'The Shining' (1980) | Arianna & Maple React to Classic Horror!

👻 Brace yourselves as Arianna and Maple encounter the classic psychological horror - 'The Shining' (1980) for the first time! Known for its enigmatic narrative and haunting visuals, we explore the eerie corridors of the Overlook Hotel alongside the Torrance family, unraveling dark secrets and iconic moments in horror cinema history! 🎬🔪
🌀 Synopsis: 'The Shining,' directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on Stephen King's novel, unveils the horrifying experiences of the Torrance family at an isolated hotel during the off-season. Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as the winter caretaker of the ominous Overlook Hotel. With his wife Wendy and psychic son Danny, the family becomes ensnared in the hotel's malevolent grip, leading to a descent into madness and terror.
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[@Diegesis]

Dr.Sleep is indeed coming down the pike :D

[@Damiana_Dimock]

😊👏🏼 Dr. Sleep is My favorite Stephen King adaptation, that and 1408.

[@svperstar]

must have the shining because you read my mind ... .. .

[@a1superfantastic]

It is a shockingly great sequel. As much as Stephen King hated The Shining for not being faithful to the novel, he adored the Dr. Sleep adaptation.

[@a1superfantastic]

@@Damiana_Dimock Stand By Me and Misery as honorable mentions?

[@NehemiahRyan]

It's too slow. There's some terrible over-acting too. It's good to watch once for the story but it's not good enough for a second watch.

[@a1superfantastic]

Fun facts: Nicholson was a volunteer firefighter at the time, and as such he was chopping right through the prop doors with a couple swings of the axe. They had to build a set of solid oak doors just to slow him down. Also, Nicholson was a tireless advocate for child actors and spent a lot of time with Danny Lloyd (Danny) on set comforting him for the "scary scenes" coming up and helping him with his homework.

[@rob0bp0]

The scene took three days to film, Nicholson slashed 60 doors before Kubrick was satisfied with his psychotic frenzy.

[@j.woodbury412]

I read that Stanley Kubrick was very protective of Danny Lloyd and even kept the fact from him that he was making a horror movie. In some scenes, like where Wendy is holding Danny while yelling at Jack for strangling him, she's actually holding a life-size doll.

[@TheTsar1918]

If only he was such an advocate for Shelly.

[@j.woodbury412]

@@TheTsar1918 True. But from what I read, he and Jack Nicholson were both impressed with her performance, and they both said it was the toughest acting job they had ever seen anyone do. And Duvall said in an interview that she believed the reason Kubrick pushed her so hard was to bring out her best performance, and while she appreciated the experience, it was one she never wanted to go through again.

[@explodingplant2]

It really adds to the scene, part of what makes it so iconic. Plus the camera work, the way the camera relentlessly follows the axe swing instead of staying still. But you can see the unbridled effort (the opposite of seeing actors fake punches) and the actual strength of the door giving way. 😱

[@mwalsh47]

Danny had one of the smartest moves in movie history at the end. Realized his dad would be able to follow his tracks through the maze, so he backtracks, staying inside his own footprints, and then hides. Once Jack ran out of tracks to follow, he was on his own and doomed, while Danny was able to then follow both their tracks back out the way they came in.

[@patricktilton5377]

Wendy gets away from Jack as he menacingly approaches her, swinging her bat, by walking backwards. Also, after Jack realizes he's embracing a zombie-hag in the Room 237 bathroom, he backs away from her to get away and out of that room. Danny, who had been 'shining' all-the-while, was remotely viewing both scenes, so that's how he could know to walk backwards while in the hedge-maze to escape his father.

[@hello11197]

@@patricktilton5377Yeah I’m sure he was using magic to figure out he could walk backwards 🙄

[@catnip3737]

Pretty sure he saw the walking backwards on a cartoon while watching TV. It's been years since I've seen the movie, but I remember that scene because of the foreshadowing

[@robertrouse4503]

When this film was released in 1980, I was living in Apt, 237. Two months later I bought a house.

[@BillMcSwain]

I don’t blame you

[@cynthias7299]

You gotta love a movie that turns the word Tuesday into a jump scare. 😂

[@chriskelly3481]

And I DO jump EVERY time! 😂 "MOTHER-F**KERS!" 🤷‍♂️😆

[@robertt9825]

Came here to write almost the same thing. Gotta love the skill in making a title card freak you out. It freaks me out every time and I know it's coming lmao

[@SgtWicket]

Truly the most horrifying day

[@PlasteredDragon]

TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nodak81]

Technically, it's the music combined with a sudden transition that's the jump scare. Could have been a shot of a potato and gotten the same effect.

