The Shining [Blu-ray]

The Shining [Blu-ray]

The Shining [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Danny Lloyd, Jack Ncholson, Joe Turkel, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: John Alcott
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 144 minutes
Published: 2007-10-01
Blu-ray Release Date: 2007-10-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 115710
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:

?Heeeeere?s Johnny!? In a macabre masterpiece adapted from Stephen King?s novel, Jack Nicholson falls prey to forces haunting a snowbound mountain resort with a macabre history.Running Time: 144 min. Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR Age: 085391157106 UPC: 085391157106 Manufacturer No: 115710

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Movie Review: 5 Stars

I always loved this movie, I think it's one of my favorite Kubrik films next to 2001 and Full Metal Jacket. What I don't understand though is why critics hated this film when it was first released, I mean sure it isn't exactly like the novel by Stephen King but then again who cares cause I thought it turned out perfect. This film will always be the one that didn't quite live up to the great man's reputation yet The Shining remains one of Kubrick's most popular pictures, the movie most non-Kubrick fans enjoy the most. This is an extremely well-made horror flick with a typically ambiguous Kubrick theme about the lingering effects of evil, The Shining stands head and shoulders over most of its competition. Needless to say, it's good to have it digitally remastered on Blu-ray and the image quality looks fantastic. Based on the novel by Stephen King, "The Shining" tells the story of a former alcoholic named Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) who takes his wife (Shelley Duvall) and five-year-old son (Danny Lloyd) to spend a winter as caretakers of an old and isolated hotel in the mountains where the ghosts of past atrocities committed at the hotel still haunt the place, including that of a previous caretaker who took an ax to his entire family. And the young son happens to be psychic, which adds to the dilemma; he has what the film calls "the shining," the ability to read the future and talk to spirits. I'm not going to tell what the rest of the film was about cause I don't want to ruin it, but trust me the film keeps getting better and better. Whatever its critics have said, I believe the film succeeds on almost every level. During the first hour it builds a mood of quiet tension. We can already see that there's something just a little wrong with the father, but we can't yet pin it down. By the second hour, all hell breaks loose and in the last few minutes it's sheer terror. The Shining is one of the few horror films that can still give a person chills the fifth and sixth times around and make one's hair stand on end. I can see that some reviewers have recommended The Shining mini series since it's more faithful to the book, what total non-sense. The mini series is nothing compared to this excellent masterpiece. Kubrick is a filmmaker who tells his stories largely through imagery, so naturally he's going to use a variety of prolonged mood shots. It's a beautiful motion picture to look at, whether it's for the glorious outdoor scenery or the equally impressive indoors of the grand hotel. I'd say it's probably the best-looking horror movie ever made, and I love those long tracking shots through the hallways and the hotel itself looks very creepy. The performance by Jack Nichlson was over the top but it fit his psychotic character Jack Torrance perfectly, and seriously who could forget that scene where he tears down the bathroom door with an axe to get to his wife while saying "Heeere's Johnny!" great stuff!. It was really a tour-de-force acting job by Jack who was terrific, not sure about Shelley Duvall though. Kubrik indeed is one of the greatest directors of all time and The Shining was not your average horror, I highly recommend this and two thumbs up!.

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