GUYS WE DID NOT LITERALLY MEAN SHE WAS UGLY lol. We meant what she was doing was ugly. You guys are being a bit sensitive & taking it the wrong way. Much love to you all!
Speaking as an Old, I have to remind myself to keep both Yoot and Old dictionaries at hand. It's also possible people were taking it the correct way and were just disagreeing with you that her behavior was ugly.
My opinion this is ultimate psychological terror. Not horror. This movie just makes you uncomfortable and anxious throughout the runtime. Shelly Duvall really sells the terror. Very underrated performance. Thanks boys
She just died recently, and also her final movie (after decades of retirement) is also coming out right now too. Also a horror film! I haven't got hold of it yet, but mean to.
"Here's Johnny!" is how the announcer introduced Johnny Carson every night on The Johnny Carson Show. In those days, with only 3-4 TV channels for most places, pretty much every member of the public recognized the catchphrase when Jack says it in this movie. But like mills comments below, really do check out the novel for a lot more explanation and creepy stuff!
And yet Jack never did The Tonight Show nor any other television interviews. He did The Mike Douglas show in 1976. That's it for talk show appearances according to IMDb. No Carson, Letterman, Leno, nothing since 1976. He'll answer a question at the Oscars, that's about it.
I think both come into play. Tony is definitely his interpretation of his shine, but if you remember, Wendy said something about how Tony only showed up after Jack yanked his arm in the doctor scene. Cannot recommend Collative Learning enough, he made me realize there’s some unmistakable nods to bears being shown while Danny’s on screen, and wtf is the bear man costume shit.
Please be kind to Shelley Duvall. The director, Stanley Kubrick treated Shelley Duvall harshly, he made her do some scenes over a hundred times.. he demanded that hysterical, over the top dramatic emotion from her.. take after take. I think the experience was traumatic for her and she was left totally exhausted. So she was doing what the director demanded..
I feel like some people completely misunderstand Shelley Duvall's performance. "She's so dramatic, she's so stupid." Her character is dealing with the fact that her husband has gone insane and she's trying to keep the family intact and trying to figure out a way to get them out of the situation. Yeah, she's dramatic... because her husband is actively trying to kill her... You might be "dramatic" too.
It's all love over here we just make jokes of everything we watch lol and we just thought some of the acting was hilarious at some points. Amazing acting all around though!
It was an incredible performance by Shelley It was true that Kubrick forced her to perform take after take to elicit that harrowing piece of acting Contentious for sure but he did get a great performance from her.
Jack was also there when he made them do those 120+ takes in the stairs scene. He also made Scatman (and Danny) do that kitchen scene many many times, to the point where Scatman also felt like it was too much. It wasn’t just Shelly. Sure there is footage of Kubrick saying “don’t be nice to her”, but in the end, Shelley said that she understood that Stanley wanted to get the best out of her, and she respected him for it and was pleased with her performance. After ‘The Shining’, Shelley was a huge name in the 80s, with multiple films and her hit series ‘Faerie Tale Theatre’. Was it tough during filming? Probably. But traumatized? My guess is no.
The reason everything ramped up toward the end was because Halloran died. The hotel wants Danny dead to absorb his shining power. So when Halloran, someone who has pretty powerful shining ability, died, the hotel absorbed the power and could start messing with Wendy who has no shining power at all. They mentioned in the beginning that to build the hotel, the settlers needed to repel native american attacks since it was BUILT ON A NATIVE AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND. Adding the extreme violence the natives faced, the people who died over the years, and Halloran, the river of blood that flowed from the elevators makes sense now. Jack is different in the book, but you guys picked up that he was always a bad person in the movie. Even though it's his job to take care of the hotel i.e. the boiler room, he never does. Its Wendy who did his work. There's also the subtle and not so subtle references to Jack's racism. When he's speaking to Lloyd the bartender the first time, he mentions white man's burden. "The white man's burden was to raise non-white people out of poverty and ignorance through imperialism, whilst at the same time alcohol was turning white men into savages." From IMDb And calling Halloran a slur, obviously. One of the last things I wanna debunk is the rumor that making this movie drove Wendy's actress crazy. It did not. Shelly Duvall herself debunked it and spoke highly of Kubrick for years after. I really enjoy your guys reaction because yall pick up on so much with the clues that are left behind. I'm not sure if I can recommend movies, but The Thing by John Carpenter 1982 is the one I vote for.
Wow. I had never thought about the hotel making its true self visible to Wendy by absorbing power. That makes soooo much sense. I always thought Wendy had a little bit of the shine in her just being Danny’s mother.
Appreciate all the info it's crazy that this movie has so much detail and mystery behind it. We didn't expect this movie to be what it is, we will definitely have to go back and watch it again sometime to see what other things we can see and pick up on now since we are getting so much information you guys are giving us. Happy you enjoyed your tine with us, we really enjoyed this movie and at some point we will have to watch The Thing we have gotten recommended that a number of times now.
