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After the limited North American box-office success of "Barry Lyndon" in
1975, Stanley Kubrick looked toward a more mainstream, crowd pleasing,
money-generating film for his next project. With the 70's success of horror
films like "The Exorcist" and "Rosemary's Baby", his choice was an
adaptation of the Stephen King book "The Shining". Excerpt from Gary Tooze's article located HERE |
Posters
Theatrical Release: May 23rd, 1980
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Warner - Region FREE- Blu-ray | Warner - Region FREE - 4K UHD |
Runtime | 1:54:43 (4% PAL speedup + CUT) | 2:23:40 | 2:23:35 | 2:23:35 | 2:23:46.117 | 2:23:45.742 |
Video |
1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Original camera
negative Average Bitrate: 6.58 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Original camera
negative Average Bitrate: 5.44 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s |
1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Original camera negative Average Bitrate: 6.3 NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s |
1.78:1
Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.85 NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s |
1. 78:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 32,729,442,403 bytesFeature: 24,555,675,648 bytes Video Bitrate: 14.67 MbpsCodec: VC-1 Video |
1.78:1 2060P
4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 96,451,814,858 bytes Feature: 92,744,140,992 bytes Video Bitrate: 74.25 Mbps Codec: HEVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1) | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono) | English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) | English (Dolby Digital 5.1), DUBs: French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
Dolby Digital
Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / DN -27dB Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB / Dolby Surround |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 4098 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4098 kbps / 24-bit (DTS
Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB / Dolby Surround |
Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Italian None | English, French and none | English, Spanish, French and none | English, Spanish, French and none | English, Spanish, French and none | English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Japanese, None |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Warner Aspect Ratio: DVD
Release Date: June, 2001 Chapters 35
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Release Information: Studio: Warner/Ua Studios Aspect Ratio: Original Aspect Ratio - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Color • 4:3 trailer - 1:37 • "Making of" documentary by Vivian Kubrick 34:57 4:3 • Original camera negative format
DVD
Release Date: June 29th, 1999 Chapters 40 |
Release Information: Studio: Warner Aspect Ratio:
DVD
Release Date: June 12th, 2001 Chapters 40 |
Release Information: Studio: Warner Aspect Ratio:
• Theatrical trailers Disc 2 • View from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining (30:12) • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (17:15) • The Making of The Shining with optional commentary by Vivian Kubrick (34:58) • Wendy Carlos, composer (7:30)
DVD
Release Date: October 23rd, 2007 Chapters 40 |
Release Information: Studio: Kino
1. 78:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 32,729,442,403 bytesFeature: 24,555,675,648 bytes Video Bitrate: 14.67 MbpsCodec: VC-1 Video
Edition Details: • Commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter • Theatrical trailers • View from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining (30:12) • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (17:15) • The Making of The Shining with optional commentary by Vivian Kubrick (34:58) • Wendy Carlos, composer (7:30)
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 40 |
Release Information: Studio: Warner
1.78:1 2060P
4K Ultra HD
Edition Details: • Commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter ON THE INCLUDED "remastered" Blu-ray: • Commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter • View from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining (30:12) • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (17:15) • The Making of The Shining with optional commentary by Vivian Kubrick (34:58) • Wendy Carlos, composer (7:30)
Leaflet for Digital copy
4K Ultra HD Case inside cardboard slipcase Chapters 40 |
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
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4K UHD
captures were taken directly from the
respective
disc.
It is likely that the monitor
you are seeing this review is not an
HDR-compatible
display (High Dynamic Range) or Dolby Vision, where each pixel can be assigned with a wider
and notably granular range of color and light. Our
capture software if simulating the HDR (in a uniform manner) for standard
monitors. This should make it easier for us to review more
4K UHD titles in the
future and give you a decent idea of its attributes on your system. So our
captures may not support the exact same colors (coolness of
skin tones, brighter or darker hues etc.) as the
4K system at your home. But the
framing, detail, grain texture support etc. are, generally, not effected by
this variance.
NOTE: I own two different 4K systems and
transfers frequently show a variance in the image presentation depending on
the system and its set-up.
NOTE:
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We have reviewed the following 4K
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Don't Look Now
This audio is
not
in Dolby Atmos but rather a very robust DTS-HD Master in 5.1 surround
(no mono)
The only extra on the
4K UHD disc is the previous commentary. But the included
Blu-ray is new (Disc -
45,548,379,803 bytes, feature - 39,368,460,288 bytes in AVC, video bitrate
26.9
Mbps). It has all the extras of the 2-disc DVD and 2007
Blu-ray with
commentary and
featurettes (discussed below). No trailers though. There is a leaflet with a code for a
digital copy.
The Shining is one of the
great horror films and ranks strongly in Kubrick's oeuvre. I was
so pleased to view
it in the
4K UHD presentation which
often felt like I was seeing for the first time. There is so much in The
Shining that I do tend to notice scenes or shots that I never recall
from previous viewings. This is the mark of a masterpiece. It never gets old
and you see subtleties being exposed. This is a good price, has plenty of
value despite Warner not giving us any new extras (in over 10-years?). Okay,
now I feel like watching it again.
