After seeing both movies, it’s safe to say, there is a little bit of Shining in everyone. Fun fact: Dick is actually mentioned in the IT novel. His shining allowed him to save a few people in the Black Spot fire, and he briefly saw Pennywise without going crazy.
I like to think after his girlfriend was murdered by her father in Chinatown San Francisco, Jack moved up to Colorado and had a kid, but became an alcoholic to deal with his guilt, then went even crazier after being haunted and became the Clown Prince of Crime.
Distracted Globe Productions Jack TORRENCE dies at the end of this film so he can’t be Jack NEIPER who becomes the Joker in Burton’s Batman but an interesting theory nonetheless
I used to think that Nicholson was brilliant as well but he has very limited range. A brilliant actor is Daniel Day Lewis, Christian Bale and even Sean Penn when you see how they disappear into their roles. Nicholson has been the same one note actor from Easy Rider to The Departed.
What I love about the shinning the most, besides it’s soundtrack which is phenomenally creepy in its own right, is the lighting, majority of the film is extremely well lit, almost giving the hotel this clinical, unnatural feeling to it. Like it’s too clean, makes it far more unsettling and works far better in my opinion than horror films that are so dark that any form of glare turns the screen into a mirror and you can’t see anything.
Tense, creepy, haunting, atmospheric, fantastic horror film with some truly amazing performances from Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duvall. Never have the words "redrum" spoken by a child sounded so disturbing. Brilliant review Decker.
Adam Savage made the only exact scale copy of the hedge maze. Even the movie didn't have a complete, and correct model. Adam donated it or has it on loan to the traveling Shining museum I believe.
@giftofgab247 No kidding, people think Jack was crazy? Stanley Kubrick was the true madman. Shelley Duvall had to do the scene with the typed pages 127 times. She really was scared, she really was crying. And she was losing hair from the stress, which Kubrick kept as a memento. Make of that last bit what you will.
6:35, the hedge animals did not make an appearance until the 1997 underrated remake came out, even though it was a hit on TV, it has not aged well, as critics consider Steve Webber's Jack Torrance is more campy than scary.
5:36 I would think methamphetamine would be a more fitting substance over black tar heroin, considering the joke was about Jack being violent when drinking, pretty sure he'd be a lot more violent if he was tweaking versus nodding out on heroin 😂
If you think Jack comes off as insane from the start in The Shining, odds are you've lead a lucky life. Easily the most accurate depiction of an abusive father I've ever seen on screen. Take it from someone who knows, unfortunately
@@ripleyjlawman.3162 I think King was writing a very personal story about his own struggles with addiction, parenthood and not wanting to grow up to be his own father...which is probably why seeing Kubrick gut all that stuff from the adaptation truly hurt. Movie Jack is a bit more true to life IMO, though; guys who worry about turning into Jack typically don't in my experience, if only because they're self-aware enough to worry in the first place.
One of my favourite films; Kubrick was a genius. I like all the attention to detail and it is a film that can hold up to multiple viewings. It wasn't filmed on location, which is so amazing. I really enjoyed reviewing this myself and finding out some interesting trivia.I like that the ''Here's Johnny" line was improvised by Nicholson. Another good review :)
Technically, its a multiverse and the Dark Tower connects each universe while the story has different appearances The Stand: Randall Flag is Walter oDim Shining: Shining powers IT: Pennywise is the same species as the Crimson King Salems Lot: Vampires and Father OCalahan
Fun fact: The reason they changed the room number from "217" to "237", was because the Hotel they were filming at, had a room "217" and they obviously didn't wanna shed bad light on it.
I loved how Jack when he was cutting through the door with the axe they placed lighter fake doors and he just blasted through them.. so they put a real door, they sort of forgot he was trained as a fire marshall.. and yeah it was his job
Unrelated, but my favorite memory of this film: the first time I saw it was at a middle school sleepover. One of my friends was a bit slow in putting some of the clues together and when we pointed out that "RedruM" was another word written backwards, she confusedly asked what "Dermur" was supposed to mean. We still don't let her forget about that.
