The Shining : An overrated piece of crap.

This is The Amityville Horror in a hotel, nothing more. Yet for some reason it has the laughable rating of 8.4 and a classic like Jaws gets saddled with an 8, and 2001 the movie that changed EVERYTHING also rates lower on here. People who rated this movie a 10 are idiots. This is nowhere near the best Kubrick film, it's one of the worst.

Good points.

I gave this a 6. It's no more than a 7, maybe 8 for fans, and another movie on here that fan boys overrate like Fight Club. just had a troll put this up there with the Godfather when discussing top movies. Think the fan boys began to believe their own hype with this one- another example.

It's pretty good, but not what the fan boys act and treat it like. It's a solid 6-7 like hundreds of other movies. Stuff like this ruins the top 250.

i understand why horror fans give it a high rating, they have low standards and are impressed by a movie with good cinematography and production values, but why kubrick fans think this compares well to Strangelove and 2001 is baffling

Funny you mention Jaws The Shining is one of Spielberg's favorite movies. He claims to have seen it more than twenty five times (maybe he's one of the idiots who rated it a 10).

btw, before the boards are gone for good, try to go into detail about why you think it's an overrated piece of crap. Bring up things like the filmmaking, the performances, the writing

"This is The Amityville Horror in a hotel, nothing more" doesn't really cut it as insightful criticism, ff.

1. the kid talking to his finger is one the stupidest elements of any movie ever made, mystery science theater stuff

2. nicholson is hammy, seems like a serial killer rather than a father, right from the beginning

3. shelley duval is terrible, has no chemistry with her family, gawky and annoying, terrible casting

4. the kid has esp powers why? he ends up getting haunted just like his mother and father who dont have powers, so it's useless

5. blood pouring by the gallon out of the elevator is not scary - it just looks like fruit juice

6. choice of music is heavy-handed, though kubrick does that in other films too

7. in terms of photgraphy, kubrick does nothing cinematically that he hadnt done before, just his standard shots you see in all his movies,

All those things are in the book.
Build a bridge and get over it.

i didn't know shelley duvalls performance was in the book must have been some book did you get the 'remedial readers' edition

Only the Stephen King version.
Don't worry - am just venting on these boards because it's closing in a few days.

feelingfine99 & Boner_Xmas

Please stop lying to yourselves.

The Shining is the best movie you've seen and will be the best movie you both will ever see.

Accept this fact.

If it bleeds, we can kill it.