I always suspected Jack’s shine abilities were stronger when he was younger, but he drank to suppress it. It wasn’t his only reason to turn to alcohol, but I think it’s one of the reasons. Jack passed his shine abilities to his son, but in his son his abilities were much stronger and became amplified by the hotel.
As a kid from this era, I will attest to the fact that we could go off and play for hours w out our parents knowing where we were. There was less technology so humans used more human intuition and intelligence. You could feel if something was wrong most of the time. This is why Gen X is so tough and "mean." We were like 30 yr olds in 8-10 year old bodies. Lots of movies like : Childs Play, The Goonies, Stand By Me are really telling the truth about kids from the 80's and before. Thanks guys!
I did a gig at Timberline Lodge. The inside does not look like that. They had a huge Saint Bernard that was there as mascot which greeted everyone on the way into the bar and sunken pit fireplace area. We got snowed in, so they put us up in maids quarters for the night. I also worked clearing ice off of lift lines at Mt Hood Meadows and Cooper Spur Ski Lodge. Mt Hood was a skier's mecca back in the 70's and 80's. Much love, Old Musician From Seattle
"He in 237 with shorty" made me laugh, but when I first saw this movie, that scene was horrifying to me. The Shining is a classic. Thanks for the reaction and analysis. Keep up the great work ‼️ ☮️ 💜
I think it may have been _The Shining_ where Nicholson turned into the grinning, weird, funhouse character he pretty much played for the rest of his career. The Joker in Batman was kind of the icing on the cake of that whole trip.
It’s been awhile since I’ve read the book. From what I remember, essentially the hotel was alive. You’re right - it’s full of people who died there! The director, Kubrick, commented that the caretaker was an evil reincarnation. This is why you see Jack in the picture at the end. Excellent reaction! - ‘he’s in 237 with Shorty’ made me laugh 🤣 😂😂
Great reaction! You are very in tune with a lot of what was happening and you were able to catch on far earlier to things in the film (the freezer, Redrum, Jack having the shining, the hotel ghosts). Well done!! Love you guys.
Glad you guys enjoyed this one. I think it holds up really well. Check out Doctor Sleep. It's a follow up that follows adult Danny years later. I bet you'll enjoy it a lot.
When you said "boy's ugly" when Jack was talking to his son was one of the best descriptions I've heard of Jack's character ever! I also laughed my ass off 😂
My poor little Shelly Duvall ain't ugly! She's unique and an acquired taste! Besides... the director actually terrorized her for REAL while they were filming. Everyone on the movie said that Kubrick tormented her and broke her down to get this performance out of her. She's not even acting at this point, it's why she is so manic and broken down. She actually never recovered from this.
this movie is great at keeping up the tension and making you feel unsettled- you know it's going to unravel you just don't know when or how. One of my favourite 'horror' movies that isn't really a horror.
The funny thing about Jack Nicholson is his features give him this scary look- and even when hes not using his expression it makes him seem shady but hes not. It must be hard to act around your own features. The character hes playing is actually a good man that gets twisted by the entity in the hotel. Shelley Duvall is a wonderful person, I was so sad when she recently died because I remember her fondly from my childhood. She was really traumatized during the filming of this movie, seriously. She basically withdrew from the acting world and became reclusive. Read the book The Shining- its one of my favorites!!
Back story on the lady in the bathtub from the book: The lady was a rich woman who lived in a loveless sexless marriage. She went to the hotel with her latest boy toy, the rich husband knew she was stepping out on him and didn’t care he was doing the same thing. Anyway, the lady got blacked out drunk, I forget what else she took, but she decides to take a bath and drowns in the tub. She died and wasn’t discovered for like a month or two so she was pretty decomposed like that when the maids finally found her body. There’s other more weird backstories of the murders that happened at the overlook. But I do know that Mrs Massey’s suicide happened early on in the cook’s career in working at the hotel.
@@iwatchthings231 this crazy! So many stories within the hotel, this movie was amazing for sure we’ll have to back and see what things we missed as being first time viewers!
@@PrincessSybilla77 especially in 1980, wives were expected to be more subservient and had no escape from abusive husbands. Which is the true horror of The Shining
Things were different back in the 70’s. Almost everyone smoked We had a smoking area in high school. Legally drink liquor and beer at 18. Full unrestricted drivers license at 16. It was normal to be dropped off at the park at 8 or 9 years old. Picked up later. Kids roamed free everywhere.
You-all need to see the making of the movie and you will understand why she is so dramatic ! Also each of you get one scare a piece so at one point you must scare each other at different times if you do this you will get many more followers and clicks !
can tell y'all boys never dealt with real fear ... that shit paralyzing.. jelly legs all type a shit u cant run or nothing ...she did a great job making the fear seem real
There's controversy about who let Jack out of the pantry. I think Danny did it. He was always watching Road Runner outsmart Coyote in the cartoons... and staring intently. When Jack has the ax and Danny hides in the metal food cart in the hallway, he deliberately jumps out and lets Jack see him - to give chase... then he lures him into the hedge maze - to his death. Danny isn't given enough credit for outwitting Jack.
