The Shining (1980) UNCOMFORTABLE MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

[@Celestein]

Big shout out to Danny for being THE smartest person ever in a horror movie with that walking-backwards-in-snow trick.

[@anatoldenevers237]

Lunaria G yep

[@iiiivvvv9986]

And then in JoJo a rat does it

[@Oxmustube]

Or was it Tony?

[@Hammox]

I‘ll definitely remember that one in case I get into a situation like thi... I mean- hopefully not

[@jonc2648]

That move relates to Native American lore.

[@BRIXandSTRINGS]

Fun fact: My name is Lloyd and when I first watched this film on VHS alone in my parents house when I was 17 and he turns to the screen and says ‘Hi Lloyd’...Well, I tell you. I had to clean myself up in the bathroom.

[@eliascrooker7773]

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[@RaydioRental]

Wow, I've never had this much fun reading a youtube comment, I'll sleep tonight!

[@ornellarose6378]

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@juanucedaperez9614]

Hahahahahahaha

[@nikksixxx]

lol, when you said LLoyd I though you'd mention Dumb & Dumber, which was also filmed in this hotel xD

[@bug1494]

fun fact: in the scene were jack nicholson chops through the door, they originally had a stunt door that was made to come aprat easily. However Jack Nicholson was a volunteer firefighter for a while and so he knew how to actually shop through a door with an axe and after he cut through the stunt doors way too fast they just gave up and put in a real door.

[@bearbonesphones4686]

Yeah **** that door Fair enough Actual conversation with prop guy and jack.

[@brucef310]

Fun Fact: These are facts most every knows so come up with something original or just keep this common knowledge stuff to yourself.

[@5014chizuka]

Wow I didn’t know about that! Thank you

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

@@brucef310 fun fact: nobody asked, don't be an asshole

[@ArthurKnight1899]

You can watch the video of preparation Jack was doing before shooting that scene and it's fucking insane! He's in character and swinging axe infront of film crew.

[@OhNyo69]

"There's no release of tension" That's this whole movie in a nutshell.

[@jameshdog5759]

This movie really demonstrates what is missing from so many horror movies these days. More unsettling, less jump scares. Good shit.

[@6Haunted-Days]

And yet there’s still a shite TON of awesome horror out there….domestic & foreign 🙄🤣 Sick of the ignorant and silly stating this FAKE thoughtless statement. It only shows you’re not an actual horror fan whatsoever to state this inane comment.

[@ariesviolent]

The motel is the beast. Its hallways are its veins. The ghosts are its soul. Room 237 is the heart.

[@dylangintherofficial]

Then what is jack and the family?

[@bubblegumrose777]

@@dylangintherofficial parasites?

[@bpo1975]

+1

[@ryanje8147]

motel?

[@ariesviolent]

@@ryanje8147 hahaha Sorry, I mean Hotel

[@brendanfoehr5086]

The typewriter scene is by far my favorite scene in the movie, too! The idea of it- someone you think you know, someone you love, has been going insane without you knowing it for a long time- it’s so goddamn disturbing. Shelley Duvall nails this scene.

[@eliascrooker7773]

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[@ronstone007]

@@eliascrooker7773 whats with the question mark

[@eliascrooker7773]

@@ronstone007 that's a great question... I have no idea! That's so odd haha the comment makes perfect sense and I agree with it. I don't know why I put a question mark.

[@ronstone007]

@@eliascrooker7773 lol

[@dreaveronica6944]

Poor Shelley Duvall, the reason you think she did so good was because Stanley Kubrick basically tormented her and had all the crew be aloof to her throughout the entire filming of this so he could get genuine reactions from her. Filming this movie did a lot of psychological and emotional damage to her.

[@joshuanelson6795]

Interestingly enough, Duvall actually doesn't hold her mistreatment against Kubrick. If you look up modern interviews with her, she actually has nothing but respect for Kubrick. That's awfully big of her because most people in her shoes would probably feel differently.

[@sarahwood8713]

lol she got a huge pay check aswell

[@davidge5856]

The director's style would not be allowed today (and I think for the best), but kind of like watching those 80's Jackie Chan films where the stuntmen - including Jackie - were CLEARLY being maimed, there's no denying that the end result is a cut above the standard, cookie cutter entries in the genre. She was such a powerhouse though, it's a shame she didn't pursue more roles. I mean she's not a typical Hollywood beauty, and Tinseltown is brutal on actors in general, but she could've done a lot of great character work. Beautiful human being, and her performance is, when all is said and done, one for the history books.

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

Have you seen interviews of Shelly Duvall today? Bless her heart, lot of damage there.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

Directors got away with a lot back in those days but I hate to say it but it really did work. Definitely feel sorry for her though. Kubrick was a perfectionist and he pushed everyone to extremes to make sure he got their best performance.

[@ElliesCousin]

I am so happy that you guys are recognizing Shelley Duvall's amazing acting in this film. In particular, to the parts where she is genuinely afraid, screaming, and utterly hysterical because of the Hotel and especially Jack. *THANK* *YOU*

[@meridzs]

she wasn't acting. she was genuinely terrified in those scenes bc of how horribly she was treated by kubrick...

[@Oxmustube]

And she got a razzie for it, as did Kubrick for directing. Can you imagine?

[@not-a-gerbil9557]

@@Oxmustube a Razzie!? Those are like for bad acting right?? If so that's awful. I always get a little nervous watching older movies because of the cheesy acting by today's standards but her acting was just genuinely effective in making me unsettling.. It was amazing..sigh, real shame

[@Oxmustube]

@@not-a-gerbil9557 It's amazing how Kubrick is often misunderstood on first viewing. Then all his movies become classics over time.

[@damienthorn1849]

She was actually the bad guy. She was insane. She killed the dad.

[@phillewis1413]

The Shining is one of the most disturbing, most unsettling films of all time. It's a masterpiece.

[@Fred-l5l]

Who knew shit could be a masterpiece?

[@justincallang6367]

This channel is a literal godsend! One of the best things to come out of the God-forsaken year of 2020. Can't wait for more reactions!

[@sidnew2739]

Totally. Best reaction-channel I've seen so far. These guys are so adorable and I love their British accents.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

I don't think you know what "literally" means. 😂 jk

[@peterbenassi7010]

Agreed! Shaun and Tom are a tonic!

