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I watched this movie with my girlfriend and she said she didn't like it.....but I corrected her.

6:47 "Why would she be the only one to see the kitchen?" Because it's 1980

One thing I like about this film is that it leaves so many questions unanswered. However it does answer a few. For instance, now we know TUESDAY to be the most terrifying day of the week.

It wasn't until I started watching reaction videos to this movie that I realized just how awesome Tony is in this story. He might actually be the story's "hero". He tried to warn Danny not to go to the hotel. He was the one who Danny ran to for comfort when he was terrified of the girls. He reassured Danny that what he was seeing wasn’t real. He was the one who used the Shining to call out to Hallorann for help. He helped keep Danny sane and functional after his seizure. He went massively out of his way to make sure Wendy was awake and also insured that she was armed with a knife when Jack was coming with the axe. And, finally, he was the one who led Jack out into the hedge maze and left him there. Let's have a round of applause for Tony.... a real MVP!

When a day of the week, or time of day, text card is a jump scare, it has to be good. This puts so many other "horror" movies to shame. I think her reading what Jack had typed is one of the best madness reveal scenes in movie history. Great reaction. Thanks, for ever, and ever, and ever, and...

I'm not sure anyone could play Jack Torrence as perfectly as Nicholson, it's like he was born to play the role.

One thing I think everyone forgets or misses is that at the beginning when they're giving the tour, the manager clearly states it was built on "an old indian burial ground." So all of the supernatural kind of stuff I presumed was because the hotel/land was now cursed and being haunted by spirits.

The torture of Shelly Duvall is always sensationalized. She said it was rough, but she does not regret the experience. That being said, I'm sure Kubrick could have been kinder.

Alcoholism is a b*tch, the idea of getting away from it completely without temptation sounds like a dream, it's so easy to slip up. I went 423 days and then one little moment reset my clock, currently on day 318 but the community of recovering alcoholics is extremely helpful! If anyone needs help, don't be afraid to ask for it! That aside, great reaction as always, such an amazing film!

"Here's Johnny!" was the intro to The Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson. Every night, Ed McMahon would say "Here's Johnny!"

Fun fact: They had to use a real door for the axe scene. Nicholson was a volunteer fire marshal and kept whacking down the prop door way to fast.

The part when Danny starts mumbling "Danny's not here, mrs. Torrance" is one of the most creepy scenes in the whole movie, in my opinion; it makes it feel as if Danny's soul has vanished, and that Tony has occupied it.

I'm in New Hampshire in the US and I worked on top of a mountain here at a weather research station for almost 2 years in my late twenties. Summer there are a lot of people up there, but winter you've got a crew of three at the weather station and a crew of two at a TV transmitter on the other side of the summit. Isolation was definitely interesting, and I explored it thoroughly by volunteering to do night shifts for most of my stay up there. One thing the book mentions that the movie leaves out is that Jack definitely head a touch of the shining ... not as strong as Danny, but It played a part in his decline. The book also stressed a greater decline, as Jack was kind of a better father until they get to the hotel. If you liked this movie I would suggest watching Dr Sleep (2019) which continues the story, and kind of reconciles the changes they made in this movie with King's original book. Something of a polarizing movie, but this is my suggestion dammit and other people can make their own 😂

Hell yeah! My favorite film. This movie blew me away as an 11 year old. I watched it a milion times. It single handedly sparked a lifelong love of cinema in me.

I remember the Simpson's treehouse of horror episode parodied the Shining but hadn't actually gotten around to watching the movie. Thanks for finally getting me to watch it

Delbert told him in the bathroom, "You have always been the caretaker." Delbert and his family stayed in Rm 237.

"This place is just, like... NOT okay." Yes. Most definitely yes.

You didn’t miss anything. You were actually clever enough to notice the time discrepancies. Also, Wendy said that before they moved to the hotel. A month after they move in, Jack tells Lloyd 5 months.

