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Mark J Some bits of this are really insightful and show how amazingly The Shining was constructed. Other bits are the ramblings of lunatics. Worth a watch if you don’t mind the latter. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Almighty A It's all an illusion... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review Joel P Absolutely ridiculous, pretentious garbage. Some people like to lay claim to a perspective because it defines them as insightful. Or so they believe. The opening narrative about being ‘terrified’ at the innocuous opening shots of scenery in The Shining turned me off immediately. Don’t waste your time on this. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Simon T This film is ridiculous, trying to link far fetched connections that just aren’t there and making statements that are pure ignorance. So much that I couldn’t make it past the first 20 minutes. A few gleaming examples stood out. First is the comments that the Torrance family brought too much luggage…they were moving there with all of their belongings, did they even read the book on which the film was loosely based? Second is the fact that the creators of this atrocity didn’t even do minimal research on where Timberline Lodge is located…hint it’s not Fort Hood, it’s on Mt. Hood just outside of Government Camp, OR. The third and final straw was the utter lack of any professionalism by having one whackos kid in the background. What a horrible bag of ridiculous conspiracy theories. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Evan T I was really invested in this doc until they went on a 15 mine rambling rant about the moon landing being fake. Disgusting conspiracy theorists. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Jeff M REVIEW: I was not a fan of THE SHINING, but there was enough interest there for me to check out this documentary which came out 32 years after Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel. There were many changes made from book to silver screen, which is probably why King has been vocally critical of the movie. Based on this documentary, there are some out there who believe Kubrick made these changes for myriad reasons - from the genocide of the American Indian to the Holocaust to the 1969 moon landing. And these theorists have painstakingly watched frame by frame of this movie to prove their points. It's often fascinating to hear what they've come up with, but it also gets a bit tiring. I admit to rolling my eyes on more than one occasion. The Kubrick fan boys insist errors in continuity are actually symbolic of the decay of human existence. It gets to be a bit much, even when I admire their passion. Fans of the film will probably find even more here to appreciate than I did. Truth be told, I had more enjoyment with this documentary than the film itself. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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