[@ceevio_art]

@@Kap00rwith2os lol

[@snubblebunny]

Truedat! Keep it up you guys! Its like KZbin own gogglebox

[@Cosmic86x]

Jack Nicholson's acting was unreal. He won 3 Oscar's and I think he was nominated 12 times in his career but he was not nominated for The Shining which I never understood. But also Shelley Duvall was fantastic! As you have mentioned her acting was so real. She would have deserved much more credit for this performance.

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

It's weird because I truly feel they were BOTH miscast in this...Shelly was too hammy in spots and too flat in others, and Jack was...well, ALREADY JACK when he ARRIVED at the Overlook...they needed someone NORMAL that would change into a Nicholson character... I LOVED his performance, but more for shits and giggles than scariness, for me... I truly think Steven Webber did a MUCH better job with the Torrance character in the weaker TV miniseries adaption... Bring on the hate, LOL...;)

[@scarlettmi]

Karstens Creations - I would have liked to have seen what Shelley Duvall’s performance was as an actress who wasn’t harassed and bullied for months of shooting and intentionally driven to hysterics during certain scenes by Kubrick to the point she was losing her hair.

[@WarrenCromartie2]

@@KarstensCreationsKC Stephen King disliked the film for similar reasons. He thought it departed too much from the book and the performances were 'cold' unbelievable, and over acted. It's not an unfair criticism, but it really depends what you want from a horror film. I thin this is a classic. There is an almost surreal feel about this film. It starts off tense and strange and just gets more tense throughout. All Kubrick films have that slight uneasy sense of non reality about them. This approach works well with The Shining. It captures that shut in, claustrophobic feel so well, and avoids the cliches that Kings TV adaptation falls into into, even if the TV mini series follows the book more closely.

[@realmadridchannel10]

Horror movies aren't fondly recieved by the Academy snobs

[@paulelroy6650]

Jack played himself it's not like he had to go much for this role

[@moongirl786]

The kid that played Danny actually quit acting and pursued academics, he is a professor now I believe!! :)

[@nikkih6836]

Yes I met him this day last year at monster mania con! He was the sweetest and talked to us for a good 15 minutes or so. Super nice and just a gem.

[@geminidreamatl26]

Yeah he is. I met him at a con earlier this year before the world went to hell. I spoke to him for a good 20 mins. totally nice guy. Said the scene in the kitchen with scatman crothers took 50 takes and he got sick having to eat all the ice cream. He also said he and his mother used to spend time at Shelley's house a lot. He is VERY sad at what has happened to her.

[@Ocrilat]

He didn't exactly 'quit acting'. This was his first and last role...and he was not an actor in the first place. That really makes his performance absolutely amazing.

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

I thought he was obi wan

[@eliascrooker7773]

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[@ScaryMonstersSuperCreeps69]

In the book Halloran actually does rescue Danny and Wendy and it explains why all this happens. The main reason is the hotel is built on an Indian burial ground, the other reason is that because so much tragedy has happened in the hotel that the horrible energies and memories stay locked in the hotel, invisible to most people except those that have psychic abilities or shining. The hotel sort of gains sentience over time and wants to have more power and our reach outside of its walls. Danny has the strongest shining ability we know of in the universe and if the hotel can trap him there it can use that power. It corrupts people and twists their thoughts to do what it wants and it turns on Jack because he's vulnerable as a man struggling to recover from alcoholism. And in the book we see that Jack knows he's going insane and he's powerless to stop it. One of my favorite books definitely recommend a read.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

I have a theory that Danny inherited his Shining abilities from his father, because Wendy was not as psychically affected in the book and movie. Both Jack and Danny were extremely affected by the hotel. Wendy simply felt disturbed, but didn't see any of the hauntings.

[@kiera6326]

I think Carrie would give Danny a run for his money tho

[@kiera6326]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Sort of. In Carrie, it explains that the shining ability is inherited though female genes and shouldn’t really manifest in males unless it’s dormant, although it does call it the “TK” ability, so it may just be the shining ability as manifested through telekinesis. In the shining novel, Halloran lightly probes both of Danny’s patents mentally to see if they’re shining-sensitive, and he says that Wendy jumps “just a bit,” though explains that he feels all mothers develop a bit of the shine, which is where their “sixth sense” comes from, though it might not mean much. Jack, on the other hand, doesn’t react at all to any probing, however Hallorann does sense something very sentient and dark about him, and believes that Jack is being leeched by something that is _choosing_ to show itself to him, whereas Danny and Hallorann see it involuntarily. Obviously, the movie operates under a bit of a different lore, so it might change.

[@tooluser]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Except for the hauntings she sees . . . "great party isn't it!"

[@liamroberts1458]

You've hit the nail on the head. And he also merely dies of old age, rather than the shockingly sudden end he meets in this film. Dan tries to go to him for help in Doctor Sleep, but he finds out too late, that he passed away years before.

[@justcallmebeej]

This is a masterpiece of a film and I love watching people watch it and experience it for the first time

[@ttanza4004]

I felt so bad for Scatman Crothers character in the Movie. The guy travels all the way from Miami to Denver and then from Denver to the Hotel and 5 minutes after he gets there, Jack Nicholson puts an axe into his chest.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

That's what is great about Kubricks change though. The audience is expecting him to come in and be the hero and then BANG!! it really catches you off guard

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

His character survived in the book...hope that helps a bit?...;)

[@OriginalWhiteTornado]

@Tom Shelton To be fair, he still did save them. Wendy was stuck in the bathroom and the only reason Jack left was because Scatman arrived. If Wendy died, Danny would've died there as well. He did save them.

[@wendyjones6077]

@Eric Booker Don't be stupid!

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

Well, if he hadn't came in as he did, he might have made it; knowing full well something terrible was going on in the hotel, he should've been more cautious.

[@FullMoonHowl2233]

"No beer and no T.V. make Homer something something"

[@madsketcher]

Go crazy?

[@FullMoonHowl2233]

madsketcher “Don’t mind if I do”

[@madsketcher]

@@FullMoonHowl2233 ;)

[@kirstygunn9149]

Shush da ye wanna get sued?

[@dementedavenger2784]

@@kirstygunn9149 use that SHIN of yours to contact me if you need help.

[@1805movie]

"The main difference between my take on it, and Stanley Kubrick's take on it was this: in my novel the hotel burns; in Kubrick's movie the hotel freezes. It's the difference between warmth and cold." *-Stephen King*

[@lindanicholson950]

I missed the topiary.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

Kubrick was a genius filmmaker, no question about it. However, he should have kept to how Jack Torrance died in the book, because in his last moments, he saved Danny before he let the boiler explode, killing him and destroying the Overlook in the process.

