Favorite Kubrick film

[FlashHarry]

Sorry. I edited my "too many polls" poll--it was a triple dupe.

[Wonk]

1. um, dupe, fyi

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2643&mesg_id=2643
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7985&mesg_id=7985
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3583&mesg_id=3583

[goobergunch]

2. There aren't enough in GD IMHO (n/t)

[FlashHarry]

3. Whoops. I guess editing a poll doesn't reset the results!

Looks like "Strangelove" has an unfair advantage.

[SweetZombieJesus]

6. Well, it IS his best movie

And as for Eyes Wide Shut: I prefer to pretend he died after making Full Metal Jacket.

[JCMach1]

4. Barry Lyndon is my favorite...

Didn't make the list...

I love the scenes where he handcrafted the cameras in order to get the REAL CANDLELIGHT scenes.

That hasn't been done before or since.

[FlashHarry]

7. Shit.

I was thinking "Barry Lyndon," but I forgot to put it on. Sorry. Maybe Ryan O'Neal's terrible Irish accent got to me. :)

[SweetZombieJesus]

8. Did you watch that documentary on HBO too?

I enjoyed everything about it, except for Tom Cruise narrating. I hate Tom Cruise.

[JCMach1]

10. I repressed that it was Tom Cruise and focused on the art

:)

[FlashHarry]

11. Me too.

I'd like to pick up the DVD, being the film geek I am.

[Armstead]

13. Barree, Barrree, Barree!!

I definetly vote for Barry Lyndon. I've seen it countless times. There's something totally engrossing about it, not matter how many times I've seen it.

[nuxvomica]

14. That one fell through the cracks for me

I'm glad you reminded me. I should try to screen it.

[ShaneGR]

5. Full Metal Jacket

Because it is the best Vietnam film, perhaps the best anti-war film of all time.

[JCMach1]

9. I watched this again a few months ago and thought again

what a great film...

Then again, Kubrick is my favorite director period...

[rppper]

12. best vietnam movie ever....

neither my dad nor my brother can watch the second half...they get that weird look.....

i am DU's resident FMJ fan...the pic of hartman after he sucker punched joker was my sig line for nearly 2 years.....

a clockwork orange was a strong second though.....

[McDiggy]

15. Mr. Redmond Barry

1. Barry Lyndon
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. 2001: ASO

Barry Lyndon is the funniest film I've ever seen. It's SO subtle in it's humor that few pick up on it. The "Englishman's" head shaking in anger after finding out that Redmond was diddling his future wife, Redmond's cousin, has to be one of the greatest moments in film. It's just how they are so obnoxiously proper and gentlemanly while essentially screwing each other over to the extreme, it's hilarious.

I'm a comedy fanatic though, his most "artistic" film is Eyes Wide Shut. Watch it about 20 times and the layers upon layers of meaning will come out. You'll realize that It's not even close to being about love and fidelity as you might originally assume.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

16. GUESS...???

[jus_the_facts]

17. I own......The Shining....Full Metal Jacket and 2001.....on DVD.....

.....have never and will never see Eyes Wide Shut...just not my cup o whatever the fuck that shit's even about....no thanky! :eyes:

[McDiggy]

20. ..hmmm

What I find interesting is that you find two films that are very violent, both graphically and psychologically, during their entire 2+ hours not in the least bit disturbing, yet a film that uses 3 minutes of a freaky sex orgy that was very much required for the "Kubrick dualism" motif is considered horrible. Don't judge before you see. EWS is fascinating.

[jus_the_facts]

21. Well....hummmmmm....it's the *stars* of the movie mostly.......

....so don't go assuming *why* I don't want to see it and *why* I listed the ones I did....peoples *taste* vary plain and simple...just because you like it doesn't mean everybody will...damn!

[Character Assassin]

18. Paths to Glory

And it's not on the list. What a shame

[FlashHarry]

19. It's the first one on the list!

[MrScorpio]

23. Not to knock the French

But any movie banned in a country (as in this case France), is a movie that I have to own

[FlashHarry]

24. Well, Clockwork Orange was banned in the UK until recently.

And Monty Python's The Life of Brian was banned in Scotland for a long time. Go figure.

[MrScorpio]

22. My DVD list

I own:

Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove (My First love)
Full Metal Jacket (On video too)
The Shining
2001, A Space Odessey
A Clockwork Orange

Next on my list:

Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon

[mitchum]

25. A Clockwork Orange

followed by "The Killing"

i don't really care for any of his other films. I know, I know...heresy.