ABSOLUTELY love your reactions and review. Great insight. So glad you mentioned the music at the end.

I can't believe how fast you catch on to every upcoming plot twist, hint, disguise, secret and easter egg. You are so bright!😳

You're like the third reactor to fuss at Danny for coming back inside subfreezing temperatures without a coat, hat, or gloves.

Jack Nicholson is one of my favourite actors of all time, the man was terrifying in this movie. You gotta watch doctor sleep after this, its great as well and obi wan is in it.

Shelley conveyed absolute gut wrenching terror like few if any actress I've ever seen, those big eyes added a lot. A century ago Rene Falconetti was similarly tortured and put through the physical and emotional hell that Shelley Duval went through, however it produced "The Passion of Joan of Arch" one of the greatest performances in film history. Sometimes you have to suffer for your art to take it to the next level, but Shelley will be remembered for this role long after she's gone.

I was hoping “You’ve got red on you” was going to be a running gag but we can’t always get what we want! Great job as always Ms. Wak.

French Fries with mayonnise mixed with black pepper and a litttle Tabasco. Its pretty underrated. 😂

Somehow the producers were able to convince censors for trailer that the blood out of elevator was just rust. Thus, this preview was played on network tv.

28:55 -- fun fact, Jack Nicholson had actually been a firefighter, so he was able to wield the axe so skillfully that he splintered the door more quickly than he was supposed to. Hence the leisurely pace he's using while smashing down the door.

17:15: also Lloyd the bartender(in one of his last roles) was played by Joe Turkel-- who played Dr. Eldon Tyrell, in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner(1982).

People forget that Shelley had a thriving career in the 80's despite her problems with the Shining.

All of Stephen King's books are connected in some way, especially since the Dark Tower series. But in a more direct connection, Dick Halloran gets mentioned in IT. He was friends with Mike's father, and they'd both seen some shit together before Mike's parents moved to Derry.

Great pick, Verowak! I just bought a 4K copy of this a couple months ago. It's actually a triple-feature set, with "2001" and "Full Metal Jacket."

So many reactions to The Shining! It really captures our imagination

The follow up is called doctor sleep. It wasn't until I noticed danny being called "Doc" that finally clicked for me.

I was a winter caretaker at a summer camp/outdoor recreation facility. It was in the mountains 15 minutes drive from a town of 150 people and the closest store was 45 minutes away. I would get really stoned and walk at night, the moon was so bright you didn’t need a flashlight but I did have a lot of audio hallucinations like cop sirens and people laughing. I did that 3 winters in a row and it was really hard

The book is quite different from the movie, and I enjoyed it more than the film. It’s also Stephen King’s most hated adaptation of one of his books.

Kubrick used many tricks targeted at your subconscious to ramp up the tension. During innocuous 2-camera conversation scenes in the Overlook Hotel, background furniture would move or disappear between camera takes. The layout of the hotel itself...is impossible. A KZfaq guy 'Collative Learning' has done many deep-dive explorations on this and other Kubrick movies.

The original 'The Hills Have Eyes' 1977, would be a good reaction. Even though I saw The Exorcist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre as a real little kid, that film scared me just as much even though I was a little older. It was filmed in the high desert Victorville CA area. Family friends had a lake house with jet ski's and motorcycles where we'd spend weeks during the Summer. After the film came out I couldn't help picturing the horrors of the film while out there.

Thank you Vero for reacting this masterpiece very classic The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick starring by Jack Nicholson. The iconic line "Here's Johnny". Next time reacts the sequel Doctor Sleep

I've never understood why some people think this was all in Jack's mind. So much else happened that tells you it was supernatural, like Grady opening the pantry etc. The book leans way much more into the supernatural and so I understand why King hates this version. Highly recommended the sequel, Doctor Sleep, good movie and a good introduction to the Flanoververse.

