THE SHINING (1980) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHIN MOVIE REACTION!

Patreon gave us another film based on Stephen King's work and a classic horror with The Shining; I was really excited to introduce my brother to this movie!
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[@chelseat177]

I love y’alls empathy for the wife, I saw other reactors just laugh and call her annoying. But I’m glad you both mentioned how bad you felt for her and how kind she was and didn’t deserve to be treated that way.

[@OctoKrool]

I don't see how people could not feel bad about her, she's literally the sweetest thing and kept going out of her way to do things for her husband while he just treated her like trash; she deserved so much better.

[@queeng5925]

@@OctoKrool Stephen King hated this movie coz when he wrote her in he imagined her as a blonde bimbo type

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

@@queeng5925 Blonde bimbo would have been a terrible idea. I think the reason Stephen King hated this version of The Shining than the tv miniseries is that this version has Jack Torrance be unlikeable, had a past of hurting Danny BEFORE he was under the influence of the hotel and TOTALLY become loyal to the hotel making you think he wasn't fighting it all that much. Since Jack was a stand in for King himself (they are both authors with a drinking problem) King wanted him to be redeemable and self sacrificing. In the miniseries he is able to hold back the hotel's influence long enough to help Danny survive. But I''ve seen both the movie and the miniseries and the miniseries was TERRIBLE. This movie is a masterpiece and Stephen King ego being bruised is not relevant.

[@queeng5925]

@@jacquelinecallejas1390 im repeating wot STEPHEN KING said!!! so go argue with him.

[@JohnJohnson-mo4bn]

@@OctoKrool You keep bringing up how Danny's Tony voice was a bad E.T. voice. This movie came out 2 Years "Before" E.T.

[@MsMelyjean]

The Overlook hotel is evil and it is hungry. It consumed Jack Torrence. Now he is a part of the hotel forever.

[@porkfrog2785]

the most logical explanation is the hotel took over both Grady and Jack, and the 'Grady' in the bathroom saying 'You've always been the caretaker' IS the hotel- all the ghosts are a part of the singular evil 'consciousness' of the hotel.Jack has 'always been there', and always been the caretaker, because Jack was no longer Jack, but had been taken over by the 'evil consciousness' of the hotel. And the photo is a way to let you know this. Another explanation I don't like involves reincarnation. It's based on Jack's feelings of deja vu.

[@wintermonroe2894]

Boom @PorkFrog I was thinking the same thing..especially reincarnation i got that part too...well explained

[@justicepatrol2024]

Correct, the book focused on the Hotel.

[@vancelubben4527]

I've heard this somewhere, but Lloyd was quite literally the Devil dressed in red. Jack was willing to sell his soul to the Hotel for a drink. And the Hotel took him over after that

[@Fred-l5l]

It amazes me how EVERYBODY has to pull a plot out of their ASS. It's shitty movie, there, I explained it for you.

[@Cheryworld]

I like how you didn't give anything away to your brother, and just let the movie play out

[@koshoninja4555]

exactly

[@John_Locke_108]

How do give away plot without sounding crazy. I mean, it's a film about how the moon landing was faked by Kubrick. Right?

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@John_Locke_108 Are you being sarcastic or serious?

[@John_Locke_108]

@@lepmuhangpa I guess you could say both. I'm being serious about what I said about two real theories that exist. But also being sarcastic because it's so incredibly stupid. However, truly explaining this movie is no easy task. I'm pretty sure Kubrick went to his grave without revealing the meaning of the picture at the end of the film.

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@John_Locke_108 😅

[@christinehorror8178]

Poor wendy and poor shelly.. shelly went through so much in making this movie.

[@augiemesa9429]

Not to be insensitive but I feel it brought out a hell of a performance. I love her so much in this movie.

[@christinehorror8178]

It did but it messed her up bad, its sad.

[@melbourneproductions4638]

@@augiemesa9429 her performance is brilliant in this movie and the director succeeded in making her appear unhinged, however he did not at all go about it the right way, she reportedly developed some major psychological problems after shooting was done

[@WraithWTF]

@@melbourneproductions4638 this movie wasn't the sole cause of her problems, as Shelly had some psych issues before shooting this movie, but Kubrick's treatment of her during shooting for this movie definitely magnified those issues and brought them to the forefront...Kubrick was, for lack of a better word, flat-out inhumane towards Shelly, to the point that Jack Nicholson threatened to walk off set and abandon the whole movie halfway through if Kubrick didn't stop treating her that way.

[@Threeleebird]

It's quite ironic that Kubrick was like that with Shelly Duvall but with the child actor who played Danny, he was a completely different thing. Kubrick was really protective of the boy to the point that he came to think that they were making some comedy movie. The boy never realized it was a horror movie until he saw it several years later.

[@teresaluz975]

I already liked your channel but after this reaction I adore you guys. It's the first time I see reactors feel empathy for Wendy. She's suffered so much, she's a victim of abuse, but even crying and scared she fought for her son and saved him. I love her, she's a great mom. About the Overlook hotel, it's a living thing, full of evil spirits that feed from people's weaknesses, like Jack's addiction to alcohol and his latent violent nature. In the book Jack's story is more fleshed out. Dick Halloran is vital for the survival of Wendy and Dan, he brought the vehicle. In the book he plays an even bigger part, I love him. The Shining is my mom's favorite movie. I watched it the first time with her, she likes horror movies, I don't, but she was with me so it was cool. Now I love it as much as she does.

[@anthonymiele4320]

The hotel itself is evil and uses the spirits of those killed there to haunt people and get them to kill each other. The hotel is sort of timeless as well in that anyone it kills becomes a little detached in time. It's not very well explained in the movie and probably not very well explained by me either but I think I explained the gist of it and it should give a starting point for more research or discussion.

