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*dropping a bombshell*

Most overrated - The Shining.


I know what I am saying, and hear me out. The first time I saw it (on VHS many years back), it scared me shitless.

I bought the DVD much later and have given it 2-3 spins since then.

The movie looks very dated (read the book meanwhile), and is largely deviant from the source.

And I didn't find Nicholson the least bit scary. Not even the twins either.

Granted, Kubrick did an awesome job with the background score and the setting, but the movie overall didnt have that effect on me than it had when I was a kid.

Guess I outgrew it, or maybe the movie doesnt stand the test of time. But the last time I was watching it, I felt bored and had to shut it off midway.

Now, don't flame me guys.