Never seen this movie, but now I'm definitely interested.
Oddly, I don't think I've seen any of Kubrik's movies, though most of them are on my "MUST SEE YESTERDAY" list.
Regarding The Shining, I tried reading the novel for the first time last year and couldn't make it through it. The entire thing is based on a monumentally stupid decision to stay in the hotel in the first place. For another couple, I could understand the mistake, but the father is clearly on the edge of his rope already, he's nearly killed their son once already. He's doing it all so that he can finish his novel, but even that is flawed--if he still has writer's block that's only going to make him flip out even faster. The only one I could relate to was the kid, and I related to him well enough that I just didn't care to see him put through all that because of the decisions of his supposedly well-meaning parents.
I liked The Shining remake that was a miniseries a few years back, but the bits and pieces of the original I didn't care for. Probably because I've yet to like Jack Nicholson in any role ever.