The Shining (DVD)

...a job as caretaker at the Overlook Hotel during the winter months, when no-one can holiday there because of the weather conditions. He takes his wife, Wendy, and son, Danny, with him, despite the hotel manager's warnings that a caretaker had gone mad from loneliness one winter, murdering his wife and children before killing himself. The first few weeks are spent quite happily, although Danny has hallucinations of the past and the future, none of ...
...wasn't his father, it was the woman in room 237, although Jack claims that there is no-one in the room. As Jack's behaviour becomes more and more aggressive, Wendy begins to fear for her life and that of her son. Will any of them get out alive? I would imagine/hope that there are few people who haven't heard of The Shining. Based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Stanley Kubrick, it was made back in 1980, and yet for me and many others, ...

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...only ever seeming to catch the ending! Then finally I spotted it on Sky and decided to give it a go, since it was just me watching telly. Story Jack Nicholson plays Jack, who has taken on a job as a hotel caretaker for the winter months and moves with his wife, Wendy and son, Danny to this huge hotel in the middle of nowhere. He is warned that things will get lonely, but as he is a writer, he is only too keen to have a bit of time to himself. However, ...
...he will have, and as the time goes by, he starts to withdraw and become hostile to his own wife. His son has some sort of psychic powers that tell him something terrible happened in the hotel, and something terrible could happen again. As Jack loses his sanity and his son see ghosts around the hotel, will he and his mum be able to stay safe in the hotel until the end of the contract in May? The film is based on a Stephen King novel and has become ...

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...jump and tingle!! == The Cast == * Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance * Shelley Duvall as Winifred "Wendy" Torrance * Danny Lloyd as Daniel "Danny" Torrance * Scatman Crothers as Dick Hallorann * Barry Nelson as Stuart Ullman * Philip Stone as Delbert Grady * Joe Turkel as Lloyd the Bartender * Anne Jackson as Doctor * Tony Burton as Larry Durkin * Barry Dennen as Bill Watson * Lisa Burns as Grady Twin number 1 * Louise Burns as Grady Twin ...
...ballroom Based on a the novel written by Stephen King, produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, '''115''' minutes running time and certificate '''18.''' First released in '''1980''' and digitally remastered for DVD in '''2001.''' == What Its About == Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) goes for an interview at the overlook hotel, for the job of live in caretaker for the winter months while the hotel is closed, he gets the job and the film starts with ...

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...a film and directed by the late and great Stanley Kubrick? *The Film. Jack Torrance is a writer; facing a bit of a mental block at the moment, and suffering from a cash flow problem. Wendy is his wife; she's not too pretty, has a penchant for lank hair and opening her eyes too wide. Danny is their son; he talks to his imaginary friend who lives in his finger. Jack gets a break, and is hired as a winter caretaker for the gargantuan Overlook hotel, ...
...off; Wendy hoping to spend the next five months in tranquil solitude, Jack aspiring to write his long awaited novel in such peaceful surroundings. They arrive and are shown around the vast and splendid hotel. Wendy gets a long and intricate tour of the kitchen, checking out the storage and refrigeration systems (remember that, it might be important). The cook takes a shining (no pun intended) to Danny, and shares a few psychic moments with him, warning ...

peel.rebekah 18.10.2001 · Read full review
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Adapted from the book of the same title written by stephen king, this is a classis film directed by Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut). This is the first adaptation of the Shining, as it was adapted as a tv mini-series in the 1990s. I got this from my local shop for £5 in their discount box and remembered watching it years ago and decided to get it to see if it was as good as I remembered. I was not disappointed! DVD Info ~~~~~~~ Region - 2 PAL ...
...Produced/Directed by Stanley Kubrick The Film ~~~~~~~ Jack Torrance (Nicholson), is a recovering alcoholic and writer who accepts a job as caretaker in the Overlook Hotel for the winter. The hotel itself is completely closed for the winter but still requires a caretaker to look after the general bits and bobs and the heating system etc. Jack goes there with his wife Wendy and son Danny (also known as Doc). The hotel itself is a very grand building, ...

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...bit creepy and unstable at the best of times. Even in comedy roles he always gives the impression that the characters he plays could always "FREAKOUT!!!" at the flick of a switch. I truly believe that there is this little bit of madness that resides in our old friend Jack and I believe that Stanley Kubrick detected this when he cast Nicholson for the role of Jack Torrence, the unstable and ever maddening caretaker of the Overlook Hotel. Its a pity ...
...and haunted dwelling. Picture the scene...haunted hotel, a history of madness linked to cabin fever and a former caretaker slaughtering his own family with an axe. I'm not being funny but If I was interviewing someone for a caretakers position, knowing the history of the hotel and that the only people who would keep our Jack company were a bulging eyed wife and a creepy floppy haired kid intent on talking to his own finger, I would somehow pass ...

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...made, scripted and acted and the only motivation I ever have to go and see them is to see what film they ripped off this time. The only truly original horror films are the old Dracula and Frankenstein movies of the thirties, they set the template and since then every other scary film has been a copy or a copy of a copy(which is even worse), whilst the original stalk n slash is a 60s film called Peeping Tom. Then we come to the totally insane, blood ...
...worse and worse, and although The Evil Dead is now a cult film it really is appallingly badly made. The only horror films that I have ever been scared by are Event Horizon and Shining. Shining was made before the recent glut of teen slashers and comes from the book by Stephen King, which is his scariest apart from IT. Shining, originally called The Shining was made in 1980 by the late, great Stanley Kubrick, who could proudly say he’d never ...

