wow Kubrick's "Dr Strangelove" is amazing.

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You spent those years...

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It is amazing and one of the reasons I think Kubrick is the greatest director of all time.

He made, in my opinion at least, the greatest Sci-fi film of all time (2001), the greatest political satire of all time (Dr. Strangelove), two of the greatest war films of all time (Paths of Glory and Full Metal Jacket), one of the greatest horror films of all time (The Shining), one of the best social commentaries ever (A Clockwork Orange), plus a great heist film (The Killing) and a couple of other solid films (I think A.I. could have been truly fantastic if he had lived to complete it).

So much diversity and all of the films are fantastic for different reasons. He's untouchable as far as I'm concerned.

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KeithTalent said:
It is amazing and one of the reasons I think Kubrick is the greatest director of all time.

He made, in my opinion at least, the greatest Sci-fi film of all time (2001), the greatest political satire of all time (Dr. Strangelove), two of the greatest war films of all time (Paths of Glory and Full Metal Jacket), one of the greatest horror films of all time (The Shining), one of the best social commentaries ever (A Clockwork Orange), plus a great heist film (The Killing) and a couple of other solid films (I think A.I. could have been truly fantastic if he had lived to complete it).

So much diversity and all of the films are fantastic for different reasons. He's untouchable as far as I'm concerned.

KT
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Add to that Eyes Wide Shut, which got him killed.
 
Thump553

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I was always mystified why this movie wasn't made in color. After all it was a major film by a major director made in the 1960s, when essentially all movies were in color unless the director was trying to make some sort of "artistic" statement.

It is a fine movie, but to me having it in black and white makes it seem too dated-like some grade B scifi movie from the 1950s.
 
preslove

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Thump553 said:
I was always mystified why this movie wasn't made in color. After all it was a major film by a major director made in the 1960s, when essentially all movies were in color unless the director was trying to make some sort of "artistic" statement.

It is a fine movie, but to me having it in black and white makes it seem too dated-like some grade B scifi movie from the 1950s.
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It was an art film, you silly philistine.

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I actually don't mind EWS. I'd say it's his worst film, but that just means it's already better than 90% of everything else.
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I actually like it more than full metal jacket. EWS is extremely beautiful, imho second only to Barry Lyndon based on visuals, and it's themes on sexuality and marriage address are important aspects of human existence that aren't often addressed in American cinema as well as Kubrick did.
 
zanejohnson

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eyes wide shut is absolutely amazing, one of my faves, clockwork orange was kind of strange, but awesome too in my opinion, i think he did that movie "kids," too, i haven't seen it in forever, but i think it was Kubrick, crazy movie.
 
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preslove said:
It was an art film, you silly philistine.



I actually like it more than full metal jacket. EWS is extremely beautiful, imho second only to Barry Lyndon based on visuals, and it's themes on sexuality and marriage address are important aspects of human existence that aren't often addressed in American cinema as well as Kubrick did.
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Same, I find Eyes Wide Shut to be a better movie than Full Metal Jacket, all things considered. I'm sure I'm in the minority.

Never saw Dr Strangelove, suppose I'll give it a watch this weekend.
 
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Dr. Strangelove is perhaps my favorite film. I have the 40th anniversary special edition of the DVD. The bonus material is sparse because the movie was made quite a while ago but... it's worth having if you're a fan.

The pissing contest that the generals get into over which branch of the military is tougher is actually pretty accurate as far as the casual disdain that military members have for others from a different branch (Army vs. Marines or Navy for example)

It's also the oldest movie that I can recall where the disclaimer "This movie is a work of fiction and in no way reflects real events or people" appeared. Given the subject matter I wonder if this was the first movie that had it...
 
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Gibsons

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It gets better with multiple viewings.

General "Buck" Turgidson: Doctor, you mentioned the ratio of ten women to each man. Now, wouldn't that necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, I mean, as far as men were concerned?

Dr. Strangelove: Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.

Ambassador de Sadesky: I must confess, you have an astonishingly good idea there, Doctor."
 
SphinxnihpS

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KeithTalent said:
It is amazing and one of the reasons I think Kubrick is the greatest director of all time.

He made, in my opinion at least, the greatest Sci-fi film of all time (2001), the greatest political satire of all time (Dr. Strangelove), two of the greatest war films of all time (Paths of Glory and Full Metal Jacket), one of the greatest horror films of all time (The Shining), one of the best social commentaries ever (A Clockwork Orange), plus a great heist film (The Killing) and a couple of other solid films (I think A.I. could have been truly fantastic if he had lived to complete it).

So much diversity and all of the films are fantastic for different reasons. He's untouchable as far as I'm concerned.

KT
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I agree, but I can't wait to see who the next great director is. Noe, Fincher and Anderson have all gotten off to hot starts.
 
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SphinxnihpS said:
I agree, but I can't wait to see who the next great director is. Noe, Fincher and Anderson have all gotten off to hot starts.
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I'd mention Christopher Nolan as well. before Batman Begins came along his movie Memento seemed to indicate a more "art-house" movie course for him.

He's known for Batman of course. However, even if he didn't direct those movies I think he'd still have an interesting resume of films considering that he also directed The Prestige and Inception.
 
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Kubrick has a stellar track record, but I must say I think Eyes Wide Shut and A Clockwork Orange are his two masterpieces.
 
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Amazing film. Peter Sellers is one of the best actors ever.

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