Storks rated PG for mild action and some thematic elements

When I saw the previews for this picture I wasn't interested.  A couple of friends purchased it for their children and then put it on for me.

Storks used to deliver babies but stopped since they found more lucrative, easy work delivering merchandise a la' Amazon.  Junior (voiced by Andy Samberg) is looking forward to his upcoming promotion which will enable him to not have to make deliveries and spend time hanging out with upper management including his boss Hunter (voiced by Kelsey Grammer).

Unfortunately the one thing standing in Junior's way of being promoted is his final assignment:  Get rid of Tulip (voiced by Katie Crown).  Tulip is an unfortunate orphan who lives with the storks after Jasper (voiced by Danny Trejo) the stork that was supposed to deliver her went crazy and destroyed her beacon.  The beacon tells the storks where to take the babies.  Now that Tulip is 18 Hunter wants her gone from the storks facility.

In effort to avoid getting rid of Tulip, Junior hides Tulip in the tower where the babies used to be made and tells her that she's been promoted to special position.  Tulip happily takes on her "new position" and Junior leaves thinking that everything will be fine.

In the real world, a lonely little boy named Nate Gardner (voiced by Anton Starkman) desperately wishes for a younger brother so that he has someone to play with since his parents Sarah (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and Henry (voiced by Ty Burrell) are too busy for him.  After finding a faded brochure about the storks delivering babies, Nate happily writes a letter detailing his wishes for his baby brother and mails it off.

Back at the storks, Nate's letter arrives and Junior looks on in horror as Tulip happily plugs the letter into the baby making machine.  After a baby girl pops out it's up to Tulip and Junior to deliver the baby to the family that is eagerly awaiting her.

While attempting to deliver the new baby to her family, they have to outwit some impressively organized wolves led by Alpha Wolf (voiced by Keegan-Michael Kaye) and Beta Wolf (voiced by Jordan Peele) as well as Hunter and Pidgeon Toady (voiced by Stephen Kramer Glickman).
This is a great heart-warming family film and was surprisingly funny.

The Shining (1980) rated R for violence, language, brief nudity and brief sexuality

This film is a prime example of atmospheric horror.  It's also one of my preferred Kubrick films.

Former teacher turned writer Jack Torrance (played by Jack Nicholson) accepts a winter caretaker position at the Overlook hotel located high in the mountains of Colorado.  Jack decides to bring along his wife Wendy Torrance (played by Shelley Duvall) and their young son Danny Torrance (played by Danny Lloyd) to stay at the Overlook with him.

When the audience first meets Danny and Wendy, it appears that Danny has a very active imagination that involves an "imaginary friend" named Tony.  According to Danny, Tony tells him things but he is reluctant to discuss what exactly Tony shows him with anyone.

On the day that Danny, Wendy, and Jack move into the Overlook, Danny meets a man named Hollarann (played by Scatman Crothers).  Hollarann has "the shining" just like Danny.

At first things seem to be going well for the Torrance family.  As time passes the audience observes that Jack seems to be acting a little strange.  After the snow settles in, the atmosphere of the hotel seems to become more sinister and oppressive for all but Jack.

Has Jack lost his mind or is the hotel really haunted?  As things escalate, Wendy is forced to try to keep Danny safe all while staying alive and avoiding Jack.

Overall, for atmospheric horror, this movie is excellent.  The influence of this movie is pretty obvious in The Witch.

I once watched an interview with Stephen King talking about this film.  He said that he didn't like this film because it was a very cold movie and the novel isn't.  Years after seeing the movie I finally read the book.  I personally found the book to be so scary that I couldn't read it alone in the daylight.  After reading the book I understood what Stephen King was saying in regards to the Kubrick movie versus the novel.  If you haven't read the novel I recommend it.  (I also recommend reading the sequel Dr. Sleep and sincerely hope that someone turns that book into a movie sooner than later).

This film is essentially an alternate interpretation of the novel.  It's good on its own but it isn't quite the same as the novel.  The impression that I get from this movie is that Jack is spiraling into insanity and his family is suffering as a result.