Even I'd sit down to watch this version

To date, I've only encountered one film I've been unable to sit through. It's true that there are some I'd rather not have sat through (take a bow, the insufferably awful Batman and Robin), but for very different reasons. No, The Shining just creeps me out on some deep and primal level, such that I find myself clawing at the door in search of release each time I try to force myself to watch it. I take great comfort then, in one of the entries for a recent competition which sought to produce trailers recasting famous films into different genres through careful editing and voiceovers alone. Some are ingenious: the twisting of West Side Story into a zombie film, for example displays an especially warped sense of humour. Others are less of a stretch, such as the transformation of Titanic into a standard horror flick. However, my favourite, and the most widely blogged about from what I've read, is transmutation of The Shining into the sort of upbeat, life affirming comedy drama that would have Kubrick spinning in his grave. The trailer, along with the competition that birthed it, an is excellent example of why you should never wholly trust what you see on the screen, and a fitting tribute to the power of the editing room