Doctor Sleep - Movie Review
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
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Chris Stuckmann reviews Doctor Sleep, starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Emiky Alyn Lind. Directed by Mike Flanagan.
"A scary movie relying on jump scares is like a comedian tickling you to make you laugh"
This is a really good way to put it
Ur god damn right
Get out of here with that deep shit
What’s this even supposed to mean
@@user-om6oq5kh9t that it's a cheap tactic
I felt so bad for the baseball boy. That was brutal
Im surprised they took it that far
I could only watch half of his scene and then turned into my friend's shoulder sobbing, that was so terrifying!
That was fucked up
What this director did right is he left it to the Imagination like reading the book. That is way scarier then just shown graphic gore. What your mind creates is worse.
me too i was grossed out. i had to turn away at times the deaths were gruesome and i started gagging
Who else also fell in love with the beautiful death-predicting cat at the hospital?
You my uncle ..his name Robert Morgan also😂😂 or you by long lost dad..
Robert Morgan They should have shown this more!
The cat also has the shining hes Danny's sidekick kinda in the book
He was like the grim reaper hahaha
❤️🐈
I hate that Bill died. We all need a friend like Bill. Someone who will go with you somewhere at 4 in the morning to go dig up a body without questioning it.
he lives in the book
Please don’t comment when not everyone seen it!!!
SPOILER ALERT?
@@J.5.M. honestly how much do you care about spoilers if you're going to watch a review?? A review is basically spoiling everything
@@imnobody4416 Haha not exactly. Chris does spoiler and non-spoiler reviews for example.
The point of reviews is mostly find out about movies worth watching and not watching 🤷🏼♂️
1980: Here's Johnny
2019: Hello there
2005: General Kenobi!!!
i wanted to make some kind of joke because my name is also johnny but i wasn't even alive in 1980
@SquidBag star wars
Here is T800
@SquidBag Obi-Wan "Hello There" Kenobi.
The most frightening part of this movie was when Dan Torrance picked up a bottle. I was holding my breath, almost fighting the urge to yell at the screen like an idiot. Wonderful film, if you watch it for what it is actually about.
"A man takes a drink...a drink takes a drink...then a drink takes the man." My father was an alcoholic. I loved him and hated him, almost equally.
I think the scariest bit was baseball boys murder
Dude, when he threw that bottle away I felt happy for him like he was a real person.
I’ve had addictions like that in the past so I understood completely what he was feeling in that moment. It was so fucking real when his lips were on the bottle, almost giving in but saying fuck you to the addiction and then falling to the floor with relief that you pulled through. Ewan absolutely NAILED that scene. Fucking beautiful.
Mike Flanagan has some balls man.
Ouija Origin of Evil: 'I'm going make a sequel/prequel to a garbage original movie that nobody has expectations for.'
Haunting of Hill House: 'I'm going to direct every episode of a television series that has to weave two narratives together at once over ten episodes.'
Doctor Sleep: 'I'm going to make a sequel to one of the most revered horror movies of all time.'
I know. I can't wait for more from him, including The Haunting of Bly Manor
@@guanbulbus2376 Bly Manor is going to rule. The story revolving around the very idea of psychosis means he is *definitely* gonna play around with the narrative and the more psychedelic aspects of horror.
Don't forget "Hush" and "Gerald's Game"
@Luigi Nastro mediocre writer? Lol good joke. If you don't want people to @ you then dont write bullshit comments like this :)
@Luigi Nastro Care to share more of your thoughts on the movie? Spoiler free of course :)
Never having watched The Shining, I watched Doctor Sleep and I understood it. That's how a great movie is made. I will watch the shining soon enough.
Have you seen it yet?
I’ve seen the Shining and I still don’t understand it! This movie has much more exposition and easier to understand. The Shining is like a confusing nightmare that you wake from and all you can remember is that it was scary AF.
@Gilbert M Why are you so salty about a guy not watching a famous movie?
Watch the shining, this movie was garbage
@@yogagirl949 If you found The Shitting (yes, that is what I call Kuprick's bastardization) even remotely scary, you have issues. I thought it sucked as a kid, still think it sucks now.
Question: was it intentional in the shining to name the dad Jack and to name the kid Daniel....like Jack Daniels the alcohol, since both characters ended up being alcoholics?????
Archie Utai daaaammmn! Never thought about that. That has to be intentional, it’s too good to be a coincidence
WOW :O
Holy shit i thought i was good but that is great. Good jump coming up with that.
Someone needs to ask king this
Pretty sure they ended up making a sly reference right at the end of Dr. Sleep, where (SPOILER,SPOILERSPOILER)
Jacks ghost's eneded up pouring Danny a glass of Jack Daniels, saying it was always there drink. again though I could be wrong
It didnt feel like fan service to me. It felt like Danny was finally confronting his past instead of hiding everything in a box.
I see where you're coming from. To me though, it felt like there was a LOT of fan service in the end. They just went on and on and on, showing different parts of the hotel. I don't watch movie trailers, so I didn't know what was coming. They were like, "Hey, remember this room?" "Hey, remember the door with the axe damage?", etc. The only reason it bothered me is because it felt like the movie took a "time out" to do this. Nothing was happening at this time other than they were waiting for Rose to show up. It didn't make sense to me that Ewan McGregor's character would go walking around like that in the context of the story. It was the only part of the movie (other than baseball boy's murder scene, which I hated) that I didn't care for but it didn't ruin the movie for me or anything, I just felt it was unnecessary (much like the way they portrayed baseball boy's murder scene).
Yea which sucks that hey killed off the character right when he felt free I kinda didnt want him to die
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa16534 you have high energy zones on earth in some supernatural theories and that hotel would be ripe with shining energy.
@@bingus4299 Agree to disagree.
Obi wan teaches young Padawan the way of the Force while keeping her safe from evil hippies.
and SPOILERS for those didn’t see yet....