I knew from the get-go that Decker would enjoy this movie. It has been hands down one of my favorite horror movies with how the slow tones through and through cause the buildup of character production, with the environment giving unease even for being the mort normal environment we all have been in.
Some interesting personal side notes on this film: Stephen King said he wanted to scare people but Kubrick "made a film to hurt people". - I believe Jack can shine too, but he doesn't know what it is and it scares him so he drank to medicate and numb the voices he hears. Of course, now he is dry and the isolation of the hotel makes the visions he experienced more vividly. - It's possible that Jack had sexually abused Danny at the hotel, and possibly in the past already. The sexual imagery throughout the film, the mysterious events of Room 237, and hints that Jack is hiding something, including him looking at a Playgirl magazine in the hotel lobby and that look he gives when he is being interviewed and delivers the line " Well, you won't have to worry about me" are a couple examples. He also seems to be very infatuated with the bathroom and the bed, specifically, when being introduced to their living space. The phallic-looking Apollo that is blasting straight towards Danny's face is an interesting choice when put into context like this too. Of course, the "you know I would never hurt you and mommy right?" moment he has with Danny is just blatantly creepy, as if he is prepping him for something to be normalized later. - Wendy is the one actually doing all the actual work around the hotel, which is funny because she didn't interview for the job. She is checking the boilers and the freezers, calling in for radio checks and weather updates, making food, and watching Danny throughout the film. Meanwhile, Jack is "writing" and often throwing a ball against the wall by himself. He doesn't do shit. WTF??
I read the book not too long ago for the first time and I don't see where this movie is THAT far off from the base plot of the book. Kubrick is a master film-maker and his interpretation was spot on for me. I also later acquired the TV mini-series that Mr. King produced and wrote the screen-play for....and it nearly matches the book, scene for scene and I didn't find it at all scary or creepy. Yet Kubrick's movie still does to this day. I largely feel that the music is the key. If you have the means to play the 4K version of this film, with its Dolby Atmos track at loud volume, you will be creeped the fuck out by the end. The music is integral to the horror.
Though I love everything you put out, I would really like to see you review the Warlock series. Not many big reviewers do it, and I think you could have a fun time with it.
He dies by getting trapped in a hedge maze. It's only now I realize he had an axe on him the whole time and could have used that to get out of the maze. He was crazy and it still would take some time so it's a thing I can easily....(puts on sunglasses) overlook.
Missed an opportunity to mention how the opening theme is a rendition of the Dies Irae from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, which turned the centuries old melody into a musical representation of death.
@@opticracer3927 Thank you! The movie was a nice continuation of Danny. Its very brutal and messed up in some scenes. But its also more story driven than nostalgia. So I say go ahead and watch it for an amazing climatic ending...
Reviews, first reactions and analyses are as interesting to watch as the movie itself, but your commentary is hilarious! "It's amazing what you can do with a little Scrubbing Bubbles" Too funny!!!
At 6:04 - "Little kids just LOVE darts." Dude - it was the late 1970s, early 1980s. Darts was considered a family friendly game that even kids could play. It wasn't considered a game for more mature audiences until the late 1980s, early 1990s.
There’s a deleted scene at the end where Mr Ullman (Outlook Manager) visits Wendy and Danny in hospital. He offers to Wendy for them to stay with him in L.A before leaving the room and rolling the red ball to Danny who is with the nurse outside perhaps implying that he was complicit with everything that had been going on. Unfortunately it looks like all remnants of the scene have been destroyed.
I don't know if it's true but I've heard the reason Shelley Duval's performance as Wendy is so real is because she genuinely was psychologically abused on set when making the film. If that's true that may have been what King referred to when saying her character was misogynistic.