Awesome reaction! You guys pointed out a huge plot hole with how close he was to Wendy and then he turned around and went for halloran. I never noticed this! Also the end of 21 savages song is supposed to be jack when he breaks down the door saying little pigs and here’s Johnny. The movie is far darker than what you pick up on the first watch. It’s worth watching again.
The N word was not used in many films from 1950 until the 1980s. It was used to show that Grady was from an older generation than Jack, and inconsiderate of people.
Real question is what is the t.v plugged into. There is no cord and it's in front of a large floor length window. I suggest watching doctor sleep next which is the sequel
Jack is a nick name for for John and Johny. and as said in other comments Ed McMahon would announce "HERE'S JOHNNY" on Johnny Carson's talk show every night.
The dudes in the bedroom and the one cat wearing the bear suit was the owners of the hotel. One of em was gay and the other one was bi. If you get a chance, or if you want to, you can read it in the book. The movie is pretty good for its time imo.
About the smoking thing, back in the day you could smoke everywhere even in hospitals. Things have changed A LOT. Yes, he is Joker, but I think he would be 2nd. Whoever played in the TV series was the first.
Jacks smile looks creepy all the time is because he uses his eyebrows to smile with his mouth at same time. THAT'S what makes his smile creepy. I do agree 100% with you. Thts why he was a great Joker
The hotel in “Dumb and Dumber” that they stay in, is the actual “Stanly Hotel” in Colorado. The “Overlook” is the actual Timberline Lodge up in Oregon. 🙂. The Timberline looks more scary than The Stanly IMO
Not a horror film. Well, not per se. It's about the fight for the freedom to be an individual. The fight against the machine. Nicholson's breakout film. You might recognize some of the cast. But it's a whole different character from this. My favorite movie and i really, really recommend it. Peace.
I'm sorry guys, I'm sure it was a good review but I can barely understand what you guys are saying. Ha Ha. sounds like another language to me. Anyway it's a good movie and I hope you enjoyed it.
I love the energy you guys exude. ❤ I was about to comment that you should do Haunting of Hill House, then I checked and realised that you've already done that show and I've already watched your reactions for it 😊
The movie is great but if you want a better explanation of what’s going on read the book. The book ending is very different and rather than straight up slasher/horror, makes nicholson’s character tragic hero.
Apples and oranges. What do you mean better explanation? The movie stands on its own and is its own explanation if one can but discern it. Again, apples and oranges. Your statement here really doesn't make sense.
@@grosbeak6130 the mere fact that they came away confused about a number of things in the movie means they need further explanation. This isn’t an attack on Kubrick or the film. Chill.
Hey says “here’s Johnny” because of the tonight show with Johnny Carson . He used to say “HERES JOHNNY”! This was a long time ago way before jimmy fallon on the tonight show.
Wendy’s character in the book wasn’t this hysterical crying mess, and Jack wasn’t an angry man from the get go. Also, Dick Holloran didn’t die in the book! That makes me feel better after watching the movie haha. Both the book and movie are amazing, but I do understand why Stephen king wasn’t a fan of what the director did with the story. It was changed quite a bit I’d recommend delving into Dr Sleep after watching this. The movie did a good job of combining the movie/book version of the shining, along with the book of Dr Sleep. Love your reactions! Keep it up!
Of course Jack Nicholson got that drip in his walk , hes one of the biggest playas that ever set foot in Hollywood!!!! Hes dated everything from movie stars & singers to billion dollar Heiress's 😂 hes got a book on spittin game called Jack : The Great Seducer!!!!! Jacks that OG P.I.M.P. fr 💯
We weren’t disrespecting her it’s just an analysis of what we seen. We watch for enjoyment so if there’s things we can pick and laugh at during what we watch, we do for our enjoyment not to be disrespectful or nasty.
Stephen King's book is based haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado where he stayed several months with is wife and he wrote, just like Jack Torrence did in the book. I think there were only 3-5 other people living at the same time. Also the rockband The Eagels wrote a song Hotel California based on their stay in haunted Stanley Hotel, Colorado. Weird paranormal things are happen in that hotel.
It’s probably been said but the little boy who played Danny didn’t know this was a horror film. The people making it thought it was best that he didn’t know
Steven King was deep in his own alcoholism when he wrote the Shining and he drew a lot of parallels to Jack and himself. He notoriously hates the movie adaptation because it takes the humanistic parts of Jack away and only shows him as a monster. Book Jack is a victim to the madness (the hotel) that took over his mind. So it’s like the book is from the point of view of the addict, and the movie is from the point of view of the addict’s victims
This movie actually drove Shelley Duvall nuts. Kubrick is a great director, but he might have been a little too rough on Shelley- working her into a state of terror for the realism of the part. Maybe that was the only way. It's debatable, like everything. It was too much for the poor girl. I'm speculating, as all of us are with this movie, but I think everything was a manifestation or illusion created by the Indian spirits in the hotel, combined with Jack's memories of his past life there. The hotel's spirits began to inhabit Jack. In the gold ballroom party scene, Jack continued having flashes of his past life, there in 1921. He'd always been the caretaker there. He couldn't see his reflection in the restroom, or see Grady's, because he was both a part of the manifestation as well as a witness to it. Delbert Grady was a projection from Jack's memory of his past life there. Having been the caretaker there in 1921, it was like returning home. Delbert Grady was there as a waiter in 1921, and Charles as the possessed caretaker that killed his wife and kids much later in 1970. Delbert claimed he did the evil deed, but there was a link between the Grady's, I think. It might have been Charles coming through Delbert when he said that.Jack wasn't afraid of ghosts, other than the part of him that was still somewhat himself, as he sure freaked out when he saw that spirit
Not a joke question- you kept saying he’s ugly and she’s ugly. Are you referring to their appearance or does that mean something different? Usually you aren’t mean spirited and don’t say things like that, so I think I’m missing something.