.
becomes a force ghost like the OT.
I think you misspelled Jesus
and then they sing in the giant elephant
Evil hippie... vampires... 0ps... Spoiler 🤫🤭
For a moment I thought I was in a Rob Zombie film.
"They're not special, they're STARVING!"
Loved that scene.
@@jahinmahbub8237 same, last words Rose The Hat heard
That part had me grinning ear to ear. It was set up so well.
It’s better than the shining. Sorry.
Little Girl: You’re magic, like me.
Obi Wan: I always called it “the high ground”.
Ron L made me giggle
Ron L also Obi-Wan: Your move
Well played sir
Some call it the Midichlorians... I call it the Shining
@@Lowrentfilms meh, I call it the Touch.
You know Chris liked the movie when it's a 15 min review
That or it’s really bad.
So you've never seen a hilariosity review
@@gabrielguerrero7296 I mean a review besides a hilariosity one
And talks shit the whole time
@dr x is it bloody? I like bloody movies
The scene with Jacob tremblay was insane! It felt so real and terrifying. He’s such a great actor. He deserves a lot of attention.
That legit scared the shit out of me, tremblay is a rising star
I watched half his scene but I turned into my friend's shoulder sobbing
As a parent of a boy that young, that was horrifying. I've never been so freaked out that I was ready to walk out (something I've never done to the worst of the worst movies)
This is NOT a complaint. It's rare movies have that kind of power and I loved every minute of it
Sad how this film is tanking in the box office
@@Joeyal123 Yeah but at least it way better than Midway
Post Credit Scene : "Hello Abra Im Professor Charles Xavier"
She's basically dark pheonix, in every way
genuch t essentially
You are a wizard Abra!
Brrrooooo, what if the shining people were just Mutants!
lmao
Title should have been "I Still Know What You Shined Last Shining"
You Shined the Shining last Shining and Overlooked the Shining
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I prefer "2 Shining 2 Furious"
SHINING TOO: THE SEQUEL TO THE SHINING
The Shining of the Lambs
*(axes down door and peeks head through)*
“Hello there.”
Awesome Productions general Kenobi
I hate you for this!!! *cries tears of laughter*
general kenobi!
When Jack comes after Wendy up the stairs trying to get the bat
It's over Jack I have the highground
Brilliant
Willy: “You’ve got the shinning”
Bart: “You mean shining.”
Willy: “Shhh! You wanna get suuuued!”
man classic Simpson
That FXX marathon tho
Lololol
Tim F 😂😂😂😂
easily one of my favorite Tree House of Horror specials
The bathroom scene with young danny was badass af
He banged her
@@jothishprabu8 the FAWK 😂😂😂
Poor old lady just wants someone to scrub her back.
@@kaliss7192 🤣🤣🤣
I literally screamed! This is how the movie STARTS! Omg, what in the eff!! Such a great fucking movie
To the people complaining that Dr. Sleep wasn’t scary enough....that’s the exact same thing critics said about the Shining when it first came out.
Yeah I never considered The Shining a scary horror film. It's more of a suspense/thriller with some creepy moments. I love it!
@@ronnies.3440 question
Fear is subjective. The shining never scared me either. But after watching Jaws I wouldn't jump in the lake (Michigan)for years! Depends on the person.
@@lorenzoholmes2034 have u seen this movie yet ...Dr sleep
I mean, to me it wasn't scary either, but I still bloody loved it.
Jack: “DAANNNYYY!!!”
Danny: “It’s over dad, I have the high ground.”
Bean boi
Awesome coment
You underestimate my shining....
@@mightycirus Don't try it
The Baseball Boy scene was the most unsettling scene in a movie I've seen in a minute. Damn that was bananas.
Really? I thought the mother dying in her bed while the child starved to death was much worse. And Danny just left..
Stigma she wasn’t dying? She was asleep? Hallorann literally told him to leave her the money, it’s the least he could do cuz she’s a single mom.
@@Fahrenheitluverxoxo It's highly implied the mom died from a drug overdose and the baby then starved to death. And Dan just left them..
He even has visions of their decaying bodies. And we know he sees real ghosts.
It could have been a bit clearer, but that was what I took from it.
He did after all run to the toilet and vomit after he woke up and saw her.
I watched it again with my mom, and i have to explain to her that he's jacob tremblay, one of the rising child actor, so she knew the kid will be fine
It reminded me of 70s horror movies like last house on the left
I loved how they integrated the first book's ending as the ending for this film.
This director had some balls man. The sit down with halloran in the beginning was what really impressed me. I was really mad when Kubrick killed him off in the first film.
That ruined the film for me. Killing off Danny. He survives in the book.
I thought it was the perfect marriage of Kubrick and King's individual versions. I liked the ending of the film better than the ending of the book. It was also way more brutal.
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Nah. Dan definitely should have lived. Why even have him escape from the Overlook if he was just going to die there anyway? I hate that because Kuprick ruined the story that it caused the Doctor Sleep movie to end that way.
@@englishatheart I think the point is that Danny fulfilled his purpose and he has become what Dick said he should.
"The Shininginging"
-Chris Stuckman 2019
Directed by M. Night Shyamalalalalalan
The Thinninning
Promises to be more Shinnier than the first one
"It's *THE SHINNING* do you want us to get sued??"
-Groundskeeper Willie
The Shenaniganing
“A jump scare does not a horror movie make”
- Stis Chruckmann, 2019
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
"People don't think a horror movie be like it is, but it do," - White Review Man
Everytime a movie uses a frightening sound in an abrupt event to scare the audience, my eye rolls. I watched so many horror films, mostly asians are scary as f*ck because most of them know how to scare without relying on a frightening sound! Why da f*ck they don’t learn from them? Its like decades... they’re still using so much jumpscares...
