I really don't understand what the fuss is all about. I found "Shining" to be completely entertaining, but not particularly earth-shaking.

Not one of Kubrick's best, but I still got my money's worth. Solid performances, beautiful cinematography, and either a rip-roaring ghost story or a guided psychological tour of a descent into madness. What's the difference?

Now, if you really want an example of High Strange from the Master, try "Eyes Wide Shut"

My favorite Kubricks:

Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
Clockwork Orange
and my favorite of all time, the incomparable
Barry Lyndon.

This latter film was not a commercial or critical success, and it makes no pretensions of any deep philosophical or artistic pretensions (It's a film treatment of a minor Thackeray novel). It has two things going for it. First, for two hours you are time traveling in the 18th century, the illusion is complete. Second, it may very well be the most beautiful movie ever made, any single frame cut out at random could be blown up and framed to make a gorgeous poster.