Fantastic Stanley Kubrick at his best. Classic horror that I saw originally sometime ago and love the fact that its on DVD. Nicholson in one of his best known roles of 'madness at its best'. Can really identify with the 'cabin fever' feeling of a family 'trapped' together - something like Christmas here. Great story, stunning backdrop and suspense until the very last shot. Only justifies the Stephen King novel - book,film, dvd -ideal viewing. The best part of the film is the need to still hide behind a cushion and to check carefully the bath before getting in and I never liked topiary anyway. Personally I'd watch the dvd for itself before compering it to the novel - makes more sense to me on screen.
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Production Year: 1980 - Horror - Director: Stanley Kubrick - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"
Soho_Black 05.03.2008 14:27
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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