[@Tacticaviator7]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Yeah, honestly the movie made Jack more of an antagonist compared to the book, you can clearly feel that something is weird about him in the movie basically from the beggining but the novel is slower and also more internal with his inner thoughts etc. like when they were trying to escape with the snow mobiles or whatever but I think the fuses were missing and he knew exactly where they were hidden, even though he didn't remember actually taking them there and after he threw them away into the blizzard he surprised himself like it didn't even register what he just did and even tried to look for them, he was just way more relatable and human.

[@fynnthefox9078]

It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@tonyabrookes9931]

And that Jack starts out as a decent guy trying to recover from alcohol addiction and repair his family but gets corrupted by the hotel as opposed to the movie version of Jack that is unhinged from the start

[@kdfrk247]

Feel sorry for Shelly Duvall. She was treated awfully. That's why her acting was so realistically portrayed.

[@user-lv6rn9cf8m]

Was about to make the same comment. Like reshooting scenes countless times just to wear her out and make her literally go insane, yelling at her, isolating her and overall mental abuse to make her performance "real" - as a conscious strategy.

[@kdfrk247]

@@user-lv6rn9cf8m would never get away with it nowadays. She really wasn't acting was she? Genuinely terrified. I love this movie but I cringe also.

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

@@user-lv6rn9cf8m countless takes was something Kubrick did, and Nicholson and others were right there shooting those same takes as Shelley, and we’ve seen footage where Duvall and Kubrick have a combative relationship on set but she’s giving it right back a lot of the time and he has moments where he’s critical of her acting. I think the stories that have been told about shooting The Shining have been blown up to the point where we’ve turned Duvall into nothing but a victim and the situation was a bit more complicated than that, and it’s gotten to a point where we don’t even give her credit for her performance because we love obsessing over the “trauma” she went through...though it wasn’t THAT much of a different experience than what countless other Kubrick actors have gone through. Jim Carrey put the production stuff and cast of Man on the Moon through far worse.

[@kdfrk247]

@@CarloisBuriedAlive I agree. But it still doesn't make it right does it? I have empathy with her as a female I suppose. 😊

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

@@kdfrk247 Kubrick in a lot of ways had some bad habits (though led to amazing results most of the time) but Duvall’s “torture” on the set of the Shining has become more legend than fact. We literally have footage where Shelley is seen having issues with Kubrick but it’s a very back and forward thing, and she also had the added pressure of being on the set with Nicholson who already had a huge movie star status and she’s admitted to feeling like she was seen as a secondary talent compared to him. We even see a scene in the doc where Shelley is complaining about accidentally pulling her hair out and Kubrick tells people nearby to not sympathize with her because it doesn’t help her and she answers “yes it does” with a smirk. The fact that people are pinning her modern day mental illnesses on filming this movie is absolutely ridiculous. As far as empathy, I empathize with a lot of hard working actors and directors from back then who put tons of work into making their craft. The people on Kubrick sets who did dozens and dozens of takes, actors who were under heavy makeup that ended up being toxic and led to future health problems, massive issues with filming movies like Jaws, etc. Thankfully, with many of these movies, the work is on the screen and can be appreciated.

[@SLEEPTHIEFofficial]

The opening sequence with the Dies Irae music is one of the most unsettling openings in any horror film. It creates a real sense of tension and the fact that it is just shots of the family going up the mountain is a testament to Kubrick's skill.

[@ThreadBomb]

It serves the function of transporting the viewer into the world of the film.

[@cleverlydevisedmyth]

I play the pipe organ and didn't notice this was the medieval Latin sequence until someone pointed it out. What great choices Wendy Carlos made in putting together this soundtrack!

[@nathanroberts1053]

In the book, dick hallorann, the cook, doesnt die, he helps them both escape. Dick hallorann is actually briefly in IT. He is the cook at The Black Spot. He saves people with his shining too

[@eliascrooker7773]

They should have done that

[@alchemypotato]

One of the best things about Stephen King is all the little connections to the rest of his work he puts in everything.

[@nathanroberts1053]

@@alchemypotato very true mate. As reflected in the dark tower books. Everybook is in some way connected. He is a genius

[@petezahut2432]

I watched the movie before reading the book and the whole time reading the book I was so nervous for Dick’s character lol

[@nathanroberts1053]

@@petezahut2432 haha yeah i watched the movie first too, you feel the same relief and joy that he actually survived ? Aha

[@PlugInKali]

The Mist has one of the most depressing and traumatising endings ever. I've watched it once and I have no desire to watch it again. You've been warned, Tom. It's a great film, don't get me wrong, but once was enough for me.

[@bbaballz9713]

honestly thought it was pretty funny. not what happened, but just how it could've been avoided if they had been patient.

[@ioanaberbece8137]

I liked the novel ending for The Mist though. I hated the movie ending and didn't feel like it was something SK would write (I saw the movie first before reading the book).

[@mohammedashian8094]

@@ioanaberbece8137 actually king liked the movie ending better and wished that he thought of writing it

[@amberkelly3187]

In the book it explains “Tony” who Danny talks to is actually a projection of his older self. As if his spirit that is powerfully psychic has created a way of explaining things to Danny who is too young to understand. Antony is Danny’s middle name.

[@relent-lass7510]

The ‘here’s Johnny’ scene has to be one of the most memorable scenes ever It’s definitely one of my favourite scenes

[@j.woodbury412]

Ironically, that line was almost cut from the movie. Stanley Kubrick had been living in the United Kingdom for years before the movie came out and had never watched "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson, so he had no idea where the line came from. He thought Jack Nicholson made the line up.

[@Mr19ewan71]

THE THING.....must be your next movie....classic

[@antoineyoung2237]

Absolutely. My fav movie.

[@tomwisniewski8988]

100%

[@GoodEyeSniper74]

Been saying this. My all time favourite movie. All time classic.

[@joshuanelson6795]

I'm still amazed they haven't reacted to that classic yet. It's probably my single favorite horror movie of all time--truly a film that must be seen by any horror fan.

[@MrDeadstu]

I think the boys are scared to watch The Thing....lol

[@tomyoung9049]

This is a non-stop suspense. It never gives you a breather. The final sequence, I feel the 'spirits' of the hotel were feeling the full energy anticipating him killing his family as they wanted. The photo goes back to where Grady tells him "you have ALWAYS been the caretaker".

