Favorite Kubrick Film

I agree with you there, Bertin.
And I'm sorry for overreacting in my 'two cents' post...

I went with Full Metal Jacket, just because I think Clockwork and 2001 were getting a little too much attention. They are absolutely fantastic films, but you can't leave out Full Metal Jacket...c'mon, the ultimate anti-war war movie. Also, aside from all of the conceptual and artistic mumbo jumbo, the drill sergeant in basic training was a classic insult quote machine...

yeah i agree with what you are saying. but when he doesn't do a better job on his version than i think he is fair game.

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last orders please.

I'll second that

cheers

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Cancel the apocalypse
Cartons of the milky way with pictures of a missing planet
Last seen in pursuit of an American dream

For those Canadian Kubrick fans, the TV station will be playing all of his films from Killer's Kiss onwards, starting tonight. They will also be playing the documentary "Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures" in three parts. The schedule is as follows (times Eastern):

Jun. 30, 9:00 PM - Full Metal Jacket
Jul. 05, 8:30 PM - A Life In Pictures Pt. 1
Jul. 05, 9:30 PM - Killer's Kiss
Jul. 12, 8:30 PM - A Life In Pictures Pt. 2
Jul. 12, 9:30 PM - The Killing
Jul. 19, 8:00 PM - A Life in Pictures Pt. 3
Jul. 19, 9:00 PM - Paths Of Glory
Jul. 26, 9:00 PM - Lolita
Aug. 02, 9:00 PM - Dr. Strangelove
Aug. 09, 8:30 PM - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Aug. 10, 1:00 AM - A Clockwork Orange (actually early on the 11th)
Aug. 16, 7:30 PM - Barry Lyndon
Aug. 23, 9:00 PM - The Shining
Sept. 06, ?? - Spartacus
Sept. 08, ?? - Eyes Wide Shut

Be sure to check www.bravo.ca before hand just to confirm the times, in case they change the times or something like that.

lucky canadian bastards. i have never seen killers kiss, the killing, or paths of glory.

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last orders please.

Ah... I express your sentiments, Thorin.

To be honest, I haven't seen most of the Kube's films mentioned in the above poll. The only reason that I really picked 2001 was that I'm a little overly familiar with both The Shining and Full Metal Jacket, whereas, with 2001, I've only really sat down and properly watched it on about 2 or 3 occasions. I've never actually seen A Clockwork Orange, strangely enough.

Cheers,

Mark

ps- I did catch Eyes Wide Shut at the weekend on telly and found it to be not unengaging, with a wry sense of humour.

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?

I haven't dared watch eyes wide shut yet. Not a Tom Cruise fan. I should check it out but did he die before it was finished? Also, I could not get in to Barry Lyndon at all though the sets and costumes are impressive.

I think The Shining, Carrie and the Dead zone are good movies. Kubrick, Brian DePalma and David Cronenburg directed in that order. All decent filmmakers.

I am not a real fan but as a kid I went to Stephen Kings' house on Halloween. It was cool! They had it all done up and he was in costume and scary sound effects records were on. His house is this wild place with gargoyles on the fence and it was right in the middle of this regular little street in Bangor, Maine.

i believe that kubrick died during post production after everything had been filmed.

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last orders please.

I'm guessing you mean did Stanley Kubrick die, not Tom Cruise, so no, but he did die a few days before it was released.
You should check it out. Very good IMO.

The only two films of Kubrick's I haven't seen are Killer's Kiss and Barry Lyndon. Actually, I haven't seen Fear and Desire or any of his documentary shorts. Thorin, The Killing and Paths of Glory should definitely be checked out, as they are both very good films and are essential viewings for any Kubrick aficionados.

yeah i will definitely do that when i get the chance to buy them. i think only a very small amount of people have seen his documentaries or fear and desire. too bad they will probably never be released.

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Shitting crikey you've got a lot of posts Thorin!

Cheers,

Marko

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?