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on 11/30/2009
Two of Nicholson's best performances. I think I have to give it to Chinatown overall for being a better-written and more affecting film, but the Shining is still one of the most effective films in its genre.
on 2/26/2011
I would have given this to Chinatown had I not seen the Shining with an audience. When everyone else is sucked up into the film it gains another level of power.
on 7/11/2012
Jack's performance wasn't that good in The Shining but it's definitely the better film.
on 11/13/2012
Chinatown for sure.
on 2/11/2015
Shining, obvious
on 2/12/2015
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
on 3/18/2015
'These are both crap. Tell me why i'm wrong. Let's go'
on 10/1/2015
Battle of the two Jacks. In close calls I always go dark, The Shining it is.
on 12/4/2015
Chinatown is Jack Nicholson's best movie Imo.
on 11/28/2016
I found Chinatown to be both the better movie and the superior Jack Nicholson performance.
on 11/30/2016
The Shining.
on 2/14/2021
The Shining was more entertaining, intense, and effective for me personally. You could maybe argue that Chinatown is a "better made" film from a script, structure, and stylistic standpoint but The Shining is the greatest horror film ever. The Shining wins.
Absolutely going with The Shining....
on 10/23/2022
Chinatown by a literal landslide. The Shining is for sure a great movie and among the best horror movies ever made (just surpassed by Psycho), but Chinatown is up there for the greatest story ever told. The stunning and beautiful cinematography, the powerful themes on evil and heroism, the engrossing and flawless screenplay, the masterful acting from the entire cast, and so much more give it the victory over Kubrick's horror masterpiece
on 3/26/2023
The shining is far from perfect, Chinatown is flawless.