[@windyhead7960]

The hotel is one of IT forms.

[@w1975b]

@Vahan Eloyan that's the theory in a video I saw from someone else here on youtube. But that would negate the Doctor Sleep book and movie. Maybe that was another change Kubrick made, though. Since he made a lot of changes from the book and King didn't like the movie.

[@w1975b]

if anyone wants to watch it - The Wendy Theory - This Finally Explains The Shining!

[@justvisiting7733]

This is a Good explanation the book is much much better.

[@Berder88]

That's my theory too. The hotel is sort of timeless, it torments to the souls of people who are detached to it.. So from time to time it becomes active to to torment the souls

[@guiltyofprolix]

You guys picked up on Stephen King's main complaint when you said "Why does Jack look so irritated with his family?" He's not supposed to look like that. He's supposed to be a good family man that gets turned by the hotel, and it didn't come across that way. Nice job, guys.

[@ateam404]

In the book Jack is an abusive alcoholic who broke his son’s arm and lost his teaching job after assaulting a student. King is sensitive to this character because it’s so much of him in it so he tends to blame it on the alcohol.

[@mckeldin1961]

In King's novel, Jack is supposed to be a tragic figure... a basically decent "family man" who deteriorates under the influence of the Overlook. In Kubrick's (and screenwriter Diane Johnson's) movie, Jack is not sympathetic: he clearly feels his wife and son are "beneath him" intellectually and barely tolerates them. Meanwhile poor Wendy tries so hard to please him ... it's a frighteningly common family dynamic and for my money much more interesting than King's version. The more I see the movie, the more impressed I am with Duvall's performance. She finally fights back... even though its against her character.

[@ateam404]

@@mckeldin1961 King based Jack on himself during his alcoholic days so… even in the book he doesn’t sound sympathetic to me. Duvall did a wonderful job. She had just stepped off the plane basically homeless after her long time boyfriend Paul Simon broke up with her to be with her best friend Carrie Fisher….at the airport. Cold

[@JoeCool7835]

This Jack is actually an interesting inversion of the book version. The book version was a good man with a personal demon that he surrenders to under the hotel's influence. The movie version was a disturbed man who restrained himself for too long, and the hotel convinced him to drop the charade. Both are interesting opposing takes on the same character.

[@robertyeah2259]

@@ateam404 Yes but are you close with alcoholics or addicts? If having done bad things means you're stuck as a bad person you would get ... Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance lmao. If bad people had no nuanced feelings or complexities of their own, you would also get Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance.

[@Paul_Waller]

"Tony The Finger" sounds like a mobster name

[@randolpho-]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@renee7407]

😂

[@FutureBoy.]

I'd rather play a game with that name with a mobster than with a weird uncle...

[@davidr1050]

Heyyyy, in the old neighborhood everyone had a talent... Johnny Jewels was good at diamond heists... Sammy the snake was great for sneaking into buildings through air vents... If you had prostate problems, you went to see Tony The Finger... (shrug) Everyone had a job.

[@Paul_Waller]

@@davidr1050 Or, needed a nose picked. Tony the Finger would come in handy ;)

[@Swissswoosher]

His hair reflected his mental state, that line made me laugh super hard! 😂😂

[@ChemicalCrash]

“I would never leave my child by himself.” Lol, welcome to the late 70s, early 80s. My mom would routinely leave us kids in the car while she ran in quickly to get a few things from the store. And heaven save us if one of us made the critical error in judgment of trying to honk the horn while she was inside (without being close to dying, first, that is). If you haven’t seen it, you and your bro should watch Steven King’s Firestarter (1984) with a little Drew Barrymore

[@LA_HA]

Kids back then, from what I've been told by family members, were raised to be independent, self-sufficient, and learn by doing with parental guidance, since parents had to work. Just like they freaked out when the wife took her husband breakfast in bed. My parents did that for each other all the time, but my married friends have never done that for each other. Several of them can't even really cook or clean. haha

[@Anwelei]

As an eight year old i was diapering younger cousins. I was babysitting cousins at the age of 13. Lol i loved being left in the car to read books so i didnt have to go into the grocery store with my mom. I was born in the early 80s

[@Bob-jm8kl]

We were free range kids. The rule was get home by dinner...or sometimes by sunset.

[@Spongebrain97]

My dad who was born in 78 told me one time that as a child his grandfather would take him Mexico and the old man would just be at a bar drinking while my dad would sit alone in the car waiting for him to come out

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

That's why Gen-X kids are known as the Latchkey Generation. Lots of alone time while parents were working.

[@cardaderdention]

Stanley Kubrick pretty much re-wrote the entire source material. That is why this movie is referred to as Kubrick's The Shining instead of Stephen King's. As far as the ending goes it is one of the most debated movie questions of all time that will never be answered. My guess is that once Jack took a drink from Lloyd he pretty much sold his soul to the Overlook Hotel. Also, remember in the beginning when Ulman is telling Jack about CHARLES Grady? He states that the murders happened 10 years prior which would put it in the 70s. Jack meets the butler DELBERT Grady who is clearly from the 1920's. Two separate Grady's??? Also it's stated by Ullman during the tour that the hotel was built on an Indian Burial Ground. And the interior of the hotel is loaded with Native American symbolism throughout. Kubrick was a genius.

