Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: [b]The Shining (one star) Popular horror film; many call it the best. Its most effective element are the long, screeching drones, at their most atmospheric when Kubrick cuts between silent screaming faces and the best shot of the film: an elevator hallway filling up with blood. [/b]
IMO shining is a masterpiece. The atmosphere Kubrick creates is just amazing. Probably if one were to watch it alone on a cold night, it might have a better effect. Jack Nicholson's transformation from a normal guy to a 'possessed' man is brilliant. I also think that it was a clever idea to make the hotel as one of the characters. If any of you hasn't watched it, do watch it. I like it more than "A clockwork Orange" and "Full Metal Jacket", the only other movies of Kubrick that I have watched.