My wife didn’t care for this movie at first, but I “corrected” her

I’m not sure about the timeline in the movie. In the book there were multiple incidents that culminated in Jack stopping drinking. There was a drunk driving crash while driving home from a bar with a friend where they thought they hit a kid in the middle of the night but it was just a bicycle left outside, and he was fired from his teaching job for attacking a student that was damaging his car after being kicked off a debate team. I can’t remember where Danny’s injury falls in the timeline. But losing his job at the school did lead to him taking the caretaker job at the hotel since he needed the money and could focus on finishing what he was writing.

Excited to watch you V. Happy Saturday

This movie was made during1978 and 1979. 😎

Nice reaction; my first time checking out your channel. Love this movie; one of my all-time favorites, especially to watch during a blizzard. Stephen King felt that Kubrick left a lot of information and story lines out of this masterpiece (he's right - - Kubrick did; yet it is still a masterpiece in its own right). However; due to King's dissatisfaction with Kubrick's film, he produced his own, as a very well-made TV miniseries (I think it was sometime around the mid-1990s); anyway, as much as I love Kubrick's The Shining, the miniseries version is definitely worth watching. It's super creepy, very well acted and much closer to King's novel (which I have read). I think it's about 5.5 hours of watch time. In it are back stories of the hotel, some of its big players over the decades, as well as about Jack's family and so on. And the transition from loving, devoted and level-headed father to raving maniac is a gradual and interesting progression. So, maybe do a reaction to that. I haven't seen any other reactors do it.

Great reaction. You redrummed it. 😜

Awesome reaction!

when you see Jack staring off into space with that psychotic look on his face you said you heard the high pitch noise and asked was it the shining? Yes. Jack was the one Shining.

0:11 Nope in the 70s too. Filming was from spring '78 til around February '79. Some 'Timberline Lodge' locations maybe later. Greetings 🙂

The 'Shelley Duvall torture' stuff is an urban legend.

Kubrick is the best imo. Every single one of his movies is worth a watch.

During the pandemic, Stephen King was asked (I believe by Stephen Colbert, but I could be wrong) which of his characters would deal the worst with quarantine. Immediatly, he answered Jack Torrance.

The road he is driving on during the opening credits, is the 'Going to the sun' highway that crosses Glacier National Park east to west. It's called that because when driving it, it just keeps going up and up, into the sun at many points. The hotel is not in that park, only the opening scene was filmed there.

I'm so glad to see people still reacting to this classic masterpiece of a film! keep up the great work! and Happy Halloween everyone!

Yes! I have been waiting for this!

18:10 "...No toilet paper..." LOL!!

Great classic horror, without too much violence. Had a blast with your reaction :D

I could now talk a bit about the movie like I would always do when commenting a rection video. But... your last words about Kubrik and what the actors said and how working for Kubrik would be... made me think a while. I have a really normal and average job. Customer service. Most of the times on phone or eMail. And I have a boss of course. And a boss above my boss. And I try to think... what if my boss would demand my "very best" every day so intense that he would play mindgames all the day. How would I think about him as a boss? I would despise him - maybe even leave the job. I know I am rather good in my job. Most customer service agents have a hard time. They often have anxiety and huge issues cause if you have to spontanious react to an unknown person this in most people causes a lot negative stress. People like to be in control. On a service phone control is the last thing you have. I am quite different here. I like it to react. I like to go to the phone. I like talking to people especially when they are angry and demand something. I dont know why... but I am almost a perfect match for this kind of job. But still... the wrong boss could make this job a nightmare. I like the Kubrik movies but I heard several times that he was a director that was very demanding. And yes - he created masterpieces. But is it worth it? I am really thinking about the million of people who work for bosses who are too demanding. OK - a movie is a very narrow project - lasts only a few months. But there are bosses who demand very much over years. For very normal and average jobs. If you perform only average... its still good enough most of the times. In average jobs you dont need to be a world champion. I struggle a bit. I benefit from Kubrik being maybe a bad boss. Do I want this? Of course I cant change anything at all - Kubrik is dead and the movies are there. But I think how often I benefit from someone is doing a job who has a really shitty day because the work environment is very bad. Thank you for your response. In the end... I am thinking something completely different that has absolutely nothing to do with the movie content. But why not. Wish you all the best for you and your channel 🙂

the house is using drink to corrupt jack, then sex, but it couldnt resist torturing, since jack arrived the house has worked on him, and wendy to create the situation were they could kill danny for his power, wendy and jack has a smaller version of the power. thats why their personalities are changing. Jack isnt really himself he is being possessed by the hotel.

