FIRST TIME WATCHING: Dr. Sleep...A GOOD SEQUEL?? 

I LOVED this movie! I know some people didn't but I thought it was the perfect blend of the lore of the books while also being a perfect sequel to The Shining! Anyway, tell me what you guys did or didn't like about this movie.

Fun fact: The baseball kid, Jacob Trembay the actor, gave such a convincing performance on set when they were killing him, that the crew was uncomfortable and nauseous from his blood curdling screaming. After the scene was over, he walked off, grabbed a snack, his dad gave him a highfive, and then they left

Fun fact: The dude at the baseball game who said that the kid can “read the pitcher’s mind” is the same guy who played danny torrance in the shining

This movie flew under the radar but it was so solid and a great sequel. I was gripped from the first scene

That cat featured in the movie is based on a real life cat that lives in a hospital and only goes to the room where the patient will die and stays with him/her and comforts them until they pass, only goes to people who are about to pass. Such a cool detail that they included here that has nothing to do with the books.

probably an unpopular opinion, but I like doctor sleep better than the shining

A great sequel and companion to the book and film The Shining. Dick Hallorann tells Danny that “shining” is, at its core, a fusion of telepathy and clairvoyance. Being able to shine means being able to communicate with others using the mind, and gives people the ability to see things that have happened in the past, or will happen in the future. There’s also no major revelation about the connection between Dan and Abra in the movie. In the book, when Dan goes to visit Concetta (book character) , he learns that Abra’s mother is none other than Jack Torrance’s daughter. Yes, the book’s version of Dan and Abra’s mom are half-siblings, which means that the character that Abra chooses to call “Uncle Dan” really is, well, Uncle Dan. This fact might have made it easier to understand why Abra and Dan maintain such a firm connection, and possibly even suggest that shining powers are hereditary.

"Seems to me you grew up fine, son." 🥺 Dick is my favorite character in both The Shining and Doctor Sleep. He didn't actually die in the TS book so he mentored Danny quite a bit in DS. So glad Flanagan incorporated him into this movie, even if it was just his ghost

dude, yes this is absolutely a horror movie, its just that good horror subverts your expectations. And yes, this is much closer to the book than The Shining.

Just so you know, Dan is originally half bother of Abra's mom, and thigs happend pretty much the same in the end except the hotel doesn't exist anymore and Dan is alive and continues to help others as the Doctor sleep

That's Henry Thomas, best known as Elliot in ET, playing the replacement Jack Nicholson. Who could have seen that coming, but it works incredibly well.

Fun Fact:Jacob Tremblay(Bradley Trevor the baseball boy) screamed so bloodcurdlingly that the True Knot actors actually dropped character out of concern they were actually hurting him and as a result they had to reshoot the scene twice!Lucky for the cast Flanagan`s not as much of a perfectionistic tightwad as Kubrick was!

What i love most is how fast paced yet poised and balanced this was there was no unnecessary fillings, great acting by literally everyone especially Kyliegh Curran who played Abra, Rebecca Ferguson never seen bad acting from her ever and Ewan McGregor is truly a legend in how he connects with roles so naturally. This movie is underrated no doubt about it.

The ending of this movie is different than in the book. MF had to reconcile how the ending of the book The Shining is different than the ending in the movie and that the book Dr. Sleep is a direct sequel to The Shining - the book. Basically MF had to blend 4 different endings into a single satisfactory ending. And he did a great job with it. Stephen King said that he wrote Dr. Sleep because Danny was the only character he had written that he always wondered what ever happened to him. Great review!! Carry On!!

The most under recognized movie of 2020 in my opinion. This is a stellar film. It exceeded all my expectations.

I absolutely LOVED this sequel, i don't know why so many people didn't liked it. I enjoyed very much!

THIS MOVIE WAS GREAT! I loved Rebecca's performance - You guys should really read the book as well as there are differences - Mostly with the True Knot - the book gives us more to them and how each of their powers work and generally makes them more of a threat.

13:38 That office is the same one where Jack (Dan’s dad) went for an interview in The Shining

This was a great book and movie adaptation. And you two sitting there holding on to your little pillows is just adorable.

I definitely recommend the book. You get more background on abras family and background on the true knot. Honestly I think this movie did a great job of using the most important plot points. But the book gives you the frosting on top. Thanks for the video!

