The Shining (1980) $10 at Echuca Paramount
The Shining (1980) $10
THU 26 OCT
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Echuca Paramount
Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of Stephen Kings 'The Shining" is the single best adaptation of King’s works, and certainly the most artistically accomplished.
From the opening helicopter shot following the Torrence family skyward, The Shining builds an unnerving, inescapable environment that the family — and the audience — become immersed in for the next two hours.
When Jack (Jack Nicholson) finally succumbs to his madness and starts chopping down doors in a sadistic rage, it’s not all that surprising, even if it’s still pretty damn scary. The gruesome climax of the film is essentially spelled out from the start. From Jack’s nonchalant way of telling Danny (Danny Lloyd) about the cannibalistic Donner Party to the way he shrugs off the macabre news that the last caretaker of the hotel viciously murdered his wife and children, it’s completely clear: this guy’s a bit nutty. And goddamn, Jack Nicholson is absolute dynamite in the role: watch as he cackles with a ghoulish grin, bulges his eyes, and flails his tongue about like a demon. He is simultaneously terrified and terrifying. When he goes off the rails, he’s an absolute presence to behold, one of cinema’s greatest horror villains and a victim to his own madness.
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From the opening helicopter shot following the Torrence family skyward, The Shining builds an unnerving, inescapable environment that the family — and the audience — become immersed in for the next two hours.
When Jack (Jack Nicholson) finally succumbs to his madness and starts chopping down doors in a sadistic rage, it’s not all that surprising, even if it’s still pretty damn scary. The gruesome climax of the film is essentially spelled out from the start. From Jack’s nonchalant way of telling Danny (Danny Lloyd) about the cannibalistic Donner Party to the way he shrugs off the macabre news that the last caretaker of the hotel viciously murdered his wife and children, it’s completely clear: this guy’s a bit nutty. And goddamn, Jack Nicholson is absolute dynamite in the role: watch as he cackles with a ghoulish grin, bulges his eyes, and flails his tongue about like a demon. He is simultaneously terrified and terrifying. When he goes off the rails, he’s an absolute presence to behold, one of cinema’s greatest horror villains and a victim to his own madness.
Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of Stephen Kings 'The Shining" is the single best adaptation of King’s works, and certainly the most artistically accomplished.
From the opening helicopter shot following the Torrence family skyward, The Shining builds an unnerving, inescapable environment that the family — and the audience — become immersed in for the next two hours.
When Jack (Jack Nicholson) finally succumbs to his madness and starts chopping down doors in a sadistic rage, it’s not all that surprising, even if it’s still pretty damn scary. The gruesome climax of the film is essentially spelled out from the start. From Jack’s nonchalant way of telling Danny (Danny Lloyd) about the cannibalistic Donner Party to the way he shrugs off the macabre news that the last caretaker of the hotel viciously murdered his wife and children, it’s completely clear: this guy’s a bit nutty. And goddamn, Jack Nicholson is absolute dynamite in the role: watch as he cackles with a ghoulish grin, bulges his eyes, and flails his tongue about like a demon. He is simultaneously terrified and terrifying. When he goes off the rails, he’s an absolute presence to behold, one of cinema’s greatest horror villains and a victim to his own madness.
From the opening helicopter shot following the Torrence family skyward, The Shining builds an unnerving, inescapable environment that the family — and the audience — become immersed in for the next two hours.
When Jack (Jack Nicholson) finally succumbs to his madness and starts chopping down doors in a sadistic rage, it’s not all that surprising, even if it’s still pretty damn scary. The gruesome climax of the film is essentially spelled out from the start. From Jack’s nonchalant way of telling Danny (Danny Lloyd) about the cannibalistic Donner Party to the way he shrugs off the macabre news that the last caretaker of the hotel viciously murdered his wife and children, it’s completely clear: this guy’s a bit nutty. And goddamn, Jack Nicholson is absolute dynamite in the role: watch as he cackles with a ghoulish grin, bulges his eyes, and flails his tongue about like a demon. He is simultaneously terrified and terrifying. When he goes off the rails, he’s an absolute presence to behold, one of cinema’s greatest horror villains and a victim to his own madness.
The Shining (1980) $10
THU 26 OCT
Coming Soon to
Echuca Paramount
Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of Stephen Kings 'The Shining" is the single best adaptation of King’s works, and certainly the most artistically accomplished.
From the opening helicopter shot following the Torrence family skyward, The Shining builds an unnerving, inescapable environment that the family — and the audience — become immersed in for the next two hours.
When Jack (Jack Nicholson) finally succumbs to his madness and starts chopping down doors in a sadistic rage, it’s not all that surprising, even if it’s still pretty damn scary. The gruesome climax of the film is essentially spelled out from the start. From Jack’s nonchalant way of telling Danny (Danny Lloyd) about the cannibalistic Donner Party to the way he shrugs off the macabre news that the last caretaker of the hotel viciously murdered his wife and children, it’s completely clear: this guy’s a bit nutty. And goddamn, Jack Nicholson is absolute dynamite in the role: watch as he cackles with a ghoulish grin, bulges his eyes, and flails his tongue about like a demon. He is simultaneously terrified and terrifying. When he goes off the rails, he’s an absolute presence to behold, one of cinema’s greatest horror villains and a victim to his own madness.