The Shining

Classic horror. Stanley Kubrick stars Jack Nicholson in this thrilling masterpiece. It is a Stephen King book adaptation, with all the usual differences a movie adaptation typically has, and still carries with it Kubrick's unmistakable style; very artistic, very slow, very deliberate and eerie. There is not a lot of blood and guts, but more suspense.

The most well-known moments of the film are really the only ones that make the movie worth the two and a half hours: "Here's Johnny!", says Jack, the hotel keeper who is going insane, due to his long seclusion. "REDRUM!", says the little voice posessing the family's child. And the twin girls that haunt the hotel keep showing up... I lived for those moments when that tricycle would round the corner and see the ghosts standing there.

Some people say it's "funny". I think it's worth it, but I like the weird, artistic style, and I have a soft spot for suspense and classic horror. It's not an intelligent film, but it's entertaining in it's own way. An aquired taste.

3 out of 5 stars.