One haunted hotel, two excellent movies. That's the deal available at Amazon right now, as the 4K Blu-rays of The Shining and its sequel Doctor Sleep have just had their prices shattered like a wooden door trying to stop an axe-wielding fan of the Johnny Carson show. Normally $42, The Shining is available for just $15, while Doctor Sleep has been discounted from $25 to $13. Combined, that's a pretty awesome deal on Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece and Mike Flanagan's superb sequel.
- The Shining (4K Blu-ray) -- $15 (
$42) - Doctor Sleep: Director's Cut (4K Blu-ray) -- $13 (
$25)
The 4K Blu-ray version of The Shining comes with plenty of extra content, as well as the film on a standard Blu-ray disc and a digital streaming code. For the bonus materials, there's a terrific selection of features and documentaries that go behind the camera of this legendary film:
- Commentary by Steadicam inventor and operator Garrett Brown and historian John Baxter
- The making of The Shining by Vivian Kubrick
- View from the Overlook Hotel
- Crafting The Shining
- The Visions of Stanley Kubrick and Wendy Carlos
If you haven't watched it, The Shining is a masterclass in psychological horror. Adapted from a Stephen King book and considered to be one of director Stanley Kubrick's all-time best movies--and absolute hell for the late Shelley Duvall--the movie stars Jack Nicholson as a writer who takes a job as winter caretaker as a hotel, and he brings his wife and young son with him. The family is completely unaware that the hotel is haunted, and the resident ghosts have murderous plans in mind for the Torrances. throw in latent psychic powers, one of the most quotable quotes of all time, and an excellent parody done by The Simpsons, and you've got a work of unnerving art.
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