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Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at the gorgeous Overlook Hotel. .. Read more

Starring	Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Director	Stanley Kubrick
Genres	Horror

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- Uninteresting ghost story sparked by meticulous detail and sets but finally vitiated by overlength and an absurdly over-the-top star performance.
- 29917
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  The Shining
  
  Does anyone else have problems trying to watch this online??? i do -
  
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  Thanks alot.
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - TILLY1
  - 36 reviews
  - Cheshire
  - 28 Nov 2010 at 22:44
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- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a watch - it's pretty good.
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Looking for a horror film providing weeks of nightmares? Rent 'The Ring' - it's scary as hell! Looking for a reasonably interesting classic horror ... read more »
  
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- - 22Voldemort23
  - 1 review
  - 29 May 2012 at 20:17
- - 0
  - 4
  Not bad
  
  An okay film but gives away too much at the start and then drags for long periods and the ending is rubbish, if it wasn't for a stellar performance from ... read more »
  
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- 1104441
- - a customer
  - Peterborough, England
  - 20 Mar 2012 at 23:02
- - 1
  - 1
  Horror, can't finish watching the movie
  
  I couldn't finish watching the horror movie but will rate it as 4 stars. Cannot believe the camera shots were taken in 1980. The music adds to the horror. I... read more »
  
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- 1101309
- - LondonVisitor
  - 2 reviews
  - 11 Mar 2012 at 07:38
- - 4
  - 0
  classic brilliance
  
  every now and then a film comes along that no matter how many times you watch it you still find it briliant, and that is rare with horror, however with this one... read more »
  
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- 1100255
- - cheesekake
  - 768 reviews
  - uk
  - 07 Mar 2012 at 22:12
- - 1
  - 0
  Seen it at last!
  
  Have seen and heard so many scenes and 'that' door shattering quote from this film but had never actually seen the whole film.
  
  Was not ... read more »
  
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- 1094464
- - markmaz333
  - 78 reviews
  - 19 Feb 2012 at 21:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth a watch.
  
  Worth a watch. Really one of those films that should be watched at least once.
  
  I heard that there are a group of scientist that watch this and '... read more »
  
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- 1094400
- - a customer
  - 19 Feb 2012 at 18:48
- - 0
  - 3
  Faithful to the book? No. A great movie? Oh yes!
  
  As with all Stanley Kubrick's film treatments, this version of The Shining is not faithful to the book (a made-for-TV version was produced more recently ... read more »
  
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- 1074775
- - ansonort
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Dec 2011 at 22:01
- - 0
  - 3
  a book brought to life
  
  pure classic film!!
  
  Stanley Kubrick is an amazing director and for him to bring to life the best Stephen King book in my eyes is amazing.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- 1071584
- - punkiefunkboy
  - 1 review
  - 08 Dec 2011 at 18:52
- - 2
  - 2
  A classic horror
  
  This is one of those classics that I have always wanted to see but had never quite got round to watching. Sometimes I find Kubrick's detached approach to ... read more »
  
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- 1068321
- - souvenir86
  - 28 reviews
  - South East Kent
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 00:06
- - 2
  - 18
  WORST HORROR YET.....
  
  Extreamly boring not worth paying £2.49 to watch online it's like watching paint dry, has a very slow start and is slow to the end, and far too much ... read more »
  
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- 1061038
- - PowerOf3
  - 6 reviews
  - 10 Nov 2011 at 15:05
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- - 19
  - 15
  The Shining
  
  Does anyone else have problems trying to watch this online??? i do -
  
  'title unavailable - please try again later'
  
  Thanks alot.
  
  Report this review
- 943149
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - TILLY1
  - 36 reviews
  - Cheshire
  - 28 Nov 2010 at 22:44
- - 11
  - 10
  OMFG NOT WIDESCREEN
  
  One of my favourite films--butchered! What was the point of digitally remastering the film only to 'Pan & Scan' it into a 4:3 ratio? Very ... read more »
  
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- 227272
- - Alf Cordell
  - Manchester
  - 01 Apr 2006 at 20:49
- - 5
  - 3
  A psycho axe wielding man - in full daylight!
  
  The main thing I noticed about this film is the fact that there's only one "scary" scene filmed at night. It doesn't rely on darkness and ... read more »
  
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- - Speh
  - Kent
  - 15 Feb 2004 at 09:50
- - 4
  - 0
  classic brilliance
  
  every now and then a film comes along that no matter how many times you watch it you still find it briliant, and that is rare with horror, however with this one... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 768 reviews
  - uk
  - 07 Mar 2012 at 22:12
- - 7
  - 6
  The scariest thing is the 1970's decoration - especially the carpet!
  
  Why do people find this scary? Let's face it - if this movie was released today it would be a B-movie, but for Jack Nicholson's acting.
  
  If ... read more »
  
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- 66305
- - ScreenSimian
  - 75 reviews
  - Watford
  - 23 Jan 2005 at 00:38
- - 4
  - 2
  Oh dear..
  
  There is a rumour going around that this is one of the classics, or at least that's what I heard. After watching this film, I have no idea how that ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Monmouth
  - 18 Jan 2009 at 17:22
- - 4
  - 3
  dont rate
  
  Didnt enjoy this film, after all of the hype which I was told about
  
  I wouldnt watch it again
  
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- 392915
- - a customer
  - England
  - 07 Dec 2006 at 23:58
- - 4
  - 3
  i laughed...
  
  all the way through !! the film is rubbish.. after watching it I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. The acting was poor, especially for ... read more »
  
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- - bronnie
  - south of england
  - 01 Jan 2007 at 20:40
- - 2
  - 0
  Over rated
  
  I was really expecting a good film when i finally got the chance to see the highly rated 'The Shining' but it really disapointed me to say the least. ... read more »
  
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- - KingPynn
  - 14 reviews
  - Newcastle,England
  - 02 May 2008 at 10:08
- - 2
  - 0
  HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
  
  Having read the book which is gripping and chilling - very difficult to put down - the film did not live up to its over-hyped expectation. Crucial parts of the... read more »
  
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- 738332
- - a customer
  - London
  - 05 Apr 2009 at 19:27

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