"Herrre's Johnny!" roars Jack Torrence as chops through a door in one of the most iconic quotes in celluloid history. The Shining is one of the most creepy movies around. Most of the book gets lost in translation, but if the movie is this good, the book is even better. Still, the woman in the bathtub and the final scenes are still very memorable.
Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) and Wendy (Shelley Duvall) decide to stay with their son, Danny, in the supposedly haunted Overlook Hotel....alone...in the winter. Egad! Danny isn't quite normal though seeing as he talks to his finger which sometimes takes over. Yeah, it is kind of strange, but in the book it is quite different. Anyway, as the snow piles up around them, Jack's mind begins to deteriorate and crazy events begin to happen.
The only problem I have with the movie is how the book was adapted. If it's a Stanley Kubrick movie, it's going to be good, but maybe there's a reason why the rest of his movies are original scripts. Stephen King places a lot of really scary stuff in the book such as moving topiaries and a different ending that somehow didn't quite make it into the movie. For a more faithful version, look no further than the satisfying miniseries of the same name.
The movie is so famous that just about every seen is memorable. My favorite scene actually does not even appear in the book which I have praised so much. The blood flowing out of the elevator is such a shocking image that it sticks in one's mind. Also, I love the end, but of course I love the end. Who doesn't like seeing Jack Nicholson chop down doors?
Stanley Kubrick has adapted the novel well, but it could have been better. Hey, we still have a great movie here even though I can't stand Shelley Duvall's teeth. Watching the movie still gives me the chills and the lady in the bathtub still scares me. To tell any more about the movie would be a crime, so enjoy a good scare. Watch The Shining! REDRUM!
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