Shining, The

USA 1980, 114 minutes
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Horror, Cult / Paranorma

Aroview: Man, wife and child are assigned to caretaking a remote hotel for the winter. Formidable unease is created before Jack Nicholson completely loses his marbles, in this most creepy and indelible screen adaptation of Stephen King's work.

NZ International Film Festival 2012
Adopt-a-Movie Kindly Adopted by Matt Powell

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5 stars (Exceptional) The intensity this creates in incredible. It is proof that clever use of music and camerawork can create a much more frightening atmosphere than just gore. Also, The Making of the Shining is the best making-of ever. ~dr.strangelove
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5 stars (Exceptional) A film packed with incredible intensity and atmosphere without reliance on gore, its one of the few horror films I can watch and enjoy. Genuinely frightening with incredible acting, brilliant direction, it is also surprisingly intelligent and resonant. ~Wizzums
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5 stars (Exceptional) Every time I watch this masterpiece I notice something new. Damn near perfect in its composition and pacing. Worth every minute of every viewing. ~fauxparse
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5 stars (Exceptional) one of my favorites horror films in the year 1980 ~Wyatt Earp
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5 stars (Exceptional) ~trauma_hound412