCinema please react to
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Bram Stroker's Dracula (1992)
The Brood(1979)
Psycho(1960)
The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
Silver Bullet (1985)
The Others(2001)
Byzantium (2012)
*Fun Fact:* _The Shining_ was one of the earliest films to ever use the Steadicam. The inventor of the Steadicam (Garrett Brown) got involved with this movie, and operated the camera movements himself.
If you haven't seen Doctor Sleep, now would be a good time while this movie is fresh in your mind. Ewan Mcgregor plays the kid, Danny, as an adult.
And, the kid who played Danny in “The Shining” speaks a few lines from the bleachers of Doctor Sleep’s baseball game scene.
Yes, please review Doctor Sleep!
Please the directors cut because it fleshed out the movie way more.
Doctor Sleep is a great film. Far better than I expected it to be.
Dr. Sleep seriously did not let down and I was sure it would
The most ominous opening credits of any movie ever.
It’s shot so perfectly!
I got to see it on a huge extra-wide screen in the theater, the way it was meant to be shown. It’s beautiful but it almost makes you nauseous. Great way to set the tone for the movie!
@@JamesVSCinema The background music being just straight up Dies irae really works great.
Most of the time such a prolonged and prominent use of that musical theme would feel cheap, but it really fits with this movie.
Misery is also a great Stephen King book-to-movie adaptation. Probably my favorite aside from The Shining and Shawshank Redemption
Misery is great!! Would make an awesome reaction too
I wish I loved the movie, “Misery”…but I read the book first. And the book absolutely terrified me. But, in turn, that made the movie more comedic, to me.😐
This is a must watch, imo.
This is my favorite
(in my opinion the Best) adaption of a Steven King short story.
It was on his Nightmares and Dreamscapes anthology series.
BATTLEGROUND
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Like Misery, this is another Stephen King allegory for drug addiction. It's a bit more obvious here than in Misery, but when he was writing this he was deep into the cocaine and to liquor.
Did you notice that in the opening shot of the Overlook, you can clearly see the whole area around the hotel, but there is no maze anywhere to be seen?
if you ever re-watch this, pay extra close attention to the set design. It seems this is where some of the unexplainable unease we feel throughout the movie comes from. The set of the Overlook Hotel is riddled with impossibilities. For example: The window behind Allman's office is impossible. There cannot be a window that looks outside because we can see the area that is supposed to be exterior later in the movie, and its actually still the interior of the hotel. When Jack is chasing Danny and is about to kill Halloran, you can see the area thats actually behind Allman's office. It is not the exterior, it is just another hallway or room in the hotel.
Another example is when Danny is riding his tricycle upstairs he passes by a balcony before re-entering a normal looking hallway. As he is passing this balcony, you can see whats behind the wall in the hallways Danny is about to ride past, which is just empty space looking over the main hall. Whats interesting is that there are doors on that wall, with nothing behind them but open space. impossible doors leading nowhere. These are just 2 examples of impossible design, and there are MANY MANY more examples of this throughout the movie. I never noticed these things consciously, but i imagine i did notice them regardless.
Kubrick seems to always makes me fear something I can't understand or even see. Like I don't know why or what I'm afraid of. Genius.
Yup yup and YUP
The hotel has "impossible architecture " walls and windows that don't make sense, adds to the uneasy feeling. Kubrick on that next level shit
And when you realise what it is the movie unravels in your brain. Its god damn fantastic. Poor Danny.
@@inevitableAnpu 👏👏👏❤️
You could pretty much say the thing about Nicholson.
I love your call on the lighting. The interiors are well-lighted with vibrant colors, instead of jump scares out of the darkness or shadows. It made it more surreal and psychological. The director shows you everything in the frame, and, as you said, moves the camera around to capture emotion and mood.
Brilliantly said. That’s when you know you’re working with a great artist!
