Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Review Tuesday: THE SHINING [1979]

THE SHINING
A writer goes mad while being the winter curator of a resort.
I was a small child when this movie first came out so I didn't get to see it in the theaters. Additionally, since it's a long movie, it was very difficult to see it entirely on television. Since Mrs Baxojayz is a fan of horror, I talked her into watching movie, since it's considered a classic. 

THE SHINING was a book from the imaginings of Stephen King. Couple that with Stanley Kubrick and you have the start of something interesting. Put Jack Nicholson as the lead, Jack Torrence and you are bound to have a good time. 

On its own merits, the movie is pretty good. The family started off as perfectly normal and everything was fine. Then the madness sets in. Between the loneliness and the fact that Jack is a recovering alcoholic, things start taking a turn. Additionally, is the place HAUNTED? Or are their minds playing tricks on them all. Nerves were frayed. Accusations made. Jack went off on his famous tirade. 

After all these years, I feel that this movie has held up, pretty well. However, from a modern perspective, I think the movie could move better with some edits. Certain themes seemed to have little to no explanation, while some other scenes seemed to drag on unnecessarily long. Regardless, it's still some clever horror and worth your time to watch if you have never done so, or revisit if you want to see the sequel, Dr Sleep. 

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