Imagine Kawhi Leonard doing a movie review. “WHAT IT DO BABEEE, it’s yo boi Kawhi here doing a movie review on Doctor Sleep” 😂
Chruckmann sounds similar to Cuckman
The best scene in the movie is when Rose is flying to abra’s house
Random UA-camr same same, loved that whole part.
It looked so smooth and dream like. It woke me up more than a already was.
Welcomedcompany 101 it’s just so ominous
Nope. The best scene was Abra turning herself into the blind superhero and trapping Rose's hand.
never seen anything like that scene!
i dead ass cried when the baseball boy died💀 jacob tremblay is such a good actor
Yeah
It was so gratifying to see that Forrest fight and seeing those bad guy bite the dust
probably the most horrific scene I've ever seen, or at least one of
1980: Heres Johnny
2019: Hello there
The remaster of the original “The Shining” theme gave me chills!
"Midnight, the Stars, and You" playing once again over the end credits made me smile.
It's not remastered, it's re-recorded. Huge difference. Also, the entire score for Doctor Sleep pays total tribute to Wendy Carlos' score for the 1980's movie.
@@Man_of_Tomorrow I know. I do happen to have Carlo's unused Shining score.
Two tracks were used (plus the trailer track) in addition to the constant heartbeats, which Dr Sleep's score *do* reference
Feline Fatale yea as soon as i heard that i was so happy the references to the og shinning were amazing
People are really complaining that a movie adaptation of a King novel is slow at the beginning? Have they read a King novel before?
I haven't read any of them(sad, I know) but I do appreciate these movies for taking their time with the settings, scenarios and characters.
1980's The Shining still remains one of my personal favorite King films because of it.
@@TheAdam1995 Well I think Kubrick knew that about King novels and made the smart choice to let it simmer before making things boil over in the last act. It was very well directed and they followed the same pattern with Doctor Sleep. Tough to please fans of King and Kubrick at once and this movie had the monster task to do both.
@@devingilliam5601 how fucking old are you??
@@cabbage80 I know right?! Fucking READING fucking BOOKS? Ok Boomer.
/s
Theyve never read a book before. Not for pleasure.
Special shout out to Jacob Tremblay who shows us there's no small roles. He's lead so many wonderful productions in the past and played an integral part in this film. Even the few minutes on screen, he managed to steal the show. Shine on Baseball Boy
Rose the hat was stunning and extremely charismatic. I loved every second she was on screen.
Absolutely, excellent choice for the part.
Yes, Rebecca was amazing...loved the scene where she just smiled and walked away when she saw the River of Blood from the Elevator..
Rebecca Ferguson made such an awesome villain, and despite the horrible things she was doing Ferguson made me care about her character (especially the points where she was experiencing grief).
She couldn’t care less about the people she was killing about showed affection and care towards her friends in the True Knot..
@@vb2388 I was trying not be too spoilery but I was actually referring to when she was feeling her friends in the True Knot getting picked off one by one. I thought Ferguson did a great job with Rose's pain in the sequence.
What surprised me is how great the child actors were!
Rebecca Ferguson is my bae❤
Abra made this movie for me, I've never watched a horror with a child that seemed almost fearless....great movie.
Main character in a Stephen King movie has a drinking problem? YoU dOn’T sAy!
Okay, bottoms up.
*Pours a shot*
I didnt want this movie to be good. I got hooked 5 minutes in. It was a character driven masterpiece. It was also beautiful, the scene when
the main villain flies across the country invaded my dreams. A plus by me!!!
why wouldn't you want a movie to be good? that's kinda odd.
opposite for me lol. i did evrything i could to like it (and did like some parts) but in the end it was a big disapointement.
@@joshmciver4847 Yeah, I never understand that kind of attitude. Why would someone want to not be entertained, and to have wasted their money?
Patrick Carrott True!! I have watched The Shining a loooooong time ago I think it was on Highschool? Can't remember. I just watched the Doctor Sleep just yesterday and now I'm a working woman so I have vague thoughts of The Shining and surprisingly I like the sequeal? I think not having to watch The Shining for a long time helps tho? Like if you're going to watch The Shining yesterday and you're gonna watch Doctor Sleep the next day I think you're up for a disappointment. I know my comment is late but it is what it is.
It was so bizarre but did Stephen Kings world justice I think. Think the characters were fantastic and in general just so competently made. Really enjoyed it
People talk about baseball boy, but the lady and baby. Crushed my heart.
did the lady right next to danny while he was still sleeping?
It felt so Trainspoitting.. :P
What lady? What baby?
Eli4Music I just saw the movie less than an hour ago and even I am trying to remember which lady and baby
@@montywoodside The very beginning. The baby of the mom that slept with him.
This film was Great.
I loved how the movie didnt take us straight into the Overlook. So when we get there you're in complete awe!
Agreed, they began the film with a couple of beats from the soundtrack then left it at that until the climax. I admit that I couldn't stop smiling during Dan and Abra's drive to the hotel with the familiar music playing in the background XD
My only gripe with the movie is the third act. It’s almost impossible for me to accept that was Jack Torrence at the bar, I wish they would’ve found a better lookalike and used a Nicholson impressionist for the voice. I also didn’t like how forced the evil spirits were in the Overlook. I found it out of character and a little cringe for them all to be grouped together and blocking hallways, etc. I guess I just have to ignore the original film.
@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose I smiled too, I think I still am
I really enjoyed it, it was a tasteful call back yet it still did its own thing without over saturating it with Kubrick worship.
@@TheProphegy i feel like it was a missed opportunity to actually get nicholson back and de-age him
The scene where the kid was being tortured/murdered was horrifying (especially as a parent with a boy about that age).
I never walk out of movies, but I was getting ready to (not a complaint....that's how intense and scary it was).