31:34. Excellent! Not many know about the technique.

"OCCUPIED!" 😂❤

I'm sure others will mention it, but there's a modern sequel, "Doctor Sleep," which is good. I think you'll recognize two of the stars.

I remember seeing this 3 years ago and enjoying it heaps

Liked your reaction very much! Btw I´m a fan of your "new light-setting" and I also noticed a Stephen King book in your cupboard.

I do consider this a masterpiece and yes I do credit the acting that helped carry it. I read something long ago regarding working for Kubrick on this film. What I read stated that Kubrick directed with an "iron fist". Almost everyone on the production team were treated poorly but were afraid to confront him - almost. Only two of the team were treated by Kubrick with kindness & respect. 1) The boy actor Danny Lloyd , whom Kubrick was extra careful not to scare in any way. Danny had no idea what the movie was about. Extra care was taken to isolate him from anything frightening. 2) Jack Nicholson. Nicholson was a very respected actor who, according to the production team, "could say and do whatever the hell he wanted around Kubrick". Jack Nicholson even altered a few scenes which included him bouncing the ball & his dialog while breaking down the doors. This is normal for Nicholson who has a great reputation for improving the films he is in through ad libs and scene change suggestions.

I'd like to suggest a few movies for consideration: Logan's Run (1976) - Michael York Next (2007) - Nickolas Cage Crocodile Dundee I (1986) - Paul Hogan Down Periscope (1996) - Kelsey Grammer Ordeal (1973) (which you've probably never heard of or can locate) - Arthur Hill

Yes theres a theory that Jack has the shining as well, but while he was an alcoholic it was supressed. Now that he is fully sober, it starts to surface. And as the chef said, some places have stronger energy or easier to see thepast events, or something like that. So unlucky for jack he came to a place which would definitely jumpstart his shining.

The hotel for the interior shots is in Estes Park Colorado. I have been there. I took photos of the outside!! That was more than sufficient to satisfy me. There are some reference that say the those shots were done in Elstree Studios in England. Some smaller shots probably were, however, the shots like hallways and the giant room where he was typing in are all shot at Estes Park. One interesting thing I recently learned is that when Jack is having the psycho scenes, where he is looking side to side he momentarily looks right at the camera. I've gone back and looked at some of those scenes and it is freaky. Your reactions were terrific. You have a new subscriber!! LOL As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

Jack Nicholson was a volunteer fireman, so when he's chopping through the doors, they're real doors. They tried balsa wood doors at first, but Nicholson would tear through them like tissue paper.

The Shelley Duvall 'being tortured' thing with Kubrick has been overblown, and made too much of.... Later on, especially after the Premiere, she came to terms with and understood what Kubrick was doing and why. She's referred to this film as "A work of Art" and a "Ballet."

They did everything right in this movie, what a masterpiece! (2023.10.28)

Yet another franchise, though this one only contains two films. So make sure to watch the incredible sequel, Doctor Sleep, preferrably in the Director's Cut version. There's also a 1997 remake of The Shining that's closer to the novel.