[@robertyeah2259]

Its really not that different from the book. People always say this but it leads me to believe they're bad at reading because what's different from the book are the personalities of the characters. Not the story. The story is almosy exactly the same and Kubrick's original treatment for the film includes a lot more details from the novel you dont see in final cut. The differences is that novel Jack is a sympathetic but destructive addict, Wendy is a strong willed and admittedly idealised woman who would leave Jack but cant because of the snow, and Danny never ever stfu in the book. Otherwise, the story is the same, the Shining is the same, the hotel's role is the same. Its almost exactly the same its just more vague.

[@BCZF]

But in Kubricks defense, you cant have a 12 hour movie, you need to boil it down to it's essence, the book was an allegory on alcoholism, Kubrick just said, "he's a drunk, will always be one" and lets chop it down to what really matters, the hotel overtakes an already venerable and miserable person.

[@Bonez0r]

If you want a really deep dive into this movie, take a look at Rob Ager's channel "Collative Learning". His "The Shining" analysis videos have a combined length of almost four and a half hours. The hidden details he's able to uncover are amazing. He has similar content about tons of other movies too, but Kubrick has a special place on his channel. edit: Also there's the documentary _"Room 237",_ which I guess most fans of this movie have seen.

[@Chris-ci8vs]

Kubrick did a far superior job with it than King.

[@tiny_m0w]

@@Chris-ci8vswithout King there would be no story to begin with?

[@guyinreallife6035]

"Hrmh, thats odd..the blood usually gets off on the 4th floor" - Mr Burns

[@Acme1970]

That was a classic episode.

[@sharkdentures3247]

"What do you think Marge? All I need is a title. I'm thinking of something like; No TV & no beer makes Homer something something."

[@RBailley]

@@sharkdentures3247 "Go Crazy?"

[@christucker7655]

@@RBailley don’t mind if a dooooo

[@ianloeb1672]

Actually it was the 2nd floor watch it again

[@monsterkhan3414]

"Doctor Sleep" (2019) is a great sequel to "The Shining" because it is a continuation to the first movie but Doctor Sleep stands on its own as a good movie. Definitely worth checking out.

[@ericy4522]

I liked Doctor Sleep a lot more than I expected, but my main gripe is that the little girl is too overpowered, such that the antagonists, albeit sufficiently evil and scary aren't enough of a credible threat in the 3rd act. The film is good, but could have been great with a bit of minor tweaking. I might have to read the book to see if it was the source material or the film with that shortcoming.

[@azazello1784]

it's average... seemed more childish and less intense to me

[@Juggernogger64]

@@azazello1784 yeah,didn't match the magic the first one had.

[@riezegaming3622]

If Nothing else Doctor Sleep broke the Movie Rule! If your movie has to hurt a child its not shown & Certainly its not a main focus for as long as Doctor Sleep did. To quote Lord Shaxx "This is AMAZING!!!" Because Violet was implied that she got eaten but nothing was shown, but with the Baseball Boy, Its not only shown but Your Not Expecting 1. Him to experience pain for the sake of pain. & 2. the scene to happen in the first place without a cut away. Which Makes you Completely Focused on wanting them to die & Cheering at 3am waking your Roommates that They are getting picked off while Rose screams in agony.

[@christopherbrown6049]

Friggun great movie that one😊

[@djb10]

Shelley DuVall (the wife) suffered a breakdown during this movie due to Kubrick's insane grulling way of filming. She hasn't been the same since.

[@mistermisanthrope4106]

She's in very sad shape the last I heard.

[@jackal59]

That's an internet myth that's not exactly true. She went on after this to successfully produce and direct "Fairy-Tale Theater." While her treatment on this set was bad, her later mental health issues weren't "caused" by this.

[@aowyn_]

She was so stressed her hair started to fall out, poor thing

[@fynnthefox9078]

@@jackal59 Thank you. Just after the Shining she was in Popeye with Robin Williams and she seemed fine.

[@robertyeah2259]

Kubrick didnt break her, stop being a liar who just wants likes please. I could scream from the mountain tops "Thats a myth" and you wouldnt care. She acted for almost two decades after this film so stop lying. This whole "Kubrick is a sadistic torturous psycho" thing is pretty embellished by trivia losers who skulk comment sections, but there's a big difference between "psychological torture by a bad person" and some who is just a gigantic ass. All accounts of Kubrick by most people were that he was a strict, mean ass a lot of the time who ran his actors ragged. The only reason Shelley's story comes up so much is because horror fans are constantly desperate to point at something in a horror movie and scream about how "its actually realzzz!". Plus they wanna bring up her current mental health problems and start speculating, which I think makes you look like a shit. Shelley is not "genuinely" terrified during her scenes, she is genuinely exhausted and weak. Jack and Shelley both had to do these long, grueling takes mind you. Jack gets genuinely frustrated, Shelley gets genuinely defeated. Shes an incredible actress and saying all this shit about how its all "real" and enforced by Kubrick is very devaluing to her talents. She portrays the terror, Kubrick just is an ass who wanted to make sure her terror came off as feeble and weak. George C. Scott once lost his mind screaming at Kubrick and Kubrick didnt give a f#ck. Just made him to another bunch of takes once he was done yelling. This is Kubrick's normal. "woe-is-Shelley" is just performantive sympathy based on really dramatized stories of Kubrick and Duval brought up by people to sound knowledgable. I wouldnt get so annoyed if comment sections werent filled "fun facts" from people who dont know wtf they're even talking about.

[@Masky5150]

The Shining is an absolute mind bending classic! The book is actually quite different and great, the movie and book can both be enjoyed as their own thing. The sequel, Doctor Sleep, is really good, but he sure to check out the Director’s Cut. I’ve seen both versions and the Directors Cut is the better version of the two. Enjoy!