REGARDING THE EDIT - NOTE: (sent in email by
Francois) "To sum it up, Shelley Duvall mentioned the deleted scene in
an interview to French movie magazine "Positif" (which had a strong
Kubrick coverage due to Kubrick expert Michel Ciment). It took place in
a hospital where hotel manager Stuart Ullman visited Wendy and Danny,
recovering, a few days after the events. Ullman told Wendy that Jack's
body hadn't been found so far. He spoke with her about her plans for the
future and showed concern for Danny and her. Then, he moved to Danny and
threw a rubber ball at him. The rubber ball bounced exactly like the one
Danny had found earlier in the lobby, suggesting that Ullman had been an
accomplice with all the things evil from the very beginning. Cut to the
final scene in the hall with the picture.
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ON THE DVDs: ADDITION: 2-disc Special Edition - Region 1- NTSC
(October 2007): The package consists of 2-discs (one dual-layered, a
second supplementary disc is single-layered) coded for region 1- in the
NTSC standard. The feature is progressive, anamorphic while the second
disc is interlaced (some 16x9). The new 2-disc Special Edition by Warner offers the film in an
anamorphic screen ratio that will not be without a little controversy. The
film showed theatrically in the US at 1.85:1 and 1.66 in Europe. Many
will prefer this 1.78 widescreen ratio and some will not - it is no
doubt a different film with this alternation from past DVD releases.
Varying degrees of information in the frame is at times lost or
gained dependant on the shot. We have always noticed here at DVDBeaver that sharpness favors
full-frame transfers - and for this I don't know why. But the new 2-disc
is not far behind in detail (from the latest remastered) and color-wise
it is a shade darker. The new widescreen release has less artifacts. It
is very clean - and looks acceptable.
Audio is offered in three 5.1 flavors (English, DUBs in French and
Spanish) - Warner continue to not give the option for original 2.0
stereo. The dialogue is supported with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. I didn't notice improvement in
the audio although I seem to recall it being stated somewhere that there
would be. Supplements are fabulous in their relevance and not so
heavy we must tiresomely wade through them. The commentary by Steadicam operator
Garrett Brown and historian John Baxter is wonderful - superior to the
2001: A Space Odyssey
commentary in that it has a lot of technical information both about the
production, Kubrick's methodology and details of the narrative. I
thoroughly enjoyed it - strongly recommended! Completing the extras on
disc 1 is a theatrical trailer. Disc 2 offers 4 featurettes (3 of which are new) - the first; View
from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining is half an hour and has
input from many (see images below) including prominent directors, crew
members and even Jack. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick is a little
over 15 minutes long and is another keen piece exploring Kubrick's ideas
behind the film(s) that he crafted. Next we have The Making of The
Shining ( as see on the old remastered editions) BUT it has an
optional commentary by Vivian Kubrick (34:58) which is enlightening to
some degree although her comments reflect it as an homage with her
memories of her father. Finally we have Wendy Carlos, composer at
a little over 7 minutes and although she discusses the music for The
Shining she tends to impart more in formation on the music in A
Clockwork Orange (but that is fine). She talks about Stanley Kubrick
with keen interpretational interest of the man and her fondness for him. NOTE sent in email:
On the other three
editions: Okay. My research tells me
that there are at least 4 versions of this film.
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The original theatrical
release version at 146 minutes.
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U.S. theatrical release
and R1 DVD - 144 minutes.
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International theatrical
release - 119 minutes (After the film's US release garnered mixed
reviews and disappointing box-office, Kubrick cut a further 25 minutes
from the film. With a few exceptions - a National Film Theatre
screening, an ITV showing in the early 1990s - all non-American versions
of the film will conform to this cut).
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International PAL video
version (including R2/R4 DVD) - 114 mins.
These cut versions
were personally edited and approved by Stanley Kubrick himself - indeed,
he apparently favors the shorter cut now AFTER critics reviews.
Personally, I don't like adjusting your 'art' to appeal to critical
comments and am glad the longer one is still available on Region 1 DVD.
The 146-minute version seems to have vanished for good. I believe it had
an alternate ending.
The quality of the video
goes in this order. R1-remastered is the best, R2/4 next, R1-old version
is the worst. I don't think I need to go into detail as it is documented
quite adequately on Michaels website
HERE. I agree reviewer Paul Cordingley's comments in his conclusion
- "In overview, the R1 (re-mastered) presents the film in a manner which
I find more satisfying in all ways – visually, sonically and
story-wise." and about the longer version ..."the film feels more
rounded and complete."
In detail, the old R1
appears washed out.
In comparison the Region 1 re-mastered version
is far superior in every category. What I am most interested in is the
subtle differences such as the cropping. In certain scenes it appears
the older version was cropped, but if you look closely it is apparent in
all three versions. Also, I wonder WHY the title font in Vivian Kubrick's
short featurette was changed when it was made so many years ago? It seems
crazy to me. Nice addition in the new version ( both R1 and R2/4) is the
commentary on the short which is not there on the older version. The
re-mastered version is brighter, sharper clearer with occasional reddish
skin tones. Buy the Region 1 re-mastered and watch the long version, less
altered by critical judgment. |
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