I've never really understood the hype surrounding Kubrick...
I've seen all the 'big' movies.. FMJ, Shining, CO, 2001. They were good movies, but I don't 'get' the following that Kubrick has... the only reason the Shining was a good movie was because of Nicholson. Outside of the 'sucky, sucky' scene everyone quotes, FMJ was just another war movie in a plethora of war movies. Clockwork Orange... I never really did decide if I like it or not.. I read the book in Elementary school as part of a project, and watched the movie when i was 13 or 14, and again last year (24), but really.. for me it's "meh... it was a movie", Neither good nor bad. 2001 I thought was a comedy at first... until i realized it was supposed to be serious...
But, as I'm sure people will flame me for not worshipping at "The Altar of Kubrick", I suppose I'll stop there..