LoathedVermin72 wrote:I've seen all but Fear and Desire and a few of the early shorts. Can't say I'm really that interested in seeking those out, though.
to be honest, kubrick is hit or miss with me
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I've seen all but Fear and Desire and a few of the early shorts. Can't say I'm really that interested in seeking those out, though.
to be honest, kubrick is hit or miss with me
Hmm, interesting. Which were the hits and which were the misses, in your opinion?
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I've seen all but Fear and Desire and a few of the early shorts. Can't say I'm really that interested in seeking those out, though.
to be honest, kubrick is hit or miss with me
Hmm, interesting. Which were the hits and which were the misses, in your opinion?
Hits:
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
Misses:
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
the shining is kind of in the middle for me i guess...paths of glory was okay, but mostly forgettable...i just thought about Spartacus too, i'm not sure i ever saw the whole thing and it was a really long time ago, so i can't comment on it
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I've seen all but Fear and Desire and a few of the early shorts. Can't say I'm really that interested in seeking those out, though.
to be honest, kubrick is hit or miss with me
Hmm, interesting. Which were the hits and which were the misses, in your opinion?
Hits:
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
Misses:
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
the shining is kind of in the middle for me i guess...paths of glory was okay, but mostly forgettable...i just thought about Spartacus too, i'm not sure i ever saw the whole thing and it was a really long time ago, so i can't comment on it
The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Paths of Glory, and Eyes Wide Shut all rank among my all-time favorites. I'd agree that ACO and FCM are lesser than his best works, but I still think they're very good films. I at least like almost everything he ever made, I think.
That's an unusual pick. I must admit I wish Anthony Mann had directed the whole thing.
I love old epics. I watched it a bunch of times as a kid before I knew who Kubrick was so I wasn't viewing it as a film buff assignment. To be honest until he died I didn't realize he was a big deal even though I had unknowingly seen a bunch of his movies.
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I've seen all but Fear and Desire and a few of the early shorts. Can't say I'm really that interested in seeking those out, though.
to be honest, kubrick is hit or miss with me
Hmm, interesting. Which were the hits and which were the misses, in your opinion?
Hits:
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
Misses:
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
the shining is kind of in the middle for me i guess...paths of glory was okay, but mostly forgettable...i just thought about Spartacus too, i'm not sure i ever saw the whole thing and it was a really long time ago, so i can't comment on it
The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Paths of Glory, and Eyes Wide Shut all rank among my all-time favorites. I'd agree that ACO and FCM are lesser than his best works, but I still think they're very good films. I at least like almost everything he ever made, I think.
full metal jacket is the only one i outright disliked
i need to watch the shining again
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
That's an unusual pick. I must admit I wish Anthony Mann had directed the whole thing.
I love old epics. I watched it a bunch of times as a kid before I knew who Kubrick was so I wasn't viewing it as a film buff assignment. To be honest until he died I didn't realize he was a big deal even though I had unknowingly seen a bunch of his movies.
I share that love, but I always feel a little unsatisfied when I watch Spartacus. I think there are far better films of the ilk from that era (Quo Vadis, for example).
That's an unusual pick. I must admit I wish Anthony Mann had directed the whole thing.
I love old epics. I watched it a bunch of times as a kid before I knew who Kubrick was so I wasn't viewing it as a film buff assignment. To be honest until he died I didn't realize he was a big deal even though I had unknowingly seen a bunch of his movies.
I share that love, but I always feel a little unsatisfied when I watch Spartacus. I think there are far better films of the ilk from that era (Quo Vadis, for example).
I watched it with my dad and he loved it so that may have influenced me. That and The Wind And The Lion were mainstays.
That's an unusual pick. I must admit I wish Anthony Mann had directed the whole thing.
I love old epics. I watched it a bunch of times as a kid before I knew who Kubrick was so I wasn't viewing it as a film buff assignment. To be honest until he died I didn't realize he was a big deal even though I had unknowingly seen a bunch of his movies.
I share that love, but I always feel a little unsatisfied when I watch Spartacus. I think there are far better films of the ilk from that era (Quo Vadis, for example).
I watched it with my dad and he loved it so that may have influenced me. That and The Wind And The Lion were mainstays.
The Wind and the Lion left a pretty big impression when I saw it a few years ago. I really need to rewatch that. John Milius is the best.
A Clockwork Orange has had a very strange trajectory in my mind. I was 15 or 16 the first time I saw it, and that was a little too young. I hated it and didn't want to see it again. But somehow, without even seeing it again, I liked it more and more. When I finally did see it again when I was 18 or 19, I loved it. I've watched it every couple of years since, and have consistently thought of it as one of my favorite movies.
The first half of the movie is easily one of the strangest bits of cinema ever. It has a liveliness, and a playfulness, and a mystery that is just unmatched. And it is distressing as hell for long stretches. It's still a very difficult movie.
I was even younger the first time I saw 2001 and got nothing out of it. I re-visit it every couple years and get more out of it every time. I really love it now.
The Shining has had the opposite trajectory. I loved it the first time I saw it when I was 18 or 19. I've seen it two or three times since and liked it less each time. I still think that it's great, though.