[@tophergerkey]

The book eventually goes a bit more into who Tony is. He's actually Danny himself from about ten years in the future, projecting himself back into his own past mind to save his younger self. Danny's full name is Daniel Anthony Torrance.

[@christopherwall2121]

Ka is a wheel after all.

[@damienthorn1849]

Watch the Wendy theory...she was the insane one. Not the dad

[@christopherwall2121]

@@damienthorn1849 It's also completely wrong. The Overlook Hotel IS haunted.

[@el34glo59]

@@damienthorn1849 Yeah no

[@radianteclipse75]

The scene with wendy having the bat and him yelling at her going up the stairs. Was supposedly done so many times that it drove the actress a little mad. That her crying was real.

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

I believe it was a record-breaking 127 times!

[@el34glo59]

Absolutely terrible what Kubrick did to her. But what a performance!

[@SnailHatan]

Oh, jesus christ, no it wasn’t real tears.

[@PuppetMaster-Blade]

"Her acting is so real" Yupp, being tortured on set will do that to ya 😅

[@rofyle]

Wendy, darling. Light . . . of my life. hahahaha.

[@TheICEgirl6100]

the fact that they aren't looking at eachother beecause on guy' flipped bothers me,lmao

[@eliascrooker7773]

Stop complaining.

[@ibuprofriends]

its almost all i can think of lmao

[@w1975b]

I noticed that too!

[@Kingston997]

Same ahahaha I’m so glad someone mentioned it

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@eliascrooker7773 This person isn't complaining.

[@JDelwynn]

There is some neat cinematography in The Shining that I love, like the part where Danny drives his bike upstairs, but you don't realize it because it looks like the ground is flat, or how the office, in the beginning, shows the outside through the window when it's physically impossible. Makes you feel really strange while watching without realizing those things don't make sense, but the best part of it is that it doesn't make sense on purpose.

[@luckymustard]

So should the guys watch Room 237?

[@keylo1515]

Just like when they’re watching TV, -before Danny wants to get his fire engine,- and it’s not even plugged in to power. Creeps.

[@JDelwynn]

@@luckymustard I'm a bit late here, but the answer is no. It's mostly about crackpot conspiracy theories than the making of the movie.

[@RedEarth20XDX]

I love how this movie blends a psycho killer and haunted house movie together without them interfering in a negative way.

[@253jacksonrhoads1]

Fun fact: the snow outside of the hotel is actually salt. And due to some masterful editing, the snowy landscape has a blue tint to signify the temperature. While filming, the salty landscape was in fact yellow. And as you would imagine, very difficult to shoot.

[@barbarachieppo8290]

❤Jack was a firefighter back in the day He knows his way around an axe What a fantastic film

[@ArthurKnight1899]

You can watch the video of preparation Jack was doing before shooting that scene and it's fucking insane! He's in character and swinging axe infront of film crew.

[@murmursmeglos]

I saw a good description that the book is about a sane man going insane, while the film is an insane man who pretended to be sane.

[@paulp9274]

Yeah, that was Stephen King's big complaint with the film, he said something like "You expect Jack Nicholson to try to murder his family with an axe."

[@GrainneMhaol]

@@paulp9274 What I take from the film is that Jack is an abusive alcoholic who secretly wants to kill his wife and child.

[@LJ101diehl]

Grainne Mhaol In the book he is still a violent drunk, but he is also a thoughtful idealistic man on the road to recovery. The corrupting nature of the hotel brings out his evil tendencies. I may be off through I read it long ago.

[@alchemypotato]

I think the stories are actually fundamentally the same. The film is just stripped down with a focus on the mood and terror whereas the novel has all the meat of the story and all the emotions. I think whether you are more affected by terror or empathy may dictate which version you prefer.

[@GrainneMhaol]

@@LJ101diehl Yes, and the film is the opposite, which is why King hates it so much. He sees the horror as external, whereas Kubrick sees it as internal.

[@jaycrotamars2545]

Also Jack Nicholson acting in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is legendary if you guys aint seen it?

[@scombs6543]

Yes, its one of my favorite movies ever. Everyone should see it at least once in their lifetime.

[@brucef310]

It's not a horror film and that is what they review.

[@scombs6543]

@@brucef310 it might as well be. The stuff in that movie really happened, and thats scarier than any slasher movie.

[@moodfm5673]

@@brucef310 they started doing horror because it was coming up to halloween i think theyv done loads of sci fi recently

[@frightenedsoul]

@@scombs6543 y’all should give the book a go. It’s from Chief’s perspective and his descriptions are just magnificent. Not a very long book either but one of my absolute favorites for sure

[@spackle9999]

The book and movie are each separate pieces of art, really. Once two geniuses like King and Kubrick get ahold of a story they really will just make it their own.

[@amberkelly3187]

I really hated the book. You get two thirds in before they even reach the hotel. I am not a fan of Kings books in general. The stories are good but his style is too long winded for me.

[@dimas3829]

King is overhyped. He is talentless hack who couldn't write a page without swallowing some mind-altering drugs for inspiration. I pity his editors who turned the mess he was writing in a proper script.

[@kiera6326]

@@dimas3829 Have you ever read Misery?

[@dimas3829]

@@kiera6326 about some insane bitch with yandere love for the bed-ridden author? Average anime has better plot than that.

[@el34glo59]

Kubrick made the shining what it is imo. And the fact King didn't like it, doesn't surprise me. He has terrible taste in the finished project.

[@vanessapizzingrilli6941]

i’ve seen this movie many times but my heart was still racing while watching this. Kubrick is a genius

[@christianzegroot802]

Am I the only one that finds it a little off putting that they both look in the same direction to look at each other?

[@RealJap]

Me too, I hoped they would've fix that after the first upload but it's still the same.

[@lynnevetter]

Bwahaha.. throws me off every time! 🤣🤣

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

I believe they mentioned this during their Q&A. I don't think they're going to change it.

[@CopperValentine]

YES!

[@kaerbear]

Yes! Why?? Lol. That's distracting!

[@PeterG00000]

In the book he is possessed. In the movie he is enabled.

[@youellswinney1964]

I highly recommend the movie The Changeling starring George C. Scott. My favorite gost story and criminally underseen.

[@heathjustiss4549]

The Changeling is soooo creepy!

[@andriswood5434]

I second that! The Changeling is by FAR my favorite film!

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

The bit with the ball is so goddamn creepy.

[@heathjustiss4549]

Just FYI... you can watch the Changeling for free on the KZbin right now! Do it!!