The book goes much deeper into the psychic history of The Overlook and its inhabitants-- the novel is many times more disturbing!!! Loved the book and the movie for different levels of storytelling... Fun to watch with you guys!!
GUYS WE DID NOT LITERALLY MEAN SHE WAS UGLY lol. We meant what she was doing was ugly. You guys are being a bit sensitive & taking it the wrong way. Much love to you all!
Speaking as an Old, I have to remind myself to keep both Yoot and Old dictionaries at hand.
It's also possible people were taking it the correct way and were just disagreeing with you that her behavior was ugly.
Why did you pull a face as if to mimic her? You two are the Milli Vanilli of reactors.
@@pampennyworth bc we can?! We make fun of a lot of stuff people in movies/shows do. She’s no different
@@pampennyworth troll bot or a new fool
@@DaKidsReact glad I didn’t subscribe. One of the thumbs down is me. 👎
My opinion this is ultimate psychological terror. Not horror. This movie just makes you uncomfortable and anxious throughout the runtime. Shelly Duvall really sells the terror. Very underrated performance. Thanks boys
RIP❤Shelley Duvall just recently pasted away. She had a hard life. Respect!
RIP SHELLEY🙏🏾
Did you see that interview she did with that UA-cam guy from inside her car? Sad.
i just feel bad for what they put shelley duvall through...she's amazing in this but DANG!
She just died recently, and also her final movie (after decades of retirement) is also coming out right now too. Also a horror film! I haven't got hold of it yet, but mean to.
Yeah, there's bts with her on this. Didnt look pleasant.
"Here's Johnny!" is how the announcer introduced Johnny Carson every night on The Johnny Carson Show. In those days, with only 3-4 TV channels for most places, pretty much every member of the public recognized the catchphrase when Jack says it in this movie.
But like mills comments below, really do check out the novel for a lot more explanation and creepy stuff!
Thought that was pretty obvious, but then again, I'm from that generation... Johnny was the best
And yet Jack never did The Tonight Show nor any other television interviews. He did The Mike Douglas show in 1976. That's it for talk show appearances according to IMDb. No Carson, Letterman, Leno, nothing since 1976. He'll answer a question at the Oscars, that's about it.
@@floorticket I didn't know that! 😀. But I can see how it fits with the whole Jack Nicholson Mystique(tm) too. Thanks for that info, it's fun to know!
@@kkuro7054 Exactly.
@@kkuro7054 such a great book, the hedge animals were extremely scary
Tony is essentially the manifestation of Danny’s shine. It was so powerful at such a young age, that it basically his brains way of interpreting it.
That makes sense to me. I always interpreted it as Danny’s manifestation of Jack’s abuse. Collative Learning has some great videos on The Shining.
@@skywalker42069 That's what we thought but Reagan's explanation makes total sense
I think both come into play. Tony is definitely his interpretation of his shine, but if you remember, Wendy said something about how Tony only showed up after Jack yanked his arm in the doctor scene. Cannot recommend Collative Learning enough, he made me realize there’s some unmistakable nods to bears being shown while Danny’s on screen, and wtf is the bear man costume shit.
Tony is Danny from future warning. He's whole name is Daniel Anthony Torrence. Yes. I've Red the book Shining.
@ yes, but at this point the book and the movie are two separate things. You can’t understand one and expect to understand the other
Please be kind to Shelley Duvall. The director, Stanley Kubrick treated Shelley Duvall harshly, he made her do some scenes over a hundred times.. he demanded that hysterical, over the top dramatic emotion from her.. take after take. I think the experience was traumatic for her and she was left totally exhausted. So she was doing what the director demanded..
I feel like some people completely misunderstand Shelley Duvall's performance. "She's so dramatic, she's so stupid." Her character is dealing with the fact that her husband has gone insane and she's trying to keep the family intact and trying to figure out a way to get them out of the situation. Yeah, she's dramatic... because her husband is actively trying to kill her... You might be "dramatic" too.
It's all love over here we just make jokes of everything we watch lol and we just thought some of the acting was hilarious at some points. Amazing acting all around though!
It was an incredible performance by Shelley
It was true that Kubrick forced her to perform take after take to elicit that harrowing piece of acting
Contentious for sure but he did get a great performance from her.
