The Shining

Just a quick note until I have time to make a full post on this. I watched The Shining for the first time last night (I know, I know) and I was amazed and horrified. I expected it to be ho-hum scary and instead it was oh-shit scary. It's in my Top Ten Movies of All Time For Now list, I think (in case you wondered, that list includes Blue Velvet, Rosemary's Baby, Staying Alive, Pretty in Pink, The Jerk..you know, all the greats). But the most interesting factoid I discovered whilst doing research is this: Harry Dean Stanton was supposed to have played the role of Lloyd the Bartender. Oh, what might have been! This gives me an opportunity to once again use my favorite tag.