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All member reviews for The Shining

Teen, 15 years old
March 19, 2010
 
A masterpiece for mature young adults, but not for younger audiences
The Shining is Kubrick's iconic classic that is a film adaptation of the namesake novel, written by Stephen King. Albeit, with that saying, this movie is not aimed at the younger demographic. The main concerns for the film are violence, nudity, drug content, negative messages, and no role models. For violence, you see a man axe a guy in the chest (you see blood and the action take place). A young boy is strolling around on a motorcycle, while two girls are standing in the way. It cuts to flashbacks of dead bodies (drenched in blood, and you see gory wounds everywhere, highly graphic), while the girls say "Come and play with us Danny". A woman slits a man's hand with a knife (we see a moderate amount of blood on his hand, the action takes place). A man axes down a door, but nothing grotesque or violent happens after that. A man is holding a bat trying to smash a woman's brains out (he doesn't), but the woman hits him with the bat while he falls down a flight of stairs (no blood or gore). The Shining includes some gory kills and graphic situations that are very intense. As for the nudity, there is a scene where a woman steps out of the shower and you see full frontal nudity (breasts, nipples, pubic region visible), and a buttock shot. She starts kissing a man (the man is fully clothed). It turns out she's a corpse and we see the scars on her back. A woman sees a door open with two men. One man is crouched down on his knees and in a bare costume (you see his buttocks, but he's completely clothed beside that). While another man is seen on a bed (fully clothed). No actions take place but this scene heavily implies oral sex. For profanity, there are around a dozen f words and its derivatives, some anatomical and scatological terms, and mild obscenities. There are no positive messages and no good role models. The movie is basically about a man that is psychologically disturbed and as the film progresses, loses his sanity and becomes heavily delusional. Overall, a phenomenal film but not suitable for younger audiences.

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Teen, 16 years old
February 26, 2010
 
very scary.
I first saw this movie in December, 2007, so I was 11 years old, and I was pretty much scarred until around November, 2008. I was still pretty young when I saw this, and the eerie feel of the whole movie just got to me. Especially the ending parts. Like; the skeletons in the lobby, the man bleeding across his face saying "Great Party isn't it?" Now that scene right there, was singed into my brain for a few months. Also, where Jack is shown froze to death, and the two twins, I was extremely scared of this movie. I would NOT reccomend it for ANYONE who is not 13 yet.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 16, 2011
 
One of the best horror movies
I saw this movie and I LOVED it. It was genius! I thought the acting was amazing also. It does have language though, and there is one scene where it shows a woman taking a shower and I closed my eyes throughout the whole part. You HAVE to make sure your kid closes their eyes though because it shows everything. This scene is near the end of the movie and because I had heard about it, I was waiting to close my eyes the whole movie. It was really obvious when this scene was about to show up though, because it spent at least a minute zooming into the bathroom door. Also, there was a creepy and bizarre scene near the end when the mother walks in on two male ghosts, one dressed as a bear, doing inappropriate things, and the position is kind of obvious. I don't think there is a ton of violence in this movie, it's more of suspense. So, just cover your eyes and your kid's eyes during the inappropriate scene, and KEEP THEM COVERED BECAUSE IT GOES ON FOREVER. By the way, there are also some inappropriate paintings in the background.

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Teen, 15 years old
July 10, 2010
 
Here's Johnny!!!!!!!!
very good movie, not that scary really, just a little creepy.several scenes where blood rushes out door and starts to flood a room, one scene with complete full front nudity of a woman.

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Teen, 16 years old
May 14, 2011
 

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Parent
January 7, 2010
 
The Shining
More trippy than scary really. But a great film to the book itself.

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Adult
July 29, 2009
 
Great movie
I watched this movie when I was 10 and I was absolutely horrified. Good for ages 14+.

