Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3266 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-03-03
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 114 minutes

DVD Description
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel up in the secluded mountains of Colorado. Jack, being a family man, takes his wife and son to the hotel to keep him company throughout the long and isolated nights. During their stay strange things occur when Jack's son Danny sees gruesome images powered by a force called "The Shining" and Jack is heavily affected by this. Along with writer's block and the demons of the hotel haunting him, Jack has a complete mental breakdown and the situation takes a sinister turn.

Special Features
Commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter, View from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining, The Visions of Stanley Kubrick, The 1980 TV Feature: The Making of The Shining (with optional commentary from Vivian Kubrick), Wendy Carlos featurette: the composer discusses the music of The Shining, and the Theatrical Trailer.

Synopsis
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. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson at his eyebrow-raising best), a Vermont schoolteacher, accepts a job as the winter caretaker of the glorious early-20th-century resort that operates only in warm weather because the snowy roads deny access in the colder months. Jack brings his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), with him, as well as his young son, Danny (Danny Lloyd)--who brings with him a little boy named Tony who lives in his mouth. As the Torrances settle in for the long, lonely months ahead, strange, unexplainable things start occurring in the hotel--and in every scene Jack seems to be growing a little more evil and dangerous...

Customer Reviews

A Bit Disappointing
I always enjoyed Stephen Kings Novels especially The Shining but the film that is celebrated as the best horror movie is not as good as it could have been.Had Copolla spent more attention to some of the creepier elements of the book ie the topiary animals rather than making Shelley Duvall do a certain scene 20 or so times he could have included so many more images in this film.Jack Nicholsons character goes way over the top and the classic bathroom scene is about the only terrifying scene.After injuring his foot the image of him being a sort of hobgoblin weilding a axe chasing his son didn't cut it for me and the ending was just awful.THe book will always remain a classic but the film could have been so much better.

Amazing Film Ruined By Stupid Cuts
If you have seen the original version before watching this before getting this dvd then you with be surpised with the things they cut for this version. They completely ruin the flow of the film and leave certain questions unanswered because of the cut. This version is cut about 5 minutes from the original and the pace and story of the film is ruined. The most necessary scenes are cut. The film is a masterpiece however and if you can get past the stupid editing then you should learn to love this film but I highly recommend you find a version with a longer running time than this version. If it wasn't for the cuts this film would have easily got 5 stars in my opinion

Fantastic Horror
The Shining is an amazing film, great acting from Jack Nicholson and Shelly Duvall, creepy atmosphere, evil ghosts and who can forget the famous bathroom scene (Heree's Johnny!). Great scary film that can be watched again and again.