[@laserspewpew_7175]

agreed! when you can make a bouncing ball scary you know you are doing horror right!

[@Femmefatale1990]

The Shining was based on the very real Stanley Hotel in the state of Colorado. Stephen King stayed there and was inspired to write the book as hotel guests were checking out and it was closing for the winter. He supposedly had an eerie experience in room 217. The hotel plays the movie on a loop 24/7 on one of their channels, there’s some creepy photos from the hotel as well as it’s reported to be haunted.

[@chiasanzes9770]

Also The Eagles wrote their song Hotel California after their stay in Stanley Hotel. " You can check in anytime you like but you cannot never leave.." It is told to be a very haunted hotel.

[@jpkjpk11]

Grady "corrected them"

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

😂😂😂Anyone else see Ford vs Ferrari, and wanted to hear Grady/Mr Ford, "correct," his plant workers?

[@cedriccanezza1496]

Maybe you should watch Misery as a Stephen King adaptation movie. Not as good as this masterpiece but really effective :) Good job guys !

[@austonlincoln7757]

Yea, I prefer the axe to the Sledge hammer

[@23mimiboo]

I second watching Misery because it's grossly underrated and there are no reactions to it on KZbin. Unpopular opinion tho: I prefer Misery to The Shining🤷🏾‍♀️

[@StrmgrXL]

mimi1988 I have always preferred Misery to the Shining. I have always felt the shining was kind of overrated (unpopular opinion, I know)

[@ceevio_art]

@@23mimiboo There are a couple of Misery reactions, but I agree, these guys should do Misery. Kathy Bates won best Actress Oscar for it.

[@cassietad3178]

@@StrmgrXL i agree, Misery is one of my favourite films

[@muffitsg]

Add Donnie Darko to your list, it took me a week to get over that film.

[@shrøømpizza-u1t]

Pls

[@flyingardilla143]

That movie always felt so familiar. I guess I had a messed-up adolescence...

[@billieinka]

yesss i need to see them react to donnie darko

[@jaxmanx]

Shelley duvall had a meltdown and went through depression due to the gruelling filming and what it took out from her, her energy, her mental health hence why she never ever did any more horrors/psychologic films.

[@shirleykitchens8077]

That's because the scene with the bat took up to 127 takes. 😨😨😨😱😱😱

[@zerolsr2228]

They way they shot this film it truly a testament to true horror. The way the camera moves and follows him when he is riding his big wheel down the hallway it builds it up so well.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

Well in the book the cook survived, Jack was able to resist the spirits and the hotel blew up. Jack Nicholson fantastic actor here.

[@jco685]

??? In the book, Jack struggled with his own love for Danny vs the influence of the hotel, but in the end he was completely overtaken by the hotel, became "The Caretaker" once and for all. He didn't sacrifice himself to blow up the hotel, he was trying to save it. The hotel's boiler was overheating. Jack was frantically trying to lower the pressure on it, but he was too late and the boiler exploded.

[@el34glo59]

​@@jco685Which they used in tje sequel

[@williamsmith9708]

I seriously get the creeps whenever I'm walking down any long hotel hallways by myself because of this movie. Great reaction gentlemen!!

[@andrewjames3592]

Please don’t go anywhere for too long. You guys are such a highlight for me right now. Firstly, you love the sort of movies I love. The overriding feeling I get from watching you guys experience a film I love for the first time is the same pleasurable feeling you get watching a favourite film with a friend. Your reactions are priceless. Tom’s facial expressions are just too adorable for words. Heart on sleeve time, I suffer from depression big time and your videos never fail to put a smile on my face. No easy task. A huge thank you for that to both of you. I’d love to see you stick with my favourite genre of horror and see you react to further franchise entries to some of the films you’ve already watched, like the Scream sequels, Nightmare 3 and Exorcist 3. There are also some, slightly, more obscure titles. It would be great to watch you react to Peter Jackson’s Braindead. A film guaranteed to elicit strong reactions throughout. Some terrific thrillers too such as Silence of the Lambs and Seven. Having said that, there are a wealth of great films out there from a variety of genres and I’m sure I’ll love watching you guys enjoying the hell out of them for a long time to come. Cinema Rules gets a 12.5 out of 10 from me!

[@jimmysmom581]

I hope you are feeling better now.

[@petegiant]

The layout of the building doesn't match the path that Danny rides around the hotel.

[@lewisgodden1488]

Usually Stephen Kings most well known stories are ones people don’t know are by him 😂 like Shawshank Redemption or Green Mile 🤷‍♂️

[@taylorbarnhart9882]

Frank Darabont is incredible. he did the Mist , my favorite stephen king adaptation

[@brucef310]

You forgot Booty Pirates.

[@adgato75]

@@taylorbarnhart9882 The Mist is an amazing film. And a great adaptation as well , very faithful.

[@el34glo59]

And the best adapted are ones he's not involved in. He has terrible taste in movies. I remember he bitched about The Shining which is one of the greatest films of all time

[@adgato75]

@@el34glo59 He also directed Maximum Overdrive. But at least afterwards he admitted it was terrible lol

[@TheScorpia12]

Just rewatching some of the classics of yours with yall and I gotta say I think I've settled on my favorite scene and dialogue from the movie. The scene when he snaps at Wendy talking about leaving him alone while he works. Something about his delivery is just so incredible I can't explain how it makes the scene feel so genuine, the venom in his delivery

[@EyesForYou21]

I’m so glad I stumbled upon your Exorcist reaction, because you two are honestly a joy to watch (and that’s not just because you’re both very easy on the eyes 😏). Two articulate, thoughtful, funny dudes talking about movies...what more could a gal want haha. Also that comment at 15:04 “it was even worse...it was my parent’s house” was too real lol 😂

[@nativeveteran7772]

I concur

[@gregdiller8303]

Here's an odd thing about The Shining: one it's own, not comparing to the classic book by King, it's a horror classic. But as an adaption to his book, The Shining is indeed a horrible adaption. Not that I'm saying I don't like Kubrick's version, I do, but I can understand why King really hated this film just the same. In King's novel, Jack Torrance slowly goes mad because of the ghosts in the hotel, and the hotel makes him drink, which he struggles with in the book, since he has quit drinking (in real life, King was an alcoholic as well as a coke addicted in the mid 80s.) In King's novel, the hotel itself is pretty much alive, trapping ghosts and making them do horrible things to the living, trying to consume all the souls it can get. Jack, in the book, has the Shining as well, hence why he is manipulated by the ghosts and the hotel. The hotel wants to consume Danny's powers for its own purposes, and throughout the novel the hotel tries to kill him itself, either by getting strangled by the drowned woman in 217 (not 237 as it is in the film) or trapping him in the snowbank while bringing hedge animals to live . King wrote the Overlook based on the real Stanley hotel in Colorado, which the hotel is rumored to be haunted. Yes, King does go further into the history of the hotel in his book, with Jack going down in the cellar and finding newspaper articles and documents, as well as some other minor characters, and you get the sense that the hotel is alive since it has been built, and not in a good way. Jack in Kubrick's version is already mad, you can see it from the first frame, which is something I don't care for compared to King's novel. There is a miniseries in the late 90s that King wrote more closely to his book, starring Steven Weber, but that seems to be easily forgotten about. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to your next ten films!!!