[@dnllrnt]

Ariana: "No! No! NoNoNoNo! That's really cool framing, NO!" 😂 Also I need to thank you ladies for introducing"lobster-ing" to my wife. Another mode of defense in watching horror movies.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

Yea that party was funny Af! Lol

[@aldoelmusico]

I'm a 47 year old psychotherapist who watched this movie when i was 8 (without permission, of course). I will only say this: it took me another exact 8 years to be able to use a bathroom without pulling the bathtub courtain. Otherwise, the feeling was very near of what i know now as a panic attack. I usually use this experience to explain people the many forms trauma can look like. This is a masterpiece, and of course, i shouldn't have watched it at that age hahahaha love your channel, greetings from Chile!!!

[@Diegesis]

The Ghost Writer episode with the goo monster made me afraid that something was going to jump out from under the bathroom sink and grab my legs for at least a decade. I still think about it sometimes when brushing my teeth.

[@kirkhall2099]

Ya. Kinda like when i was a kid and watched Psycho. It took years for me to get used too taking a shower and checking out the shower curtains.

[@Necrogorgutz]

I still check the curtains jaja, greetings from Argentina, brother

[@Baldwin-iv445]

Yeah, how were you able to watch this?

[@norwegianblue2017]

I saw this as part of a double feature with my mom when I was twelve years old. My mom, being born in the early 1940s, didn't fully appreciate how disturbing modern R-rated movies were. She just read a good review in the paper. We were both terrified. People were literally screaming in the audience and would sometimes flee to the lobby. I still think this is the scariest movie ever made, with the possible exception of Alien. We never made it to the second feature. We took a family trip back east later that year and stayed at these big, creepy, old hotels. I'd sometimes look at my dad and wonder if he would ever turn evil like that, even though he is the sweetest guy ever.

[@NehemiahRyan]

This is one of those movies where it's difficult to believe they're acting. Jack and Shelly gave perfect performances.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

From what I hear (from Nicholson and Duval in interviews) Kubrick emotionally and psychologically abused Duval during filming. So you are half right.

[@NehemiahRyan]

@@Deathbird_Mitch I've heard that too. There are some parts where it seems like she wasn't acting and was genuinely terrified.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

I dunno man I think there are several moments where her acting is terrible but that somehow didn’t hurt the film because it was so surreal & bizarre

[@redmustangredmustang]

@@NehemiahRyan the emotional abuse was real. Kuberick made Duval do all those takes and it wore her down mentally.

[@Eagle09-nv5xd]

@@bigpictureguys8415Like when? She is supposed to play this fake positive happy wife, who loves her husband. However she is actually terrified of Jack, her husband.

[@smichelle65]

That "Tuesday" jumpscare gets everyone 😂😂😂

[@mwrench4185]

Scary as hell, still four days to the work week

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

You can just imagine Stanley Kubrick hanging out at the back of a theater to watch people jump at that, giggling.

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

"I can assure you, that's never going to happen to me." - Every person it happens to.

[@Rock-n-Rolla369]

There’s a story about Kubrick before he made “The Shining.” He was looking for film ideas by reading different fiction novels, but he would get bored after only reading a few pages and then throw each book against the wall, making a constant banging sound. His assistant was in the next room and then came to check on Kubrick because it suddenly became very quiet. That’s when his assistant discovered him reading “The Shining,” the only book that actually held Kubrick’s attention.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

The irony is it's not even one of King's best books. In retrospect, it's got a lot of what are now kind of hokey "haunted house" tropes that the movie thankfully avoids.

[@paulklenknyc]

Having the character of Danny sucking his thumb when he walks in with a bruise and torn sweater is absolutely brilliant direction. A realistic but unexpected bit of business. Disturbing.

[@andrewkline5611]

Totally agree that Shelly Duval is an absolute icon. So good in Nashville.

[@williamjones6031]

Believe it or not, but Shelly Duval got a razzy award for this performance. 😣

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@williamjones6031 So did Kubrick.

[@patrickfriedauer4259]

“This film is way better than I thought it would be”. Welcome to Stanley Kubrick.

[@John_Locke_108]

A true masterpiece. First time I saw it was 32 years ago when I was 14 years old. I couldn't believe that the video store let my cousin rent it (also 14). I can't count how many times I've seen it since.

[@adamwells9352]

The synchronized horror at the teddy bear bj was priceless. That was even less expected than the axe murder, right?

[@adgato75]

It's a dog, actually,

[@adamwells9352]

@@adgato75 Would you believe "teddy bear bj" is a non-species-specific sex act?