If I remember correctly the hotel they used for the external shots actually has the room which was the heart of all evil in the book, since Steven King wrote the book in that room or at least the outline of the idea of it. I think that was mentioned as the reason for that change in the movie script. Funnily enough there is now a horror game involving the entirety of that hotel so I guess the owners now are much less opposed to the idea of the connection... years of fame due to the shining will do that i guess.
Have to agree with SK why he hated Kubrick's version of his story; Jack Torrance in the novel slowly goes mad in the Overlook. Once Nicholson gives you his usual smile, we already know he's bat shit crazy af.
I like the end song. You could use the piano before the guitar drop as your regular outro theme. You could use the music after the guitar drop as your regular intro theme. Since it's all royalty free (I assume), you won't even have to worry about copyright strikes. Most likely.
This is the first horror movie I ever saw. And I really loved it. Still do. Amazing review as always. Also, the Cabin Fever remake ripped off the opening credit music from the Shining.
Great vid Decker! I honestly never been into The Shining, but that's because pyschological films aren't my type of film. Anyway, I was wondering if you'd ever review Hereditary, I want to know your thoughts on it, but either way I love your vids as your my fav movie reviewer who also conveniently has the best hair!
Love your videos man I really like how it really feels like you actually write your videos I hate watching TH-cam videos of people that just go off the cough and say just whatever comes to their mind yeah it's more human but it also gets boring anyways just wanted to say I love your video this one's awesome to keep up the Lord's work
12:09 okay, Decker Shado... whatever you say :D buuuut... what's up with the whole wall scribbling "All Work And No Play Makes Decker A Dull Boy"? 22:10 wait... the picture is real and he had died there before? I thought the picture was just another ghost apparition that was showing every body that died in the hotel... that would explain why nobody noticed jack on it, I think
As a huge King fan...yeah I’m actually with King here and actually don’t really like this one. Yeah the performances are good and have a few good scenes for sure (the bar scene is actually my favorite), there’s so many things that either were rushed, changed, or totally left out and not even referenced, that it’s annoying as a fan of the book. That and the entire character arch for Jack skips totally from happy yet struggling family man to insane murderous freak before you can say Jack Nicholson
Kubrick films are a combination of story, performance, light, and music. Imagine 2001 with the soundtrack, or Barry Lyndon. Your assessment of Wendy is absolutely spot on, as she rises to the circumstances in a believable way to save her child and hampers Jack's attempted murder effectively. But going back to the statement that music makes the movie creepier. Music is a part of cinema. Think about the actually good Quentin Tarantino films. The soundtrack contribute a great deal to the effect of various scenes. Before Tarantino made music and image inseparable, I would argue that Kubrick did it first.
No TV and no beer make Homer something something.
Go crazy?
Kevin Strom Don’t mind if I do!
@@dramawickedrocker Now lets all bask in TVs warm glowing warming glow...
You got that Shening, don't you mean Shining. Hush you want to get sued.
And now the Tony awards, with your host, Hal Linden!!
After seeing both movies, it’s safe to say, there is a little bit of Shining in everyone.
Fun fact: Dick is actually mentioned in the IT novel. His shining allowed him to save a few people in the Black Spot fire, and he briefly saw Pennywise without going crazy.
@Imperial Judesmen138 most of King's books are connected actually
Jonathan Shaw great catch!! I caught that too.
@@GroinFaceGroin i wonder if The Mist is the ending then, because that one is open ended
GroinFaceGroin Gerald's Game has a connection to Dolores Claiborne
The characters in the Tommyknockers also see IT
I like to think that Burton showed this film to Warner Bros as his recommendation for Nicholson to play the Joker in Batman (1989)
I saw quite a bit of the Joker's mannerisms in Jack Torrance.
I like to think after his girlfriend was murdered by her father in Chinatown San Francisco, Jack moved up to Colorado and had a kid, but became an alcoholic to deal with his guilt, then went even crazier after being haunted and became the Clown Prince of Crime.
