Wendy... LIGHT of my LIFE

Nothing makes me giddy like a little school girl more than Jack Nicholson in The Shining. As an avid Stephen King fan, it brings me immense joy to see his novels brought to life on the big screen and even more so when such a deed is done at the hands of some of my favorite actors of all time. The Shining is a cultivation of all that a scary movie should be, it begins with the Torrance family who become the caretakers of an old abandoned hotel for the winter. Jack Torrance, the family patriarch and provider is a writer in the midst of his big writing project when things begin to go a bit shady as he is convinced by one of the ghosts of the hotel to murder his entire family. Danny Torrance, son of Jack and Wendy, must protect himself and his mother through use of his gift which Jack calls "The Shining" that allows him to see visions and communicate with the spirits of the hotel. With help of "The Shining", Danny is able to successfully free himself and his mother, Wendy, from Jack's possessed clutches in the end.
Ok first of all I love this movie mucho mucho and Jack Nicholson (Jack)'s descent into insanity is outstandingly portrayed. Obviously the screenplay stayed very true to the novel as both were written by Stephen King himself and the story is fantastic on its own. Director Stanley Kubrick (also famous for directing A Clockwork Orange) is known for his unique dramatic style which added the perfect amount of flare to the film. I really have no complaints because, for me, this movie is all that a scary movie should be and has therefore set a standard among all films of the horror/thriller genre today.
I give The Shining a 5 out of 5 redrum's.