Jack was also there when he made them do those 120+ takes in the stairs scene. He also made Scatman (and Danny) do that kitchen scene many many times, to the point where Scatman also felt like it was too much. It wasn’t just Shelly. Sure there is footage of Kubrick saying “don’t be nice to her”, but in the end, Shelley said that she understood that Stanley wanted to get the best out of her, and she respected him for it and was pleased with her performance. After ‘The Shining’, Shelley was a huge name in the 80s, with multiple films and her hit series ‘Faerie Tale Theatre’. Was it tough during filming? Probably. But traumatized? My guess is no.
Rip Shelley. Smh that movie messed her up for the rest of her life
The reason everything ramped up toward the end was because Halloran died. The hotel wants Danny dead to absorb his shining power. So when Halloran, someone who has pretty powerful shining ability, died, the hotel absorbed the power and could start messing with Wendy who has no shining power at all.
They mentioned in the beginning that to build the hotel, the settlers needed to repel native american attacks since it was BUILT ON A NATIVE AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND. Adding the extreme violence the natives faced, the people who died over the years, and Halloran, the river of blood that flowed from the elevators makes sense now.
Jack is different in the book, but you guys picked up that he was always a bad person in the movie. Even though it's his job to take care of the hotel i.e. the boiler room, he never does. Its Wendy who did his work. There's also the subtle and not so subtle references to Jack's racism. When he's speaking to Lloyd the bartender the first time, he mentions white man's burden.
"The white man's burden was to raise non-white people out of poverty and ignorance through imperialism, whilst at the same time alcohol was turning white men into savages." From IMDb
And calling Halloran a slur, obviously.
One of the last things I wanna debunk is the rumor that making this movie drove Wendy's actress crazy. It did not. Shelly Duvall herself debunked it and spoke highly of Kubrick for years after.
I really enjoy your guys reaction because yall pick up on so much with the clues that are left behind. I'm not sure if I can recommend movies, but The Thing by John Carpenter 1982 is the one I vote for.
Wow. I had never thought about the hotel making its true self visible to Wendy by absorbing power. That makes soooo much sense. I always thought Wendy had a little bit of the shine in her just being Danny’s mother.
They’re not special, they’re starving!
Appreciate all the info it's crazy that this movie has so much detail and mystery behind it. We didn't expect this movie to be what it is, we will definitely have to go back and watch it again sometime to see what other things we can see and pick up on now since we are getting so much information you guys are giving us. Happy you enjoyed your tine with us, we really enjoyed this movie and at some point we will have to watch The Thing we have gotten recommended that a number of times now.
@@DaKidsReactyess can’t wait to see y’all’s reaction to the thing it’s a great movie. The shining has to be my favorite next to Rosemarys baby
Danny's full name is Daniel Anthony Torrance... "Tony" is Danny's alter-ego - or maybe his future self. Whatever he is, it's a facet of the Shining.
Watch the sequel, Doctor Sleep!
Yes!
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Absolutely! Great novel and movie was perfect as a sequal.
Make sure it's the extended version as well, super worth! Really fun.
27:30 Shein: “Very respectful, very demure.”
Swiss: “Man, shut Uppp!”
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Lmao gotta have fun with it
Danny watches Roadrunner a lot, and like Roadrunner he outsmarts Wile E. Coyote (Jack) with a simple comedic trap: retrace your footsteps. :)
That move by Danny was elite especially knowing how young he is. Really was thinking on his feet!
The T.V. is unplugged!
Yes. Jack had a weak shine. You are correct.
I always suspected Jack’s shine abilities were stronger when he was younger, but he drank to suppress it. It wasn’t his only reason to turn to alcohol, but I think it’s one of the reasons. Jack passed his shine abilities to his son, but in his son his abilities were much stronger and became amplified by the hotel.
Poor Shelley Duvall lost her mind slowly for years after this movie, Wizard of Oz effect.
When the Johnny Carson Tonight Show was on for decades, Ed McMahon introduced him every night. Heeerrre's Johnny!
As a kid from this era, I will attest to the fact that we could go off and play for hours w out our parents knowing where we were. There was less technology so humans used more human intuition and intelligence. You could feel if something was wrong most of the time. This is why Gen X is so tough and "mean." We were like 30 yr olds in 8-10 year old bodies. Lots of movies like : Childs Play, The Goonies, Stand By Me are really telling the truth about kids from the 80's and before. Thanks guys!
I did a gig at Timberline Lodge. The inside does not look like that. They had a huge Saint Bernard that was there as mascot which greeted everyone on the way into the bar and sunken pit fireplace area. We got snowed in, so they put us up in maids quarters for the night. I also worked clearing ice off of lift lines at Mt Hood Meadows and Cooper Spur Ski Lodge. Mt Hood was a skier's mecca back in the 70's and 80's. Much love, Old Musician From Seattle
I always noticed the ski lines running up the mountain in the establishing shots, even though Ullman says early on it’s not a lodge.
It was only the exterior of the Timberline Lodge that was used, most all of the movie was filmed in England.