Distracted Globe Productions Jack TORRENCE dies at the end of this film so he can’t be Jack NEIPER who becomes the Joker in Burton’s Batman but an interesting theory nonetheless
@@werewolf_lover2063 Ullman says they never found Torrance's body...
@@werewolf_lover2063
Your favorite monster is a werewolf but your screen name is Gojira... hmmm 😜
8:45, RIP, Scatman Crothers( 1910-1986)
FANNN-RIFFIC!!
Wait he was nearly 70 when this was shot? He sure didn't look it.
🎵🥺😢Everybody wants to be a cat...🎵
RIP, *Scat Cat.*
9:25 "Only people like them _with_ the shining can detect the shining, of a shining, shiney place that shines."
I'm surprised Decker didn't start seeing two clones of Creepy standing at the end of his hallway saying, "Play with us, Decker."
but this aint a gay porno
@ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy I guess he doesn't have to say your name 3 times to get you to show up. :P
@ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy Oh, wow! A response! I wasn't expecting that! So... You gonna do it?
@ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy Creepy Twins. What does Chibithulhu think of the idea?
@ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy Good to know. It's not every day an elder god deems one's idea a good one.
They say Jack Nicholson was a professionally trained firefighter. That's why that ax scene look so good.
And they had to build a stronger door because of that training, he was destroying the door too easily.
Kubrick used almost 60 doors to shoot the perfect scene...
@@AutumnWind92NO he didn’t
“She can only manage to squeeze Danny out!”
Yes Decker, that’s how the process of birth works...
22:06, the novel ends differently, with Jack dying in an explosion after he forgot to check the boiler, as seen in the 1997 remake.
Lame
**finds out Decker has been playing the Stephen King Drinking Game** DEAR GOD, MAN! ARE YOU SUICIDAL?!!!
Nick Craig if he was he’d try the Pulp Fiction drinking game.
@@dylankaiser5546 that doesn't exist..or does it.
@@PaulybiGGballZ0820 If it doesn't, we need to make a Tarantino Drinking Game someday.
I fucking love this movie, Jack Nicholson is a brilliant actor
I used to think that Nicholson was brilliant as well but he has very limited range. A brilliant actor is Daniel Day Lewis, Christian Bale and even Sean Penn when you see how they disappear into their roles. Nicholson has been the same one note actor from Easy Rider to The Departed.
I would totally agree. If someone loves this film that is awesome but this film had no impact on me and I have never had the urge to view it again.
@@deeno329 wait 'til you see _Chinatown..._
@@deeno329 Christian Bale was terrible as Batman
oof Travis bickle pfp
What I love about the shinning the most, besides it’s soundtrack which is phenomenally creepy in its own right, is the lighting, majority of the film is extremely well lit, almost giving the hotel this clinical, unnatural feeling to it. Like it’s too clean, makes it far more unsettling and works far better in my opinion than horror films that are so dark that any form of glare turns the screen into a mirror and you can’t see anything.
“Jacks looking like the edibles just kicked in” lmfao
Yeah, that scene of him looking out the window is where i say "oh yeah, he gone"
Imagine being the one who had to type out "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" thousands of times !
Tense, creepy, haunting, atmospheric, fantastic horror film with some truly amazing performances from Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duvall.
Never have the words "redrum" spoken by a child sounded so disturbing.
Brilliant review Decker.
"Little pigs little pigs let me come in"
@@happygilmore4888 "Here's Johnny!!!!"
*Let me in
Kubrick's version of Wendy is an underrated strong female character.
Just like Shelley Duvall being such a strong woman, having that role literally broke her as a person. 😂
Adam Savage made the only exact scale copy of the hedge maze. Even the movie didn't have a complete, and correct model. Adam donated it or has it on loan to the traveling Shining museum I believe.
The Stanley Kubrick museum I think probaly
I feel about this movie the way Decker feels about the original Halloween.
How dare you
james bro 12 lol
Yeah. I can see how Jack got the part as The Joker.
He's right, though. Timberline lodge does make for a great skiing location.