Something like the brightly lit midsommar
I love that you noticed the lighting because it's one of my favorite parts of the movie as well. Traditional horror relies on dark, tight spaces and I love that The Shining does the opposite. Not only is almost every scene very bright and clear, but the available space for the characters makes it all feel way more ominous. I like that in literally almost every scene the space that they occupy is way bigger than what's required for the scene, the scale of everything really conveys the sense that the characters are these tiny singular things being engulfed by the evil of this hotel.
Grounds Keeper Willie: "Boy, you read my thoughts, you've got the Shinning"
Bart: "You mean the Shining"
Grounds Keeper Willie: " Quiet boy, you wanna get sued?!"
😂
dude one of my favorite quotes ever that whole bit cracked me up.
Urge to kill RISING!
This comment never fails to pop up on shining reactions
Dude, this is my absolute favorite tree house of horrors episode from the simpsons. Poor willie kept getting axed…
I have to pause and say this is the best reaction to this movie I’ve seen so far. I feel like 1) seeing someone so well versed in film techniques and able to actually appreciate the master craftsmanship that went into it is so rewarding. I love listening to you articulate so many nuanced moments. The way that you’re able to pinpoint and explain what is causing different emotions and the techniques behind it are so satisfying.
2) this is the ONLY review that has been sympathetic to Wendy’s character. I think people often lose sight of the fact that the real horror in this film is the domestic abuse element. I’ve watched a lot of reviews who call her stupid or whiny which seems like missing the point. This poor woman is trapped with an abusive alcoholic with a child which is the actual nightmare of the movie. It’s so nice to finally see someone who understands human behavior and is mature enough to understand why people do what they do. Bonus points for mentioning how dope her outfits are. That yellow jacket haunts my dreams.
I'm always conflicted about Shelly Duvall's acting in this movie. Her performance is absolutely spectacular in the way she really makes Wendy seem so warm and fragile as well as absolutely terrified of her abusive husband, and that's all beneath the surface. However she did this through enforced method acting because Stanley Kubrick psychologically abused her on set, and I don't think a great performance is worth that.
Fortunately for nuance we can make comments like yours. Give her the accolades while recognizing Kubrick's less than encouragable behavior.
Either she got the performance right because of the director's abusive behavior or in spite of it. In the absence of information I'll take it at face value and give her all the credit. #professionalism
@@1992WLK
Aww thank you so much for that compliment. I really appreciate it.
Suffer for your craft I guess!
Hell it was so had Jack Nicholson even got involved against Kubrick over it iirc. And that dude usually doesn't care at all.
It's actually likely that Danny inherited his shining from his father. His mother can only see the supernatural phenomena in the end because the ghosts of Overlook are finally going all out on their assault against Danny. Jack is easily taken over by the influence of the hotel, which might imply that he has some sleeping psychic powers (supernaturally sensitive people tend to be targeted by evil the most in King's universe) that never got to bloom so he doesn't have anything to defend himself with either, like Danny has Tony. Him being consumed by the hotel in the end implies that as well, since it's horrors begin to slowly truly awaken because Danny's shining is so exceptional, and the hotel wants him to die there to inherit it. The theme of evil beings feeding on people who shine is explored further in the sequel "Dr. Sleep".
Plus in the book, it's made obvious that Jack had certain abilities as well. I prefer the ending in the book where Jack actually overpowers the evil long enough to tell and let his family to leave.
Yes, this. The hereditary aspect of Danny's Shining is explored more in Doctor Sleep the book. They didn't add it to the film, which is understandable, but without any spoilers, it's confirmed that Danny inherited it from Jack and while Jack was never as strong as Danny, he still had a part of it which is why he was so susceptible to the Overlook hotel.
@@Lannisen While I love the film, there is so much they left in the book, ignored or completely rewrote for the film.
Jack was a much more nuanced character in the book and he was a slightly more sympathetic character, in the movie from the very beginning he doesn't seem to care much for his family at all and just seems like an abusive asshole.
It’s the awakening to Wendy really that Jack has been sexually abusing Danny, metaphors from the bears, Tony living in Danny’s mouth etc
Dr. Sleep is underrated
12:59: I agree with Shelly being great, as well! (For some reason, a lot of people didn’t like her performance.)
