Sorry, but I'm going to disagree with your review. The Shining was perhaps not terrible, but it was massively disappointing and pretty boring. Stanley Kubrick didn't even read the novel; he had one of his assistants write a one-page synopsis.

And Jack Nicholson was all wrong for the part. The heart of The Shining is about a guy with some problems who, when influenced by the hotel, goes crazy. Jack looks batshit crazy from the word go, so there is no suspense here. His acting is fine and nutty, but, in the end, it's just another Jack Nicholson performance.

And this is the best Stanley Kubrick film? Not even close. Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, Paths of Glory are all better. I'd even say that Full Metal Jacket is better.

While Stephen King has come around and said he kind of likes Kubrick's version of The Shining, when it first came out, King said he hated it.