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Old 07-09-2017, 09:19 PM   #141 (permalink)
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2001 is Kubrick's worst movie.
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Old 07-09-2017, 09:25 PM   #142 (permalink)
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Full Metal Jacket is a great movie. Until they leave bootcamp and go to war and then it sucks. I refer to movies with a great first half and a terrible second half as suffering from "Full Metal Jacket Syndrome" or FMJS for short. I borrow this terminology partially from comedian Patrice O'Neal. Another fine example of a movie suffering from a fatal case of FMJS is Independence Day.

revised top 3 favorite Kubrick movies list:
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2. Eyes Wide Shut
3. Clockwork Orange

I kind of agree with Oriphiel with regard to 2001. Great concept, and some great scenes/visuals, but kind of boring to watch overall.

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Old 07-09-2017, 09:39 PM   #143 (permalink)
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That is one of two books I had to stop reading because it was just making me feel bleak and depressed. Good **** though.
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He should read "The Road" and "On the Beach". He'll jump off a bridge.
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I'm biased with the Shining since it's my favorite movie ever
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The Shining is definitely my favorite horror movie. But I'm not that big on horror movies.

The thing about it is that the modern ones are much more cheap in terms of storyline but they scare me more than The Shining because of the jump scares. And the jump scares are pretty cheap and predictable. But they still give me more of a jolt than The Shining or any other "classic" type horror movie. Where as The Shining is just creepy but not as scary. But much more enjoyable as an actual movie.
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I kind of agree with Oriphiel with regard to 2001. Great concept, and some great scenes/visuals, but kind of boring to watch overall.
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2001 is Kubrick's worst movie. And I'm not particularly a fan of his style to begin with. It's a nearly three hour wank fest that's boring til HAL shows up (most of the stuff with HAL is boring) and become boring again after HAL leaves.

And don't give me some deeper meaning ****. I don't care about some deeper meaning. I watch films for entertainment and it failed to do that.
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Well how can anyone beat that incredibly informed post? Might as well just close the thread now.
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Seriously: I watched 2001 again last night and I still have no clue what it's about. But for visuals (Jupiter and beyond the infinite) it's hard to beat for a late-sixties movie. I do love it though. Possibly ruined it by writing/releasing 2010. That's one movie that did not need a sequel.
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