The Shining

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On BBC iPlayer if you fancy watching a classic at Halloween.

Were you aware that there are two versions? The one shown in American cinemas was 20 minutes longer than the one shown in Europe. The same when it was released on video and dvd, and when screened on TV. Kubrick says it's because European audiences are smarter than American ones.

https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1215

There was also an extra scene in between the last two when it was shown on the first day in a limited release in New York. It showed Danny and Wendy being visited in hospital by the hotel manager. He hands Danny a ball which is either the one his dad was throwing about or the one that appears before Danny enters room 237. People say it implicates the manager as being part of the haunting, but I just think it shows he has visited the hotel since. Here's a vlog about it.

 
Watched this a few weeks ago, I found it held up well for an old film and was pretty creepy in parts especially the twins and the kid riding his trike around!
 
I now have a picture of Howson trying to smash through the Forest changing room door at full time, axe in hand, grinning away ....... “Here’s Johnny”
 
The thing I hadn't noticed before is the massive influence it has had on wes Anderson in terms of set design. Some scenes could be right out of the grand Budapest hotel.
 
The technology of course changes - radio broadcasts used in 1980 - now it would be losing mobile phone and internet connection for a long period (over 1 day) which would send 80% of the UK population into utter panic and anxiety, especially anyone under 40. You would not need Room 237 (217).
 
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
On BBC iPlayer if you fancy watching a classic at Halloween.

Were you aware that there are two versions? The one shown in American cinemas was 20 minutes longer than the one shown in Europe. The same when it was released on video and dvd, and when screened on TV. Kubrick says it's because European audiences are smarter than American ones.

https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1215

There was also an extra scene in between the last two when it was shown on the first day in a limited release in New York. It showed Danny and Wendy being visited in hospital by the hotel manager. He hands Danny a ball which is either the one his dad was throwing about or the one that appears before Danny enters room 237. People say it implicates the manager as being part of the haunting, but I just think it shows he has visited the hotel since. Here's a vlog about it.

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I watched it for the first time in years a couple of weeks ago a cant believe how bad an actor Shelly Duvall is.
 
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The ending still puzzles me, that he is in the 'photo' - surely they would have seen the photo as they were locked in all winter
 
There's an interesting documentary about Kubrick and The Shining called Room 237. Anyone watched it? I thougth it was very good however I was very drunk when I watched it.
 
Did anyone else know this film was shot in the UK? well except the 'exterior shots' of the hotel - but the maze and everything was filmed in Britain
 
All of Kubrick's films are UK productions just about. Even Vietnam in full metal jacket. I've always meant to visit Thamesmead which is where clockwork orange was filmed.
 
Loved the Shining create film, found Doctor Sleep to be disturbing tbh - torturing kids for their spirit was a bit much for me. Kubrick and the Overlook is quality - all work and no play makes jack a dull boy
 
Anyone see the god awful mini series that Stephen King oversaw?. He hates Kubrick's version so he he produced his own. I love the man. He's a genius but this vision of his for the screen is really awful.
 
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
The thing I hadn't noticed before is the massive influence it has had on wes Anderson in terms of set design. Some scenes could be right out of the grand Budapest hotel.
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This is why I love movies and, more recently, tv. Directors must be amongst the biggest movie geeks so it's great when they make subtle nods to the things that have inspired them. From something as simple as "the look" all the way through to replicating a scene it's like discovering treasure when you pick up on it.
 
Richyboro said:
There's an interesting documentary about Kubrick and The Shining called Room 237. Anyone watched it? I thougth it was very good however I was very drunk when I watched it.
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The Room 237 documentary is definitely recommended viewing, especially for fans of The Shining or the works of Kubrick in general. There are some very far out ideas proposed in it alongside some more 'beliveable' views. Some of the folk seem to spend an entire lifetime microscopically analysing Kubrick's films frame-by-frame and as a result it seems to have turned them a wee bit mental!

As for Dr Sleep, I enjoyed it but mainly because of my fondness for the original work rather than because it was a great film in its own right.
 
Might as well put this documentary here, made by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian. Just incase anybody is interested in watching it.
 
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