The opening aerial shots are the spirits of the overlook following Jack.
Thank goodness for Shelly Duvall, who the hell else could you play Olive Oyl like she was born to?
@Sh3p 83 she's like a realistic version of Ms Komi.
I really like how your videos have always followed the same formula and haven’t fallen into doing annoying skits like nostalgia critic does
1:11 'We open up to LANNNDDD SCCAPPPEEEEE'
Ahhh a Death Stranding reference!
The part where Wendy comforts Jack is actually touching, he didn't deserve her.
@giftofgab247 No kidding, people think Jack was crazy? Stanley Kubrick was the true madman. Shelley Duvall had to do the scene with the typed pages 127 times. She really was scared, she really was crying. And she was losing hair from the stress, which Kubrick kept as a memento. Make of that last bit what you will.
Aaron Smith did he really keep it? I haven’t heard that one before more disturbing than jack xD
"No beer and no tv makes Homer something, something."
Go crazy?
@@nametager7539 DON'T MIND IF I DO!
Gimme the bat Marge! Gimme the bat! Gimme the bat!bat! Baaooo...aaargh!!!
@@rollochairbreaker230 haha scaredy cat (looks at mirror) AHH (falls)
Lake placid review?
I'm surprised you haven't done one yet
Me too
#metoo
That was filmed at the same lake I always go swimming at in the summertime. Kinda creepy lol
@@dougsworld7533 that's awesome
@@dougsworld7533 Sweet!
Groundskeeper Willie: Shh! Wanna get sued?
But don't call me between 4 and 5, that's Willie's time!🤣🤣🤣🤣
No TV and no beer make Homer something something.
@@solarsailer4166 go crazy?
@@themarkiscookin Don't mind if I do!! (break glass in case of spousal insanity)
@Imperial Judesmen138 the good old days
That's interesting the blood usually gets off on the second floor.
I watched this movie when I was 8 and to this day it still gives me chills. Love Decker Shado's commentary puts a whole new spin of fun into it.
13:17 “jack stares onward like the edibles kicked in” LMFAOOOOOOO
Surprised at no Simpsons references with how known their spoof of the film is. Good review, btw.
“Here’s Decker”
6:35, the hedge animals did not make an appearance until the 1997 underrated remake came out, even though it was a hit on TV, it has not aged well, as critics consider Steve Webber's Jack Torrance is more campy than scary.
13:18 "Jack stares awkward like the edibles just kicked in" LMAO
"Do another take and get it right. one hundred and twenty seven times!"
ERB! Lol I think about that song every time I hear someone talk about the number of takes Kubrick made them do for that scene
Funny how Jack Nicholson tends to play characters named "Jack."
5:36 I would think methamphetamine would be a more fitting substance over black tar heroin, considering the joke was about Jack being violent when drinking, pretty sure he'd be a lot more violent if he was tweaking versus nodding out on heroin 😂
If you think Jack comes off as insane from the start in The Shining, odds are you've lead a lucky life. Easily the most accurate depiction of an abusive father I've ever seen on screen. Take it from someone who knows, unfortunately
Michael Schwartz Jack's book counterpart is also the child of an abusive parent, so abuse being passed down and stuff.
@@ripleyjlawman.3162 I think King was writing a very personal story about his own struggles with addiction, parenthood and not wanting to grow up to be his own father...which is probably why seeing Kubrick gut all that stuff from the adaptation truly hurt. Movie Jack is a bit more true to life IMO, though; guys who worry about turning into Jack typically don't in my experience, if only because they're self-aware enough to worry in the first place.
Sorry to hear about that man, no one deserves to be treated like that, I hope you're doing alright.
Yes. And Wendy as the weak, enabling, excuse-making wife of an abusive alcoholic...basically spot on.