"He in 237 with shorty" made me laugh, but when I first saw this movie, that scene was horrifying to me. The Shining is a classic. Thanks for the reaction and analysis.
Keep up the great work ‼️ ☮️ 💜
Check out Doctor Sleep. It's part 2 of this movie that came out a few years ago. It's really good.
The old lady in the tub was Mrs Massey. She took her own life in the bathtub and wasn't discovered for awhile.
Jack Nicholson played the Joker in the 1989 Batman movie. The original Joker from the 1966 Batman television series and movie is Cesar Romero.
I think it may have been _The Shining_ where Nicholson turned into the grinning, weird, funhouse character he pretty much played for the rest of his career. The Joker in Batman was kind of the icing on the cake of that whole trip.
You never get tyhe sense in this film that Jack wants to be a father. I read him as someone who just married Wendy because he got her pregnant.
Yes. Jack Nicholson played THE JOKER.
It’s been awhile since I’ve read the book. From what I remember, essentially the hotel was alive. You’re right - it’s full of people who died there! The director, Kubrick, commented that the caretaker was an evil reincarnation. This is why you see Jack in the picture at the end. Excellent reaction! - ‘he’s in 237 with Shorty’ made me laugh 🤣 😂😂
Now you gotta watch doctor sleep!
Danny Torrance all grown up
Great reaction! You are very in tune with a lot of what was happening and you were able to catch on far earlier to things in the film (the freezer, Redrum, Jack having the shining, the hotel ghosts). Well done!! Love you guys.
Watched this in the 80s with some high school friends on Halloween!! Had nightmares for months! LOL
Jack is wild man, he’s so iconic as soon as you see him you already recognize it immediately
That opening scene and music creeps you out from the very start!!!! Great film and I was always a big fan of Scatman!!!!
Good reaction boys! Glad you liked it. Lots of great movies out there from back in the day.
Glad you guys enjoyed this one. I think it holds up really well. Check out Doctor Sleep. It's a follow up that follows adult Danny years later. I bet you'll enjoy it a lot.
Next watch Doctor Sleep. It’s about Danny when he’s older.
When you said "boy's ugly" when Jack was talking to his son was one of the best descriptions I've heard of Jack's character ever! I also laughed my ass off 😂
My poor little Shelly Duvall ain't ugly! She's unique and an acquired taste! Besides... the director actually terrorized her for REAL while they were filming. Everyone on the movie said that Kubrick tormented her and broke her down to get this performance out of her. She's not even acting at this point, it's why she is so manic and broken down. She actually never recovered from this.
this movie is great at keeping up the tension and making you feel unsettled- you know it's going to unravel you just don't know when or how. One of my favourite 'horror' movies that isn't really a horror.
The funny thing about Jack Nicholson is his features give him this scary look- and even when hes not using his expression it makes him seem shady but hes not. It must be hard to act around your own features. The character hes playing is actually a good man that gets twisted by the entity in the hotel. Shelley Duvall is a wonderful person, I was so sad when she recently died because I remember her fondly from my childhood. She was really traumatized during the filming of this movie, seriously. She basically withdrew from the acting world and became reclusive. Read the book The Shining- its one of my favorites!!
Back story on the lady in the bathtub from the book: The lady was a rich woman who lived in a loveless sexless marriage. She went to the hotel with her latest boy toy, the rich husband knew she was stepping out on him and didn’t care he was doing the same thing. Anyway, the lady got blacked out drunk, I forget what else she took, but she decides to take a bath and drowns in the tub. She died and wasn’t discovered for like a month or two so she was pretty decomposed like that when the maids finally found her body. There’s other more weird backstories of the murders that happened at the overlook. But I do know that Mrs Massey’s suicide happened early on in the cook’s career in working at the hotel.
@@iwatchthings231 this crazy! So many stories within the hotel, this movie was amazing for sure we’ll have to back and see what things we missed as being first time viewers!
Kinda like Hotel California 🎉🎉
Ayyye tomorrow's Glenn Frey's birthday RIP to the legend!
@MovementGraffiti RIP 🙏
Jack Nicholson is a terrific actor. " One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest" is another great one, and it kick started a few careers.
You guys picked up on Jack's psychotic behavior right away. I am surprised how many reactors defend him and hate Wendy.
I think Wendy has people pleasing tendencies because of Jack’s abuse
@@PrincessSybilla77 especially in 1980, wives were expected to be more subservient and had no escape from abusive husbands. Which is the true horror of The Shining
Things were different back in the 70’s. Almost everyone smoked We had a smoking area in high school. Legally drink liquor and beer at 18. Full unrestricted drivers license at 16. It was normal to be dropped off at the park at 8 or 9 years old. Picked up later.
Kids roamed free everywhere.
You-all need to see the making of the movie and you will understand why she is so dramatic ! Also each of you get one scare a piece so at one point you must scare each other at different times if you do this you will get many more followers and clicks !
Wipe my a*s with the bread? I've heard a lot of responses to that scene but that was golden.
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Rest In Peace Shelley DuVall ❤
Interesting when he lied to Wendy about what he saw in 237, that was him siding w/ the hotel over his family.