In the 1920s, a beautiful young Starlet of Silent film vacationed at the Overlook. She was gorgeous, well-known and rich. .....When she retired, she ended up living at the Overlook, every May through October. When she grew old, one day her longtime Boytoy/Companion left her.....for a younger lady. Despondent and broken, the elderly Starlet drowned herself in her bathtub....in Room 237. She.....wasn't found for awhile. Both naked ghosts are the same person

One of the better reaction videos of the Shining I've seen. Subscriber :)

I would only stay isolated for 6 months if I could have my German Shepherd with me. ;-) I'll repeat my recommendation for The Others. No pre-research! A blind reaction is best and your blind reaction would be amazing.

i first saw this movie when i was about 10, to this day it is to me is the only scary movie out there.

Love your reaction as always! Really hoping to see the Doctor Sleep reaction too. Also since the shining already differs from the book, they made the sequel (doctor sleep) as a continuation of this movie, not the books.

Classic movie

Stanley Kubrick recommendations: Full Metal Jacket, Clockwork Orange and 2001 A Space Odyssey

Dr. Sleep is the sequel...both movies have something in common: a scene I purposefully tried to repress, lol.

Little fun fact: in this movie, every now and then Jack Nicholson quickly glances directly into the camera and then back to where he was looking before, which normally doesn't happen in other movies! It is believed that this was intentional by Kubrick and Nicholson! 22:02 is an example 😅