[@Henrik_Holst]

Also by the end of the book it's still ambiguous if the Overlook really was evil and possessed Jack or if Jack simply was an abusive alcoholic that went mad from cabin fever. That's one fantastic thing with it that isn't present in Kubrick:s adaptation.

[@luckymustard]

The miniseries I think is looked down upon mostly because of the acting.

[@mariah1676]

I also enjoy how the book explains a lot more about things that are confusing in the movie. The two guys Wendy sees where one is in a bear costume. And I really enjoyed the ending as well. It’s been a while since I’ve read it though so I’ll probably read it again soon.

[@rafaelsantosx]

Feels like movie Jack doesn't care too much about his family since the start.

[@CopperValentine]

It’s not ambiguous. There wasn’t any alcohol at the hotel. The ghosts/hotel were able to possess him because he was an alcoholic. It made him think he was drinking, thus opening his mind up for full possession.

[@anothermonday5664]

29:37 = traumatized. You guys have outdone yourselves again.

[@deadlyredly1]

"this is my favourite scene of all time" - god yes! It says so much, without a single line of dialogue

[@deadlyredly1]

And then of course becomes the moment Jack and Wendy "talk". So much creep factor that binds the whole. Outstanding movie making!

[@docyukiohattori]

I love how you zoom in on the New Guy's reactions because it's a visual quote of the weird shot of Danny when Halloran is killed. He covers his ears a lot, too, it's really funny and cute

[@johndrews206]

23:14 her acting is so real. Shelly duval actually had a mental breakdown while filming this role.

[@SUZUKI1777]

Yup so sad just wrote a comment on this.

[@cutthr0atjake]

Yep, she was driven to a break down by Kubrick.

[@Daniel-pg5gd]

The poor woman Stanley put her through hell hope she gets help asap

[@mem1701movies]

Daniel Muscat little late for the help...40 years later

[@bigcrackrock]

People have made a mountain out of a mole hill with this story in recent years. From the behind the scenes footage his daughter took it looked somewhat playful and he was hard on her at times like he was everyone when it came to getting the shot the he wanted. I don't know why people wanna act like he tortured her in a basement and used his magical abilities to instill schizophrenia. There's plenty of dudes out there with grumpy bosses that expect things to be done a certain way, all while breaking their body and living paycheck to paycheck that would kill for that kind abuse.

[@deckofcards87]

The images in this movie, such as the twins in the hallway, seer into your mind forever! I first saw The Shining in a revival theatre in the late 90s and was fascinated by it. I still watch it a few times a year. Love your reactions, keep it up!

[@6potsofgold877]

Just want to say 1. I'm amazed you both are able to go into all these without having seen most of them, I appreciate that you're sharing your first experiences of the classics with us! and 2. this channel is exactly what i've always wanted to see as both a horror fan and a fan of first reaction videos.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

The thing about Danny riding his tricycle throughout the hotel is the time between turns is the same. He is riding in a perfect square but ends up in different hallways. It's an example of how this hotel is constantly changing as you move through it. The office at the beginning of the film is also impossible. You see that it's in the middle of the hotel and the hallways continue behind it yet the office has a window with a view outside. The Overlook hotel doesn't want to make sense.

[@dazd6267]

He's so happy to show his friend the movie, I act the same ... I love these two guys.

[@PrivateCustard]

Added to 'watch later'. You guys have quickly become must-see reactors! Keep it up :)

[@rachelconsoli8428]

Your reactions are legit perfection, I relate completely and this is my favorite horror movie of all time. Brilliantly acted, shot, and written...the way it builds tension to such an unnerving level is complete genius. Kubrick is crazy but this movie is a legit masterpiece.

[@lauriedonahue3373]

They filmed the scene with the bat 138 times! Kubrick was a wicked perfectionist!

[@paulelroy6650]

There perfectionists then theres arseholes. He was a great filmmaker but a piece of shit.

[@damanhammerar154life7]

@@paulelroy6650 the truth ain't popular. Thanks for speaking it.👍

[@lauriedonahue3373]

@@paulelroy6650 That he was Paul! That he DEFINITELY was!

[@jacktorrance3522]

This was wonderful to watch and to see your appreciation for this horror classic. I've spoken to people who said The Shining "wasn't scary" but when I asked them to clarify what they meant they would say things like "I didn't jump out of my seat once" - in essence they think scary is just constant jump scares. The Shining is terrifying though not because it has jump scares (in fact arguably by modern standards of what constitutes a "jump scare" it has none) but because the notion of being trapped somewhere isolated with a crazy family member who is trying to kill you is frightening. Consider watching "Doctor Sleep" as in my opinion it was a very good sequel to "The Shining".

[@fieryredruby]

Shelly is the most believable because Stanley Kubrick kept her separate from the rest of the crew and cast, so she didn't know what was going on. It was so bad that she had a nervous breakdown after filming where she lost most of her hair.

[@ThreadBomb]

That's actually a myth that unfortunately gets repeated a lot. Just watch the behind-the-scenes film and you'll see that Shelley was fine.

[@barryscott8041]

I saw her interviewed. She said at the Premiere of the film, she realized what Kubrick had been doing and WHY. She held no grudges

[@el34glo59]

​@@ThreadBombIt's not a myth. At all. She admitted it but holds no ill will towards Kubrick

[@kryten09]

Ewan mcgregor is actually the same age as the actor that played danny.

[@kryten09]

@@egoranonymous3223 they mentioned (as a joke) that the boy in the movie was ewan mcgregor. He wasn't but he is the same age as him. So in the sequel, it's actually age correct as if the original child actor came back to do the role as an adult.

