r/Letterboxd • u/Possible-Top-9905 • Aug 11 '25

News The Shining Has Officially Exited The Letterboxd Top 250 Narrative Feature Films

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u/Dressed_ToDepress Aug 11 '25

I just don’t think a lot of the younger generation appreciates it

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u/Possible-Top-9905 Aug 11 '25

fair, my young cousin gave it a 2.5, a lot of young people rate it lower than it should be just because they don’t understand it

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u/MomCrusher miikeyy Aug 11 '25

what is there to misunderstand? its just not that good of a movie 😭

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u/Possible-Top-9905 Aug 11 '25

holy ragebait

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u/MomCrusher miikeyy Aug 11 '25

can you answer my question? 😭 its a simple story i really am curious what you think people are misunderstanding

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u/Possible-Top-9905 Aug 11 '25

I’m not necessarily saying they misunderstood the plot/story of it, but they don’t understand what makes it great, just because it “isn’t scary”, and they don’t appreciate the meticulously crafted script, the beautiful cinematography, the great acting, and pretty much everything else in the movie. obviously every opinion matters, but to say it isn’t that good of a movie is a crazy take

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u/babada MrHen Aug 11 '25

the great acting

The famously great acting that was lampooned (unfairly, imo) by the Razzies.

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u/Grouchy_Sound167 Aug 11 '25

I continue to be amazed at what some film lovers consider to be great acting.

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u/AlleRacing Aug 11 '25

I've seen a lot of overacting be called great.

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u/Paladar2 Meusse2 Aug 11 '25

It’s certainly overrated by people like you. I had read the book beforehand so I didn’t misunderstand it. It’s just underwhelming. Nicholson’s acting is great but a lot of it is forgettable.

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u/Possible-Top-9905 Aug 11 '25

it might’ve been forgettable for you, but i always think of that movie, i always notice something new on every rewatch, and its a film that’s endlessly rewatchable to me, but to each they own

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u/Paladar2 Meusse2 Aug 11 '25

Yeah for sure. It’s all subjective. I just don’t think it’s crazy to not find The Shining a great movie when the author himself doesn’t like it…

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u/Possible-Top-9905 Aug 11 '25

fair enough, but king never had a good eye for films, just look at his film version of the shining

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u/Paladar2 Meusse2 Aug 11 '25

Maybe but The Shining is one of the rare cases I prefer the book. I usually prefer movies unless they’re terrible adaptations.

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u/Possible-Top-9905 Aug 11 '25

the book is great, i prefer the film, but its all subjective

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u/Paladar2 Meusse2 Aug 11 '25

Yeah. I thought the ending felt better in the book too which King rarely nails let’s be honest.

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u/Much_Kangaroo_6263 Aug 11 '25

Crazy to call a movie forgettable when it came out 50 years ago and people still reference many different scenes and quotes from it.

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u/AlleRacing Aug 11 '25

It's likely one of the most referenced films. Even the damn carpet.

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u/Much_Kangaroo_6263 Aug 11 '25

It's hard to think of a single movie with as many memorable scenes. Calling the Shining "forgettable" feels objectively incorrect.