[@phantom213]

​@@adgato75in the movie it's a bear costume. Kubrick specifically changed the dog into a bear.

[@adgato75]

@@phantom213 Source ? Because those are not bear teeth

[@mcgfn]

@@adgato75oh we got the bear expert over here

[@timber740]

Happy to see you watched this! The ballroom scene is my favorite, the juxtaposition of past romance melodies and haunting ghosts is so well exectued. Reminding us how Jack has always been the caretaker.

[@tehdesp]

Honestly, if I had just "accidentally" snogged a moldy granny I'm pretty I wouldn't want anyone to know about it either. Ever.

[@Grapefruit-Gal]

Dude 😂

[@anubisftn]

After the shock at young Jack Nicholson, you should DEFINITELY do One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest!!!!

[@riseofazrael]

Nurse Ratched is one of the most despicable antagonists of all time, this would be a good one to see them react to.

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

...or the original Little Shop of Horrors. Maybe Easy Rider, too.

[@RobertMorgan]

YOUNG was 43 when this was made.

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

I didn't recognize a young Danny Devito, even when told who it was.

[@mmxxiii9503]

That movie made my dad cried, is a masterpiece for all times

[@evacombs9720]

'Dr. Sleep,' is a great sequel to this directed by Mike Flanagan, who did, Haunting of Hill House, and it does well in reconciling Kubrick's, The Shining, with Stephen King's two works.

[@riseofazrael]

Hell yeah!! I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed Dr. Sleep. I was ready to hate it, I mean how many sequels to classics released decades after the original turn out to be good? Dr. Sleep sure did and I enjoyed every minute of it. The Director's Cut is fantastic.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That's a sequel to the book.

[@McBeelzebub]

Okay with that Donner Party reveal by Maple, you guys have to put Ravenous on your list! A truly unique horror movie!

[@je7055]

I doubt they'd do a movie that doesn't have quite as much mainstream recognition, but oh how I'd love to be wrong. For anyone who happens to see OP's comment, PLEASE thumbs-up it-even if you've never seen Ravenous, consider it a kindness for a couple of strangers (and then, even better, watch the movie!) I'd love for the Diegesis crew to consider it. I've been obsessed with horror, sci-fi, and genre films in general my whole life, and Ravenous is an unqualified masterpiece, the kind of film that you feel palpably fortunate to have seen. And to clarify, OP isn't talking about the random zombie movie from ~2017, he means the 1999 one with Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle-both of whom give mesmerizing performances in the film-not to mention Jeremy Davies, Jeffrey Jones & David Arquette. I legit might Venmo them to react to it, or maybe make a donation to a charity of their choice, just for the sake of introducing more people to the movie. Easily top five all-time for me, regardless of genre.

[@McBeelzebub]

@@je7055 The film could hardly ask for a more passionate advocate! To quote The Wire, “You earned that buck like motherf*****r!” Seriously, that was a joy to read!

[@0okamino]

It’s okay, they’ll see it on the television. 😉

[@McBeelzebub]

@@0okamino Wait, is someone making a series of it?

[@0okamino]

@@McBeelzebub Not that I know of. I was just referencing Jack's line, "See? It's okay. He saw it on the television." That would be _some_ series, though.

[@tjjordan4207]

Fun fact: The infamous "Here's Johnny" line was improvised by Nickolson and almost cut from the movie by Kubrick. Which is ironic, considering that Johnny Carson used the small scene to open one of his shows and in turn got people interested in seeing the movie.

[@Kardashev1]

Welcome to the club of Shining watchers & fans! It's really an experience one never forgets. Kubrick was an absolute genius of sound, picture, plot, character, etc.

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

Now you need to see Room 237, a doc that explores some of the truly bonkers interpretations of the movie. It's super crazy stuff. Gold.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Poor Leon Vitali, having to shake his head so much.

[@ericwalker8636]

I've seen many reactions to this movie. They all jump at TUESDAY. 😄

[@glennbotes8937]

Great reaction ladies. Watching this again, after Jack rips out the paper from the typewriter and berates Wendy, she walks away and he carrys on typing with the paper still in the typewriter. It's as if that whole exchange took place in Jack's mind. Or in Wendy's.

[@starman6280]

Check out "the Wendy Theory". This is mind bending and will make you re-watch the film while paying closer attention to minute details.

[@glennbotes8937]

@@starman6280 thanks for the suggestion. Will definitely check that out. See something new with every viewing.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Watch the table and chair behind Jack in that scene.....same thing happens with the table and chair behind Jack when Wendy wakes him from his nightmare.