Fairly Insightful and intelligent reaction to a complex classic film. It's nice you picked-up-on the significance of the shining tone. Although I don't often subscribe to his themes, I do recognize Kubrick as a great filmmaker, and "The Shining" (TS) is certainly a masterpiece of cinema. I like it very much even though I'm not a fan of Stephen King or his books. This must be due solely to Kubrick. Well, I also give credit to the actors and the production crew, too. As great as Nicholson and Duvall were in the film, that little boy, Danny Lloyd, really made the movie for me. I think he was five when he started filming TS. For a child that age, he was just outstanding. He himself came up with the finger puppet for Tony, his alter ego. Kudos, also, to Philip Stone and Joe Turkel for being quietly sinister and menacing. I don't want to forget good-guy Scatman Crothers, either. Well-done Scatman. Then there's the Overlook. Not only is it alive, but it is the personification of evil. TS has all the Kubrick touches. All those long hallway and hedge maze shots are one-point-perspective. That's a Kubrick trademark. Also, don't some of those nighttime hedge maze shots remind you of HAL's "eye" in 2001 a bit? They do me. Another characteristic of Kubrick is his focus on intense person-to-person interactions. Yeah, TS has just a little bit of that. Those long tracking-shots as people move about the hotel are another Kubrick trait. The musical score as an integral part of the narrative of TS is also textbook Kubrick. Kubrick was a perfectionist, and that is reflected in his films. For example, background is as significant as foreground. Why does Jack's typewriter change color? Is it because Jack has been transformed? Oh, "All work and no play" goes back to at least 1659. It didn't originate with TS although it certainly fits. Why do bits of the hotel, like the furniture, for example, appear, disappear or move about? Is it because the hotel is alive? The answer is yes by the way. It's definitely not due to continuity problems. Finally, Kubrick always forces the viewer to think about and dissect his films. That certainly happens in TS. As a result, we and Kubrick share in a common creative impulse when watching TS. The film becomes a living thing. Here are a few of the other things I've noticed about TS. The film is replete with mirrors. They're everywhere. Watch how they affect Jack. Are they how the hotel projects its power? A portal of sorts? Do they also absorb power? Are they its eyes as well? Likewise, there are mazes everywhere. There's the obvious hedge maze, but the hotel itself is a maze, and so is the hallway carpet. Early on, Wendy remarks on the need for breadcrumbs, a reference to Hansel and Gretel and the maze-like quality of the hotel. TS is a variation of Theseus and the Minotaur with Danny as Theseus, Tony as Ariadne etc. Wendy also says the hotel is like a ghostship. The hotel feeds off Danny and Jack's shining power and gets more powerful as time passes. The hotel wants Danny dead so it can absorb him and his power. Did you notice all the knives pointed at Danny's head on several occasions in the film? When Hallorann and Danny are talking in the kitchen bits of the conversation were telepathic. Numbers seem to come up a lot in the film. For example, Danny wears a shirt with 42 on the sleeve, the tv with no power cord is showing "Summer of 42," and room 237 is 2x3x7=42. I think Kubrick's wife said "Summer of 42" was one of his favourite movies along with "The Bank Dick." The latter is a great movie with W. C. Fields. I love it when Danny asks Jack if he feels bad. That can be taken two ways as in do you feel evil or do you feel unwell. And, of course, Jack repeats the girls saying forever and ever, meaning I want to join with the hotel in death. Jack does, of course, sell his soul for a drink. Is that why Lloyd the bartender won't take his money? Jack's already paid in-full? The people and things Danny and Jack see are real, but only people with shining can see them initially. On the table next to the typewriter, there's an album with newspaper clippings. It's from those clippings that Jack recognizes Grady. When Jack returns to the ballroom where the 1920s party is going on, a woman walks by him with a bloody handprint on her backside. This is about the time the advocaat is spilled on him. Jack also wipes some advocaat on Grady's back. In the bathroom scene, it's clear Grady's girls also had "the shine" and wanted to destroy the hotel, but they were killed instead and absorbed. Grady himself, probably like Jack, also had "the shine." In the conversation between Jack and Grady, Grady switches between Grady and the entity of the hotel. Jack may also switch with the "caretaker." When Jack and Wendy are being shown their apartment, Jack eyes the two departing young ladies. A sign of his lechery? Ditto the girlie magazine he's reading in the lobby early on. He definitely has a wandering eye. Even early on, he doesn't seem to hold Wendy in high regard. When Jack enters room 237, the carpet there is obviously suggestive of the sex act. Very phallic etc. Sex, in one way or other, features in many Kubrick films. Room 237 is the heart of the hotel. The nude woman represents the hotel seducing Jack. The heartbeat we hear is the hotel's and signals the hotel's malevolent activity and increasing power. We hear it overtly later in the film but weakly earlier when Danny is riding the trike on/off the carpet and when Jack is bouncing the ball. The high-pitched tone indicates "shining" is happening. So, Jack clearly shines, too. He's one of those who doesn't realize he has it. Jack several times in the film exhibits the Kubrick glare or stare, a shot of a man glowering up at the camera from beneath lowered brows, an indicator of danger or madness. You see it in "Full Metal Jacket." When Jack goes on his rant about his obligations to the hotel before Wendy conks him, he's not talking about Ullmann and co. He's talking about "the hotel," the thing that's alive. That's what he's made the contract and sold his soul to. Remember Lloyd the bartender's ominous hotel remarks about the "house." REDRUM is MURDER backwards, and it signifies anti-murder. It's a totem that protects against murder. That's why Danny writes it on the bathroom door. Jack can batter the door, but he won't get in. Danny is also warning Wendy and arming her as a result of his REDRUM recital. The photos are part of the hotel like the typewriter and furniture. When Jack dies, he's absorbed by the hotel and winds up in the 1920s photo. Towards the end, the hotel's evil spirit, the caretaker, may have abandoned Jack to die in the maze. He did fail in his task. That ball in the photo was the same one where the advocaat was spilled. So, he was there in 1921 and he wasn't. Kubrick deleted a final scene from TS. Wendy was in hospital and Ullman was visiting. He told her all was normal (except for Hallorann, I suppose) at the hotel. No Jack. At least, I think that's what I read once. Might be wrong about that. I've watched several reactions to TS, and I'm amazed at some of the observations. Got some beefs. A lot of people don't make a connection between Danny's first vision of the blood elevator, which signifies all the death at the hotel, and his passing out. They disassociate these two events when clearly they go together as the image of Danny's horrified face shows. From the get-go, it's clear Danny can see past events and future events. He knows Jack got the job and is going to call Wendy. He knows he doesn't want them to go to the hotel. He knows the hotel signifies danger. Why don't people notice that Danny's shirt and jumper are torn when he come to the Colorado Lounge after being strangled? Danny's clearly in shock, too. When Danny is foaming at the mouth and Hallorann is having his mini-fit, Danny is clearly communicating with Hallorann there is danger, come and help. How can Wendy be so sound asleep before Danny wakes her? Come on, the poor woman has been on edge for weeks. She hasn't been sleeping well. Now that she's locked crazy Jack up, she literally passes out, thinking they're safe. After Danny slides down from the bathroom window, why are people surprised he comes back into the hotel? It's freakin' cold outside. Do you live at the equator or something? After Jack kills Hallorann and Danny screams, why are people surprised when Danny bolts his hiding place? It's not a hiding place anymore, Jack knows where he is. Anyway, the hotel will lead him to Danny. Danny runs outside because he's actually luring Jack into the maze to meet his fate. Danny is the hero of TS, he's Theseus, who killed the monster in the maze.