This movie was so damn good 😘. another Mike Flanagan masterpiece 😍😍

Believe it or not, i've got tears in my eyes when i saw the alternate opening scene from The Shining back in the theatre 😂 The whole emotions as Danny back to The Overlook is really kicking in. Also, it's great having u guys 🔥🔥

Loved this movie, I just wished I would have seen it in a theater. The scene where the baseball boy was murdered is hard to watch. Jacob is such an incredible young actor. The fact that they went back to the Overlook Hotel was what made the movie so great.

The movie did pretty good to the book. However, Dan lived in the book.

Saw this at the premiere in Westwood. The energy was incredible inside the theater and definitely got a few good scares from the first time viewers.

I agree this was a great sequel

When Dick talks to Dan for the last time, he says, "Ka is a wheel." Ka is fate - a reference from King's Dark Tower books. Also the horizontal body shot of Rose the Hat is a Flanagan staple. He used it in The Haunting of Hill House and Oculus. Loved this adaptation. It is an amazing juggling act of marrying King's books with Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining and retroactively adds back the warmth missing from Kubrick's movie.

If you're interested, you should react to Room (2015). It's an incredible movie starring Jacob Tremblay (aka the baseball kid from this) and Brie Larson, who won an Oscar for her performance. I'm not sure whether it's your style, but I highly recommend it!!! Without spoiling too much, it's about a woman and her son living in a single room with the son never having been outside. Even if you don't want to do a reaction, I highly recommend watching it even on your own time.

Any thumbnail with you two hugging pillows guarantees a fun vid lol

great reaction!! i'm glad you guys loved it too!! :) i think it's an amazing sequel, mike flanagan is just so good at making horror tbh!

I read this book and yes, it is pretty much all accurate, except for the ending which was basically how The Shining ended in the book

Believe me when I tell you I got THE goosebumps in the theater watching they were going to the Overlook, the shots, the music😭😭😭💜✨ The Shining and Doctor Sleep are great books, hopefully you guys can read them some day. Lots of love from México.

I just remembered that I never finished reading this book 😬 I don't even remember where I put it, it's been years but I might search for it and finish it after watching this reaction 😂

Yess!! Thanks for the reaction. You guys are the best :)!!

One of the best books I have read! I was so excited when this movie came out ♥️

I absolutely love this movie. So glad you reacted and I loved your analysis afterwards. I am a huge fan of the books and was so excited when this came out. It did not disappoint.

Did you notice that the office Dan was interviewed in was a replica of the office Jack from The Shining was interviewed in?

I'm glad I discovered you guys, love your reviews or inputs and conversations on these films

Loved this edit. I appreciate being able to watch along and enjoyed your commentary while not overwhelming the scenes playing. Keep it up guys!

Love your reactions to movies also watched this movie in cinemas on my birthday when it came out

finally finished all of my A Levels and you guys posted :) love this movie I went to watch it in the cinema when it was out and wasn’t expecting much but it really surprised me! Loved your reaction like always, the haircut surprised me cause I haven’t been able to watch you guys in awhile but it looks really good! Can’t wait for your next reaction! ❤️

17:55 "He hits the ball every time. Like he can read the pitcher's mind." The actor who says that in this scene is the same actor who played Danny Torrance in The Shining. Danny Lloyd. This was his cameo.

I also was not expecting this sort of movie and was really pleasantly surprised by it. I love how this movie touches on subject of supression of one's self. Supression feels safe but it is not safe because it is detrimental to the person. Doc was suppressed and he was safe but his mental health was ruined and he was acting badly (taking money from wallet of this lady and leaving baby with her alone) and drinking. He then started to work with elderly and helping them with use of his shining to cross peacefully and then he began to pick up, his mind began to heal because for better or worse shining was part of him and it wanted to be experienced. The little girl had the opposite attitude, she was courageous from the start and she was also right in being so.

As someone who first saw the Shining as a Kid some 35 years ago and considers it sacred territory I was pleasantly amazed by how truly excellent this movie was. Note to cash grabbing studio execs, this is how sequels to iconic movies should be made!

Fun watching the flick with you. I appreciate the depth you reached finding meaning. Cool. Thanks

Fun fact: the old tall man in the truenot is the same guy who plays Lurch in the 90s Addams family movies

In the book some of the Knot began to succumb and even die from Measles (I think), curtesy of the baseball boy. Slight revenge, and proof that they have longevity, but aren't invincible.

Loved this movie a lot the Director's cut is even better. I also love the books very different from the movie.

Anyone else wondering if Rose has some sort of connection to her hat? Like a horcrux or something? Her reaction in the store to the employee moving towards her hat to pick it up and give it to her, really seems like there's something there. 1/2 through the novel and haven't found an answer yet.

Love hearing your in-depth observations.