[@88wildcat]

Also notice that the room Jack is typing in is perfectly symmetrical. When he is first shown typing the only thing out of line in the room is the where his typewriter is located. Later on after the hotel has started to affect him the typewriter is lined up half on one side of the room and half on the other so the entire room if split in half is a mirror image of itself.

[@smichelle65]

The behind-the-scenes footage is great; Nicholson is fascinating in how he was able to jump in and out of character like it was nothing. One minute he's getting himself raged up to film the hatchet scene, and the next minute he's on the phone, calmly ordering his lunch 😅. Unfortunately, Kubrick felt Shelly Duvall wasn't at the right level of frazzled for his liking, so he put her through extensive emotional torture to the point of near-collapse (the staircase scene allegedly took 100+ takes!). To his credit, though, Kubrick made sure to fully protect little Danny Lloyd from knowing the full horror being depicted.

[@bioniccorndog]

This is one of my top 5 movies of all time and y'all have the best reaction to it I've seen! The Shining is such a beautiful mix of spiritual/magic elements and plausible scenario and the movie allows it to all be played out subtly thanks to the stellar acting from Nicholson. Keep killing it y'all! Love the way you approach your reactions, y'all hardly miss any details with TV and movies

[@Xenoprism]

8:17 jumpscare lmao

[@kpmac1]

I've always felt like the sound design on this movie is some of the best I've ever heard. It's almost like the sound effect and music cues are a character in the movie. I love it.

[@jdssurf]

Best acting, best filming, best design, best music, best pace........unreal movie.

[@TTM9691]

Maple, the book is fantastic and completely different....and yet the relentlessly creepy atmosphere is intact. Kubrick managed to keep the vibe of the book and yet changing so many plot points so it's really cool. Both the book and the movie are masterpieces.

[@idrinkthere4iam]

The book is great and I loved reading it for the first time after I saw the movie. Both excellent in their own ways.

[@starman6280]

Stephen King hated this so much that in 1997 he released "Stephen King's The Shining" as a TV miniseries. It held much closer to the book. The book is so much scarier and better than either of the films.

[@TTM9691]

@@starman6280 Yeah, and the TV miniseries SUCKS. The book IS great, but give me a break about the babble regarding Stephen King not liking The Shining. 99% of authors HATE the movies adapted from their work. It's pathetic and hilarious that people like you ONLY seem to know this ONE instance of an author not liking the movie based on his work. Do you all cut and paste your drivel for every Shining reaction, or do you actually type it all out from scratch each time?

[@Tee_B]

​@@starman6280Lol no. The Kubrick film is both better and more iconic than the book.

[@starman6280]

​@@TTM9691 Wow, I have never met you yet you jump to several conclusions that are inaccurate. I am sad for people that need to make stupid replies for their validation. I will not engage with a feeble mind like yours again. GFY.

[@bigbad69]

Which Patreon level do we sign up for so that we can send Arianna to The Stanley Hotel for a weekend? She can vlog it, it will be awesome, lol!

[@0okamino]

Oh, that would be an absolute scream.

[@terencestewart8788]

Awesome reaction. No one does crazy like Jack Nicholson. Thank you for sharing.

[@grooveher0761]

The smash cut from Jack assuring Danny that he would never ever hurt him to the Wednesday title card makes me laugh every time. This movie is incredible.

[@jbacunn]

My older sister showed this movie to me when I was 9 or 10. I am still damaged by it to this day. I can appreciate it now but I still get a weird feeling when I see it 30 years later. By the way, she made me close my eyes when the nude lady was on screen. I didn't realize she was nude until I watched it years later. 😅

[@alanholck7995]

Shelly Duvall is also damaged to this day.

[@jfryk]

Thanks so much for enduring this one for us, guys! The extended commentary on the outro is really putting this channel on another level.

[@johncassles7481]

Jack's persona is the culmination of a dark and unstable person completely pushed over the edge by the supernatural forces (ghosts/phantoms) of the hotel. And if ya'll didn't catch it, when the owner/manager of the hotel was taking them through the initial tour, he mentioned that the hotel was built on an Indian burial ground, which if you follow the original story, gives credence to the fact that the hotel was cursed from the very beginning and took on an evil life of its own.

[@tubbyduck5317]

The book actually alludes to the fact that the whole Indian burial ground thing isn't the real issue and that social elites used to go to the hotel and perform occult rituals as part of the whole "the elites do weird occult stuff" trope. This also explains the chanting as Wendy goes through the halls once the hotel finally began to fight her head on once she realized what was happening. It began throwing every spirit at her

[@johncassles7481]

@@tubbyduck5317 Possibly. But that sounds like an "and also" factor and not an "instead of". I admit that I can't remember that detail to well. And I read that book.

