Now if you've never seen The Shining, you're missing out on one of horrors first fine films. It tells the story on the Torrance family, who take over the daily repair needs of a hotel that can't afford to keep it's doors open for the harsher winter months. From the start Danny's imaginary friend, Tony tells him a bad idea to go there. When they finally do arrive it's quaint at first, turning into a terror-filled hotel of real horrors affecting everyone's minds. Right from the start of this movie the cinematic looks of the mountains in Colorado are gorgeous. The first driving scene up, later in the movie when Shelly goes outside after months of Winter has dropped snow on the hotel and even the pull back of the hedge-maze looks amazing. Also the rooms and the hotel itself look unique and grandiose. Also the music is perfect. Happy in the happy times, leading to a scare it builds, and when something big happens it hits you. By the way, I love the use of the heartbeat behind the music in scenes. Perfect touch for this type of movie. The metamorphosis of Jack, by Jack Nicholson. is truly great acting in my eyes. Not saying Shelly Duvall and Danny Lloyd aren't good. Shelly is better than most lead horror actresses today, and Danny does as well as a kid can do acting. But with Jack, we start with a hard-working man. Wanting to get away and work on his life and be with his family. But at some points he starts to turn, and finally a psychopath emerges that's a pleasure to see on the screen. Nicholson's so good at his timing, the talk, even down to all the facial expressions. Just perfection. If you're looking for a bloodbath, find another movie. This one's gonna mess with your head, make you say "what the fuck", and maybe even make you jump a few times. Psych-horror at it's finest. This one is a must see in my book.
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