[@geminilady11]

Tony is his intuition. He's a very gifted boy. Y'all don't necessarily have to put it on the channel but y'all should watch Doctor Sleep after this movie. It's the sequel

[@shercahn]

They need to watch The Shining '97 first as some of the more major elements are from that movie.

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

Yes, but the Director's Cut of Doctor Sleep.

[@ericy4522]

I liked Doctor Sleep a lot more than I expected, but my main gripe is that the little girl is too overpowered, such that the antagonists, albeit sufficiently evil and scary aren't enough of a credible threat to her, although they are to Danny, in the 3rd act. The film is good, but could have been great with a bit of minor tweaking. I might have to read the book to see if it was the source material or the film with that shortcoming.

[@susanalexander6721]

@@shercahn was that the mini series? If so, I liked it much better than this movie. It was pretty much spot on King's movie. King liked it too. He didn't like this movie.

[@shercahn]

@@susanalexander6721 I believe you're right, and that it was done as a miniseries. It's been so long since I saw it on TV. I have the DVD of it. King actually consulted on that version and they filmed it at the actual hotel that inspired the story. There was a whole behind the scenes stuff regarding that one.

[@davidnorman4786]

"Is darts safe for a kid of his age to play alone?" Jesus. WTF. In the 70's, they gave us GIANT lawn darts and we threw them at each other. And we survived.

[@MrBrassboy]

I can't believe that Shelly Duvall was up for a Razzy award for this part. She was phenomenal in this! Best seen in my opinion is when she realizes what he's been typing, including the walk backwards up the stairs swinging a bat and trying to keep that idiot away from her. I would like the "critics" to let us all in on the secret of how she should have acted in this part.

[@specificsoup]

I don’t get that. If anybody thinks she was a bad actor for screaming and looking scared a lot, in the situation SHE is in, they should meet my mom lmao Like being “dramatic” doesn’t automatically mean bad acting but people will just assume that

[@dianaruman8723]

She was put through some pretty serious mental trauma for this movie, including having scenes done over and over for hours. You can see both of them being exhausted and genuinely losing their minds. Kubrick is nuts.

[@leob4403]

Movie Critics have always been complete idiots

[@manuelrobledo8072]

32:23 The best reaction to the confusing animal costume scene: "HUH!?"😂

[@brittneyairgood]

what was that scene all about? i was confused as well. very random

[@rsmleo81]

Dick was actually the hero in the book. He didn't die, I'm not crazy about that choice theatrically speaking.

[@razycrandomgirl]

it was stereotypical and weak

[@rsmleo81]

@@razycrandomgirl Agreed

[@gumby2883]

I like it, cose if you read the books before seeing this. Seeing dick get axed would be so unexpected

[@Micheal93k]

Yeah, after I read the book I was like, "this is much better". Like why would we follow this character just to have him unceremoniously get killed just like that? Cheap shock value. The fact that the book was so unsettling but only had one death I liked alot. It also makes better sense for the sequel that Dick survives, but that's besides the point since the sequel came so long after.

[@ladedade23Blunticus]

Stephen King obsessed with rock and roll blues and jazz King got on Kubrick nerves with his input and scat man Caruthers who played dick ...yea he did it to vex King and King has said as much Kubrick was a genius and a world class ahole

[@ripley312]

I think it was Kubrick’s assistant who had to manually type out the “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” over and over. No copy and paste back then.

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Sweet gig, eh ;) ;) ;)

[@luketrottier9388]

@@StreetsOfVancouverChannel Probably easily beats acting for Kubrick for many people :/ dude was great at what he does... but an absolute fucking savage.

[@sprayarm]

And in multiple languages…

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

@@luketrottier9388 that scene with the axe was done over twenty takes!!!

[@luketrottier9388]

@@StreetsOfVancouverChannel it's unreal, man. Look into Kubrick's history. At best it's scary, at worst it's pure sadism and dangerous as fuck. Brilliant director. And Shelly was incredible in this movie... but damn

[@Donniedangerously]

Dr. Sleep is a must after this one. Answers a lot of questions.

[@1ofLouisBoys]

freaking hell. finding fans of Stephen King's novels reacting to his movies is fantastic. just seeing your brother's reaction to finding out The Dark Tower and Cell were kind of shitty is hilarious.

[@serpent6827]

Wow, after all these years of watching my favorite horror movie, I didn't even consider the fact that we never see Jack anywhere else besides the hotel apart from the car drive. Nice one dude. Even though Jack Nicholson nailed his part, I personally think that Shelley Duvall gave the best performance in the film considering how tough and harrowing her role as Wendy was. A lot of people including Stephen King himself thought of her as annoying and over the top, but imo she nailed that role. It was in part of how Stanley Kubrick directed her in particular that gave her those genuine reactions. She stated in an interview that she may have hated Kubrick at the time but if he hadn't have directed the movie the way he did, then the movie would not have been as good. Kubrick's directorial approach would not fly today, which is why I am glad this movie was made at the time it was.

[@Adartse310]

You guys gotta watch "Christine"

[@ramongallegos2851]

That’s a good movie yo 🤙🏽😉

[@christinehorror8178]

Yes christine!!

[@ghosttemplar6989]

I've seen that for the first time ever

[@vonnyb9052]

Yeeeeesssss

[@vonnyb9052]

It's Stephen King so you know you can't go wrong

[@bigmixx75]

Jack's character is an alcoholic who is blaming his family for his failings as a writer, this is why he has the disconnect from his family, then you add all the things that come with an addict being separated from his vice

[@tangiecleans312]

I love how the dark hallways only light up as Danny enters the areas in The Sleep Doctor. Eerie knowing how much that evil dark place thirsted for his “shine” as a little boy in the prequel.