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This could well be the greatest horror film ever made: chilling, visually stunning and featuring some excellent acting, it can hardly fail to scare. The Shining is a rare event in horror, it doesn't follow the usual format of b-grade acting, poor effects and predictable plot. Instead we are treated to a masterpiece with superb direction from Kubrick, incredible acting (especially from Nicholson) and a strangely original plot which is thankfully not ...
...same name. The action takes place in the atmospheric and isolated Overlook Hotel. Jack Torrance (Nicholson) is a struggling writer who has agreed to act as caretaker of a large hotel while it is closed over the winter. He takes wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd) to accompany him. His son has some psychic ability referred to as 'The Shining'. The film begins with the Torrance family driving to the hotel through some beautiful ...

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The Shining is one of my all time favourite films. It combines breathtaking suspense with sheer terror, with an ingenious plot and superb characters. The film is based on a family of three who go to live in a hotel as caretakers during the winter. The father, played by Jack Nicholson, is trying to write a book, his wife played by Shelley Duval and son Danny. The family meet another caretaker, who realises that Danny is telepathic like himself. ...
...of course not without founding. The hotel is haunted, and many strange goings on are witnessed by son Danny. He is terrified by visions of cascading blood, a famous scene. The father is more comfortable with what he sees. He chats in a bar which is full of people despite the hotel being deserted. Eventually, through the solitude which is portrayed so well in this film, Jack goes completely psychotic. The acting is absolutely fantastic, I have rarely ...

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The Shining is a 1980 horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick which is based a Stephen King novel of the same name. It stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd. Jack Torrence (Nicholson) is a writer who accepts the job as a caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, which always gets snowed in during the winter, and so becomes completely isolated. He is warned that the last caretaker got cabin fever and killed his family and himself, but Jack ...
...son Danny (Lloyd) up to the hotel on the closing day, where they meet the elderly cook, Dick Halloran (Scatman Crothers). He surprises Danny by talking with him telepathically and asking him if he wants an ice cream. When alone, he explains that he and his grandmother shared this incredible gift, which is called 'shining' because the pictures that they sent each other seemed to glow. But things don't go as planned. Danny sees visions of the previous ...

Walter_Kovacs 06.02.2009 · Read full review
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...lesson to us all - the man was a writer like we folk at this here site - and just as we can get to be quite obsessive and addictive, then Torrance was a case in point - taking on a winter job as caretaker at an isolated old hotel so that he could have five months of peace to work on his latest project ... Beware Op Writers everywhere ... for this can happen to you ... imagine in a year's time cutting your way in through the door to your wife and ...
...suppose I need to emphasise the point much more, I guess you get the picture. Jack Torrance, played by the inestimable Jack 'Horny Old Devil' Nicholson, is the central character of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining movie, a truly horrific study of a mental breakdown (or ghost story, whichever way you want to look at it). This is one of the most genuinely frightening and disturbing films of all time and is a truly remarkable and awe inspiring film, with ...

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The Shining is famous for being one the scariest horror films around. When I began to watch it a few days back, I expected to be frightened by the film. But surprisingly I wasn’t, but this doesn’t take any of the excitement from it. The film was produced in 1980 so is quite an old flick but I feel this adds more tension to the film, making it a true classic and just as exciting today as it was 20-odd years ago. Based on the novel written by Stephen ...
...hotel in Colorado. While the Overlook Hotel is shut Jack is put in charge of looking after the hotel. He brings his wife, Wendy and child, Danny to accompany him in the winter months. They adopt the staff quarters as their living quarters. With Jack being a professional poet, he begins his next poem. Everything seems to be going fine until Jack slowly begins to go crazy. He begins to see ghosts that we tragically killed in the hotel years back and ...

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...vision, but ended up in the same DTV hell as the majority of Stephen King adaptations. That'll teach you - keep knocking out books in your lunch time, and leave the movie making to the professionals. You might gain from this that I'm not the greatest Stephen King fan in the world. Well, you'd be right - his earlier stuff was great, and 'The Shining' was a masterpiece. Over the past ten years or so, though, he's fallen into that clique of sloppy, ...
...legion of fans, keep cashing the cheques... But we're here to talk about Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. The basic premise is the same as the source novel - struggling writer Jack Torrance (Nicholson) is precariously clinging to the wagon, and applies for a job at the gloomy mountain hotel, The Overlook, so he can get some peace and quiet, and maybe finish that book. He shrugs off the hotel's spooky history and moves his family in on the last day ...

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...all having a hand in the same movie? It could only ever have been a classic then couldn't it. But this isn't just a classic of the horror genre, it is also one of the few movies which will truly disturb you both during its showing and for a long time afterwards. It is psychological horror at its finest, one of the most difficult types of movie to actually get right, but here Kubrik manages to hit it right on the head. The original Stephen King novel ...
...mental block who when offered the opportunity to be the janitor at a remote, soon to be deserted hotel, accepts gleefully. He and his wife and son could do with the money and of course, here in the peaceful mountain solitude he will have the opportunity to finish his next long awaited novel. That is the plan. However, on arrival we are given an inkling as to what is in store for the family. The hotel's cook takes a liking to their son and tells him ...

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...I do give some of the plot away, though nothing to really spoil the story should you wish to watch it! Shining according to this horror film is: when two people talk to each without using their mouths, - telepathy! That out the way, this film is fairly old (1980 I think), but remains as enthralling today as when it was first released! Overlook hotel is set to close for the winter months, and re-open on 1st May. However during those long cold winter ...
...problems that occur – hence the advert placed in the paper for a caretaker! Jack Nicholson plays the only man to apply for the position. Jack portrays his character Jack Torrance with sheer excellence- (even I was frightened of him). Luckily for him-however- the hotel isn’t too picky and he gets hired. Jack moves into the staff quarters of the hotel, with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd). All seems well for ...

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