Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

After watching Room 237 I felt I needed to watch The Shining again, since it’s been a while. My first impression was that it really, really looks like a movie made in the 1970s-and not in a good way.  While I liked Jack Nicholson and Scatman Crothers, I have never understood the popularity of Shelley Duvall.  And that kid who played Danny, well, the fact that he only has one other acting credit says all that needs to be said about his skills. Of course, the real star of The Shining was it’s Director, Stanley Kubrick.  Long shots and panning…

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