Stayed for the entire movie, and loved it
AdamG1983 I cried at that part, literally the emotions off seeing that fucking enraged me. But he did get justice and my favorite scene was the part when the that bitch got her hand crushed by the girl. That was so rewarding to see.
I feel the same I have 3 boys and I cried and looked away as he screamed it was horrible.
Ok boomer
AdamG1983 I don’t have any kids, but that scene was brutal and I could barely watch it.
@@thomasb-o6j bro I didn't even flinch
The young girl in the movie was awesome, her fearless attitude gave me goosebumps
The Shining 2 : Shine Harder
hello there, shining
And it did 😂😂
The Shining 2- 2Shine 2Shinier
Get down..
Get down again
Shine Hard with a Vengeance
I'm starting to think that Chris is a very credible movie reviewer.
This was a very good review.
You must have missed his Lake Mungo recommendation
He's gotten better over the years
One of a very, very, VERY few that are worth watching on youTube. 99% of youTube "critics" are absolute ass, their reviews are more about themselves than the actual films.
@@MegaTeeruk I think that Chris is a great film critic, but I agree with your implication that his review of Lake Mungo may leave viewers feeling rather anti-climatic. I found that movie more boring then scary. But what people find scary is subjective, so I'll let it slide.
This movie has its own iconic moments. The villains are very iconic
@@ECGCblu The Blonde oe had good moments.
You should wait at least five years before calling a movie iconic. lol
Rose was my favorite character in the film. Rebecca Ferguson was amazing. She brought the atmosphere and set the tone. Loved the scene when she’s flying through the sky and finds Abra’s room.
And the Heroes too, Danny closed the cicle gloriously. Ewan McGregor 10/10.
@@ECGCblu - Was she iconic?
These movies shouldn’t even be compared. I think they did a really smart move in not making the movies anything alike. The first one was a deep psychological horror story and the second one felt more like a drama with many sci-fi and horror elements. It’s literally my favorite movie so far this year. Free. Loved this movie!
This movie actually kind of had me on the edge. Amazing character movie.
Bomax1Stk 7 yeah it didnt feel predictable, i was always wondering what was gonna happen next, and it went against any expectations i had.
This was legitimately one of the best movies of 2019. Smart script, fully fleshed out characters, an amazing cast and as a bonus a great soundtrack. Also I agree with you Chris that Rebecca Ferguson was exceptional.
Underrated film, in my opinion.
One of the greatest redemption stories ever in my opinion
Oh yes, finally the review for *The Shininingingining*
*The shiney shine shine*
@@da_ocsta1452 lol... very funny...
@@masterscheme1 I didn' think so 😐
Rebecca Ferguson was gorgeous in this film...
Ya she was. Dark and mysterious
She has the most forgettable face in film history.
@@Dirkschneider not at all tho, she haunts my dreams now days 🔥😍
Simp
@Tofu bro it’s a joke calm the fuck down 🤣
The Shining 2: Too Fast Too Shiny
I'm sorry.....
2 Shine 2 Sleepy
Its perfect😘
Shining presents The shine of the shiniest
The Shining 3: The Shite.
Now I'M sorry xD
The Shining 3: Shine Hard with a Vengeance
“MoRe ShInEy” 😂
Deviant Honestly I thought The Shining 2 would have been a good one.
The Shining 2 Electric Boogaloo!
The Shining 2 : Shine Harder
The shining: doctor sleep
2 Shinings
Ewan MacGregor has a way, usually, of choosing good roles to play, even if the movie itself isn't the greatest.
Like, in the Star Wars prequels, he does the best job playing the most compelling character in the trilogy, with the best acting and has made the character his own so effectively he has now essentially become this generation's Obi-Wan Kenobi.
And, I don't think I need to say anything about Trainspotting lol or any of his other films.
He's just an all-around great actor and there probably isn't a movie I wouldn't go see if I notice he's in it. 👍
TWSTF 8 I first saw him in Moulin Rouge and was just taken away. Boy has a five minutes scene of him just hysterically crying. I was like “Obi Wan can sing??” I love Ewan MacGregor, he’s such a good actor.
Sam Armstrong Everybody’s shit in Star Wars, so I’m gonna give them all a pass. I won’t give Lucas one though. Anyone who can make all those great actors appear stiff & wooden (don’t get me started on the dialogue. It’s coarse & rough & irritating) needs to take a hard look at how they are directing & attempt to make some serious changes. Hell, ask the cinematographer for help 🤣
Wow lol I'm glad I was able to provide such a suitable forum for people to talk trash, whine and complain within underneath my comment!
It's actually a really effective method of determining who has something intelligent to add to a discussion, and who just adds negativity because they apparently have absolutely nothing better to do with their time than rant and spread their toxic opinions to as many other people as possible, so I suppose I should be at least somewhat grateful.
Anyway, I've turned my comment response notifications off, so say whatever you want lol It's not as if I will ever be back here again anyway to see it. Knock yourselves out, man! 😂🖕
TWSTF sameee
But there's a one exception, his role in "Angels & Demons". But man... no one will thought he did crazy things as a villain until final act, he got some serious acting skill
I went into this theater expecting doctor sleep to be boring at best and to put me to sleep. I ended up having the most fun I've had with a movie in years. Flannigan truly is the best horror writer director I've ever seen. He is driven, creative, passionate and he deserves as much praise as possible.
the guy made Haunting of hillhouse, i'll see anything he does.
Check out Hush you'll love it
Hes also done hush, oculus, before I wake and geralds game 😍 his horror movies are the best, definitely check them out
@@dayna4673 🙌🏾
Couldn't have put it better.
Dayna Ouija: Origin of Evil is also surprisingly good
Twins: Come play with us, Danny...
Danny: Oh, I don’t think so...
Måi Bällżak underrated comment
LMAO
Stephen King’s books are really more personal character dramas with supernatural elements than straightforward horror stories.