If you had any idea about what Decker went through as a child you wouldn't be saying that
One of my favourite films; Kubrick was a genius. I like all the attention to detail and it is a film that can hold up to multiple viewings. It wasn't filmed on location, which is so amazing. I really enjoyed reviewing this myself and finding out some interesting trivia.I like that the ''Here's Johnny" line was improvised by Nicholson. Another good review :)
Fun Fact: Dark Tower connects Shining, Stand IT and Salem's Lot
It does?
@@diegobareno5820 Yes it's does. In fact, the words, "Pennywise lives", is in every novel and short story, thus creating the King Cinematic Universe.
The opposite of your commas..
Technically, its a multiverse and the Dark Tower connects each universe while the story has different appearances
The Stand: Randall Flag is Walter oDim
Shining: Shining powers
IT: Pennywise is the same species as the Crimson King
Salems Lot: Vampires and Father OCalahan
@@GaryTurbo Right, multiverse! Thanks!😉
22:05 Jack Torrance...The Ice Bucket Challenge Champion!
Fun fact:
The reason they changed the room number from "217" to "237", was because the Hotel they were filming at, had a room "217" and they obviously didn't wanna shed bad light on it.
Along the road in the opening shot they get into a head on collision with Deckard and Rachel from Blade Runner's ending.
This movie is a masterpiece and Jack Nicholson's performance is jaw-dropping, easily a top 5 Horror film of all time!
I loved how Jack when he was cutting through the door with the axe they placed lighter fake doors and he just blasted through them.. so they put a real door, they sort of forgot he was trained as a fire marshall.. and yeah it was his job
1:40 You can see the helicopter blades at the top of the screen. That's pretty damn scary to think about how dangerous it was to get that shot.
19:00, it took them 45 times to get this scene right, and actress Shelly Duvall broke down crying after every take.
@Sad Trophy Wife A little of both.
I love you, Decker. Never stop making videos :)
I thought I was gonna head a Kool-Aide joke when the elevator opened with blood pouring like heck
"I'm Decker Shado, the internet seleberty with a drinking problem"
So half of um?
Looking forward to your thoughts on Doctor Sleep!
Unrelated, but my favorite memory of this film: the first time I saw it was at a middle school sleepover. One of my friends was a bit slow in putting some of the clues together and when we pointed out that "RedruM" was another word written backwards, she confusedly asked what "Dermur" was supposed to mean. We still don't let her forget about that.
Glad you seemed to putting out more content. I really enjoy your reviews.
I knew from the get-go that Decker would enjoy this movie. It has been hands down one of my favorite horror movies with how the slow tones through and through cause the buildup of character production, with the environment giving unease even for being the mort normal environment we all have been in.
Some interesting personal side notes on this film:
Stephen King said he wanted to scare people but Kubrick "made a film to hurt people".
- I believe Jack can shine too, but he doesn't know what it is and it scares him so he drank to medicate and numb the voices he hears. Of course, now he is dry and the isolation of the hotel makes the visions he experienced more vividly.
- It's possible that Jack had sexually abused Danny at the hotel, and possibly in the past already. The sexual imagery throughout the film, the mysterious events of Room 237, and hints that Jack is hiding something, including him looking at a Playgirl magazine in the hotel lobby and that look he gives when he is being interviewed and delivers the line " Well, you won't have to worry about me" are a couple examples. He also seems to be very infatuated with the bathroom and the bed, specifically, when being introduced to their living space. The phallic-looking Apollo that is blasting straight towards Danny's face is an interesting choice when put into context like this too. Of course, the "you know I would never hurt you and mommy right?" moment he has with Danny is just blatantly creepy, as if he is prepping him for something to be normalized later.
- Wendy is the one actually doing all the actual work around the hotel, which is funny because she didn't interview for the job. She is checking the boilers and the freezers, calling in for radio checks and weather updates, making food, and watching Danny throughout the film. Meanwhile, Jack is "writing" and often throwing a ball against the wall by himself. He doesn't do shit. WTF??
considering playgirl is literally gay playboy yea pretty suspect
he made up the "shine" as a vague non too defined thing so the reader would think about it never intending to define it or flesh it out.