[@resin_Hd]

My theory is the end of the movie is you seeing Jack's horror novel. He starts putting the facts together from the very beginning. As they are on the tour you see them walk by this guy cleaning a mirror. He's wearing the same clothes Jack was wearing at the end. Because Mr. Ullman mentioned the caretaker horror, Jack was using that guy he saw as the basis of the story. As they walk by that care taker, you even see Jack change his gate, as if he's thinking about the limp the character will have. Jack must have walked passed that group picture from 1921 hundreds of times while there, and with that guy in the front, he would have well noticed. He became the face of the murderer. Also in the beginning Jack claims that Wendy was a confirmed horror fan. So that's why he has her seeing all the over the top horrific stuff that she saw. Because of the telepathy Dick had with the boy, maybe Jack took offense that in a way he was closer to the son than he was. So he was (the only) one character that had to go. Jack over looks the model of the maze but never went in. Wouldn't that be a great place for the murderer to meet his end? Danny was in there many times with his Mom, so that how he would know the way out. Anyway, that's my take - FWIW.

[@porkfrog2785]

if that's your idea and original, very impressive

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

Also, Stephen King liked the ending of the movie The Mist. He said he wished he would have thought of it.

[@petertyson2]

I love the ending it's so tragic and gives off a sense of macabre realism.

[@garryiglesias4074]

Yeah the ending is what makes you think about "what he have done, on what basis"... Maybe the biggot were not who we thought... I love Mist movie ending too.

[@ericy4522]

I love the ending of The Mist, if only because it refuses to cater to the easy Hollywood ending. I doubt most potentially world ending apocalypses would really end in a nice tidy ending.

[@antoniosantiago2378]

I think the Hotel was feeding off Danny's particularly powerful shine to become stronger. As the Hotel becomes stronger it's influence over Jack increases. The fact Dick had experience with the shine due to his grandmother prevented him from falling prey. Danny was all alone with his gift thus making his family easy pickings.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

I actually did a spit take when you said “telepathy” the way you did.

[@Gravyballs2011]

Tele-PTHy

[@squishydafishy]

Thought about correcting him but figured it will be funnier when he says it around his friends so they can raz him lol

[@jenniferri7735]

SAME DUDE I YELLED AT HIM

[@iamthecocoacure6519]

Right .....oh the Virgo in me was stressed out 😂

[@ficialintelligence1869]

I believe it's a regional (or even local) accent. I've heard them both say the word "sorry". It comes out "SORE -- ee".

[@theprousteffect9717]

I love how this movie is shot and the way they take advantage of how massive the hotel is. Just the sheer size of the place is scary in and of itself. The amount of hallways, stairs, rooms, secret areas you're not even aware of. You can never feel entirely confident that you're alone in a place like that.

[@leob4403]

I prefer living in apartment

[@AtomicVampire1]

Darts are fine, it’s the giant metal lawn darts that we used to throw at each other that were the problem.

[@littleboxxes]

Jarts!

[@ChemicalCrash]

Seriously...still don’t know how we managed not to get one lodged in someone’s skull! ☠️

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

How many brain contusions did we get riding bikes w/o helmets? A different time...

[@katelynrushe9025]

I think the reason Jack appeared in the old photo at the end was because the haunted hotel had added him into it after his death to signify that it had added him to its “collection” of ghosts. If we had seen that photo earlier in the film, he probably wouldn’t have been in it. As far as the line about Jack always having been the caretaker, that could be because the entity haunting the hotel keeps spreading/passing itself on from one caretaker to another; Grady’s ghost probably wasn’t really addressing Jack with that line because Jack was mostly just a host for the entity by that point. Either that or the entity straight up likes to gaslight people to make them question their sanity so they’ll be more vulnerable to it.

[@chriswilkinson9074]

If you haven't seen it already can I suggest Stephen King's "Cujo" for a reaction.

[@w1975b]

agree

[@dimitrakapa4887]

And his shining version... definitely 👌🔥

[@frankmcqueen2984]

Jack being in the picture means he’s one with the hotel now. Just like all the other people

[@JackCerro]

I love how the 70's norms seem inexplicable now.

[@porkfrog2785]

'Why does no one lock their doors?!' 'Why is that kid by himself?!' 'Why would you give that guy a ride?!' 'Why are people smoking [insert place here]' 'What's with everyone trusting everyone?' Yeah, the 70's are Mars now

[@olatron]

Darts is the tip of the iceberg... add to that catapults, air rifles, blowdarts and worse.

[@kurtrobertson495]

Darts , riding no seat belts, ride a bike no helmet.

[@porkfrog2785]

@@kurtrobertson49555mph freeways...hitchhiking...cigarette machines...easy fireworks access...standing in moving pickups----yelling at other people's kids...getting paddled in school...recess...bringing pocket knives to school...playing tackle football during recess...

[@mistermisanthrope4106]

The 70's & 80's were amazing, the 2000's suck.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Tony's been nice. He didn't even want to show Danny the visions at the beginning. He even said that he didn't want to go to the hotel. Tony tried to warn them.

[@hv3926]

In the sequel, Dr Sleep, it takes place now. Grown up Danny Torrance, played by Ewing MacGregor (Obi-wan Kenobi) now an alcoholic, explains that in his childhood he referred to the Shining, as it lives in him as "Tony."

[@Laxhoop]

One theory about this movie that I particularly like, is the idea that the majority of it is actually from Jack’s book. Like, around the time he looks at the model of the maze, that’s when it transitions to being in his story, that he successfully finished.

