The Shining (US)

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A masterpiece of modern horror
Certificate: R
Running Time: 144 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or, as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick, is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family?

From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing setting, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre.

In a signature role, Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, who`s come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife and son. Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Vivian Kubrick`s Behind-The-Scenes
Documentary The Making Of The Shining

Video Tracks:
Pan & Scan 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono English

Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Stanley Kubrick

Written By:



Starring:
Philip Stone
Barry Nelson
Scatman Crothers
Danny Lloyd
Shelley Duvall
Jack Nicholson

Casting By:
James Liggat

Soundtrack By:
Rachel Elkind
Wendy Carlos

Music From:
Krzysztof Penderecki
György Ligeti
Hector Berlioz
Béla Bartók

Director of Photography:
John Alcott

Editor:
Ray Lovejoy

Costume Designer:
Milena Canonero

Production Designer:
Roy Walker

Producer:
Stanley Kubrick
Robert Fryer

Executive Producer:
Jan Harlan

Distributor:
Warner Bros


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9 / 10
A classic Horror, superior to 99% of all other films in this genre. But it trancends genre, it`s about Man. The finely balanced tension between the supernatural and madness is cleverly interwoven. It runs at 142 Minutes and contains alot more footage than thew 115m English version. It`s actually intriguing seeing alot of scenes not in the UK version and even the UK TV version, It is a different version, I`m not sure better or worse though, that`s debatable.

The Transfer is the least impressive of all the new Kubrick DVD collection series released in 2001. There are aliasing problems apparrent, occasionally in the movie. The sound really comes accross well, which is good as Kubrick knew how to use Music better than most...
posted by Richard73 on 1/12/2003 19:05