I'm a grown man horror movies don't scare me but this one sure did creep me out, haven't seen a horror movie as good since
can tell y'all boys never dealt with real fear ... that shit paralyzing.. jelly legs all type a shit u cant run or nothing ...she did a great job making the fear seem real
One of my relatives was a member of the Donner Party. He drove the oxen.
There's controversy about who let Jack out of the pantry. I think Danny did it. He was always watching Road Runner outsmart Coyote in the cartoons... and staring intently. When Jack has the ax and Danny hides in the metal food cart in the hallway, he deliberately jumps out and lets Jack see him - to give chase... then he lures him into the hedge maze - to his death. Danny isn't given enough credit for outwitting Jack.
Wow we never even thought about that… that’s actually something that potentially changes the whole outlook of the movie!
They said Danny's clothes were the idea for Child's Play.
I love how none of these reactors know who Johnny is and get confused about who they think Jack is talking about.🤣
I don't know where you guys officially take recommendations but Monkey Man (available on Prime) is amazing! Lots of action and great revenge plot 😉
When he said “Here’s Johnny,” it was a reference to The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, which was a popular show at the time!
Sheim makin' me laugh in this one. Goes from talking about making ass'wiches to how he's gonna One-two the corpse of the old lady. LOL
Awesome reaction! You guys pointed out a huge plot hole with how close he was to Wendy and then he turned around and went for halloran. I never noticed this!
Also the end of 21 savages song is supposed to be jack when he breaks down the door saying little pigs and here’s Johnny.
The movie is far darker than what you pick up on the first watch. It’s worth watching again.
Notice Wendy is doing Jack's "Caretaker" work while he's being a jerk. Jack Nicholson did play The Joker years ago.
38:48 Really?
Interesting how Jack keeps saying he has so much work to do and it's Wendy doing EVERYTHING including maintenance of the boiler, Jack doing nothing!
The N word was not used in many films from 1950 until the 1980s. It was used to show that Grady was from an older generation than Jack, and inconsiderate of people.
Real question is what is the t.v plugged into. There is no cord and it's in front of a large floor length window. I suggest watching doctor sleep next which is the sequel
Jack is a nick name for for John and Johny. and as said in other comments Ed McMahon would announce "HERE'S JOHNNY" on Johnny Carson's talk show every night.
The dudes in the bedroom and the one cat wearing the bear suit was the owners of the hotel. One of em was gay and the other one was bi. If you get a chance, or if you want to, you can read it in the book. The movie is pretty good for its time imo.
Very respectful , very demure 😂 made me laugh . I really love your Guys perspective. Things I didn’t notice you guys noticed .
"He's ugly!"😂
LMAO yall are wild😂
About the smoking thing, back in the day you could smoke everywhere even in hospitals. Things have changed A LOT. Yes, he is Joker, but I think he would be 2nd. Whoever played in the TV series was the first.
Jacks smile looks creepy all the time is because he uses his eyebrows to smile with his mouth at same time. THAT'S what makes his smile creepy. I do agree 100% with you. Thts why he was a great Joker
The hotel in “Dumb and Dumber” that they stay in, is the actual “Stanly Hotel” in Colorado. The “Overlook” is the actual Timberline Lodge up in Oregon. 🙂. The Timberline looks more scary than The Stanly IMO
You gotta do one flew over the cuckoos nest
Not a horror film. Well, not per se.
It's about the fight for the freedom to be an individual. The fight against the machine.
Nicholson's breakout film. You might recognize some of the cast.
But it's a whole different character from this.
My favorite movie and i really, really recommend it.
Peace.
"He gon' turn that corner and them girls gon' be there man" boy you shining or what??? 👀
I actually might now that i think about it😬
I'm sorry guys, I'm sure it was a good review but I can barely understand what you guys are saying. Ha Ha. sounds like another language to me. Anyway it's a good movie and I hope you enjoyed it.
Yes Jack played the Joker in the first Batman movie and Michael Keaton was Batman. Enjoying your reaction as usual.
I love the energy you guys exude. ❤ I was about to comment that you should do Haunting of Hill House, then I checked and realised that you've already done that show and I've already watched your reactions for it 😊
@@wanderingseth appreciate the love man we really appreciate it!! And Haunting of Hill House was amazing🔥 we hope you enjoyed it with us!
The movie is great but if you want a better explanation of what’s going on read the book. The book ending is very different and rather than straight up slasher/horror, makes nicholson’s character tragic hero.
I like the novel more too, but also feel like the movie is a lot darker and more downbeat. Which in the end isn't a bad thing, for horror 😉
@@kkuro7054 oh absolutely. I grew up watching the movie and didn’t read the book until much later.
Apples and oranges. What do you mean better explanation? The movie stands on its own and is its own explanation if one can but discern it. Again, apples and oranges. Your statement here really doesn't make sense.
@@grosbeak6130 Ah, I was hoping a PROPER 'The Shining' fan would come to the comments section!! 😀
@@grosbeak6130 the mere fact that they came away confused about a number of things in the movie means they need further explanation. This isn’t an attack on Kubrick or the film. Chill.