[@tenzinmutuzaki8228]

Bro, the two Jacks theory is so amazing.

[@angellight495]

There was a remake in the 90s. It was a tv movie that actually more closely followed the book. It wasn't as scary but told a better story.

[@troublenabubble2571]

Absolutely, have to do Doctor Sleep after this.

[@mistermisanthrope4106]

I didn't see that one, is it really a worthy sequel?

[@daydream9384]

@@mistermisanthrope4106 Yah it's pretty good in my opinion.

[@mistermisanthrope4106]

@@daydream9384 Thanks

[@knight4iam]

@@mistermisanthrope4106 the directors cut of Dr Sleep really makes the sequel better. Liked Dr Sleep better than The Shining.

[@mistermisanthrope4106]

@@knight4iam I'll have to check that out, thanks.

[@weirds0up]

The problem with Stephen King adaptions is that your imagination can do so much more than any movie screen, at least the more fantastical and horror style stories - Shawshank Redemption is an example of a well-done adaption of his work. Also, Shelley Duvall who plays Wendy was basically tortured by Stanley Kubrick through the production of this movie.

[@killar1one]

“Tortured” lmao. It’s been stated Stanley mistreated Shelly in order to put her further on edge but even she has said he was good to her. I think over the years this has been blown way out of proportion to the point where people are saying he tortured her lol

[@leob4403]

​@@killar1oneKubrick had an iron maiden on set which he used to torture shelley

[@e.jamesshepard7183]

That red, orange and black rug that you see him riding on with his big wheel is the design of the mask i boughgt for covid. Once i saw that on line, i has to get it.

[@Charlie_Wolfe]

You guys are adorable I tried to read the book a few years ago in the middle of winter...which was a huge mistake and I ended up having a breakdown in the first few chapters lol!

[@Emburbujada]

Maybe do like Joey Tribbiani and put it in the freezer XD

[@hollyodell4012]

Don't know if you made it to the chapter with the hedge animals but that was the most freaked out I've ever been simply reading a book, ever, it full on put me into fight or flight mode. Amazing writing🤯

[@normanlawrence3783]

I love the way your eyes look the expression on your face is priceless

[@razycrandomgirl]

@@hollyodell4012 mine was with IT and one of the stories from the lost/missing kids. those haunt me. I had to put the book down and save it for the daylight.

[@porkfrog2785]

'Shitty ET impression' 'Tony the Finger' 'Mario Kart' 'Run straight thru the maze'...someone was in the zone...these are not things I've heard before...[and, as pointd out below, 'Tony the Finger' is clearly the name of a mafia hitman]

[@w1975b]

yeah, The Shining came out before ET, so...who imitated who?

[@mping82]

The sequel, Doctor Sleep is really great.

[@nessaarandur7740]

Yes, there is a Stephen King Multiverse. :) Please do check out Doctor Sleep. It's a great sequel and explains a little bit more about the shining and the Overlook Hotel. Stanley Kubrick took a lot of liberties with his adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. It's really significant in its own right and has a place in movie history, but the book is really much better and King hated this adaptation. The sequel successfully pays homage to both and I would love to see you both react to it.

[@SSD_Penumbra]

The book is kind of shit at the same time. Like the Topiary monsters and the explicit explanation of it being ghosts and/or alcoholism. Kubrick's leaves it more to interpretation. Is it the ghosts making Jack do it, or is it Alcoholism? Maybe the ghosts forced Jack to drink and it sent him mad? Maybe Wendy's seeing the ghosts too because he poisoned the air? Who knows.

[@philrob1978]

Magnificent film, but you're overthinking it. The hotel is haunted, it has a life in itself, there are certain people who will enter it and it will consume them, fully. They've always been there.

[@Viewmaster147]

Definitely watch “Doctor Sleep” after this. It’s about the little boy, Danny, dealing with “The Shining” later on in his life.

[@zacharybear7243]

So director Stanley Kubrick said “The ballroom photograph at the very end suggests the reincarnation of Jack.” That means that Jack Torrance is the reincarnation of a guest or someone on staff at the Overlook in 1921. This corroborates many theories involving Charles Grady, the man who went stir crazy and killed his family in the Overlook (which Jack is informed about during his interview for the position) was the reincarnation of Delbert Grady, the ghost butler Jack meets in the hotel bathroom. The Overlook seems to have the power to recall reincarnated versions of its past guests and employees. Delbert Grady tells Jack that he’s “always been the caretaker,” implying the hotel continues to revisit its past inhabitants. It keeps calling back Gradys and Torrances to offer them a good vs. evil scenario, and they choose evil.

[@nickmanzo8459]

I think Jack being in the picture represents the fact that he’s just become another one of the crazy stories that happened there. He’s another story about “the haunted hotel” and has essentially become a part of the hotel’s “consciousness”.

[@chiasanzes9770]

Can you read? If you can then read the book Shining. You are in wrong.

[@hennybobbert2563]

The way the guy on the left says "telepathy" haha I can't

[@ExUSSailor]

As a kid, I had the same model of big wheel as Danny is riding around in this.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Same. My brother had a Green Machine

[@Blue-qr7qe]

This might help clarify this scene: When Nicholson axes his way halfway through the door, sticks his head in, and says "here's Johnny!", he's repeating the line familiar to millions of Americans in 1980. The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson ran from 1962 to 1992. Every night, Ed McMahon, the show's MC, would be onstage talking to the live audience and when it was time to start the show, McMahon would say "Heeeerrrrrr's Johnny!!!". Then Carson would walk out through the curtains. A big entrance. When Carson left, he handed the Late Night reigns to Jay Leno.

