I sleep so much better after watching this

The Movie is great, but it seems like the only actor who gave a really good performance was Jack Nicholson.

I know this is a 1980 movie and movies have come a long way since then, but man this movie sucks so bad! Nothing is serious about this movie, even the ratings are way stretched, the fade transition between scenes is appaling and the story is a 5 minutes made 144 minutes, I literally had to speed the movie 30% to keep it watchable. All in all, this movie is a true meme!

This is one of Stanley Kubrick's best films. A true horror movie without having to rely on jump scares or gimmicks. The score is truly unsettling and with the cuts of disturbing imagery it builds tension well. Jack Nicholson gives the performance of his career here. The Overlook Hotel is so unique. The attention to detail and production design is flawless.

I went into this thinking it was going to be so unbelievably unnerving that I would be tense throughout the whole viewing. Instead I felt bored out of my damn mind, I've watched absolutely terrible movies that I would watch again before this. THIS is considered one of the best horror movies of all time? What???

I happened to watch the movie today (July 4th 2021) not knowing that the movie ends on the shot of the July 4th ball in 1921. Very creepy.

I am still asking myself if Jack Nicholson was acting or he is just like this.. because he is so creepy always. I liked this movie, but some scenes were too long which was boring sometimes. Exactly like some parts in books by King. Sorry not sorry. I was expecting more from this movie but at least music, creepy as f♥ck, was brilliant.

One thing that can be said about this film, and not all other GOAT films, is that literally, everyone finds it entertaining. I'm not a huge Jack Nicholson fan, but this film might suit him as an actor more than any other film. Honestly, it's hard to imagine anyone else being able to accomplish what he did in this film. And while Danny Lloyd (Danny Torrance) made only two films in his career, this is probably one of the all-time great first time acting jobs. Out of all of Kubrick's films, and I'm a huge fan, this is the one I go back to the most.

Do yourself a favor and also watch Room 237. It's one hell of a pairing that speaks not only to the brilliance of this film but also the depth and complexity of fan culture.

It aged pretty good, no CG special effects or cheap thrills, just horror of isolation.

I am a big fan of the book, but I also love this movie is awesome I have no problem (just a bit) with Kubrick changing the ending, the only reason I won’t give it a 10 is the whole Dick story... we see him travel for 2 min at the hotel before dying without doing anything? Pfff... but still great movie

Its been said many times before but its worth repeating; Kubrick created some of the most exciting visuals in movie history. This film is filled with interesting camera movements and angled shots, even when the set is practically claustrophobic. Like the scenes in the bedroom and the pantry. The way the camera follows little Danny around; we are allowed to discover the same horrors as him simultaneously.

"The Shining" is practically the opposite on a scale perspective than "2001". It's small in comparison to the grand "2001". Shelley Duvall as Wendy and Jack Nicholson playing Jack don't appear to be a close couple, and its clear that Wendy has had to deal with an abusive Jack quite often during their marriage.

Even though the acting is great, the shocking imagery is the real star. There is a moment in the movie when Wendy happens upon a ghostly image of a man with another person dressed in a weird dog suit sitting on the edge of a bed. The book makes sense of this shot but in the movie its ambiguous and adds a very creepy moment to an already creepy film.

Good acting by Jack N. with a few good scenes and good shots with camera, but not a very good film.
With a few good things for such a long film IMO too overrated.

Kubrick is comically overrated as a screenwriter and this movie fails to measure up to the source material. Like all of his other films, his terrible sense of style has dated this film to the point that I cannot separate it from the terrible memories I have of the 80's. I hate this movie intensely and resent its popularity with other horror fans.