[@NV2-Kauiki]

Shelly Duvall, IS an ICON! I totally agree!

[@neil2444]

Poor Shelly was verbally abused by Kubrick throughout the film. I think he thought it helped make her act more nervous and therefore made her perform better.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Most people know an icon’s name. Jack is an icon, Shelly Duvall?

[@BlackStudies]

You should definitely check out _Doctor Sleep._ It came out during covid and it wasn't marketed well at all, so a lot of people slept on it, but it's the sequel to this movie and it's really good. FUN FACT 1: this movie initially flopped. It wasn't until later that it came to be appreciated. FUN FACT 2: Stephen King famously hates this movie. There are significant changes from the book. I have to say, I like Stanley Kubrick's vision a lot better. FUN FACT 3 : Danny Lloyd (Danny Torrance/"Doc") didn't know he was in a horror movie.

[@tideoftime]

(Just to note a couple things: Dr Sleep came out several months before the Covid lockdowns, so had its "normal" theatrical run to make money -- it was moreso the marketing and split word of mouth that hindered it doing better. And it's a misconception that Danny Lloyd didn't know that he was in a horror movie -- he *did* know that he was in a scary/drama movie, but did not himself see/directly participate in any of the scarier scenes; when he saw the film later as a teen he was surprised at how much blood, et al, was in it as he of course never saw it as a child. In later citations, it's often mistakenly noted that he didn't know, but he did.)

[@yohanespaskal9352]

The studio release it before Halloween, and very minimum marketing. And people doesn't know it's sequel to the shining. Very Bad marketing

[@Anni_renee]

Additional vote for Doctor Sleep! Even not for spooky season it's a good movie for them

[@maxducoudray]

Actually, if you watch later interviews with King, he clarifies that he doesn’t hate it nearly as much as people usually say. He’s mostly indifferent to it. Maybe he mellowed with age, or maybe it was blown out of proportion. But he doesn’t have any animosity toward Kubrick or the film.

[@neil2444]

​@@tideoftimeAlso the actor who plays Danny in the Shining plays a brief role in Doctor Sleep as Jack Torrence.

[@JLamstudio]

There’s a great horror movie that not a lot of people have seen, but it’s so well done and actually terrifying. 2003’s HIGH TENSION, it’s a French horror film. It’s sooo gooood. And that ending!

[@adgato75]

That ending is fucking terrible and ruins an otherwise good film.

[@nncortes]

As far as music goes, you can thank the classical composers. The opening theme is based on the Dies Irae chant. The film used the night music from Bela Bartok’s “Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta.”

[@reservoirdude92]

It's Kubrick. What more needs to be said?

[@Studentofu]

Kubrick is usually trash. Almost his entire body of work is overly drawn out and in need of major editorial cuts. I have yet to met an intelligent person that could sit through the nearly twenty minute ape seen in 2001 Space Odyssey

[@eudite1762]

My personal favorite, as well

[@sreyangovender3404]

Nothing else 😂

[@jakobfromthefence]

It’s Stephen King.

[@eudite1762]

@@jdailey01230 Yeah, and that's unfortunate. I definitely preferred the movie to the book, myself.

[@paulklenknyc]

I love how both of you were completely unprepared for this. Entertaining from start to finish! Starting 2nd viewing now...

[@kenmercer8112]

OMG Awesome watching you girls in this! . First time I realized that Tommy was kind of helping the kid, not an evil take over of him!

[@amyjordan195]

You are the first reactors to figure out that the old lady died in the bathtub and wasn’t discovered for awhile. It explains in the book that she committed suicide in the tub.

[@paulklenknyc]

Fantastic reaction, one of the best Shining reactions on KZbin! I'll be watching it again right away... and again and again...! Thank you

[@joshsucksatgolf]

Who rocks a turtle neck better than Arianna?

[@0okamino]

Even turtles are jealous of her.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Dick Cavett?

[@myfriendisaac]

34:39 Yes, he certainly does 🥶😨😂 Great reaction to a FANTASTIC FILM!

[@andreww1225]

The outside scenes were filmed at timberline lodge in Oregon

[@ramenhair6674]

I live for Arianna & Maple's jump scares. Tuesday is a scary day.

[@thorstrebla980]

I haven't seen this channel in a while...she's hotter than ever. Edit: Arianna

[@HSR107]

Y'all really ought to watch more movies by Stanley Kubrick.