This movie was so great and highly underrated. THAT scene was so intense and this was the best horror film of the year.
@Catharsis the lighthouse is most certainly horror lol. it's a lot of different things and horror is one of them. there's a lot of horrifying elements.
I think that this movie is extremely overrated. Hear me out. I feel like I've gone into the twilight zone just seeing all of these positive comments. It has decent-high scores on review websites, and I would certainly call it worse than Midsommar (watch it if you haven't, my pick for best horror of 2019). This movie is about Shining vampires. The worst thing about this movie is what it does every 15 minutes. The first scene, the bathtub girl scenes, the theater scene, the baseball player scene, the scene where they're at the park on the bench, the scene where he shows up at the house and the father is defensive, the scene where they're casually driving to the forest together, etc, etc. Literally, just about every 15 minutes (sometimes as little as 5 minutes) references kidnapping, torturing, and/or murdering @hildren. This is the most glaring problem, and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth if you catch it. It might take a few watch throughs to notice, but it is extremely strange. In addition to this however. The writers (or writer) seem to not understand genre in general. It's understandable that the scenes I listed can be seen as scary to some, but it really comes off more as a sci-fi adventure until they get to the hotel. The horror elements are weak at best, and in bad taste at worst. It's to the point where I don't think you could be truly scared unless you are a child (rated R movie), or a parent. I just watched it for the first time, and I do not think it will have any kind of lasting impact on me in the future.
@@skeletonking2352 watched the shining as a kid or young teenager, was the only horror movie I could finish until then. I didn't think doctor sleep movie was a cliché horror movie or even horror at all, although I got the same vibe (although more towards horror) from the shining. Agree that the sci-fi elements were too much, but I couldn't have come up with a story that was better or one that would not have been repetitive
@@skeletonking2352 The thing is, why call it a horror movie ? I just watched it and thought it was a terrific movie, though I couldn't quite identify the genre, and it's fine. It has horror elements to it, while keeping that investigation/mystery theme going and it's great and engaging. Who cares if it doesn't stick to what a horror film should or shouldn't be, as long as it's enjoyable and well made ?! It's most definitely not a horror movie, just like Shining wasn't (didn't even jump - which I did on this one), and even less overrated. The acting is great, the characters are great, the story is great. What's there to complain about ?
@@WhoAmI-tr5me Yes, I absolutely agree that it shouldn't be called a horror movie. Maybe mystery? I don't even know about that though. There's a way to describe this kind of movie however. It doesn't understand genre, or at least the creators of this movie don't understand which genre it's supposed to be. It should probably be classified as a science-fiction action adventure, with mystery elements, and minor horror elements. I don't think that the genre thing is a criticism though just by itself. The real problems here are the weak villains, the inability to suspend disbelief (partially a genre problem), and the gratuitous actions (especially coming from the villains).
One thing I have seen a lot in the good reviews is the mentioning of the villains, and especially their motives. Their motives for doing evil are just about as weak as it could possibly ever get. It is implied that they do evil just to live a long time. They signed themselves up to have to do this evil thing, and just for immortality. Even if they didn't all sign themselves up for it, they're still only doing it in order to survive, which isn't much of a better motivation to do evil, and either motive is really easy to find fault in. A good villain has motives that are either not easy to find fault in, as in they're not objectively evil, and mediocre-alright villains are villains on a path of revenge, or trying to right wrongs.
I don't want to go over the inability to suspend disbelief because that may be different for you, and I can't dispute that. My problem with this lies mostly with the fact that the more grounded heroes perspective seems set in reality, whereas the villains have nothing about them that seems set in reality about their lifestyles.
The violence serves no purpose other than to make you think "wow these guys are EVIL". No nuance in perspective to whether or not they could be the good guys is even allowed.
I just want you to open your mind for a second and consider the following. Do you think that this movie could have gotten good reviews at least partially because people will rate anything with Stephen King's name on it highly (especially in recent years). Now I wouldn't say that the new IT movie was bad by any stretch, and I even really liked it. Probably like a 7-8/10, but I see a lot of people who just love everything by him. Most of his books are even pretty damn good, but I wouldn't say all of them are, and I would never give a movie (or book) bonus points just for coming from SK. He is still capable of making shit, just like the rest of us, and I have even seen some of the worst things from him.
"The scariest things are things that are simply implied."
The reason this is, is because we tend to conjure the worst possible scenario. Our own mind can be our own worst enemy. Paranoia....Fear of the unknown is the most powerful fear-it's why people fear DEATH. Because we don't know what happens the moment the heart stops pumping. We don't know where the mind goes we don't know what happens next. It's why most horror movies lose their luster when the monster is shown. When a paranormal film shows the monster, ok sure scary whatever. But when it doesn't? It feels all the more real and possible. THIS is why the first Paranormal Activity is so effective. Two adults, two ADULTS terrorized by something they cannot see or control. THAT is scarier than any typical jump scare fest. After all with a jump scare, you often aren't reacting to what's on screen, but the loud noise you just heard. You're able to brush that off easily. But a PROPER scare is one that will *BURN INTO YOUR BRAIN AND IT'S WHAT YOU'LL THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU LOOK OUTSIDE AT NIGHT.*
Really? Sometimes I feel like I'm happier when movies show the monster (the thing, the ritual, babadook)...
Not discounting what you're saying at all, maybe I'm just weird
Depends on the film/show, but i agree that's often the case...like i found the first 7 episodes of Stranger Things terrifying, and then i saw the monster and it was suddenly nowhere near as scary anymore (and the old Stephen King IT TV mini series is a famous example of seeing the monster ruining the scare). Yet, as Nicole mentioned above, seeing the monster in The Thing only amplified the scare.
More horror movies should do this, the fear of the unknown. Paranoia is a strong element that should be used more instead of cheap jumpscares, some horror movies use that element and as a result they are more memorable.