The original actor that played Danny in The Shining has a cameo he's talking about the kid that gets killed during the baseball game.

This film, like the book just gets better with each viewing/read. There is so much in this. I loved it xxx

You guys have the cutest reactions to this 🤣. I went to theaters to see it. It was awesome. I had major nostalgia during. I saw The Shining when I was little. It was the way I got to know Jack Nicholson and I used to call him “scary eyebrow man.”💀

It mixed the book and movie, which I'm shocked Stephen King said he was fine with the movie being cannon still. The 5hing that is tough is condensing such a long in depth novel, so they skipped some things that explains other things better, but it didn't destroy the film since they had the Kubrick film be a huge focus, which means the book has major differences for the end and thats because the shining novel is almost completely different from the novel. So, for me its amazing they were able to do both and not fuuck up anything. The extended cut is great, people don't like the longer films, but to me even the over 2 hour directors cut, it felt really short with how it was paced, would have enjoyed another hour or more, thats me though, but I still like the extended. My one issue is since Jack was in it for that bar scene, I wish they were able to have Jack nicholson for that, if deaging didn't work, I would be happy to have him atleast as the voice, it kind of lessened the immersion, it could have been a lot more iconic.

I loved this movie

This is one of the movies that you wish you can rewatch but with out any memory and a fresh slate. Ive veen a huge fan of the Shining for along time and i remember this coming out in theatres and i was never so excited for a sequel.

I saw The Shining with my dad at the age of 6 and I have forever wondered what happened to Danny. This movie was the Best

I’m obsessed with this movie. I know some people weren’t into it, but for me it’s perfection 🥰

Great reaction guys really enjoyed it

The shining runs through most of the books King writes. He doesn't always call it shining.

you guys finally react to it yay will you guys react to Halloween Moives?

I was pretty amazed by the film, having loved The Shining for nearly forty years at this point. I didn't think a sequel would do it justice, but when I heard Flanagan was adapting it, I grew more hopeful...he's a real talent. His wife is Kate Siegel, by the way, and I don't think she's in this one, though if you look on the right-hand wall as Dan approaches the Gold Room, you'll see the mirror from Oculus on the wall. Abra's mom is played by Jocelin Donahue, who was in a really good eighties-style horror film called House of the Devil...you should check the one out.

Lol you guys are adorable! Can you imagine the people who saw the original film years ago seeing this? 😁

The shining scared Danny his whole life when he was little, he refused to use it and later he turned to drinking because it dulled the visions. The drink acted as a barrier to any other people's feelings getting in. That is how the True Knot missed him as a child. The King universe is all tied together every story. John Koffee from the Green Mile had the shine. Mother Abigayle in The Stand had it too. The losers in the story IT all had the shine. Pennywise used fear to enhance the flavor of the people he would feast on just like the True Knot.

In the book Danny totally kickass. He capture cancer of dying person into the 'box' and let it out for them to eat when they swallow the steam.

Not only is this really close to the book (but not exact), but the line Danny says in the bar fight; "Take you medicine," is what his father yells while trying to kill him in the book version of the Shining.

Huge fan of The Shining and this movie blew me away. Cool reaction 🍿🍿🤘🏽

I'm so glad you guys reacted to this movie. It's overlooked and I don't think enough people have seen it and I think it's a very good movie so thank you.

I've actually only ever seen the 3-hour director's cut, oddly enough. I don't even know what was cut out for the final version! I think it's a beautiful movie that does a good job of fixing the problems with Kubrick's adaptation while in and of itself being an excellent adaptation of Stephen King's work. My favorite thing is all of the shot-for-shot parallels from The Shining, that hammer in the cyclical nature of the Overlook's curse. It's an interesting reference to cycles of abuse, with Danny essentially retracing his father's footsteps, but in a different way and without evil motives. He breaks the cycle.

I was never that scared of watching "The Shining" until I started heavily drinking with my ex. One night we watched it while drinking and it freaked me out. That was back in the early 2000's but had watched it several times when I was younger in the 80's . It just really hit hard when I was older and was drinking alot. Have recently been drinking alot again and feeling everyone's pain and this movie, I am obsessed with. It keeps hitting me so hard but in a totally different way. Soooooo good. It is actually helping me out alot. The alcohol addiction is strong again and this movie seems to be very important in my life lately. Can't say enough good things about it. Watch it on repeat!

The cat sensing death is a real story from a nursing-home. It never failed.