[@alanholck7995]

Absolutely! I nominate A Clockwork Orange

[@aceitaliano88]

@@alanholck7995Also Full Metal Jacket is a great watch too

[@HSR107]

@@alanholck7995 If it were up to me I'd have them start with The Killing and work their way forward to Eyes Wide Shut; skipping over Spartacus, of course. Strangelove and 2001 are my two favorites to watch people watch.

[@0okamino]

Like the first moon landing. I kid! I kid! Don’t hit, please. 😄

[@tamiwatchesstuff]

I nominate 2001 Space Odyssey. You think this movie is weird? That one is far more surrealistic.

[@mauromerchan1]

Stanley K was a genius. All of his movies are Incredible.

[@vincentsaia6545]

Barry Nelson, who played the man who hired Jack, was the first actor ever to play James Bond in the 1954 live TV adaptation of CASINO ROYALE

[@thomasarmando1437]

I just landed on your channel and I enjoyed watching you experience this. The Shining is One of my favorite thrillers and I love how you talked about the camera angles and the framing; everything in this movie is designed to set you off kilter and/or disorient you - even the crazy patterns and long steadycam shots, the music, everything. I love that you were so deep in it.

[@Barracuda007]

Maple's new hair... 10/10!

[@MyOpinionish]

its kinda insane this 43 years ago... "why does he look so young" lol

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Also, it's weird how they're creeped out by Hallorann who is nothing but kind and friendly.

[@kennethkrastins7461]

This is THE BEST movie reaction! It's great how you let yourselves go and let the movie work its magic while still recognizing and appreciating the craft of the film.

[@rosemadder5547]

As someone thats been chased by a drunk man through the snow, with him slurring and screaming my name, the maze scene at the end with Jack screaming for Danny.... It's creepily perfect acting.

[@lipby]

Bela Bartok is one of the masters of modern classical music

[@cbretschneider]

Good times crew. I hope you guys do The Others. That would be a great follow up to this and The Witch. 🍻

[@Diegesis]

I want to but I can't find it anywhere

[@cbretschneider]

@@Diegesis maybe with a VPN?

[@Diegesis]

yeah maybe

[@Stay___Strong]

This is my first time watching one of your reaction videos. I have watched many reaction videos from other people, and I think this one was among the best. I love that you don’t talk every 2 seconds, you don’t interrupt or skip the best parts, and you both seem very genuine.

[@jackrussell1232]

This is one of the hardest Stanley Kubrick movies for me to figure out. Every one of his movies is in a sense an "art movie." Even though most of them are a bit more accessible than something by Tarkovsky or Bergman, they still demand a lot from you and leave a lot of open-ended questions. This is the one that feels the most mainstream and like a straight-up genre picture out of all his movies, but just knowing who the director is prevents you from taking it at face value, but when you try to figure out what's happening beneath the surface it's all very hard to pick apart. The obvious theme is abuse and the loss of control of frustrated parental figures, but it's hard to figure out what's being said about it or what all the bizarre little sub-metaphors that are happening actually mean. I would love to know what Kubrick's conversations with the cast and crew were actually like, because it is consistent in its tone and structure, but it's so bizarre and confusing at the same time. Even 2001 feels a little easier to dissect because when you talk about it with other people you arrive at a bunch of "oh shit, yeah!" moments in the conversation, but with the Shining everyone just has a furrowed brow the whole time. On another note, speaking of Bergman, you guys should do "Persona." Nobody has reacted to that yet, but I think it might be objectively the greatest and most difficult movie ever made. I would love to get someone else's take on it. That's the one movie that's always on the back of my mind, that I can never truly stop thinking about, and that I will never understand, but always gets me thinking. You guys, more than most people that react to movies on here, I think would be capable of taking it on. Challenge issued.

[@j.carlson4639]

The yt channel James vs. Cinema reacted to Persona and The Seventh Seal...and I hope he does The Virgin Spring soon

[@KngFish]

Arianna your reaction to Tropic Thunder is my single favorite reaction of anyone's. I watch it from time to time just to cheer myself up. Kudos

[@kevinschultx7673]

I don't know if someone in the comments mentioned it, but 'Tony' is short for 'Anthony'. Anthony is Danny's middle name. Take from that what you will.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

In the book only.

[@davewhitmore1958]

LOL, I came here for the "Tuesday" title card jump scare and was NOT disappointed!!! :P

[@marcribe6483]

I saw this in a movie theatre when it came out. Remember the kid on the Big Wheel pedaling through the hotel rooms? Trust me, the sound of the wheels on the floor and then the carpet and then the floor again, and again the carpet. Sent shivers and jump scares on first watch. To the point that even today when I re-watch the scene, I can still remember the sound and our reaction to it. This movie continues to be for the viewer an experience to watch. A journey almost; you come out of it a little stirred or frazzled. Its more than just the story itself. Part of the magic of this movie is in the telling.