@@punkybubblegum Personal preference imo. I don't think anything actually "scares" me when it comes to movies, but I love monsters - so I'm always happy to see "the monster". There are definitely people who feel the opposite.
@@gojochillmode839 "Paranoia is a strong element that should be used more instead of cheap jumpscares" - there's a reason many consider TV the superior mode these days (which certainly wasn't the case in the 80s-00s)...as Scorsese says (and RLM said at least a year ago) movies (from Hollywood) nowadays are almost amusement rides, instead of stories. Not just in horror, but perhaps even worse in the 'super hero movie'.
"The Shining: Resurrection"
"The Shining 2: Rise of The Shining"
The Shining 3: Return of The Shining
The Shining 4: Revenge of The Shining
The Shining 5: Curse of The Shining
Son of the Shining
The Shining: Origins
The Shining 2: The Quickening
Tyler Leyden No, that was pretty much the first movie...not really joking on that part. I have a better one, though. The Shining Supremacy. No, The Shining Knight. Hey, you know....that’s not a bad fit!!
"Ar- Are you going to hurt me?"
*"... Yes"*
I thought the scene was going to end there....holy shit was I wrong. Fucking brutal what they did to the boy.
This scene messed me up pretty bad.
To those who don’t understand what they did they basically tore into his insides from his gut to his scrotum through his chest etc they basically tortured him slowly in order to get as much steam from him.
@@YoYoYogibear why though? I hear this a lot. But in the scene you don't see anything. You see 2-3 cuts to him screaming and the vaping crack addicts sucking the vape. What about this scene is so shocking to everyone?
@@stonaraptor8196 See
Darth Nihilus Tony machavelli comment, it's almost straight from the book.
Couldn’t agree more. This was an amazing story on its own, and then the “fan service” at the end actually had value rather than being just for show. Everybody was so good in their respective characters, too. 9/10 for me 👌🏼
A 9/10 for me too. And it's a great film.
Chris:
Me 2 seconds later: Hello there
@Briskful Punishment General Kenobi! You are a BLASPHEMOUS one!
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The Shining 2: Extra Shine
The Shining 3D: Deeper Shine
The Shining Origins: The First Shine
The Shining 4: The Shoe Shine
I know off topic but
The fourth one (the shoe shine)
reminds me of Billy bats from goodfellas
“This kid was great they use to call him
Spitshine Tommy. I swear to god
Oh he’d make your shoes look like fucking mirrors.”
Shinelander 2: The Shineining :P
The Shining 5: Moonshine
The Shining 6: Shine on You Shiny Shiner
The Shining 7: Go get your fuckin shine box
The Shining 2: Electric Boogaloo
The shining strikes back ;)
The shining:the return of the king
The shining 2 shine harder
The Shining 2: The ReShininging
The Shining 2 Shiny
Bad Fan Service: The Lion King 2019, The Last Jedi, Rise Of Skywalker.
Good Fan Service: Blade Runner 2049, God Of War 2018, And now Doctor Sleep.
God of war? what are you talking about?
@@fpa417 I think he means the video game
@@immrlonelyihavenobody4176 ik, but how is it fan service
@@fpa417 ohhh, no idea 😂
@Adam Tatti that's a stretch, but even so, its one scene
This felt like an old-school horror/thriller.
The first act isn't over-the-top
No over-use of jump-scares
No gallons of entrails
No torture porn
No "Michael Bay" style cuts
Agreed
Really? The shinning is a better film. Female villian wasnt relatable and felt so fake
There's no such thing as "torture porn", the correct term is *splatter movie* !!
How old school are you talking like the 1950s? 70-90s put out some of the most gruesome horror movies of all time
What are you talking about the movie was way to to dark to even see it ..shitty movie
"Shinings", "The Shining Reloaded", "The Shining: Ghost Protocol", "The Escape From The Shining".
Shutter Shining
the shining menace
attack of the shining
revenge of the shining
A new shining
shining strikes back
return of the shining
the shining awakens,
the last shining,
the rise of shining
haha see what i did there? lol
The Shining 2: Shine Harder
2 Shine 2 Shining
The Shining Rises
Shining's 13
The Shining Revolutions
"Because of the implication." - Dennis Reynolds
the golden god
Lmao. This is the comment I was looking for
Ah yes a fellow sunny fan I tip my fight milk glass to you
Yesss! I'll have one milk steak and a glass of your finest jelly beans, please ☀
@@naivenitara id love to compare toe knife techniques
Good Fan Service : Dr Sleep
Bad Fan Service : Latest Star Wars Trilogy
Bad fan service: It Chapter Two
Film Toppings what? Have you even read the book and understood the adults?
@@97NikeSb I don't care about the book. Good movies aren't based entirely on reminding you the first one exists
Bad fan service: Game of Thrones
They fly now!!?????!! They fly now 🙄🔫
Idk if I’m first to admit but Rose the Hat was such an amazing villain, literally fell in love with her character lol
Yeah she was like a Harry Potter villian
Which is why the doctor sleep community needs a Rose the Hat origin story 🙄. We pretty much know who she is, I just really want to see it on screen being put together by a professional.
@@Thalasius Thus, juvenile and silly.
RIGHT
well, she's always great. hard for her not to kill. wanted to hate her but couldn't
3 movies that have disturbed me at a level beyond typical scary movies are: witch, hereditary and the shining.
@Jack Donaldson yes, yes 👏😁
Hereditary still gives me chills..
@@saswin2757 yes. That movie takes the cake. My soul felt tainted when watching that movie.
Christfollower Love hereditary for sure !!! I went to see that with a girl I had been friends with for years... after the film she insinuated she might “need to go to the hospital” we thought she would drop it but she was full blown panicking. That is when I started telling my friends “no REALLY this movie is gonna be badly fucked up”.