Everyone in this movie was perfectly cast.
I don't think Jack Nicholson ever acts realistically, like a normal person, in his movies. It's always an elaborate, oversize, theatrical performance. But it's a really great performance, so we go with it all the way.
That's a later thing. He has acted in a very toned down way, like in "Five Easy Pieces" and that western with Marlon Brando.
what about his acting in The Passenger?
@@slonmish Yes, that was proper acting, not flat out grand guignol that we have here.
He reminds me of a more subdued Nicholas Cage
@@lanagievski1540 heresy
Such a great movie, it's just unfortunate that Kubrick ended up basically breaking Shelly Duvall's brain to make this movie...don't get me wrong, Shelly had psych issues before making this movie, but Kubrick's treatment of her during shooting this magnified those issues exponentially and brought them to the forefront. It got so bad that Jack Nicholson threatened to quit the project 2/3 of the way through if Kubrick didn't stop with the shit he was doing towards Shelly. Kind of a weird contrast from how nice Kubrick was towards Danny Lloyd (the kid playing Danny), but then Kubrick was always a bit weird in how he treated his actors.
If you haven't seen it before, I'd highly recommend Misery, another adaptation of a Stephen King novel...I'd also say take a look at Rose Red (yet another really good Stephen King adaptation), but that movie is so damn long
11:34 I feel like this "blow up" would have made a little more sense if they had established her interrupting him earlier and he had asked nicer. It would feel like more of a natural progression of anger. Then when he starts to go insane later, the audience thinks he is succumbing to rage until he actually starts seeing things (which could be pushed to a little later in the story). Maybe even put more focus on him being a recovering alcoholic and he finds where the Hotel locked up all the booze. This could then be folded into the insanity later when we find out he never REALLY found any booze at all.
James - check out “Man bites dog”. No reviewer seems even remotely aware of it!
Love this film, the pace, shot framing , camera movement, music, colour palette, Kubrick absolutely on it!! The scenes with Lloyd in the bar with the music of Al bowlly playing are sublime.
Oh, man, what a ride that film is! Got my own VHS copy in my collection
love that movie and been trying to get someone to react to it, so here's another vote for Man Bites Dog!!
Oh wow , I watched this one 3 weeks back with one of my buddies. Very good
Love that film and how it subverts the documentary genre
Bro.
Yes.
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Kubrick's scene and frame constructions are absolutely brilliant. Definitely one of my top5 directors of all time. Genius. This is his story, Stephen King was kind of an afterthought to Kubrick's vision.
Kubrick made films in his own way and we always end up talking about each film he's made. This will always be one of the best horror films ever made...
I’m really glad to hear your praise for Shelley Duval and the character of Wendy ♥️ It doesn’t happen near enough. I think it’s unfortunately taken time for her role to be truly appreciated and sympathized with.
Read the book recently. Great read. I know this wasn’t Stephens’ favorite adaptation, but I think It’s awesome none the less. Thanks for the reaction James!
Anytime Dan!
The book is amazing, the characters and their ghosts and the literal ghosts are amazingly written, complex, tragic, horrifying, disturbing. The book also has one of my favorite and touching moments between two characters, ever. This movie is not the same, it is Stanley Kubrick through and through, special and great on its own, and amazing visual and visceral experience.
"Not his favorite" is quite the understatement. King quite publicly hated this movie, and it's why he pushed for another adaptation to be made which he had more control over.
While I haven't seen his TV 2-parter of Shining, I have certainly heard it's nowhere near this good, but definitely much closer to the book.
Kubrick changed a lot of story points and details to make it work better on the screen, and that's just what you do with adaptations.
@@sertaki Based on the amount of trashy interpretations of Stephen King's works, especially TV movies, compared to the Shining, I don't think Stephen King's opinion on adaption quality has much credence.
@@stuartspencer2161 It really doesn't. He knows how to write, but doesn't have a good grasp on which parts of a book need to stay and which can and should be cut or changed in adaptation.
