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Films I've Seen in 2017 (August) (63 movies items)"When: August 3rd-4th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from my collection. What'd I Think?: Creepy horror film is imperfect, but masterful at its best. My Rating: 9/10 Other Notes: NA."
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Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)"TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: The ShiningPUBLISHED FORMAT: novelAUTHOR/CREATOR: Stephen KingORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1977HAVE I READ: YesNOTES: N/A"
Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (570 movies items)"Don't take advice, from ghosts. It's not a very good idea. Also, boredom is a killer. And here’s to alcohol. The cause and solution to everything."
Movies viewed in 2017 (338 movies items)"21/5/17 Having the opportunity to see this on the big screen is like watching it for the first time. Stanley Kurbrick's now legendary horror is still as tense and as gripping, yet seen in a cinema, we get to see just how good Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall are and that music gets under your skin. One of the finest examples of how to make a truly terrifying horror film."
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Childhood Nightmares (73 movies items)"The whole freaking movie. If this movie doesn't scare you. Then nothing will."
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1980's) (153 movies items)" Notes: Well, pretty much like anything else coming from this director, it is basically another huge classic but, to be honest, it doesn't really belong to my favorites. But even so, it is seriously entertaining, I think it is probably the most accessible movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and, once again, the directing was just amazing. On top of that, Jack Nicholson gave one of his best performances and the whole thing was indeed just spellbinding to watch. And, yet, somehow, it was still miss"
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) (1001 movies items)" Notes: Well, pretty much like anything else coming from this director, it is basically another huge classic but, to be honest, it doesn't really belong to my favorites. But even so, it is seriously entertaining, I think it is probably the most accessible movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and, once again, the directing was just amazing. On top of that, Jack Nicholson gave one of his best performances and the whole thing was indeed just spellbinding to watch. And, yet, somehow, it was still miss"
Nick's Top 100 Films (100 movies items)""It’s all so bewildering and unsettling, it suggests these characters are pawns in some cosmic game whose details are incomprehensible to us mere mortals. We truly feel lost and trapped within the film." - Matt Singer"
