The Shining: USA/UNCUT vs UK/CUT version

[eiknarf]

A simple poll.
Which do you prefer.
Now fffffffight!!!

[Kainefu]

Why can't I ever vote on these things? Is there something wrong with the settings on my iPhone? Hmm I changed to the default layout now I can vote. But the site looks like it's from the 90's.

[P-Rock]

Would've been better to name it the international version as it's not limited to the UK. It's also best known as that.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by P-Rock

Would've been better to name it the international version as it's not limited to the UK. It's also best known as that.

Is it editable?

[P-Rock]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Is it editable?

Dunno. Probably?

[Eye Candy]

I prefer watching the 2010 142 minute DVD edition presented in the Full Aspect Ratio of the original camera negative...

[drush9999]

Weirdly for me being from the UK, I recorded the US cut from UK TV on VHS in the 80s. So when I got a "proper" VHS copy later on I was annoyed it was shorter. I imported the longer cut when the first batch of Kubricks came out on DVD around 1999.
It's my preferred cut as it was the one I watched the most back then.

[dallywhitty]

I've always liked The Shining, but I also thought it wasn't quite as great as it's made out to be. I finally saw the US cut about a year ago and it catapulted the film to masterpiece status for me. Better pacing and the sense of claustrophobia is heightened.

Found this:

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Watched the longer US cut for the very first time a couple of nights ago and it made me fall in love with the film. Don't get me wrong, I've always really liked the film, but I guess I've never had that level of appreciation that most folks do, even as a fan of both King and Kubrick. Anyway, I thought the sense of dread and isolation was heightened, and the padded running time actually made Jack's descent into madness feel less abrupt.

[klauswhereareyou]

Heck if anything the Shining is a film that should be longer, not shorter. Still wish they would've kept the sequence in that Kubrick shot that had Jack looking at the scrapbook describing the history of the Overlook. The scrapbook is seen briefly in the release version.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by P-Rock

Dunno. Probably?

I was only seemingly able to edit my first post, but not the poll question itself - unless I'm missing something.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Heck if anything the Shining is a film that should be longer, not shorter. Still wish they would've kept the sequence in that Kubrick shot that had Jack looking at the scrapbook describing the history of the Overlook. The scrapbook is seen briefly in the release version.

[Show spoiler]

That would have been so cool. Sounds really compelling.

[hockeyshark91]

What? There's a cut version? Why!?!

[BladeRunner2007]

USA/UNCUT. People claim the shorter version is more intense. I don't think so. I grew up with the shorter version and I always thought the movie was very good, but not a masterpiece. Then I saw the longer US Cut and suddenly it all clicked for me. The longer version is indeed a masterpiece and a masterclass in film making. It adds much more dread and the feel of isolation. Which makes the movie much more scary imo. Love the incredble slow-burn.

[P-Rock]

I grew up with the shorter version too and then saw the uncut version and I was like LOL WTF get to the friggin point ZOMG skeletors LMAO GTFO!

[AaronJ]

I prefer the longer cut.

That being said, both edits are amazing films. And they each approach the viewer differently. I don't think one is really "better" than the other. They are both great, and both are fascinating and both are compelling. But yes, if you force me to choose one, I will choose the long cut.

They are both great.

[P-Rock]

I dunno, the longer cut includes scenes that aren't necessary to the progression of the story and Kubrick saw that too. It's nice seeing Hallorann get on a plane and renting a snow mobile, but it really doesn't change anything. Neither does the doctor's visit, Jack's extra interview scene, the extended bar scene and Wendy running into a room full of skeletons. Wasn't the shorter cut Kubricks preferred version?

[OutOfBoose]

I love both, but if I had to choose one - it's the US cut. Slower pace just works better for me in case of this film.

[Hucksta G]

I've only ever seen the international cut but own the US cut - still need to watch it!!

[Dr Lenera]

Longer cut all the way. Can't say I agree with Kubrick on this one.

[kylor]

I prefer it longer.

That's what she said!