[@sbond7510]

When I read trivia like this I realize that I’m an old on the internet. I grew up hearing that on the living room tv

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@sbond7510 There are so many people who have never heard that before, so that scene has no value to them. But i know the feeling: long ago, i was in a record shop (that's right, vinyl), leafing through the albums. Two teeny boppers were there, doing the same. One pulled out a Paul McCartney solo album and said to her friend "Did you know he used to be in another band? It was called Wings."

[@johnmshaw49]

Also Jack is a well-known nickname for John

[@tfpp1]

@@Blue-qr7qe This is simultaneously the funniest and saddest thing I've read on the internet in a while.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@tfpp1 The line was adlibed by Nicholson. Remember, we heard it nightly for 30 years. Judge for yourself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYuunqZ3bcetl9E

[@jamesparker1127]

Director Stanley Kubrick was insistent on filming the whole movie in order and it took a grueling 200 days of filming and wanted repetitive takes. 26:04 holds the world record for the most takes of a single movie scene with dialogue at 127 takes.

[@Drakan86]

The shining and similar abilities Are in alot of Kings works. Carrie was telepathic/telekinetic and the losers club in IT All shine, The Dark tower series connects alot of the "universe" The overlook hotel, Dick halloran Are mentioned in other books as well, and shawshank etc. Its pretty cool when ya look it up how he has interconnected most of his books.

[@chefskiss6179]

Not sure if it was an homage to this gem, but I love when at the beginning of Hot Fuzz, when the guy checks in to the village hotel, the lady greeting him with an eerie "Check in? But you've always been here."

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Danny's full name is Daniel Anthony Torrence - hence "Tony" is his inner self. His "shining" nickname for his braver, "knowing" alter-ego, who watched Road Runner fool the Coyote - a lot. Tony helped Danny lure Jack into the maze at the end.

[@jared2947]

Great reaction! Stephen King did a remake of this in the late nineties and wrote the teleplay himself because he hated this movie so much. The book ending is totally different. The book in general was a bit different. The hotel was haunted and consumed them all. Cell is worth a watch. Never read the book but the movie wasn't bad.

[@theghettoracle]

Hey guys, Interesting FACT: Kubrick kept Shelley Duvall(Wendy) isolated from the cast & crew during the filming of this movie ALSO had her shoot the baseball bat scene a whopping 127 takes..

[@OctoKrool]

Holy shit, I can't imagine doing that over 127 times; no wonder she looked so exhausted throwing that bat around

[@theghettoracle]

@@OctoKrool Exactly, this caused heavy stress and lead her to losing hair.

[@mahoganyreacts]

I love this movie! I definitely suggest you watch the sequel, Doctor Sleep. 👌🏾

[@ToniMcGinty]

Now, THERE´s a face of "yup, I know everything that´s goin on. I´ll just let your brain stew a little!". I´ve used that face many times before myself!

[@susanhicks2300]

You 2 are so damned hilarious. I love how you get along. You're definitely each other's best friends 💓

[@candicemonique5927]

Most don’t realize that if Wendy had taken John with them away from the hotel, he would have been alright. He had issues before but it was the hotel that turned him into a killer. Obviously, I know why she didn’t bother helping him.

[@kristopherwood7521]

There's a good bit in the book about Jack's alcohol struggle and his friend getting him the Overlook job. Scatman is so great in this.

[@dqshipley2811]

“Tony the Finger” sounds like a Sopranos character. 😂

[@OroborusFMA]

This will blow your mind but there are all kinds of allusions and clues about the holocaust of Native Americans in this film.

[@amandaasbury3688]

Doctor Sleep is the sequel and it is definitely worth seeing

[@AlexDelarge1990]

The pronunciation of "Tele pathy", and the mafia hitman sounding "Tony the Finger"😂🤣😂. This reaction had so many unintentionally hilarious comments lol

[@norwegianblue2017]

You guys should look into all the hidden meanings, easter eggs and conspiracy theories revolving around this film. Kubrick was a literal genius with an IQ near 200 and everything in frame in his movies is there for a reason. Themes range from the genocide of the American Indian, to evidence that the dad is sexually abusing Danny, to subtle hints about how the moon landing footage was faked by Kubrick.

[@eZTarg8mk2]

Yeah, the copy of playgirl Jacks reading was meant to hint at him being a pedophile

[@SWLinPHX]

It's not an "E.T. impression" if this movie was made first. Maybe Spielberg's movie was a "Tony" impression.

[@dirtydeeds8173]

Thank you, Pancho and Lefty for watching my all time favorite film

[@sca88]

I'm always confused why some reactors think everything is in Jack's head. When I saw this as a kid at theater, I knew the people were ghosts.

[@barryscott8041]

Yes...most Reactors insist "Jack is Crazy" w/o realizing, this hotel is full of Ghosts.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

It’s theorized that every time Jack talks to a “ghost” it’s always in front of a mirror.

[@Micheal93k]

Great theory but then the ghost opens the door.

[@HTX-gc2by]

Check out 👇🏻 "Eyes wide shut" (1999) Directed by Stanley Kubrick Who also directed: The shining (1980) Full metal jacket(1987) 2001: A space odyssey (1968) Just to name a few

[@thomassantillan2194]

I laughed waaaay too hard at the receding hair/mental capacity joke. Also, seconding the Christine recommendations. If you're in for some campiness, and good music (AC/DC), I'd also recommend Maximum Overdrive, if you haven't seen it already.

[@LA_HA]

How about Stephen Spielberg's Duel after that? And maybe, The Car?