[@christinemclaurin2631]

Arianna has the BEST "scared" face ever!! And Maple's "wtf" face is always on point! ❤❤ This is gonna be great!! Update: Awesome reaction ladies 😳😱

[@jpruiz600]

Fun fact. Danny Lloyd who played Danny, didn't know he was in a horror movie. He was told they were filming a drama. He didn't see the full movie until he was a teenager.

[@Progger11]

That sounds like bullshit. So many of the scenes he filmed were of him either being terrified or acting creepy.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@Progger11 It's true. Kubrick made a game out of it, telling Danny to do crazy faces for fun.

[@grife3000]

I was a little shocked that they hadn't had either "All work and no play" or "redrum" spoiled from pop culture/memes. The "Road Runner" lyric graphic was kinda random. Loving the refined editing and the dynamics of the duo. Loved both ladies' hair and Ariana's pants looked awesome.

[@laurenanderson61]

--The colors ARE significant. I think green - the color of decay - represents the malevolent spirit of the hotel. Jack wears green, the 237 bathroom is green. Then Jack switches to his red jacket, representing blood/violence. --Consider this: everything that happens on the second floor is a dream, either Danny's or Jack's. --Five year old actor Danny Lloyd came up with using his finger for Tony in his audition. --In the book, Tony is explained to be Danny's older self. I've watched this movie many times and I get something new out of it every time.

[@stevena3244]

I still find it amazing that nobody realises that this film is a romantic comedy.

[@BoothTheGrey]

you mix it up with "Joker", dont you? 😀

[@bsol510]

jack nicholson had arguably the most underrated comedic performance in this film. the scene where danny walks into the room after being attacked by the old woman and Jack is just staring at shelly duval bug-eyed while she’s screaming at him genuinely cracks me up every time i see it

[@JarlStaubhold]

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[@Sandy-dd4le]

There's an amusing video on KZbin where someone has recut a trailer for The Shining to make it look like a romcom, worth a look!

[@88wildcat]

Damn it, now you have me visualizing this movie be made with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in the lead roles.

[@KngFish]

You two are my favorite reactors!

[@thunderstruck5484]

When the Queen died year or so ago and they had the long line of people wanting to pay respects, those twin girls were in line and they talked to them, in their late 50s now, really nice moment they were so sweet

[@williamjones6031]

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 was abused on and off camera". 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. 10. TUESDAY!😲😲

[@scottieb1]

I'm only 15m in but this is already one of the best reactions you have done yet. Haha! So many "no's" and self hugs.

[@davewhitmore1958]

My favorite part was Ariana's reaction to "the little boy who lives in my mouth" You could almost see her reconsidering ever having kids :D

[@zedwpd]

They used the wheel chair from the movie "The One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (another Nicholson movie) to film Danny on his trike (Big Wheel). They also invented a mount for the camera to film from an inch off the floor.

[@briangonigal3974]

I don’t know about that. I do know that for Kubrick’s first film Fear & Desire they used an old shopping cart as a camera dolly, but that was a scrappy no-budget first movie, y the time of the Shining Kubrick had enough money, clout and respect in the film industry to hire the right people to pretty much invent the steadycam camera rig to get the smooth tracking shots he wanted, which is exactly what happened.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

There's a commentary of The Shining on youtube buy the cameraman, and inventor of the Steadicam, I forget his name. He goes into quite a bit of detail on some of the technical aspects. He did indeed use a wheelchair for some shots of Danny on the trike, though no mention is made of it coming from One Flew Over The Cockoo's Nest. He also talks about using Steadicam for some of the shots that should have been a tripod camera, which I think helps give the film some of its feel, as there is subtle camera movement when there 'shouldn't ' be. And there's a lot of stuff on the number of takes and how that affected the actors, to him the whole mistreatment of actors thing the film has a reputation for, is overblown. He breaks down what the takes were for, it's really interesting stuff, well worth your time if your interested in that side of the movie.

[@heterophony2]

The excellent score is by Wendy Carlos, an electronic musician who adapted classical and traditional music, and added some of her own original musique-concrete-style ambience in The Shining. Kubrick used a lot of experimental and modern musicians for his films. I think this was just one element of his work that showed that at the highest levels of film-making, there is no distinction between arthouse and mainstream.