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Teen, 15 years old
June 6, 2009
 
MUST HAVE!!!!!!!
I'm 12 and love this movie, it's the best!!! Comical words and brill suspense!!! Love the characters and find it clever how it is films!!! Found nothing scary and my mum wasn't sure but now she has let my little brother (age 10) watch it because she said it is not scary!!!

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Teen, 16 years old
August 1, 2010
 
Good movie, just not scary
I saw this movie when I was 12 years old, and it didn't scare me one bit.

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Teen, 14 years old
October 23, 2011
 
Ok for older teens
This movie is very disturbing,but awesome. The violence is bloody. U see full frontal nudity of a women coming out of the tub.(1min. long) The only language is a couple F-bombs.

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Adult
June 25, 2011
 
Redrum...
The Shining is a well-written and very tense horror film. While it is not as gory and brutal as more modern horror films, like "Saw", it is still extremely scary, especially for children. There is language and nudity as well.

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Parent of 10 and 10 year old
June 5, 2011
 
Scary
The shining is my favorite horror film. But between the naked young woman who turns into a decomposing elderly woman; oral sex performed on a man by a person in a dog costume; ax murders; ample amounts of blood; and the mind twisting plot, my kids will not be seeing this movie until they are driving.

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Teen, 13 years old
November 1, 2011
 
Loved the movie
I'm 13, and I was expecting this movie to be terrifying,when really, it didn't scare me much at all! I thought it was a very well made, creepy movie, definitely eerie, with the two little girls and their 'come play with us danny' line,and the suspense of it all. A few F Bombs dropped but I mean, in fairness if i was a parent I wouldn't mind my children hearing bad language once they didnt say it themselves. I mean we've all heard the words. Then there was the bathroom scene, in fairness, everyone knows what a naked body looks like, but most children excuse themselves from watching that part, I know I would. The violence wasn't bad either, I mean despite people running around with knives and axes, nothing violent happened really except for one guy got hit with the axe and died and then there was the room full of blood which wasn't scary, just creepy. What i'm saying is, it depends what your child is able for. if that sort of thing scares them, dont let them watch it. don't let anyone who's not fully matured watch either, their brains aren't developed enough, you wouldn't know what goes on in their heads.

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Kid, 13 years old
October 28, 2011
 
Read
Rated R: Strong Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, and Average Drug Use

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Adult
July 11, 2011
 
Great, but iffy...
Violent, bloody, strong profanity, alcohal and a drunk guy, and naked woman on a poster and in a bathtub.

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Teen, 17 years old
November 1, 2009
 
Better for older teens
Okay, this movie is not an allout gorefest, but there are some bloody scenes (i.e. Blood literally flooding an entire room, disturbing images, a guyt gets chopped in bthe stomach with an axe) Warning: also has a very graphic scene of full nudity. Also has some language.

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Teen, 13 years old
November 2, 2011
 
The shining
The Shining is a really good movie for young teenagers who like scary movies. It is not that gory but you see glimpses of two dead girls in a hallway for about a second. In one part you see full nudity of a girl but i saw the tv version so it didnt show it and i'm thirteen.

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Teen, 17 years old
May 6, 2011
 
Traumatized at seven.
I am 16 and i watched this movie when i was 7 at a friend's house because her mom was dumb and the only part that stuck with me was the bathtub scene where danny see's the dead woman. I slept with my mom for about 3 years because i had so many nightmares. I'm still scared of bathrooms and still have nightmares. It's been 9 years can you consider me traumatized?

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Kid, 13 years old
October 8, 2011
 
FABULOUS movie, but not for kids
This movie was very good, although rather inappropriate. It was very scary and suspenseful at some times, with some blood and gore (not as much gore as I expected, but I still had to close my eyes!), and there are PLENTY of naked women scattered through out. Also, the f-bomb is dropped MANY times.

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Parent of 2, 3, 11, and 17 year old
April 17, 2011
 
Good for children of all ages.
This horror movie along with a lot more is not scary at all, but it is excellent. REDRUM!!!!!! REDRUM!!!!

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