You watched Rob Ager's video lol
@@metroidxme6470 Who's that? Got a link?
2 days after House of a 1000 corpses? Damn!!! Don't stop =)
I read the book not too long ago for the first time and I don't see where this movie is THAT far off from the base plot of the book. Kubrick is a master film-maker and his interpretation was spot on for me. I also later acquired the TV mini-series that Mr. King produced and wrote the screen-play for....and it nearly matches the book, scene for scene and I didn't find it at all scary or creepy. Yet Kubrick's movie still does to this day. I largely feel that the music is the key. If you have the means to play the 4K version of this film, with its Dolby Atmos track at loud volume, you will be creeped the fuck out by the end. The music is integral to the horror.
Though I love everything you put out, I would really like to see you review the Warlock series. Not many big reviewers do it, and I think you could have a fun time with it.
Not gonna lie, i want to see Decker's version of the Shining.
He dies by getting trapped in a hedge maze. It's only now I realize he had an axe on him the whole time and could have used that to get out of the maze. He was crazy and it still would take some time so it's a thing I can easily....(puts on sunglasses) overlook.
I've waited so long for this video! Thank you Decker.
20:39 Oh hi Johnny, I didn’t know it was you
1:38 Look at the top of the screen! I can see the copter blades!
I love how the axe in the movie is originally a roque mallet and neither the book or movie explain how jack got out of the fridge.
You can literally hear Grady unlocking it for him
Missed an opportunity to mention how the opening theme is a rendition of the Dies Irae from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, which turned the centuries old melody into a musical representation of death.
Dies irae is a 13th century plainchant that already stood for death. It's the Day of Wrath
Yesterday, Nov. 7, was my birthday so I went to watch Doctor Sleep. I definetly recommend watching it...
Congratulations on your birthday!
How was the movie?
@@opticracer3927 Thank you! The movie was a nice continuation of Danny. Its very brutal and messed up in some scenes. But its also more story driven than nostalgia. So I say go ahead and watch it for an amazing climatic ending...
Happy B-Day !
@@eddihurta7173 Thank You!
Yo me too
I'M DOIN DRUGS!!!!
Reviews, first reactions and analyses are as interesting to watch as the movie itself, but your commentary is hilarious! "It's amazing what you can do with a little Scrubbing Bubbles" Too funny!!!
At 6:04 - "Little kids just LOVE darts." Dude - it was the late 1970s, early 1980s. Darts was considered a family friendly game that even kids could play. It wasn't considered a game for more mature audiences until the late 1980s, early 1990s.
There’s a deleted scene at the end where Mr Ullman (Outlook Manager) visits Wendy and Danny in hospital. He offers to Wendy for them to stay with him in L.A before leaving the room and rolling the red ball to Danny who is with the nurse outside perhaps implying that he was complicit with everything that had been going on. Unfortunately it looks like all remnants of the scene have been destroyed.
1:38 you can see the helicopters blades spinning at the top
The shimmering returns!
Btw review lake placid and Anaconda
I don't know if it's true but I've heard the reason Shelley Duval's performance as Wendy is so real is because she genuinely was psychologically abused on set when making the film. If that's true that may have been what King referred to when saying her character was misogynistic.
"The Shining is....NOT....one of the best horror movies ever made?"
Da fuq?
Benjamin C. Ikr. Imo it defiantly is
Heeeere's Johnny! *room's empty* D'oh!
Daaaavid Letterman!
Hi, David! I'm Grandpa.
D'oh!
Caine7ify He finally found them doing 60 Minutes lol
Why couldn't anyone leave the hotel before the snow? Jack could sneak in a drink in the nearest town
Jacket Jackson these things are, to a degree, addressed in the book.
If I remember correctly the hotel they used for the external shots actually has the room which was the heart of all evil in the book, since Steven King wrote the book in that room or at least the outline of the idea of it. I think that was mentioned as the reason for that change in the movie script. Funnily enough there is now a horror game involving the entirety of that hotel so I guess the owners now are much less opposed to the idea of the connection... years of fame due to the shining will do that i guess.