I LOVED THIS MOVIE SO MUCH! it finally opens up the idea of The Stephen King Universe- Where people that "shine" and other monsters exist at the same time :D Is amazing! I LOVE ROSE THE HAT SO MUCH!! She is such a great villain! And it actually pained me a bit- What happened to her, yet I loved every part of the ending ♡

Kate Siegel is Flanagans wife ✌🏻also did you notice Mr. Dudley (HHH) as a chosen one? And young Hugh as the bartender?

this sequel stands alone. that's what a sequel is supposed to do

This move is amazing. So underrated

The scene with Jacob trembay broke me more than it should’ve more for the fact he looks so much like my little brother and they’re around the same age and it was just a gut punch for me

Flanagan was able to convince Stephen King to allow him to adapt Doctor Sleep with two scenes that he wrote. One was the scene when Dan is talking to Lloyd/Jack and the other was the fact he wrote the original Shining ending as this movie's ending. he felt by doing that he was giving the ending that Stephen King was denied in the original film. Since he was doing that while reminding Mr. King that people were more familiar with Kubrick's film than the 1997 mini series they had to make this a direct sequel from Kubrick's.

I love this channel

When I saw this, I was super excited to see the hotel again because I first saw The Shining when I was twelve and grew up with it. This was a great sequel to The Shining.

I really did like this movie. Didn’t expect it to go where it did either but it was amazing🔥

The one who played the young Jack is also Elliot from E.T.

Can't wait to see your faces at CERTAIN scenes lol😬

Continuity issue: adult Danny revisiting the apartment in the Overlook in Dr. Sleep, looks through the axed panel into the bathroom. The door shows the left side panel in tact, but Jack broke through both panels in the Shining just before leaving Wendy to go correct Mr. Haloran.

This Film`s a mix of King and Kubrick with Mike Flanagan`s personal touches as a lifelong fan of both versions of "The Shining".

Oh and in the book doctor sleep we find out that Jack Torrance (Danny's dad) had a fling with one of his students and impregnated her which spawned a granddaughter named Abra, so Danny is actually Abra's uncle.

A range us one if my fave literary heroes...so strong...and heroic beyond her age...the scene, in the book, where her and Dan first met...I wassmiling abd punch the air...had been wanting them to meet since abra had first appeared...hope Stephen writes another with her in it.

Tonaly, this and "The Green Mile" are the best Steven King adaptations. They are, i think, by far the closet to the feel and themes of a Steven King book.

The office where Danny is interviewed for the job is a replica of the office Jack Torrance was interviewed in at the Hotel.

14:05 I never noticed before, but this office looks like the same office his dad interviewed in for the job at the Overlook Hotel.

6:22 Danny's a Ghostbuster!

Came for the movie but stay for Nien's new haircut. 🤪✌️😁

Technically the shining movie was nothing like the book, doctor sleep is almost the same except for the fact that the hotel really isn't in it just the plot of land that it used to sit upon

❤❤, Tony in the book "The shinning" was a real gost, but probably it was to hard to make scenes where tony would appear cause it would mean having to make very psychedelic scenes (the only movies that come to mind are poltergeist and nightmare on elm street where those type of scenes started appearing), so i guess in the movie that's why it was just a finger 😂😂. And I think didn't do well because almost Nobody knew it was a sequel to the shinning and was not a lot of promotion, but almost everybody who watches the movie loves it

The villains in this movie are like psychic vampires

I loved this movie as a sequel

I love your guys reactions and you react to some good movies too. Keep it up! (I'm also starting to get a weird crush on James now, lol)

This movie was honestly amazing!!! Really enjoy watching you guys also :) I recommend you two watching "YOU" on Netflix. It's a series and it's so compelling and intriguing, definitely think you'll enjoy it!!!!

It's interesting to see people who hadn't seen either movie watch them for the first time so close together. The other place where people don't give a movie like this enough of a chance is that The Shining had nearly 40 years to be a supernatural horror classic before this movie came out. How do you sequelize that? If you attempt it, you'll never please everyone. you just have to settle on a story you believe is worth telling and do the best you can. They attempted to expand the world beyond the Overlook. Following what Dick Halloran said. That there are people out there who don't even know they can shine. Alternate to that, they could have stayed with the Overlook and made the whole story about that. The hotel calling to Danny. No matter where he went. Some people just won't be pleased no matter what you do. Anyway, I liked it. And I doubt anyone else could have done better.

omg love ur reactions please react to other movies that have Jacob Tremblay in it, (the baseball kid) he's a great actor

The first patient is in room 217, which is the bathtub lady (Mrs Massey) room in the book/miniseries of the shining