Be sure to check out 2019's sequel: _Doctor Sleep._ It's the _"Aliens"_ to _The Shining's_ _"Alien"_ & a masterpiece in it's own right.
Agreed with you👍
That scene with the baseball kid… was intense! Such good acting
Thank you for appreciating Shelley! I feel like this movie changed her life for the worse because of the way she was treated on set and then the way her performance was received afterwards. I can't imagine being professionally emotionally abused to past your breaking point for a movie and then being made fun of for it
I really like the movie, but I love the book even more. And I kind of get why King doesn't like this adaptation - it kind of misses the heart that the book has. The original story has this kind of warmth in its core, also Jack is a likable character and all that makes the book's descent into madness all the more tragic. This is what the movie is missing, it's just cold throughout. It works for the movie, but it doesn't have the same impact as when you actually like the character of Jack and actually see him struggle with what the hotel makes him do.
Everytime I walk by a firehose in an older hotel. I think of the book. Terrified me.
I agree. In addition I think the movie misses the point that the hotel is alive itself and not a haunted place.
i love love love seeing reactors and modern audiences LOVING wendy in this movie. she and her actor are great, i cant believe people used to think she was annoying.
There are 3 movies you should check out to see if you’re even interested in watching them. I think they would blow your mind; 1. Dark City - sci-fi murder mystery noire; 2. Ravenous - a western with bite; 3; The Decent - cave exploring horror movie. All 3 are terrific underrated films with a fan base that loves them but are rarely brought up.
one of the things i adore about this movie is, on repeat viewings, they are walking us through all the places in the beginning that we will be later on, and you remember the things that will happen there. it just creates this thick tension and anticipation.
My favourite kind of horror films are those that are unsettling and make you think, rather than just jump scares and gore. If you haven’t already watched it, I highly recommend Doctor Sleep which is the follow up book, recently made into a movie. It’s a great compliment to this. Great channel!
I live about 90 minutes from Timberline Lodge, where they shot the exteriors for this film, and can testify that the inside does NOT look anything remotely like it does in the film, which was all on sound stages in London. The real lodge is all wood and stone and significantly smaller, but still really nice. Too bad there's a big ugly ski gear rental building in the front of it now that totally spoils the view driving up to it.
Hahaha that’s so awesome you’ve checked it out!
The Shining was filmed at The Stanley hotel in Colorado outside Rocky Mountain National Park. It's beautiful but the scenery doesn't look like the movie anymore. The maze is gone and there's a McDonald's like 300 ft from the hotel 🤣
@@JamesVSCinema please react to my favorite Stephen King movies
The Dead Zone (1983)
Christine (1983)
Pet Semetary (1989)
I'm a writer and I can tell you that the reaction to being interrupted is spot on. Not the first time, or even the second, but when it continually happens. People assume you can just 'write whenever' and don't appreciate the concentration required to do good work, how tricky it can be to get into that mindset, and how easily it is to be pulled out of the zone. Because you don't have 'set work hours' people think that means you can always drop what you're doing to go run off for whatever activity they've suddenly decided to do - and they refuse to understand when you tell them you can't.
Writing code is the same. I've had to learn to politely tell people "stop talking to me" because I'm concentrating on unraveling a series of complex logic problems, and if you get distracted it's easy to drop one of the balls you're juggling.
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Absolutely. The Shining isn’t a horror movie. It’s a documentary about how all writers should react when their spouse/immediate family have the temerity to check in on them. IMO, an axe and a demonically possessed building are as essential to the writer’s arsenal as a Moleskine notebook, a Corona LC Smith typewriter, a Mont Black Le Grand 146 fountain pen or a copy of Fowler’s Modern English Usage. Jack Nicholson wasn’t becoming psychotic, he was just establishing sensible boundaries and a work space conducive to writing and communing with the muse. That F&£@‘G! 🤬🤬🤬 inconsiderate B$#¥H 🤬🤬🤬‼️ Shelley Duvall should have had more respect for her husband’s talent & calling. Writers should always hold dear to their hearts the mantra as expressed by Mr Delbert Grady when he said “when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I ‘corrected’ her.” Corrected à la the tale of Bluebeard obvs. Words to live by, I’m sure. 🙄
This is probably true of most serious writers, but when we know that Jack was actually just writing the same sentence 3 million times, his reaction is nothing more than pretense and him being an evil asshole. She wasn't actually breaking his concentration, he just wanted to intimidate her into staying away so she wouldn't discover that he wasn't doing shit.