[@stevetheduck1425]

When Wayne Carlos, she wrote music for episodes of Doctor Who. Look into the opening scenes of the second Doctor story 'The Web of Fear', the scenes in the museum at night, use a very familiar piece.

[@heterophony2]

@@stevetheduck1425 Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check it out!

[@SuperSpecies]

@@stevetheduck1425 Walter carlos, not Wayne

[@AllegedlyElPresidente.]

*STANLEY CUBRICK hit it out of the park with **_"THE SHINING"_*

[@vicegrips188]

Kubrick is a master! The book is nothing compared to the movie. My wife loves horror movies and books and this movie still scares her and won’t watch it a second time. Kubrick is by far the most influential director of all time. The only person I’d say that is currently writing/directing close to Kubrick is Noah Hawley the creator of the series Fargo an anthology of the movie Fargo which is amazing! And even more so is his series call LEGION. He’s making a new series based on the alien franchise. Great reaction ✌

[@JBMystwind]

... I honestly thought your last names were Left and Right, and thought how neat it was that worked out where you sat. ...... it's been a long day. Love your stuff still! Even when exhausted!

[@MrNihilist74]

Nice reaction! I hope you also do Dr Sleep which was a good sequel to the shinning.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

The scene at the bar with Lloyd is like an early test-run of Nicholsons' iconic Joker portrayal by nearly a decade! Soo eerie just watching THAT part time and time again, it's perfection!!! 🫶🏼

[@jamesnorthup7717]

The camera choice that was my favorite was not just showing jack chop down the the door but actually going with the swing of the ax!!! Brilliant 👍

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Its an almost shot for shot recreation of a scene in the film, The Phantom Carriage . You can find a comparison video of it on KZbin.

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

The reactions to Jack Nicholson are priceless LOL

[@jaqondnorris8889]

I can't wait to see this reaction I hope u ladies react to some more 80's horror

[@cheetos1231000]

The Shining is my favorite horror movie. i'm glad you guys reacted to and liked it

[@MauricioDelaRosa-ue9ut]

Best reaction for The Shining on youtube and I have seen them all Arianna and Maple knocked it out of the park!

[@Tusc9969]

'YES. You're the first reactor to figure out the photo in the end indicates reincarnation. I hope you guys react to "Dr Sleep" which is an excellent sequel to this and answers a lot of questions you still may have about The Shining.

[@jonlate4581]

The scariest part is that there are people who haven't seen The Shining! Its been out for 40+ years. And saying it was before your time is no excuse... you've literally had your whole LIFE to watch it!🤣🤣🤣🤘

[@AbeVicious]

Have they really not seen it though? Remember it's the internet....

[@Dhdhdhdbs-qu7oe]

scariest reaction I've seen this month, keep it up! Watch this at 3am.

[@Owlyross]

Still one of Mt favourite horror films. I love the book also and appreciate how the adaptation changed it, but my god the atmosphere this film creates is just next level. The soundtrack and sound design of the film is absolutely A+. The rolling wheels of Danny's trike on the carpet and hard floors creates a sense dread without any music needed. Great reaction

[@adamwells9352]

"I hope your book SUCKS." ...I mean, it IS a little repetitive.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Jack mixes it up a little.

[@justinsherman9350]

The documentary 'Room 237' is most definitely worth a watch; discussing the highly unorthodox film techniques and the subliminal messaging used throughout the film, and the many theories on deeper meanings and themes. The moonlanding stuff is particularly interesting.

[@TomVCunningham]

That documentary is about the perils of over-analysis. Those people were reading way too into things and they found things that weren't there. The hotel layout stuff is interesting. Kubrick did that on purpose to make the hotel feel like an inescapable maze.

[@toolthoughts]

you know it's overanalysis when Rob Ager refuses to be a part of it :D pretty entertaining though, worth the watch - Rob's videos, too

[@izzonj]

Maple: "I hope your book sucks..." Viewers: snicker

[@brandonmarvel9107]

Fun fact about the book: Tony is a much larger part and actually appears to Danny in human figure. They describe the man, and it’s heavily implied it’s a young adult version of Danny himself.

[@USCFlash]

Come and watch this reaction with us... Forevah and evah and evah

[@trobertw]

What's sad is how abusive Kubrick was towards Shelley Duvolle in this movie. It's really clear in all the behind the scenes footage. She became so stressed she lost a bunch of her hair from filming this

[@realBkay]

Tks Maple, I didn’t know that was called - the lobster. Perfect.

[@Bluesit32]

Over 500 pages of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". All typed out by Kubrick's secretary. And then again in German. And French. And Spanish. Because Stanley Kubrick was just insane with the details.