[@egoranonymous3223]

@@kryten09 Well, that would have made sense, except, you just told me about a sequel. How effing cool!!! Have you seen it? It is good?? I have to see if there is a book. AWESOME! THANKS

[@positivelysimful1283]

@@egoranonymous3223 It's called Dr. Sleep. Yes, there is a book, it's about Danny when he grew up. And yes, there is a movie with Ewan McGregor playing adult Danny. In the book, King follows his original The Shining novel storyline, but the movie tries to combine both King and Kubrick's versions and I think fans of both are pretty satisfied. I recommend reading the book first, the book and the movie for Dr. Sleep are very different (and completely different endings) but both are very good.

[@egoranonymous3223]

@@positivelysimful1283 You have no idea how happy this makes me. I'm stuck in bed until sometime monday. my doctor screwed up my pain meds refill. Thank you very much.

[@positivelysimful1283]

@@egoranonymous3223 Cool hope you feel better, enjoy your reading & viewing :o)

[@porkfrog2785]

Doctor Sleep is highly recommended, and you haven't seen The Mist??? shame shame shame shame The book is just a jumping-off point for the film, and yes, the book runs thru the ENTIRETY of the backstory...King is upset with it because it abandons his central theme...there are scenes in the book that are just silly, but actually the scariest 'Shining' scene, and most claustrophobic scene is IN THE BOOK...and I don't get creeped out easily...the book is not better, but it had that scene in it that disturbed me more than the entirety of the movie, in which only the kissing a rotted corpse bothered me

[@Goomyx1492]

Honestly, the book and movie versions of The Shining are just VERY different in general. In some ways they are polar opposites but they both stand on their own as GREAT. I'd recommend anyone to check out one version if they're only familiar with the other.

[@SUZUKI1777]

I agree the mist has one of the most memorable and greatest endings in movies in history for all who watched know what I mean.

[@PastHisPrime336]

Yes, The Mist is a great movie and the end is spectacular.

[@Borntoberiled]

Hey the more films they haven't seen yet, the more videos we get from them 👍

[@atfbproductions7458]

doctor sleep directors cut would be a better experience

[@chriswilkinson9074]

This is definitely my favorite channel! The book, "The Shining" is quite a bit different than the movie. I like em both 😉

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

EXACTLY my reaction...well said...;)

[@poneal666]

Same here. I think the book has a bit of an edge because Jack Torrance is more sympathetic throughout, which makes his actions and fate the more horrifying, where Jack Nicholson's take on the character quickly becomes unsympathetic. Just my take.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I love this film, and the book was also really good. I, however, did NOT like the TV miniseries that King wrote to be more like his novel. That was so bad and so clunky it was embarrassing.

[@mattduck69er]

You guys have to check out Rosemary's Baby. That, this and the exorcist are the Trinity of old school horror.

[@d1sk-cord531]

I would replace Rosemary's Baby with the original Pet Sematary.

[@BoxOKittens]

@@d1sk-cord531 It's difficult to narrow down into just three tbh, because I would also include the Stepford Wives in this list. I don't think there's really a 'top three' and more just a list of classics that helped shape the genre.

[@d1sk-cord531]

@trha2222 In your opinion of course, i was actually willing to go with the original Halloween as well.

[@d1sk-cord531]

@@BoxOKittens I agree, too many to choose from, Salem's Lot is also a good one and extremely underrated.

[@jackdonohue7893]

D1Sk - CORD no way!

[@candicemonique5927]

Shelley Duvall was not acting during the scene where read his writings. The director gave them different instructions for that scene. She was unaware the he would turn on her a start shouting and back her up the stairs. He didn’t know that she was legitimately afraid and would hit him with the bat. Him falling down the stairs was unscripted too.

[@nickbuchanan190]

I know! This movie is one of the greatest ever made! Jack and Shelly are wonderful. Still so frightening to this day.

[@26101976bdm]

40 yrs ago today The Shining had its premiere in London. Best Horror film of all time, watch it multiple times and you'll be rewarded differently each time.

[@eliascrooker7773]

It's not the best.

[@26101976bdm]

@@eliascrooker7773 easy to disagree without offering an alternative.

[@eliascrooker7773]

@@26101976bdm you gonna cry?

[@26101976bdm]

@@eliascrooker7773 and a fuckwit - living the dream knuckles.

[@eliascrooker7773]

@@26101976bdm keep crying pansy

[@Casserole391]

Fun fact that the original book by Stephen King, he was inspired to write it after a similar paranormal event that happened to King while staying in an old hotel in the winter

[@shanedaley6236]

I would love to visit the hotel the story is so interesting as well as they were just shutting down and he really was there alone

[@dylanjamieson4300]

Never seen The Shining because much like Tom, it's so highly praised, I feel as though I've seen it already because of all the references in pop culture. And I fear that it won't live up to the hype. But after seeing Tom's genuine reaction to finally seeing it, I'll definitely give it a go.

[@KentuckyWallChicken]

I’m exactly like you, before watching it myself nearly a year ago I already knew what was going to happen, but when I got in and watched it I was so absorbed into the suspense that I was on the edge of my seat hoping the main characters would survive- again, knowing exactly what would happen! First time that’s ever happened to me and that’s a testament to how good the film is. Hope you have a similar experience!

[@mem1701movies]

I don’t care for it. Think it’s overrated.

[@iont8172]

How can you watch a reaction of a movie you haven't seen? So many spoilers. How can you enjoy it now??

[@dylanjamieson4300]

@@iont8172 because of how long this movie has been out, i already know so much about it because of pop culture. much like Psycho (1960), it's been out so long and been referenced so often in pop culture I already knew so much about it. But when I finally watched it for the first time a few years ago, I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@KentuckyWallChicken]

@@iont8172 See my reply. It’s the first one. Plus I have seen studies that suggest people who have been spoiled on something actually enjoy the material more than people who go in blind.

[@omegazombies]

I've read the book, and watched the film, and I love both separately for very different reasons. Both are masterpieces imo. I think Kubrick just took the concept and made it his own and honestly that's always more interesting for me than a straight up adaptation, because you get to see it through someone else's creative lens. Anyway, glad I stumbled across the channel. Excited to see what you guys do moving forward!

[@Ryssa9548]

Children of the Corn is Stephen King's but the kids eyes don't glow. You're talking about Village of the Damned by John Wyndham, the remake was directed by John Carpenter

[@justinplayfair4638]

First time Shaun does a reaction capless! Part of me is proud he's doing that, part of me misses the cap!