I could totally do 6 months by myself, as long as I could bring all my instruments and had access to a computer and video games.

There is an interesting theory going around that may or may not be accurate, but a fun twist to think about is that it is actually Wendy dealing with schizophrenia and the wild stuff we see is her fully breaking. The person builds some pretty decent evidence, but it’s mostly a neat theory

"Ok. Bash him once more and then leave him." I recall someone saying something similar in the movie theater back in the day. Made me laugh. Thanks.

1. Joe Turkel/Lloyd plays Tyrell in the original "Bladerunner" 😇 2. "Here's Johnny" was adlib by Nickelson. 3. It took 117 takes for Jack to chop through the doors. He used his voluntary firefighting skills to get through all the takes. 4. The reason King didn't like this adaptation of the movie is because he didn't like the changes Kubrick made. This thing was remade just for King and although the remake was more in line with the book IMVHO it wasn't as good at this one. 5. Two of the changes he didn't like were Jack's decent into madness was too rapid, and Wendy wasn't such a patsy in the book. 6. Shelley Duval said making this film was the worst thing she ever experienced in her life. She said she would never do it again. 7. Jack Nicholson and Scatman worked together in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest". 8. The real villain here is the hotel itself. 9. Watch Dr. Sleep. Danny is an adult and many of the loose ends will be cleared up.

RIP Shelley Duvall. 7 Jul 49 - 11 Jul 24. You were incredible in "The Shining."

It wasn't imaginary. The hotel itself caused Jack to go mad, the visions and ghosts were there.

Great movie

It was more of a thriller/creepy film to me when I first watched it in the theatre, rather that a full fledged horror. The hotel is the lodge at Mt Hood OR.. very similar to our lodge at Paradise on Mt Rainer.. 😎

30:00: he runs back inside because it’s freezing outside….and there are no neighbors to run to. They are miles away in isolation.

Notice the bear pillow in Danny's room at the beginning? This is a clue with the bear scene at the end of the movie. When Jack is sitting in the lobby awaiting his interview, pause the movie and notice which magazine he's reading. It's a Playgirl magazine. It's implied Jack was molesting Danny, and this is most likely what caused Danny to interact with Tony.

Fun one, Verowak! 🙂

❤❤❤ awww great work.

He's the caretaker He's always been the caretaker

It doesn't get enough recognition, but Doctor Sleep is the sequel following an adult (and now alcoholic) Danny still haunted by what happened there. Ewan McGregor plays adult Danny. Personally, I liked it more than the Shining. Probably because it expands on what The Shine is. Though I think some people liked it better being more vague.

He’s “always been the caretaker”

the music is by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind and maybe some György Ligeti thrown in IIRC

24:16: also… the house was trying to make them all lose their minds, with Jack as the most susceptible… Danny less so, because of his “Shining” being so strong, while Wendy being in the middle… the house equally tries to make Wendy go insane with fear and doubt, especially.

Great job! The shoulder timeline stuff is weird lol. Maybe the book provides some clarification. And you are right, the music keeps you on edge the whole movie.