The Shining exists in all of King's work! Almost all of his stories are connected, taking place in the same world. Bill (from 'IT') and Carrie both have the shine as well!
There's a theme I've picked up on in watching your TV and film reaction videos--it's something obvious and intuitive, but something I don't often stop to realize. And that is the power of silence and stillness. The long close-up pauses on a character's face or the long tracking shot across a landscape or down a corridor with little or no music--those build tension for dramatic effect in a way that a lot of over-the-top action never could. Obviously I'm dipping into your back catalogue but you've mentioned it numerous times in shows like Breaking Bad, and you can see in older films like this and like The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly how it has been used previously.
The steadicam work in this is great - it's like watching Kubrick playing with a new toy - and John Alcott's cinematography is outstanding. American Cinematographer republished an interesting interview with the late Mr. Alcott a couple of years ago concerning his work on The Shining. Worth the google search for anyone interested.
Right!? Damn it was so good!
Also worth checking out the audio commentary by John Baxter and Garrett Brown (inventor of the Steadicam). Some interesting insights. It’s on TH-cam
Such a classic! Think you'll react to the sequel, Doctor Sleep?
I’d love too!
This movie starts with such subtle anxiety triggers like Shelley's long ash on her cigarette .. little things that are just so unsettling but not so in your face. And she's dressed like the Goofy toy in her son's room to portray that her husband doesn't take her seriously. Little hidden details that subconsciously affect how you see the characters. And the buildup to the climactic parts of the film is so intense. The shots and the acting are top notch. And the horror is so visceral. Brilliant film.
After watching this channel among a few others over the past few years, I was randomly asked what I would have liked to do if I hadn’t made a career as a Nurse and instantly replied that I would have studied filmmaking. Love your perspectives.
Stephen King actually has gone on record saying he doesn't like this adaptation of The Shining. And in the book, the cook lives and the hotel explodes because of the boiler inside. If you like this should definitely do Doctor Sleep soon as well. Pretty good sequel.
Yeah he done his version for TV and it really was disapointing in my opinion.
Had no idea this was even a book!
King's main problem is with Nicholson's performance - as King says, his character is supposed to go mad while stuck in the hotel, but Nicholson's character starts out mad anyway.
@@JamesVSCinema What the GD hell?... There must be a lot of great SK movies left for you to react to. I recommend Apt Pupil, it's from the same SK book with Shawshank and Stand By Me, and nobody has reacted to it. It's got Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellen delivering one of his best performances, and everybody overlooked it. Or, how about Fire Starter? Toddler Drew Barrymore absolutely killed it. ET introduced America to her, but, her next movie is what made her a star. Fire Starter, consider it.
@@JamesVSCinema My favorite King book is Misery because of how realistic the scenario is.
In the book, the hotel is pretty clearly haunted, and it possesses/drives the father mad by exploiting his alcoholism and resentment of his family. Kubrick leaves the question unanswered, which only makes the movie more powerful.
It was powered up by the shine that Jack and Doc have.
The "Here's Johnny" line got a lot more reaction when the movie was first in the theater. It was a line everyone had heard from Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
Niicholson has more acting skills in his eyebrows than 95% of actors do as a whole!!
Came in so quick. My favorite movie ever.
Hahaha swooped in!
The opening shots of the exterior of the lodge is actually Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, OR
"Constantine" it's a perfect movie for this time 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I broke my leg a couple of days ago and haven’t been able to do much after surgery. These videos are helping so much get through it, love hearing your thoughts and filmmaking aspects on some of my favorite movies/shows. So from the bottom of my heart… thank you so much.
Ay Sal! Hoping you a speedy recovery brother. Happy to hear you’re safe and enjoying the good vibes.