[@nervmeister]

13:45 - The average person after spending the day on set with Stanley Kubrick.

[@shirleykitchens8077]

Me after watching "2001 A Space Odessy." 😴🤷

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Nah, that would be 17:11

[@ronstone007]

@@imcallingjapan2178 lol

[@cassandramcbride7007]

My only complain...its not even a complain, but... Jack´s performance in the beginning. It´s already so over the top, that doesnt make us having pitty on him, when he descend into the madness. Even when he dies, we are kinda "glad that he did". I think till middle movie, he should had be more low key, for us care about him, and also to makes us keep guessing. The fact that jack is already kinda mad in the start, make us guessing that he will be the one that will be affected by something. Breaks that essence of "is the isolation or supernatural forces that make him go mad". While i do enjoy the Shinning i never had that unconfortable feeling. Not in like Gaspar Noé movies (not horror in sense of scary instead its the situations itself) that after the movie ends, its stays with you for a while.

[@jb888888888]

38:30 Interestingly enough there was an ending scene that Stanly Kubrick decided to remove after opening night. He, or people working for him, went to all the theaters that had copies of the film and removed the footage from the final reel. As far as anyone knows he destoryed all copies including the master so the only record of it is the shooting script, and people's memories of it.

[@Dougwarren69]

Nice job guys, and you picked the best in my humble opinion. I'm 51 and have watched horror films all my life, and I can guarantee you that once you've seen some more of what's out there and the classics, you will change your vote to 10. Enjoying your channel brothers.☮️🤘

[@213byron]

light of my LIFE

[@BangTanPrettiNikki]

I’ve watched you guys but never realized how much I loved this channel until now. You guys are awesome 🥰🙌🏾

[@Cubs-Den-Reactions]

26:34 “What would you do?” My answer: Die... I Die. There’s no way outta that! 😂

[@GreetingsFromBlackwoodFarm]

When Jack puts his face through the hole and says "Here's Johnny!", Wendy could've stabbed him in the face, through the eye. Not saying that's an easy position to be in; killing the man you love, but that seems to me to be a way out.

[@Mus1c1luv]

Finally! Reactors who understood the premise of the story!😃😃

[@meghanmonroe]

Fun fact: The Overlook Hotel is based on The Stanley Hotel in Colorado. The hedge maze was built on a soundstage for the movie, but because of popular demand, the Stanley Hotel planted a real hedge maze in 2015.

[@dislikes2724]

Glad to see the channel growing, it’s good to see good channels like this grow, you guys deserve it!

[@TomVCunningham]

Honestly, you should just follow this up with "Doctor Sleep" just for completions sake. It rounds out and clarifies things in this film while being very much it's own thing. Subscribed.

[@petergivenbless900]

Funny about wanting the film to be a little shorter as it looks to me like you were watching the "shorter" version of 'The Shining', I actually prefer the longer "American Cut"; it's not so much different as just there's more of it to watch which I think amplifies the cumulative sense of dread the film builds up. Sidenote: when you guys take turns filming each other it reminds me of 'Peep Show'!

[@scottv9667]

Instagram culture is shorter everything. Instant gratification. Guaranteed they didn’t watch the full flick

[@JMulvy]

I think the cover you were talking about (with the children with the glowing eyes) is Village of the Damned, not Children of the Corn, but I could be mistaken. I am currently working on a simple art piece based on the Shining and I have decided to use your videos as my surrogates, to remind me of my own first-time reactions when watching the movies and you did not disappoint.

[@KeeganRusz]

This movie is great. Its a huge rabbithole once you start searching for answers. Everytime I watch the shining I notice something new that has me searching. The twins used to terrify me as a kid to the point I was to afraid to watch it further. Nowadays I like to rewatch it once in a while.

[@marknunes368]

Look forward every week to your reactions! You guys are great! Can’t wait to see what’s coming next.

[@SUZUKI1777]

Great review. I agree with the overhyped movies I haven't watched alot but it feels like I did with it being everywhere. The bathtube scene and the photo scene was scary. After seeing what the actress who played the mother had to go through when filming this is so sad. The scenes she had to retake and one particular scene she did over 100 times made her stress and hair fallout. Can't watch the movie the same after seeing what they went through. Have a great day.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

8:10 "That's odd. Usually the blood gets off at the second floor." :)

[@shirleykitchens8077]

😏😳☺️😊😁😄

[@DevInvest]

17:33 talking about making what you want- having vision- That’s “2001 A Space Odyssey “ Kubrick is my fa favorite American Director of all time. Kurosawa is my favorite, of all time. Those camera angels of Jack in the fridge- looking up- Pure Kubrick genius.

[@mokthemagicman]

Explanation time: Jack has the Shining power just as his son has. They both can see and talk to ghosts. The haunted hotel of ghosts knows this and wants the family to join them in death and be part of the hotel forever. They even help Jack escape the fridge to go on a killing spree. Jack was also a guest there in a former life as seen in the old photo which is more reason the ghosts want him to join them again. As far as the weird bear costume scene, I think the bear in the costume is the first sexual furry just messing with Wendy for a scare. All the ghosts are trying to freak her out with scares like the blood elevator, dead guy, cheers guy and furry. Great film with the best building of horror I have ever seen.

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

The only gratification I got out of the book over the movie, is that they explain the guy in the costume. In the book he's a former lover of the guy on the bed. The guy on the bed toys with him by telling him that if he shows up at the masquerade ball dressed as a dog, and plays along and pretty much demeans himself by acting like a dog the whole night, he might consider spending the night with him again (hence the compromising position of the two men that Wendy runs across in the movie). Honestly? it's just as good and horrifying without the context though lol.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

What you said about Jack being there in a former life, is that from the book? I don’t remember bc I read it like 25 yrs ago but I always thought the photo in the end represented all the people the hotel “consumed” over the years... and Jack went mad so easily bc he wasn’t a very good person to begin with. That was my takeaway anyways.

[@mokthemagicman]

@@kimberlyjeanne9456 Not in book. Just my interpretation of the film. The hotel ghosts talk to Jack as they know him. Like an old buddy coming to visit. I like your idea too. The ending is up for interpretation I think.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

I'm not sure if Jack was there in a past life, but from reading the book a couple of times I totally believe that Danny inherited his psychic powers from his father. Danny's "shine," is more powerful because he's still a child. Jack has dulled his powers by his drug use over the years. This is just my take on all of this.

[@garbageday587]

Wendy too seeing the ghosts.