Any Stanley Kubrick fans?

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:32 am

Some of my favorites are: Dr. Strangelove, The Shining, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Watched Dr. Strangelove again for the first time in quite a while, and thought I'd post.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:39 am

Kubrick is like the Radiant Silvergun of film directors. Very good, but gets a bit blown out of proportion sometimes. It's not like all his movies are amazing masterpieces.

I think I've seen everything he made post-Spartacus. My favorite would have to be Barry Lyndon. A very underappreciated film, but I think it's his best.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:01 am

I think the RSG comparison is very apt. I would be hard pressed to find someone who didn't like Kubrick, but he never made a film that was ever dear to me. There are films I really love by directors who aren't half as good, but who made films that were not so impersonal.

BIG · Post by **BIG** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:10 am

Kubrick is amazing.

His films are works of art.

Deal with it.

B-

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:52 am

Stanley Kubrick is one of my biggest influences, in terms of his sense of composition and use of natural lighting. I think it's safe to say that without him, I never would have become a cinematographer (or at least, an occasional one

).

I think he died before he should have. He was only 70, and Eyes Wide Shut should not have been his final film. Although I admire the structure, and of course, the beautifully precise mis-en-scene of the film, it left me relatively cold. Had he lived, I'm quite sure it would have been regarded as one of his minor works. One can only watch the low grade shmaltz of A.I. (which Kubrick had in pre-production for years before his death) and wonder what the master would have done with that film. True, CMoon, his works always had a detached feel to them, but I personally found that to be a strength in his work.

I saw A Clockwork Orange when I was twelve, and haven't been the same since. I would go so far as to say that Kubrick was the Bach of filmmakers.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:14 am

I'm a big Kubrick fan. Dr. Strangelove is my favorite, followed by Clockwork Orange and Lolita. I like most of his movies -- I think his early work holds up very well also, Paths of Glory in particular. Many people diss on Eyes Wide Shut, but I thought it did an excellent job of conveying the remote atmosphere and personal interaction that the plot portrayed.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:40 am

I really like 2001

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:09 am

Funny you should mention that.
I've been watching "The Shining" for the last few nights!!! Jack's a total madman!!! I picked it up on VHS new for 3 bucks. I've always liked it, but now its without commercials and censorship. Well, I did see it on HBO like around 20 years ago!!!

2001's cool too. I just havent seen it in 2 decades or more.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:54 am

I always felt a sense of eeryness in Kubricks flicks. Alot of his movies like the Shining and Eyes wide shut make me feel like i'm dreaming.

MOSQUITO FIGHTER · Post by **MOSQUITO FIGHTER** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:59 am

Stanley Kubrick pretty much set the standard.

Anyways I'd go with Barry Lyndon as my favorite. That is just one beautiful movie.

Post by **undamned** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:36 pm

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:I've been watching "The Shining" for the last few nights!!! Jack's a total madman!!!

Serious! I remember when he's telling his wife, "I don't want to hurt you, I just want to bash your f'ing head in!" Wow.
-ud

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:24 pm

Kubrick used to be my favorite director for awhile, now I think Burton might 1-up him.
A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, and 2001...all of them brilliant, especially 2001.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:45 pm

You haven't watched 2001 until you have watched it in a movie theatre.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:05 pm

Kubrick manages to be both widely accessible and challenging at the same time. He consistently manages to pull off this combination as well as anyone. I don't think about his work so much these days, but Clockwork Orange, 2001, and The Shining were each very important to me at different times in my life.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:53 am

2001 is one of the most important films in history. It's influence was/is staggering. And the limited edition DVD set (released in the actual year 2001) for this movie is wonderful, magical clarity and they even kept the original theatrical intermission between reels. Now I can't wait for a Blu-Ray DVD version.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:51 am

undamned wrote:
TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:I've been watching "The Shining" for the last few nights!!! Jack's a total madman!!!
Serious! I remember when he's telling his wife, "I don't want to hurt you, I just want to bash your f'ing head in!" Wow.
-ud

Yea, he's so crazy, its almost cool! As in the way he taunts her with flickings of the tounge, and finger movements.

On a real serious note...I can relate to his character in the movie.

Last Guardian · Post by **Last Guardian** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:24 pm

...before or after the mental breakdown ?

Kubrick is probably my favourite film director (before Kitano, Gilliam and Stone). I must have watched 2001 over 5 times by now, pure genious. I can really dream away with all that spacey ballet going on. Dr. Strangelove is comedy gold and features many unforgettable scenes.
Did EWS and A.I. have different directors ? I think that E.W.S. has much more of a Kubrick-flick feel to it then A.I.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:45 pm

Kubrik owes a lot to the books he has based his movies on. Practically every movie that I can think of that he has made has been based on a book (maybe The Killing wasn't). While he is a great visual director, much of the recognition he gets is because he chooses really interesting books to make movies out of.

For instance, the things we love most about Space Odyssey (the Black Obelisk, HAL), Stanely Kubrik wasn't even responsible for - chalk that up to Arthur C. Clarke. And would the Shining be even half as good without Jack Nicholson?

scrilla4rella · Post by **scrilla4rella** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:09 pm

Actually, the storyline of 2001 was co-developed as a novel and movie by Clark and Kubrick together. They both collabarated on the story.

It's true though that many of his movies where better books, like A Clockwork Orange...

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:48 pm

It's not like every movie based on a great novel or starring Jack Nicholson is automatically great though.

A LOT depends on the script and the director.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:00 pm

scrilla4rella wrote:It's true though that many of his movies where better books, like A Clockwork Orange...

No doubt. But I doubt I would have read A Clockwork Orange had I not first seen the movie. Great book.

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:19 pm

Full metal jacket and 2001 are timeless movies...!!

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:18 pm

scrilla4rella wrote:Actually, the storyline of 2001 was co-developed as a novel and movie by Clark and Kubrick together. They both collabarated on the story.

Whoa! Are you sure about that man? I'm curious, can you find me source about it?

This might just blow my mind.

Seven Force wrote:It's not like every movie based on a great novel or starring Jack Nicholson is automatically great though.

A LOT depends on the script and the director.

I agree. I didn't mean to insinuate that wasn't the case.

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:08 pm

SPACE HARRIER wrote:Full metal jacket and 2001 are timeless movies...!!

o_0 Can't believe I neglected to mention Full Metal Jacket. Great movie, along with A Clockwork Orange of course.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:56 pm

Andi wrote:
scrilla4rella wrote:Actually, the storyline of 2001 was co-developed as a novel and movie by Clark and Kubrick together. They both collabarated on the story.
Whoa! Are you sure about that man? I'm curious, can you find me source about it?

This might just blow my mind.

Get the paperback. In the prologue/preface/whatever, Clarke tells the whole story about working with Kubrick. I think the film actually ended up being released before the book. Unfortunately, I lost my copy so I can't give you any more detail than that.

Either way, the story was based on a short story called The Sentinel that Clarke wrote earlier.

I must say I enjoyed the film more after reading the book.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:08 am

superhitachi4 wrote: o_0 Can't believe I neglected to mention Full Metal Jacket. Great movie

Yeah, I had the good fortune of seeing this in the theater when it first came out. Then I had to wait some ten years or so for the next Kubrick.