I love Stanley Kubrick's film Eyes Wide Shut (ultimately his final film). Has a hauntingly entrancing atmosphere all throughout it.
Something crazy: at the 52 minute mark in the movie, there's a scene where Danny's watching tv. The tv isn't plugged in to anything. No cord, even.
@AL Nah. Realism ain't my thing. I meant Crazy, as in "that is so effing cool!"
Opening shots are indeed Glacier Park, Montana; the hotel is in Oregon and the hotel interior was built at Elstree Studios, London.
Whenever I’ve staying in a big old hotel in the mountains the shining always comes to mind , the atmosphere stays with you
Gotta do Doctor Sleep! What a worthy surprisingly great sequel!
One day, I hope to scroll down from a "the Shining" reaction and find all the comments just reading: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
That scene where he attacks Crothers with the axe and shouts as he approaches and swings... 21:13
Remember the scene in The Batman when Riddler attacks the mayor, his first victim?
This scene is what that Batman scene reminded me of.
Very similar energy. Equally impactful.
Seen this upon initial release when I was nine. Along with my mom, my little sister, my aunt and uncle, and my cousin. What struck my child mind was not the horror, but the surreal, like most of the opening with the sound and landscape, and Jack looking down at the hedge maze, these were sequences that have always stayed with me. Later upon multiple viewings on HBO did I appreciate the horror. Then in my twenties and thirties appreciating Kubrick’s craftsmanship. Regardless of how King feels about it, the movie is one of the most unique takes on “the horror movie” - just like how 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most unique entries in science fiction.
I needed this today after feeling so damn burnt out and depressed after not sleeping for 3 to 4 consecutive days. Thanks for the reactions James. Keep up the great work man and I can't wait for the next Jujutsu Kaisen reaction
Hey bro, much love to you homie. Wishing you good vibes today chief 🙏🏽
The sequal to this movie "Doctor sleep" is absolutely brilliant and one of the best modern day sequels i have ever seen which is something considering the lazy shit that comes out of Hollywood lately.
I thought it was bad
@@jotzel123 wow what a deep insight. Even though Mr. Flannagin went to in order to rebuild the original sets from the shining and not by eyeballing it, but from the original blueprints. On top of that he had to make a sequel for both book lovers and for the movie lovers.
Do you have any idea how hard of a feat that is? While also making a beautifully shot film, that is well acted with a score to die for? And even the additives from the original shining film like certain shots, and sets that Danny finds himself in that are reminiscent of where his dad was is brilliant.
Now try and use your words and come up with a valid reason why it was bad. Or are you just one of those weird king fans who hate anything he hates ?
@@mellysomething6296 i don't like or dislike king. i never read any of his books. I watched the sequel and it was a pretty bad movie
@@jotzel123 yet you have no actual reason as to why it’s bad.
@@mellysomething6296 My reason is my feeling about the movie. Subjective emotions
This was one of those films that I'd seen parts of over the years but hadn't quite sat down and watched the whole thing. When some sort of special edition was in the cinema a few years back (might have been as much as 11 years ago now!) I finally got to give it my full attention. One of the things that really struck me was the moments of almost complete silence, it set the atmosphere better than any sound effects ever could. Will always be a classic movie.
What a movie! So many horror movies aren’t even good movies once you peel back the scares- People watch them to get scared, not to take in a genuinely good movie
The Shining is genuinely good and thought-provoking, in addition to being scary as hell
You should watch The Crow it takes place on Devil's Night (Halloween Eve). Plus it is the best movie ever.
Good shout. Very sad behind the scene's story with Brandon Lee also.
In my opinion, the best horror film of all time
Rosemary's Baby
@@michaelz9892 I agree, because it's more subtle.
Away from the GOATs I still like Grave Encounters
The hotel set took up so much studio space that it actually caused the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark to be delayed. That room where they're watching TV was later used for The Well of Souls.
Aah just watched this for the first time a few weeks ago!! So happy you're watching this :) great reaction as always
Dope reaction as always!!