[@w1975b]

we also get a small cameo from King in Maximum Overdrive

[@gemini802]

The answer is he WAS the caretaker then and now the hotel is haunted and repeats history !

[@nathanmills5311]

Great reaction guys! Sequel with McGregor is Dr. Sleep, and I HIGHLY recommend it. It even explains a lot of questions about Danny, Tony, and the Shining ability. PLEASE react to it!

[@EKS511]

And this children is why we don’t build things on top of Native American burial grounds. Actually any type of burial ground. Basically just don’t build on top of dead people.

[@vovindequasahi]

At 9:29... Dudes! In the 70's and 80's people didn't hold kids' hands so much. They got to taste the beer in the sauna, they were outside playing on construction sites, they were doing bike stunts on steep wooden paths without helmets... We grew up and we weren't pampered like kids are today. I feel so sad for this generation, because they grow up in front of fucking screen. A good analogy here: Back in my day when you did something your weren't supposed to do, you were grounded and sent to your room. Now the best punishment for a kid if they get grounded is to have to go outside.

[@robertdean925]

Calm down lol 😂😂😂

[@swacfan100]

Still one of my favorite horror films, and it's so full of subliminal. Stanley Kubrick is the master at that. I remember watching this as a kid, TOO young to be watching it. But I was with adults so it was ok. Still stuck with me 👍🏽

[@Laxhoop]

Fun fact: The fake snow used in this movie was recycled and used on the set of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

[@Curraghmore]

Poor old Shelley Duvall was never the same after making that film. It was said that Kubrick treated her so badly and made her do so many takes over and over for the most intense scenes that her hysterics in some of those scenes were real.

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

The ending of this video when he's trying to analyze the ending of the shining while frustrated & confused is one of the funniest things I've seen on youtube, lol.

[@RCTPatriot75]

The cost of clearing the road is more than the revenue they would make from an entire ski season? Do the sequel Doctor Sleep. Cusack and Jackson are in 1408. I really like both.

[@ericy4522]

Thanks for the reference to 1408 - not even HEARD of this movie, and I really like movies! Will check it out :)

[@razycrandomgirl]

I liked the short story of 1408 more so than the movie. it was a head trip and ties more to the dark tower.

[@PaperMario64]

First, READ THE BOOK. It’s so much better than the movie. Second, the hotel actually haunted Jack. The hotel is an entity that is evil. It feeds off of evil and death. Jack had the potential to be violent when drunk (as proven by him hurting Danny). The hotel sensed the potential for Jack to cause carnage and kill his family, just like it did with Grady. The hotel also wants Danny’s shining powers. Edit: don’t want the remake.

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

The documentary Room 237 is amazing. Adds a lot of context and theories and stuff about the movie. Edit: Why was the actress so good? Is because she went through torment in the production. She was actually on the verge of nervous breakdown, and it was intentional by the director. Very sick stuff.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Kubrick was a perfectionist, while they can be geniuses, they take their work VERY seriously.

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

Always liked the parody of The Shining from The Simpsons with Groundskeeper Willie and Bart. Groundskeeper Willie: "Boy you got the Shinning!" Bart: " You mean The Shining?" Groundskeeper Willie:" SHHH! Do you want to get sued!?"

[@AFireInsideASMR]

Loving the new chairs and the excitement for the new chairs! Upgrade! 😊🔥 Omg The Mist pissed me off too. Great reaction~

[@Anwelei]

Curtis' mini meltdown after the movie is hilarious.

[@tlyon2]

Wait until you see the sequel Doctor Sleep' its just as good, I would like to also throw in Friday The 13th (1980) which came out the same year as The Shining.

[@eleasecarpenter311]

My husband shares a name with Jack Torrance. When he introduced himself to me, I said, "F**K YEAH!!"

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

You're not gonna "barrel through" a hedgerow. Look up their role in World War 2. They were often more effective than barbed wire.

[@josechung7024]

"Are darts safe?" LOL back then we were given lawn darts to go play with as kids.

[@dmwalker24]

Seen 2 reactions to this movie. In the first there were questions about the kid not wearing a seat belt in the car. In this one it's asking if darts is appropriate for a kid to play. Growing up in the 80's was a little different I guess. Somehow enough of us survived to keep humanity going though.

[@susanalexander6721]

Danny has "the Shining " .A healthy dose of it. The hotel, where horrible things have happened over the years, wakes up when Danny arrives. Danny isn't crazy, he is super psychic. His Father is a weak willed alcoholic, an easy target for the hotel.

[@MrDeadstu]

You guys are in the minority about the ending of "The Mist" - that is what makes the movie great, hell even Stephen King loves the ending better than his original. Wha Wha

[@danielwong5378]

Me too. The ending in the book was shit. They just ended up at a hotel.

[@ambergallen4144]

I think the hate comes from having that hope and the absolute letdown and horror of what happens hit you. The movie ends terrible but because its shocking. Where as I compared their hate of the ending to my hate of the ending of dreamcatcher. They fucked up with that. It was so awesome then they had to go and fuck with duddits

[@rvdthedudar9231]

Most who saw THE MIST, HATE the movie ending. People who like it are the “minority” lol get a clue on reality over your personal opinion.

[@MrDeadstu]

@@rvdthedudar9231 You are funny, the unofficial majority prefer the movie ending. Your personal opinion doesn't change the fact you are in the minority. Stephen King prefers the movie ending, so you are mistaken.

[@DRSTRANGELOVEIN]

I love the violent anger the guy expresses at the end of the movie. Just not knowing, the not knowing what was actually going on. That is what Kubrick was going for, he understood that the one thing we fear more than anything is what we don’t comprehend.