NationStates Jolt Archive

I am a big fan of his films. I just love how the violence he added to his films isn't there to shock as most directors do. He added violence into his films with purpose. He told amazing stories which few have the guts to tell. They way he directed his cameramen added much to his films. Anyone who has seen "The Shining" can attest to that point. Kubrick also understood that the eyes are where humans display true emotion. Every Kubrick film was sure to have scenes focusing on the eyes of his characters.

I like 2001, but I think my favorite Kubrick film is actually Barry Lyndon, which is why I voted "other". Or A.I., if that counts.

Ahh it's so hard to choose.

Barry Lyndon, although they're all excellent.

What's a Stanley Kubrick? :D

Seriously, though, for me it's FMJ, although possibly because that's the only one in the list I've seen.

Always wanted to watch A Clockwork Orange, though.

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb.

Sellers at his best in possibly the best film ever made.

Another vote for Barry Lyndon.

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb.

Sellers at his best in possibly the best film ever made.

Sellers was better in Being There, but Dr. Strangelove was a tour de force.

I enjoyed Lolita for the sheer fact that nothing like that had ever been done before and ever will

Always wanted to watch A Clockwork Orange, though.

don't its like he sown his own story to the book creating some hideous monster, much like pigeon rats

Dr Strangelove...a masterpiece.

Too hard to choose.

I didn't realise Spartacus was a Kubrick film. Learn something every day, eh?

It's a bloody good one, though. The whole "I'm Spartacus!" scene is damned good.

I've not seen many Kubrick films, but I mean to.

The Shining is also quite good.

+1 for 2001, but that was a very hard choice indeed!

I didn't realise Spartacus was a Kubrick film. Learn something every day, eh?

It's a bloody good one, though. The whole "I'm Spartacus!" scene is damned good.

I've not seen many Kubrick films, but I mean to.

The Shining is also quite good.

Great regret, there was a revival of that film at a theater and we couldn't get enough people together to spread out in the theater so that when the "I am Spartacus" moment happens we would start standing up and proclaiming that we, too, where Spartacus.

I didn't realise Spartacus was a Kubrick film. Learn something every day, eh?
It's only sort-of a Kubrick movie, as he was brought in to replace the original director.
I guess mine would be 2001 or the Shining. I make a point of watching both of those once a year. Barry Lyndon I kinda like, but can't stand how Barry manages to screw up his life so. It's just too damn frustrating and depressing to watch. But the way the period drama is shot is magnificent. You can see Barry Lyndon's influence in ever other period drama made since.

The Shining stands out as the ultimate horror movie, even though only 2 people die in it. I know quite a few ppl who have never been able to sit through the entire movie. It's just too damn frightening.
2001 I love just for the fact it's the only movie I know of that has no sound in space. The scene where Dave enters the airlock is fantastic. Kubrick is one of few filmmakers who understand that silence can be as powerful as sound. I love the fact he uses music sparingly and when he does it's an integral part of the scene (eg Blue Danube waltz). Unlike Spielburg, for eg, who hurls background music into any and every scene. It's like he's too unconfident in the power of the pictures so he has to reinforce what we're meant to feel by having the appropriate music played constantly.


Last year, they showed all his movies here in theatre. I went to 2001, Strangelove, FMJ, Barry Lyndon, Spartacus, Shining, Clockwork Orange. Wonderful to see them all on the big screen where they belong. Kubrick filmed with an eye for the big screen. You have no idea how much you miss of his films until you get the chance to see it in theatre. The sniper scene in FMJ for example is overwhelming. As is Jack Nicoholson's insane face zoom-in in the Shining.

don't its like he sown his own story to the book creating some hideous monster, much like pigeon rats
I wouldn't go that far (though you could say that about all his movies, espesh The Shining). Apparently Kubrick had an ext6ra ~hour of footage in his first take that looked more indepth at Alex's 'rehabilatation' and the like. But, Kubrick being Kubrick, cut it out and then destroyed every copy made of that extra footage. To stop a "director's cut" being pushed onto the market.



At any rate, I think we can all agree that Eyes wide shit was his worst movie.

I like 2001 best, but thats the SF nerd in me. Barry Lyndon was the best looking one I think. A Clockwork Orange (the movie) was meh, but the book was excellent.

Dr. Strangelove is the film for me. I just love the well paced (and written) dialogue. Near perfect.

Of his other films I've seen, Barry Lyndon has to be my least favorite. I found it to tedious to be an enjoyable film.