THE SNOWS OF KILLER-MAJARO?

To be honest, when I first viewed this film in the early eighties, I thought that Stanley Kubrick had completely ruined Stephen King's best novel. But, now that i'm able to mentally segregate the film from the book, this is a classic horror film with a terrific DVD transfer that I saw last night. As for the movie, simply take a recovering alcoholic prone to visions and flashbacks (Nicholson), pair him with a son who's got many problems himself despite psychiatric reassurances(Lloyd) and bundle this up with a sane mother who looks insane(Duval)and you've got all the ingredients for a winning tri-fecta at sea level. Add a secluded mountaintop hotel with a notorious past that this trio will inhabit alone for the next six months, and you have all that you really need to know. Now, go buy a perfect stocking stuffer for the "King" residing in you.

It grows on you

When I first saw this film I was disappointed that it didn't follow the original Stephen King novel, however, between Nicholson's performance and the grand scale of the setting inside and out of the "Overlook Hotel" and Stanley Kubrick's unique story telling, it has grown on me over the years. The transfer looks great on HD, even if the film itself seems a little dated after 25 years (more so because of clothing styles, hair, etc., than the film itself). Not my favorite Kubrick film, but a pretty good spook flick nevertheless.

Has Stanley Kubrik ever let us down!!!!

This movie is a classic, Stanley does it again. A must have for any Stanley K. collector. Perfect portrayal of the unconscious psycho mind waiting to be unleashed.

Being trapped with nowhere to go, and being hunted is the worst nightmare to the human mind. Always put yourself in the scariest character's shoes and then critique this movie.