Stanley Kubrick: Love or Hate

[jcf817]

I watched Dr. Sleep (sequel/companion to The Shining) last night and really enjoyed it, particularly all of the easter eggs and ties to the original Kubrick film. It also reminded me of how much I've hated every Kubrick movie I've ever seen. I'm curious what everyone else thinks of Kubrick.

 

[ISUTex]

Most of his movies are really good. Full Metal Jacket being one of my favorite.

 

[jcf817]

Most of his movies are really good. Full Metal Jacket being one of my favorite.

I haven't seen that one. What do you like about his films?

 

[Cyclonepride]

Somewhere slightly below love. Full Metal Jacket was excellent, but I think I'd struggle to name another film that was close to that.

 

[Turn2]

Context:

 

[ISUTex]

I haven't seen that one. What do you like about his films?

They're kind of f###ed up in a weird, but cool way.

 

[tolstoy96]

The shining, Dr Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket are great. I never get tired of Dr Strangelove.

Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut……I dont need to see again.

 

[Dgilbertson]

I haven't seen that one. What do you like about his films?

They’re incredibly well produced, shot, scripted. And typically have a nuanced take on difficult subject matter.

I have some personal offense to how he worked, but can’t knock to results/product.

 

[CyCrazy]

Most of his movies are really good. Full Metal Jacket being one of my favorite.

Full Metal Jacket
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[mapnerd]

Hell yeah Barry Lyndon. One of the only movies with all natural lighting.

 

[ISUTex]

The Moon landing was great as well.

 

[HFCS]

How could anybody hate a director who only has perfect movies.

 

[Mr Janny]

Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, the Shining, and A Clockwork Orange are all pretty fantastic, with Dr. Strangelove being particularly excellent.

The rest of his catalog is fine.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I never liked FMJ as much as most guys did. It was okay, but overrated for me. I haven't seen many others other than 2001 and Clockwork. Somewhere right under Love for me as well.

 

[CyCrazy]

Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, the Shining, and A Clockwork Orange are all pretty fantastic, with Dr. Strangelove being particularly excellent.

The rest of his catalog is fine.

Forgot about A Clockwork Orange. Thats a winner

 

[HFCS]

Kind of surprised so many think 2001 is just "fine" when it's possibly the best film ever made.

Even if someone didn't like the story and subject (that is more relevant every passing day than it has ever been) the artistry of the filmmaking is one of the greatest achievements in any artistic human endeavor.

Yeah if you're looking for rom com, a college humor movie or an action movie where everyone gets shot it's not your movie. In terms of "great films" it's almost undeniably top five by any measure.

Even if the entire movie was just the 30 seconds or so where man's first use of a tool spinning in the air jump cuts to a spinning space station...even if the whole movie was just that one shot...it'd still be one of the greatest things ever put on film.

Didn't even mention the music yet.

 

[Mr Janny]

Kind of surprised so many think 2001 is just "fine" when it's possibly the best film ever made.

Even if someone didn't like the story and subject (that is more relevant every passing day than it has ever been) the artistry of the filmmaking is one of the greatest achievements in any artistic human endeavor.

Yeah if you're looking for rom com, a college humor movie or an action movie where everyone gets shot it's not your movie. In terms of "great films" it's almost undeniably top five by any measure.

Even if the entire movie was just the 30 seconds or so where man's first use of a tool spinning in the air jump cuts to a spinning space station...even if the whole movie was just that one shot...it'd still be one of the greatest things ever put on film.

Didn't even mention the music yet.

There are parts that are good, don't get me wrong. But towards the end, it starts to disappear up it's own ass, in my opinion. I don't hate it, by any means, but it's not even Kubrick's best film, let alone the best film ever made, in my mind.

 

[jdoggivjc]

NGL I’m generally indifferent. I recognize the greatness of his works and have seen Full Metal Jacket, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Full Metal Jacket, but in general his movies fail to draw me in.

 

[CascadeClone]

I've only seen FMJ, Spartacus, The Shining, and 2001.

As a scifi guy, 2001 is really cool and I like it, it's a classic. But it is kind of a hard watch for most people due to the slowness and confusion that is inherent. My gf is not a scifi person and she would absolutely walk out on that film.

FMJ was OK, I didn't care for it. There were lots of 'Nam movies around that time and this was one of them, to me. It was very angry and everyone was terrible. Pass.

Spartacus I saw as a kid, don't really remember it as anything other than your typical Rome move from that era.

The Shining might be the worst movie I have ever watched end to end. Stupid, boring, not scary. I do not understand why people like it. Build up Scatman Carruthers for 90 minutes, then toss that entire plot away with the swing of an axe - and it isn't even scary! My son & I were watching and busted out laughing at that scene, the first time either of us watched it.
The only positive is the Simpsons did it on Treehouse of Horror, and its one of their best.

Overall my opinion on SK is that his movies are probably excellent from a artistic point of view, but that doesn't make them "good" or "enjoyable".

It reminds me of an Onion one-liner: "Experimental Band Theoretically Good"

 

[matclone]

The Killing (noir) and Dr. Strangelove (cold war satire) are big winners in my book.