This review should be done in two parts: firstly, reviewing the theories presented and secondly, reviewing the documentary style itself.
First, most of the theories are just plain boring and are of a "so what?" nature and they lead nowhere. Example is the number 42 stuff. It's presented as an interesting point, but it doesn't lead anywhere. Same with the American Indian stuff. The movie itself plainly tells us that the hotel was on an Indian burial ground and there are Indian motifs in the hotel. It's not a grand conspiracy to think that Indian spirits could be involved here. And the whole minotaur part was 5 minutes of my life I wish I had back. Some of what these people are saying could have easily been edited down.
The Apollo 11 stuff was somewhat interesting, but it this seems to have been handled the least for some reason.
Overall the theories I don't think were presented well at all in most cases.
Now, as far as this film itself, it was pretty poor an amateurish. The interviewees' sound wasn't good at times, and one of them even has to say "hold on" because his child is making noise. This is what I would expect of my neighbor, not a produced film that is getting good reviews.
Also, the clips not of The Shining that occur during conversation to relate to what's being said is at times distracting and unnecessary. And there are more than one times where someone who might not know every second of The Shining don't know if they are watching a clip from it or some other movie or just some random thing that's trying to tie in to what's being said. Again, this isn't handled very well at all.
The film works in that if gets you thinking at times, but there are other times where you roll your eyes. This doesn't help the overall theme.
It could have been much better.
First, most of the theories are just plain boring and are of a "so what?" nature and they lead nowhere. Example is the number 42 stuff. It's presented as an interesting point, but it doesn't lead anywhere. Same with the American Indian stuff. The movie itself plainly tells us that the hotel was on an Indian burial ground and there are Indian motifs in the hotel. It's not a grand conspiracy to think that Indian spirits could be involved here. And the whole minotaur part was 5 minutes of my life I wish I had back. Some of what these people are saying could have easily been edited down.
The Apollo 11 stuff was somewhat interesting, but it this seems to have been handled the least for some reason.
Overall the theories I don't think were presented well at all in most cases.
Now, as far as this film itself, it was pretty poor an amateurish. The interviewees' sound wasn't good at times, and one of them even has to say "hold on" because his child is making noise. This is what I would expect of my neighbor, not a produced film that is getting good reviews.
Also, the clips not of The Shining that occur during conversation to relate to what's being said is at times distracting and unnecessary. And there are more than one times where someone who might not know every second of The Shining don't know if they are watching a clip from it or some other movie or just some random thing that's trying to tie in to what's being said. Again, this isn't handled very well at all.
The film works in that if gets you thinking at times, but there are other times where you roll your eyes. This doesn't help the overall theme.
It could have been much better.