Day 44 The Shining [1980]
Screenplay Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson
Based on ‘The
Shining’ by Stephen King
Director Stanley
Kubrick
Cinematography John Alcott
Music Wendy
Carlos & Rachel Elkind
Leads Jack Nicholson,
Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd
Production The Producer Circle Company,
Peregrine Productions, Hawk Films
IMDb 8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes 87%
Is there any point in writing about this one? I
mean it’s had a thousand positive reviews, just go out and read them. This film
is genius. The tracking shots along the corridors are iconic cinema. The music
chills you to death, as does the freezing setting. Jack Nicholson is electric
and mental, and we see one of the greatest scenes in movie history as he
screams ‘here’s Johnny!!” right into popular culture. Stanley Kubrick doing it
again. Need I say anything else?
Acting 4 / 4
Writing 3.5 / 4
Cinematography 4 / 4
Music 3 / 4
HWF rating 4 / 4