Still waiting for that Mr. Robot reaction….
Hahaha stay tuned fam!
There are some really cool in-depth studies of this film on TH-cam, explaining all the subtle ways Kubrick unnerves and disturbs the viewer.
Collative learning from Rob ager has the best analysis on the internet in my opinion his The Shining videos are great
There's a whole documentary on the subject, called Room 237. A great doc
Yooooo, wasn't expecting this at all! I only recently saw The Shining in its entirety despite being in my late 20s and it's such a wild ride, I already know you're gonna love this lmao!
Nah, it’s Jack Nicholson in the back pulling the strings but his characters face you’re seeing. He’s just so masterful at bringing his characters to life.
I really hope you will watch the sequel "Doctor Sleep" that came out a couple of years ago. I was really impressed by it and it really is a worthy sequel to one of the best horror movies ever made.
Shelley Duvall and Jack Nicholson are perfectly cast in here. The kid that played Danny was perfect to.
I wonder what he’s up to these days.
I think he’s a college professor nowadays.
If I may have a suggestion, I’d suggest looking at films directed by John Carpenter. I took a film analysis class in college with his films being the prime subject matter and his work is one of the greatest collections in the horror genre. The Thing, Christine, The Fog, and Even Big Trouble in Little China-not to mention the classic Halloween.
At any rate, I hope you get a chance to see this. If not, all love anyway. Keep it going James, we rooting for you! 📈📈
I really enjoy the things you point out about camera use, colors, etc. I'm very familiar with a lot of these movies but have no background in film production. Your analysis helps me understand more about why some of these films make such a personal connection.
The Hood River areas of Northern Oregon and Timberline Lodge are where the exterior shots were done . Stephen King was not happy with Kubrick's adaptation of his novel. It was later remade as a TV movie and was supposed to be closer to the novel. I saw it but didn't care much for it. I love Scatman Crothers. One of my favorite movies with him is John Wayne's final movie The Shootist from 1976. Would love your reaction to that movie.
The exterior of the lodge is Timberline in Oregon but the road driving up is the Going To The Sun road in Glacier National Park in Montana. The interiors were shot in England and the movie is set in Colorado.
Hood River wasn’t used for this. Looks nothing like this.
@@brittyn Yes it was. Look it up.
@@jamesharper3933 so I’m not sure what happened to my original reply that I posted, I’ll summarize:
I’ve lived in “Northern Oregon” my whole life. Nobody refers to Mt. Hood as the “Hood River area.” There is a town called Hood River, that is where the mouth of a small river by the same name feeds into the Columbia River, which is about 50 miles from Timberline Lodge on the top of Mt. Hood. THAT is the only place they filmed here, nowhere around Hood River itself.
@@brittyn Well that's what several sources I read called it. A 1,000 apologies if I misinformed anybody. So maybe you need to inform them as well.
This is the US version of The Shining, in case you didn't know Stanley Kubrick himself edited the movie to release it in Europe, he removed all the scenes in which he considered to be ruining the film's pacing (30 minutes of it), including the cheesy skeletons. I highly recommend you to watch that version because that's what the rest of the world saw and in my opinion ended up being so much better.
What skeletons?
Good observation about the Roadrunner cartoon @jamesvscinema. I didn't catch that the previous viewings! Definitely an intentional reference to Jack's predatory nature. Everything Kubrick does can safely assumed to be intentional.
Your reaction to the REDRUM reveal just made Kubrick beam from heaven.
I was beginning to turn into a dull boy waiting for a new james vid
Hahaha happy to have saved ya!
There's actually some theories that Jack had some level of shine and that's why the hotel affected him so badly. Never confirmed or anything but it's a fun theory
Might dive into these theories after Doctor Sleep >.>
In the book it's implied that Jack has some sort of paranormal ability , but whether it's the shining is unclear because he seems to be guarding himself from Hallorann's probing. Dick tests Wendy as well and says she may be a little susceptible but it's inconclusive. I've always figured the hotel sensed something in Jack and that's why it wanted him. Once Danny gets there it's clear that the hotel wants him as well.