@@jimmyeatsbrains8407 its evil. Kinda wish I didnt expose myself to it.
Flanigan has the only jump scare I ever liked in a movie. In hill house when the sisters are in the car. I almost shit myself
That isn't a movie... it's a tv show
@@theretrosavage oh is it. Thanks for taking the time to correct that minor mistake. Fucking turd...
I'm sorry I didn't mean that I'm in a dark place. I posted a comment about a tv show and accidentally called it a movie then some guy corrected me. It's been a rough couple of days.
You know, you're so right. I don't even know what it is about that jump-scare, but I totally gave it a pass; I guess because I was so impressed that it got me.
@@ericw996 you're welcome
@@theretrosavage friends?
Finally watched it. Got the DC blu-ray. It was amazing! The fact that Flanagan recast iconic characters rather than cgi'ing the shit out of their faces made the film so much better.
Although if you watch any of the “deep fake” UA-cam vids you’ll see they have the technology to do this very well, unlike some of the attempts made in some AAA movies.
@@BarryWardUK true. But I think that would be les genuine. I don't know. You make a good point.
The new Danny was bad casting. He was taller and and a year or two older than the Original.
"Things that truly traumatise you"
*cough* *Hereditary* *cough*
No joke. That movie left me very unsettled. Masterfully done.
@@pautin31 yeah. The last time a movie made me loose sleep for days after before hereditary was when I accidentally saw a portion of saw when I was 6. I'm about to be 18 and Hereditary kept me up at night.
Hereditary was such a well crafted movie! The end may have been weaker than people anticipated but for me that didn’t take away from the overall experience.
@@jupitersnoot4915 For me, I think it was all about how the manipulation of sound and music that the genre of horror has conditioned my own expectations over the years was completely subverted and flipped the other way around; it was maddening and engaging in one fell swoop.
Scariest movie of all time.
The scariest bit of this film is Danny saying how he saw his mum's face covered in black flies
if we'd seen that i would agree...but as we didn't...i disagree. i feel there was a lot of interesting things about Doctor Sleep...especially when you open your mind to the concept that in the BOOKS all of the stephen king stories are connected...even if they don't interconnect...they are in the same universe.
"cats know when someone is going to die" yeah no sh$£...Pet Sematary much?
"there's a lot of evil out there" again...i think every SK book proves this.
bit of trivia: in the book of Doctor Sleep Carrie was a girl the Knot were interested in...but for obvious reasons they never got the chance to take her.
IDyce88 I just finished reading Doctor Sleep and never saw any mention of Carrie...
@@collector832 look up steven king trivia...first of all...all his books are part of the same universe...secondly trivia says that Carrie and Doctor Sleep have a connection...though only a small one. the books don't have to mention it for it to exist...the cat thing was obviously a nod to pet sematary but you wouldn't know that unless you saw that film or read the book. the Knot are interested in anyone with special powers...Carrie would be a given...it merely takes some outside the box "goes without saying" thinking to know they probably would have taken her if they got the chance.
@@IDyce88 I'm sure they would have taken her if they got the chance, but they didn't, and she's never mentioned in the book.
@@dalebrush5366 ok fine whatever...but i'm curious do you know of any connections or references between the books? also does it ever explain where Carrie's powers came from or who her dad was...like is that linked to another book maybe...just genuinely curious?
Chris: “Gives detailed review about the movie”
IGN: Doctor Sleep makes you feel like you’re Obi-Wan, great movie, great actors. 5/10 -Not enough jumpscares
“Something for everyone”
I mean....didn't they give it an 8.5?
Just saying, IGN has kinda stepped up with the crew behind their movie reviews
Mushu Drag ehhhhhh debatable...........
Emmm ign give it a 8.5/10. Just saying.
Ign are a meme now and no amount of copying others is gonna save them.
This movie actually made me more sad than anything else due to me having such empathy for Danny and what he’s gone through and how it affected.
SPOILER
One of the best examples would be when he talks to his dead father you can see how much it hurt him to see him and when he flinched when Jack slammed the table really shows that he still is afraid of him and the hotel.
What's Axl Rose's favorite kubrick movie?
SHI NI NI NI NI NI NI NIIIING NIIIIIING
welcome to the Overlook
Also "you could be mine" is also a GNR song that fits with the shinnin
Joy is to be found casually whilst scrolling at high speed in a comment section
ooooooohhh I ... I wanna watch you ... (dr) SLEEEEEP
@@bennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn he's been axing, he won't leave me aloooone
i just want to hear him tell those 2 twins
"Hello There!!!"
the word "hello" is "hell" with a smiley face
The baseball boy's acting had me absolutely floored. Couldn't believe how real the pain and fear and sadness in his voice felt. That, and the scene where Danny whips the bottle of whiskey at the floor after almost taking a sip were the two most powerful scenes in this movie for me.
Underrated British actors playing characters with American accents: the movie
Who is British?
McGregor
@@linas1677 No he's not. He's Scottish.
Brett S Scotland is still in Britain
@@tabcedlogan6782 It certainly was last time I looked.
Rose is definitely going to become an iconic villain. Such a massive surprise, one of the years best movies
9:09 - Chris makes a great point; I remember people being upset that they didn’t see the monster in the “Babadook”, even though the movie is a psychological horror.
Yaaaaaaz
I thought we did see the monster, just in the television and in corners and her dreams?
Thoughtful Devil They wanted more than just that.
@@thefirstbourne149 Ah, gotcha. I saw it a while ago so I wasn't sure if I was remembering it correctly.
I find it mildly interesting that hes played 3 characters but at different ages:
A younger Kenobi
An older Chrostoper Robin
And now in Dr Sleep as an older Danny
Do you mean like he's played 3 already iconic characters?
