| | |  | Music & Musicals | Home » » The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | ?Heeeeere?s Johnny!? In a macabre masterpiece adapted from Stephen King?s novel, Jack Nicholson falls prey to forces haunting a snowbound mountain resort with a macabre history. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson | | Director:
| Stanley Kubrick | | Format:
| AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish, French | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Warner Home Video | | Run Time:
| 142 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| October 23, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 863 reviews |
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 Very complex plotAug 31, 2010
"The Shinning" is a strange kind a film. After watching "One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" I had high expectations for "The Shining". I am also a fan of Jack Nicholson.
"The Shinning" is about writer Jack Torrance. He is a husband and father. One day he gets an offer at the Overlook Hotel being the winder caretaker. The reason he wants this job is because he is a writer and this hotel he will be working at is huge and isolated at night, so he can focus on his writing. While writing he would have frequent outburst when he was interrupted and having a hard time starting. His son has the gift of Extrasensory perception. Before they even move into the hotel, he has a vision of his father chasing him with an axe.
"The Shinning" has a very complex and confusing plot line that actually takes away from the rest of the film. I think part of the reason why the plot is so complex is because "The Shinning" is based off the novel by Stephen King.
Overall, "The Shinning" has good acting by Jack Nicholson. He is the reason why the film earns 4 stars. The plot is also good, but I think this is the case where the book is better then the film. I say this because I'm sure that in the book Stephen King can do a lot more explaining of the story.
 Get it right...... now!Aug 25, 2010
I've heard so many rumours about the aspect ratio of this film. I heard that Kubrick hated the widescreen format because he thought it to be a distraction. I really don't care! Where DVD dropped the ball, here is a chance for Blu-ray to recover and run in in for a touchdown. Put the damn movie out in an HD format in it's original aspect ratio. Nuff said.
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Appreciate Nicholson, But Don't Try To DissectAug 17, 2010
In terms of classic horror films, this one is a must-watch for its imagery and quality acting. However, don't expect to be satisfied with the plot no matter how many times you watch it.
For a basic plot summary, "The Shining" tells the story of the Torrence family, who are assigned to "house-sit" a large hotel for the winter. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) begins to behave strangely, while his "special" son Danny (Danny Lloyd) and wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) must reap the consequences of that trip down insanity road for their father/husband.
Easily the high point of this film is Nicholson's portrayal of a man slowly being driven completely insane. With the facial expressions and extreme physical moods/movements that Nicholson brings to every role, he provides the most chilling scenes of the entire experience.
The problem, however, is in trying to decipher the overall plot of the movie. Director Stanley Kubrick basically just bombards viewers with all kinds of different themes, but then steps back in the end to let those viewers draw their own conclusions as to what is really going on. Unfortunately, many of Kubrick's themes blatantly contradict each other, making it impossible to ever truly "figure it out". Some elements are borrowed from the Stephen King novel of the same name, while others are original to the Kubrick adaptation. The mix of the two is not conducive to an understandable plot.
Overall, I have now viewed this movie three times, and enjoyed it a little less each time. I always enjoy Nicholson's screen time, but just get too frustrated trying to piece the plot together. In fact, a 3.5-star rating would more accurately portray my feelings towards the film. In all honesty, I enjoyed the King novel more, and would recommend it (if not for the brilliant Nicholson) over this Kubrick version.
 Edgy and Scary -Aug 04, 2010
"The Shining" is a strange horror story based on a novel by Stephen King. When watching this, you need to remember Stanley Kubrick is the director and he tends to have a lot of "white space" or time for artful like scenery. Much of the first part of the movie has scenes of long winding roads, driving miles and miles up a mountain to a beautiful hotel. There are also scenes of a young boy riding a three-wheel trike through long halls and empty rooms of the hotel. A garden maze is also featured with tall green bushes cut in at least an acre of ground that the young boy and his mother navigate as the main character seems to watch above a model inside the hotel.
At the beginning, after a three hour drive for a job interview, most of it up the sinuous mountain road, an aspiring novelist, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) has an interview for an off-season job at a enormous Chalet-Type Hotel isolated in the Colorado mountains. Jack, his wife (Shelly Duvall) and his young son (Danny Lloyd) move in for the five winter months, with the agreement to maintain the elegant hotel. They will be isolated as the road to the mountain top is not cleared during the heavy winter storms. Jack is told of the scary history of the hotel, which included murders by another custodian that they feared got "cabin fever" from being alone so long. Jack laughs off the possibility he will get cabin fever, he just wants to be alone to write, and this job fits his needs perfectly.
Sinister powers begin to seep through the hotel and then flood it with chilling horror. With remarkable visual panache and a keen sense of irony, Stanley Kubrick rehabilitates Stephen King's trashy, terrifying novel.
A Classic Horror Movie - Highly RecommendedJul 29, 2010
The Shining is a classic horror movie that actually caused me to lose some sleep when I first saw it back in the '80s. I'm glad that it is available "On-Demand" so my son and daughter (now that they are old enough) could see this with us.
Jack Nicholson and Shelly Duvall put in great performances as "Jack" and "Wendy", respectively, and young Danny Lloyd plays a very creepy Danny\Tony. This is an adaptation of Stephen King's novel by the same name, while it is not as accurate as the later TV movie, it is every bit as creepy and even somewhat more disturbing.
Even though this is an older movie and book, there will be no plot spoilers from me: The story centers around a family (Jack, Wendy, and Danny) who take on the winter upkeep of a mountain hotel in the "off season". Jack is hoping to use the time to write a novel, while Wendy and Danny are left to their own devices. Like many King stories, the location and history (both explained very early) of the hotel are key plot elements. Nicholson's portrayal of a man slowly going insane is truly brilliant and some of the lines are very memorable.
Many of the scenes are often spoofed on popular modern shows, which is why we wanted our teens to see it. I should note that there are a lot of disturbing and gory images all throughout this movie, including some full frontal nudity that I honestly hadn't remembered was in it (likely because I first saw this on "Network" TV). While not a traditional family movie, there are obviously some scenes that can be somewhat awkward.
Even with all of that, this is still a fantastic movie that has become part of our popular culture.
Highly Recommended!
CFH
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