I don't think that theory makes much sense, because the cook also had the shining but clearly was not turned into some kind of psycho. Maybe the hotel can simply bring out the worst side in somebody that is slumbering inside, and Jack is affected because he already had a hateful and violent streak.
The original "Shining" was just a word for precognition - the sense of something bad coming ahead. Stephen King also used that in some way in "Cujo" and some other works.
I don't recall if the hotel was "evil" in the novel, it might have been the isolation just drove Jack Torrance crazy, when he also had the relapse into alcoholism.
What about the previous caretaker?
The Shining is a move you can watch 50 times and find new layers every time. It's a perfectly crafted enigma.
You should check out the DVD commentary on this. One of the guys on it is Garrett Brown. He invented the Steadicam, which revolutionized how movies were shot, with The Shining being one of the first. They mention all kinds of behind the scenes stuff about how the movie was made. One cool story is about Tony Burton, the actor who gave the snowcat to Hallorann. He was an avid chess player, and managed to beat Kubrick once in between filming.
Oooh James, put 'A Few Good Men' on the list if you wanna see more Jack Nicholson.
Great reaction man 🤙🔥💥 And agreed with you on everything. And i really love the camera movements to.
When I was about 12, we were in my dad's home town for a holiday and I went by myself to go see a Disney movie... or something... When my dumb kids-movie got done, I could hear the screening in the next theater was still going. Nobody monitored the hall beyond the ticket booth, so I thought, "Sweet! Extra 1/3 movie for free!" ...and walked in to The Shining right at the elevator scene, with absolutely no context... That, and seeing Quint's last stand in JAWS on LaserDisc in the front window of the mall electronic store that same year, kinda broke my childhood innocence. In the late 70's and early 80's, not only was there no internet, we didn't even have cable TV yet and only lawyers and doctors had VHS players. There was literally no way for a kid to see sh!t like that except by accident or subterfuge!
One flew over the coo coo’s nest is Jack’s best acting performance IMO.
Apparently, Stanley Kubrick bullied Shelly Duvall off screen in order to make her more stressed on film.
That’s insane lol. I get it, but I also don’t 😂
Bullied is being kind. Kubrick didn't even want her for this role but the studio forced her on him. Personally, I think both her and Nicholson were terrible choices and their performances are one of the things that makes this movie just not work for me overall, plus the - TUESDAY - sudden title cards that make no real sense and just disappear as the film goes on. Then there's the script which is just too obtuse with the whole "you've always been the caretaker" bit. The book was great, but the film - although props to the cinematography and there are certainly some great moments - was not what it could have been, IMHO. And that TV remake that Stephen King produced in the 80's, was it?, didn't do much to rectify the telling of the book on screen.
Imo, Kubrick was a filmmaking genius but he was also kind of a cold-hearted sociopath, based on what I've read about him.
The way the tension and suspense just continually builds throughout this film up to the final payoff is brilliant. It's relentless and I love it.
I think Shelley Duvall's performance is criminally underrated. I think she is absolutely fantastic in this.
An element from the book that made it into this film is something from the very end; Wendy Torrance sees the Overlook explode, burn and then a shape like a great swarm of insects pours out, writhes and disperses in the flames and darkness.
The original trailer for the Shining has a buzzing, whining sound; the POV shots following Jack and later the Torrances in their car, the following shots of people moving through the hotel, contrasted with how the ghosts appear locked to a small location.
Perhaps the 'spirit' that occupies the Overlook is a swarm of half-remembered evil thoughts, waiting for the energy to grow stronger...
“Something is up with this man…” 12:20 marks the scene of the Overlook Hotel possessing Jack
Like others here have said. It makes me happy to see Shelley Duvall get some appreciation here.
Fun fact. Kubrick wanted to do a horror film after "Barry Lyndon". He sent his assistant to the local bookstore. She came back with stacks of horror novels. All she heard for the next two days in Kubrick's office was the sound of books being flung against the wall, book after book. Then silence. For hours. The next day he instructed WB's to secure the rights to King's book.