@@dylaningobernoble9971 I mean like hes played a few characters that have already been created but hes playing an older or younger version of that character
@@fafafagat that is pretty. It's a really specific niche that he's amazing at
I don't need sleep when Chris comes out with a Doctor Sleep review
Just Some Guy without a Mustache why do I see you everywhere?
Edit: also agreed
Just Some Guy without a Mustache I just woke up and saw this review
Just Some Guy without a Mustache you updated your pfp
Rejected Titles:
•The Shining 2: The Shine-ing
•Shinin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
•Shine On, You Crazy Torrance
•The Shinning Chapter Two
AdamG1983 love the floyd reference!!
“You just use that ‘shin’ of yours and I’ll come a-running. BUT DON’T BE READIN’ MY MIND BE 4 and 5! THAT’S WILLIE’S TIME!”
shining 2: rise of the Shine
I also love The Shining, and have seen it countless times. I didn't see any reviews, and didn't even watch the preview for Doctor Sleep. I thought it was an incredible movie. One of my favourite parts was the drive up to The Overlook. I had no idea that the movie would return to The Overlook, so it was such an incredible feeling to see this long, beautiful, shot of the windy drive to the hotel, with that music that makes you feel like you are returning to something that scared you so much as a kid. I actually felt like I was the character, returning to The Overlook, after so many years, and it did not disappoint. A testament to the talent of the director.
Rose the hat had this 90’s vibe about her. What a body. Incredible accent and she’s Swedish!
Yep. And what a set of t..s she has. I could tell they were hers, not fake. I envy the man who has her
J jeez I wasn’t like that.
she’s so pretty in the movie
wanda James you’re both creepy
Definite 4 non blondes vibe with the hat/hair.
It's feel like watching superhero movie with a horror theme.
Eh... sorta I see what you did there. In a sense but it was fitting dont you think?
Yes!
I think we are over saturated with superhero stories to the point we imply superheros with everything we see. Telekinesis or telepathic powers predate comicbooks.
@@hamhockbeans Fire-starter to name one and even disney got in on it with witch mountain ( original ) before the super hero madness we now know as marvels machine. I dont disagree with you on that.
It did! It gave me unbreakable/ glass vibes but I liked it lol. I joke that Abra is my favorite super hero now.
I think Rose the Hat might be one of my new favorite movie villains. She was Incredible!
And also insanely hot
Yessss
@@albertomontesinos oh yeah that gypsy vibe she gives off makes her fiiiiiiire
@@EMPtaticz lmao gypsy vibe. That's hilarious
If it wasn’t Doctor Sleep I would’ve called it Shine On.
Sounds like a Broadway😂
Shining 2: Electric Bugaloo
@@kal5126 That joke will never get old.
Shining: Shine harder.
Shiners
Finally a a scary movie with substance. It touches just enough of the old to keep it tied. But love the new angle and depth they gave Danny.
Kudos to them for getting the actor who played young Danny in Kubrick's Shinning to cameo in this film.
nice, which part was Danny Lloyd in?
@@hellykerbert2838 He was the dad at Bradley Trevor's baseball game, the one talking about how he hits the ball every time.
Kubrick didn't make "The Shinning" That was The Simpsons.
I liked Collin Kaepernick as Billy Freeman, Dan's friend and AA sponsor.
!! He looked so much like him with the braids
Cliff Curtis is a great actor. He was one of the gang bangers that almost kill Ethan Hawke in 'Training Day'.
That's kinda racist, actually
Oodles Loodles Everything is racist nowadays. Everyone is offended by something just because they have emptiness in their heart
Oodles Loodles no it’s not you ❄️
This movie was so disturbing to me especially in that one scene with a boy......you'll see when you watch the movie
i couldn’t help but think that the boy was from Good Boys 😤
I remember that from the novel. Truly horrifying what the villains do to their victims, often children of course because they can manipulate them easier.
Even for me who watches some really dark shit, I was kind of uncomfortable watching that group of misfits basically savor on the boys pain and screams while they all basically orgasmed over his death. I thought for a theatrical movie it was definitely out there.
Rusty Kuntz they choose children because adult steam is “polluted” they don’t need to manipulate children anymore cuz they got that chick that can use mind control.
i saw it knowing a "shocking" scene was coming up... but that's it? You didn't see anything at all.
Just watched doctor sleep last night with my wife. We both loved it. I got her to watch the shinning finally last week and she loved it so it was a win win for me lol
I just saw Doctor Sleep and it was so good. Honestly Doctor Sleep adds, not compares to, to the greatness of the shinning like a piece of puzzle to the bigger picture of the story. Doctor Sleep made me even love the shinning more because of Danny’s entire experience. It was such a strong horror film with strong character story lines including villains, and Abra’s performance was fucking stellar! Can’t wait for it to be on HBO so I can rewatch it
Good news!
Yea when I went to go see Halloween last year someone said “that movie wasn’t scary because it didn’t have enough jump scares”
That too was a pretty good horror film. Can't wait to see Dr. Sleep!!
Halloween 2018 wasn't scary because it was Home Alone.
shining origins: "Doctor Sleep" shine 2 shining.
The Shun.
Shine 2: shine harder
@@punishedlexi 2 Shine 2 Curious?
Review the director's cut of doctor sleep, it's around 3 hours long and they added some interesting stuff
I just saw that version online. Had no idea that wasn`t the screen released version. But its.....amazing!!
Totally worth it though
this absolutely! I watched the director's cut and so glad I did
@@morpheuzlal so I have just now gotten into horror and decided to start with a class and watched the shining for the first time and today I watched the directors cut because I would rather watch the directors vision rather than the theater version and was wondering, what did they add to the directors cut that was not in the theatrical cut?
Got a new streaming service the other day and saw this movie for the first time. After I finish the movie I get a recommendation for the directors cut.😂 Noooooooooooooooo! It's a good enough movie to enjoy again though.