"she ugly" LMAO bro just foul random asl. My fav reaction channel ngl.
not sure how I'd react if my lover wanted to kill me with an axe ; ).
That "Beep Beep" was from the cartoon "The road runner " Danny was watching . It part of the Bugs Bunny show in the 70's !
5:46 if yall interested, look up The Donner Party. It’s pretty messed up what happened but it’s interesting. Could be a tv series almost
Hey says “here’s Johnny” because of the tonight show with Johnny Carson . He used to say “HERES JOHNNY”! This was a long time ago way before jimmy fallon on the tonight show.
I would love to see you react to:
Old boy (Korean not the US)
Martyrs (French not the US)
A clockwork orange
The Exorcist
The Thing
In the book Jack doesn't dislocate Danny's arm he breaks it
There is So much going on in this film. I highly recommend watching that Doc room 237.
One of the best details is the TV not being plugged in.
Wendy’s character in the book wasn’t this hysterical crying mess, and Jack wasn’t an angry man from the get go. Also, Dick Holloran didn’t die in the book! That makes me feel better after watching the movie haha. Both the book and movie are amazing, but I do understand why Stephen king wasn’t a fan of what the director did with the story. It was changed quite a bit
I’d recommend delving into Dr Sleep after watching this. The movie did a good job of combining the movie/book version of the shining, along with the book of Dr Sleep.
Love your reactions! Keep it up!
Of course Jack Nicholson got that drip in his walk , hes one of the biggest playas that ever set foot in Hollywood!!!! Hes dated everything from movie stars & singers to billion dollar Heiress's 😂 hes got a book on spittin game called Jack : The Great Seducer!!!!!
Jacks that OG P.I.M.P. fr 💯
that "meep meep" jawn 🤣🙏
Please don't be disrespectful guys...
We weren’t disrespecting her it’s just an analysis of what we seen. We watch for enjoyment so if there’s things we can pick and laugh at during what we watch, we do for our enjoyment not to be disrespectful or nasty.
The ghost is a poltergeist. The only supernatural power that can interact with physical mass :)
Its a classic and one of my favorites
Stephen King's book is based haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado where he stayed several months with is wife and he wrote, just like Jack Torrence did in the book. I think there were only 3-5 other people living at the same time. Also the rockband The Eagels wrote a song Hotel California based on their stay in haunted Stanley Hotel, Colorado. Weird paranormal things are happen in that hotel.
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Great reaction as always guys. Call my girl Shelley Duvall ugly again and we're going to have a problem
It’s probably been said but the little boy who played Danny didn’t know this was a horror film. The people making it thought it was best that he didn’t know
Steven King was deep in his own alcoholism when he wrote the Shining and he drew a lot of parallels to Jack and himself. He notoriously hates the movie adaptation because it takes the humanistic parts of Jack away and only shows him as a monster. Book Jack is a victim to the madness (the hotel) that took over his mind. So it’s like the book is from the point of view of the addict, and the movie is from the point of view of the addict’s victims
This movie actually drove Shelley Duvall nuts. Kubrick is a great director, but he might have been a little too rough on Shelley- working her into a state of terror for the realism of the part. Maybe that was the only way. It's debatable, like everything. It was too much for the poor girl.
I'm speculating, as all of us are with this movie, but I think everything was a manifestation or illusion created by the Indian spirits in the hotel, combined with Jack's memories of his past life there. The hotel's spirits began to inhabit Jack. In the gold ballroom party scene, Jack continued having flashes of his past life, there in 1921. He'd always been the caretaker there. He couldn't see his reflection in the restroom, or see Grady's, because he was both a part of the manifestation as well as a witness to it. Delbert Grady was a projection from Jack's memory of his past life there. Having been the caretaker there in 1921, it was like returning home. Delbert Grady was there as a waiter in 1921, and Charles as the possessed caretaker that killed his wife and kids much later in 1970. Delbert claimed he did the evil deed, but there was a link between the Grady's, I think. It might have been Charles coming through Delbert when he said that.Jack wasn't afraid of ghosts, other than the part of him that was still somewhat himself, as he sure freaked out when he saw that spirit
You guys gotta watch Doctor Sleep now. Great follow up movie!
Not a joke question- you kept saying he’s ugly and she’s ugly. Are you referring to their appearance or does that mean something different? Usually you aren’t mean spirited and don’t say things like that, so I think I’m missing something.
One of my faves! Rewatched idk how many times. You all need to watch Doctor Sleep now which is the follow up to this movie.
The book goes much deeper into the psychic history of The Overlook and its inhabitants-- the novel is many times more disturbing!!! Loved the book and the movie for different levels of storytelling... Fun to watch with you guys!!
Appreciate the love and happy you enjoyed your time with us. And we might have to read the book!!
"When you die, you get put in those fits."
I love that y’all we’re commenting on the fits in this, I never appreciated them before 😂
@@slyphwing come on now Wendy and Danny had that drip on 😂
Watch the OG horror movie, Psycho