You are the only dude I will pay money to see on youtube. Keep up the good work bro. I always laugh my ass off when you review movies! XD
Wondering if this is going to be like the Halloween 78 review
Have to agree with SK why he hated Kubrick's version of his story;
Jack Torrance in the novel slowly goes mad in the Overlook.
Once Nicholson gives you his usual smile, we already know he's bat shit crazy af.
Kubrick wasn't trying to make a direct version of the book. He used the book's premise to do something else.
I like the end song.
You could use the piano before the guitar drop as your regular outro theme.
You could use the music after the guitar drop as your regular intro theme.
Since it's all royalty free (I assume), you won't even have to worry about copyright strikes.
Most likely.
I always love a Decker Shado review
Love your profile name and pic 🔪🤡🃏
This is the first horror movie I ever saw. And I really loved it. Still do. Amazing review as always. Also, the Cabin Fever remake ripped off the opening credit music from the Shining.
I couldn't get past the Cabin Fever reboot credit I prefer the Original
@@Captain-Palsy I watched it out of very morbid curiosity
I love your idea for the plot. Danny battling demons with psychic powers while Jack runs around with chainsaw hands would be absolutely epic!
Great vid Decker! I honestly never been into The Shining, but that's because pyschological films aren't my type of film.
Anyway, I was wondering if you'd ever review Hereditary, I want to know your thoughts on it, but either way I love your vids as your my fav movie reviewer who also conveniently has the best hair!
11:07 "I Can totally make a pacman board game with this!"
Love your videos man I really like how it really feels like you actually write your videos I hate watching TH-cam videos of people that just go off the cough and say just whatever comes to their mind yeah it's more human but it also gets boring anyways just wanted to say I love your video this one's awesome to keep up the Lord's work
As for red rum. I dunno how easy it would be to get over there but Bundaberg (an Australian brand), carry a red rum.
12:09 okay, Decker Shado... whatever you say :D buuuut... what's up with the whole wall scribbling "All Work And No Play Makes Decker A Dull Boy"?
22:10 wait... the picture is real and he had died there before? I thought the picture was just another ghost apparition that was showing every body that died in the hotel... that would explain why nobody noticed jack on it, I think
Will you cover the rest of the Terminator series soon?
10:30, we all go a little mad someti... Sorry wrong hotel, wrong movie!😂😂😂
YES! FINALLY! THIS IS AWSOME
Never understood the guy in the bear costume & other guy scene towards the end? Wtf was that about? Like they filmed that..why?
It's part of the madness of the hotel and how it projects itself on the family
one of the few, or only horror movie that gives me an uneasy feeling watching it
As a huge King fan...yeah I’m actually with King here and actually don’t really like this one. Yeah the performances are good and have a few good scenes for sure (the bar scene is actually my favorite), there’s so many things that either were rushed, changed, or totally left out and not even referenced, that it’s annoying as a fan of the book. That and the entire character arch for Jack skips totally from happy yet struggling family man to insane murderous freak before you can say Jack Nicholson
Did you know Kurbrik cut footage scenes out of the movie for the international release.
Great Review!
Could you maybe do a Wrong Turn 1-6 Review? I think they would really suit your taste of movies.
Kubrick films are a combination of story, performance, light, and music. Imagine 2001 with the soundtrack, or Barry Lyndon. Your assessment of Wendy is absolutely spot on, as she rises to the circumstances in a believable way to save her child and hampers Jack's attempted murder effectively. But going back to the statement that music makes the movie creepier. Music is a part of cinema. Think about the actually good Quentin Tarantino films. The soundtrack contribute a great deal to the effect of various scenes. Before Tarantino made music and image inseparable, I would argue that Kubrick did it first.
18:22, one of the scariest movie moments ever!!😱