The Shining

Surprisingly I had never seen this movie until we watched it in class. My one friend was always riding my ass and harassing me about not seeing it. Well his harassing was definitely worth it, this was an awesome movie. Stanly Kubrick is one of the greatest filmmakers alive; he has conquered almost every film genera. He has one of the best science fiction movies out there as well as some of the best, war, comedy, drama, and horror movies. This movie was almost perfect with its execution, pacing, and acting. The atmosphere that the hotel created was awesome and perfect. A large empty and scary place filled with rotting women, elevators filed with blood, and an axe. What I have heard about the ending in the book I prefer the ending in the movie. It seems much more fitting that the hotel is left standing to torment many more people. Definitely one of the greatest horror movies of all time and one of Jack Nicolson’s most memorable roles.