History Narm / TheShining

* Late in the film, a traumatized Wendy traverses the hotel's corridors and finds two ghosts having sex, one of which is wearing a bear costume. The soundtrack suddenly gets more intense and the camera dramatically zooms in on the couple as they eerily glare at her, but the scene as a whole is so bizarre it comes across as funny.

* The sight of Jack, covered in snow, eyes rolled and teeth exposed, is intended to be one last scare. However, he looks less stone-cold dead and more like he's rolling his eyes and sighing over having to wait for a late bus in the cold.

* The topiaries standing still while making animal sounds. It would be a lot more scary if they were alive and moving. By having them stand still and not actually do anything, the scene comes off more as goofy NightmareRetardant than anything as it appears that Jack is freaking out about nothing. Oh, and when they ''do'' start moving? They're depicted in utterly horrendous CGI that makes the whole thing look even funnier.

* The scene with the man in the goofy werewolf mask. He's supposed to be frightening, but the mask just makes him look silly. It does not help that the man's name turns out to be "Rover", which is the kind of name you'd expect someone to give to their pet Beagle.

* The topiaries standing still while making animal sounds. It would be a lot more scary if they were alive and moving. By having them stand still and not actually do anything, the scene comes off more as goofy NightmareRetardant than anything as it appears that Jack is freaking out about nothing.

* The sight of Jack, covered in snow, eyes rolled and teeth exposed, is intended to be one last scare. However, he looks less stone-cold dead and more like he's rolling his eyes and pouting over having to wait for a late bus in the cold.

* The smash cuts with scare chords that tell the date. At first it may be a good JumpScare, but it quickly loses its effect. It only gets more unintentionally funny when you consider the implications that the dates themselves are somehow supposed to be scary. ([[Creator/JamesRolfe "Oh no, not Tuesday!"]])

''Film/TheShining'' is one of the most beloved of horror books and horror movies of all time, but owing to its very strange and avant-garde feel, there are several moments that [[{{Narm}} are more ridiculous than terrifying]].

* In context, the infamous "dog costume" scene is supposed to be scary. However, since the movie doesn't bother explaining it, it becomes ''hilarious.'' The sudden zoom effect - complete with abrupt music change - certainly adds to this.
* Wendy's reactions to all the weird stuff going on can be seen as pretty funny. In that particular scene, she doesn't even scream (though obviously she's completely on edge at that time) -- she just heads away, as if thinking "Ooookay, moving on."
* At the end, Jack's moaning is really over-the-top. The shot of his body the next morning looking half like he really needs to take a dump and half like he's scowling about waiting for a late bus on a winter morning can induce tittering as well.

* The scene where the corridor floods with blood... and then a chair randomly floats by, turning the moment from NightmareFuel to NightmareRetardant.
%% * The look on Jack's face when he sees the lovely naked lady in the tub.
* The look on Danny's face during his nightmare. Somewhere between "I just drank a gallon of Coke" and "I'm having an epileptic seizure." Note that this is actually because Danny Lloyd had no idea of the scene's context due to Kubrick wanting to protect him from being traumatized; he was simply told to do a generic "afraid" face.
* Jack, frozen to death, staring blankly off camera. In the 80's it was almost one last scare. Now that it's become a meme about winter, it's more likely to inspire knowing smirks.
* "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy!" It's unnerving at first, but when he's shown to have written an entire manuscript, it borders on being humorous.
* The "Great party, isn't it?" ghost. Though he has a grotesque head wound, his cheery demeanor--especially when compared to Wendy's hysteria--can come across this way.

* At the end, Jack's moaning is really over-the-top. The shot of his body the next morning looking half like he really needs to poo and half like he's scowling about waiting for a late bus on a winter morning can induce tittering as well.

%% * In context, the infamous "dog costume" scene is supposed to be scary. However, since the movie doesn't bother explaining it, it becomes ''hilarious.'' The sudden zoom effect - complete with abrupt music change - certainly adds to this.

* Jack, frozen to death, staring blankly off camera. In the 80's it was almost one last scare. Now that it's become a meme about winter (see MemeticMutation above) it's more likely to inspire knowing smirks.

''Film/TheShining'' is one of the most beloved of horror books and horror movies of all time, but owing to its very strange and avant garde feel, there are a few moments that [[{{Narm}} are more ridiculous than terrifying.]]

!!Film

!!Miniseries

* At the end, Jack's moaning is really over-the-top. The shot of his body the next morning looking like he needs to poo really bad can induce tittering as well.

* The scene with the man in the goofy werewolf mask. He's supposed to be frightening, but the mask just makes him look silly.

%% * The smash cuts with scare chords that tell the date. ([[Creator/JamesRolfe "Oh no, not Tuesday!"]])
%% * The scene where the corridor floods with blood... and then a chair floats by.

%% * The hose with sharp teeth. It's as silly as it sounds.
%% * The topiaries standing still while making animal sounds. It would be a lot more scary if they were alive and moving.
%% * The ghosts attacking Wendy...with streamers.

* In context, the infamous "dog costume" scene is supposed to be scary. However, since the movie doesn't bother explaining it, it becomes ''hilarious.''
** The sudden zoom effect - complete with abrupt music change - certainly adds to this.

* The smash cuts with scare chords that tell the date. ([[Creator/JamesRolfe "Oh no, not Tuesday!"]])
* The scene where the corridor floods with blood... and then a chair floats by.
* The look on Jack's face when he sees the lovely naked lady in the tub.

* The rogue mallet, while more faithful to the book, doesn't make for an intimidating weapon.
* The hose with sharp teeth. It's as silly as it sounds.
* The topiaries standing still while making animal sounds. It would be a lot more scary if they were alive and moving.
* The ghosts attacking Wendy...with streamers.

* Near the end of the Miniseries, Jack rides an elevator into the basement while yelling, "Noooooooo!". What makes it amusing is that he seems to wait to yell until he passes by Wendy and Dick. Seconds later, Danny shows up and tells both that they have to get out, but the way he pronounces "Dick" is amusing.

* The sudden zoom effect - complete with abrupt music change - certainly adds to this.

* The scene with the man in the goofy werewolf mask. He's supposed to be frightening, but the mask just makes him look silly.

''Film/TheShining'' is one of the most beloved and horror movies of all time, but owing to its very strange and avant garde feel, there are a few moments that [[{{Narm}} are more ridiculous than terrifying.]]

* The "Great party, isn't it?" ghost. Though he has a grotesque head wound, his cheery demeanor--especially when compared to Wendy's hysteria--can come across this way.