Any Stanley Kubrick fans?

[CraigV]

Did a search, but didn’t see too many threads with Kubrick’s name. If you like the mans movies, I would suggest seeing “Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures”. A documentary which chronicles his life, his start as a photographer for a NY magazine, how he got his first movie deal, how he dealt with crew & actors…lots of really great glimpses of this great (and reclusive) director.

Just a snapshot of some of his titles:

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Shining

Full Metal Jacket

Dr. Strangelove – Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

[rnatalli]

Kubrick is great. Clockwork Orange, gotta love it!

[j_garcia]

I really enjoyed some of his movies, but not all of them. 2001 was very odd, and I like odd movies, but this one didn't quite do it for me. A Clockwork Orange was great, as was Full Metal Jacket, especially the most recent Blu-ray release.

[jostenmeat]

Last viewing of 2001 gave me the weirdest dreams that night.

Barry Lyndon is also excellent, and IIRC, he never used artificial lighting when filming that work, or at least kept it to the bare bones minimum. I guess he was known to be an innovator of sorts in different ways for his movies. He used high speed cameras with very large apertures to help capture dark scenes in BL.

[skizzerflake]

I was a big Kubrick fan. Most of his movies are among my "basic literature". Paths of Glory, the infamous Dr Strangelove, 2001, Full Metal Jacket, Spartacus, Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, etc are all great in their own ways. His almost last, AI, which ended up being directed by Spielberg still had some of the patented Kubrick touches.

[hillbill]

I love Dr Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange. I even really like Eyes Wide Shut. But I never can get through 2001...ZZZZzzzzzzzz :(

[jamie2112]

Love him.......

[Djizasse]

2001 is one of my favorites movie, definitely on my top 10. Absolutely fantastic.
It was one of my "desperate to buy" HD-DVDs (along with Dune).

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I can recite the whole first act of Full Metal Jacket from memory. Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

[lsiberian]

FMJ enough said! That movie is crazy.

[Pyrrho]

Last viewing of 2001 gave me the weirdest dreams that night.

Barry Lyndon is also excellent, and IIRC, he never used artificial lighting when filming that work, or at least kept it to the bare bones minimum. I guess he was known to be an innovator of sorts in different ways for his movies. He used high speed cameras with very large apertures to help capture dark scenes in BL.

In Barry Lyndon, he filmed interior night scenes literally by candlelight. That is why there are so many candles that you can see in the scenes. He also used huge, very expensive lenses to be able to do that, as most would not be able to give an acceptable image with such low light. Barry Lyndon is beautifully shot.

Kubrick films have a great look to them. All of his films that I have seen are interesting and worth watching. I have seen all of his films since Killer's Kiss (1955). You can buy all of his films on DVD (some on Blu-Ray) in official releases starting with Killer's Kiss, but the last I checked, you could only buy a couple of the earlier ones on bootleg or some such kind of source. You can see a list of all his films at:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/

He really knew how to frame his shots and knew how to get great performances out of actors. He also told interesting stories. My favorite is Dr. Strangelove, which, while being absolutely hilarious, perfectly captures the real attitudes of many people of the time.

Kubrick is someone who made films that look much better on a big screen than a little one. Though that is especially true of his later films, going to see Dr. Strangelove at a movie theater was one of the best movie decisions I ever made. It is great on a little TV, but it is even better on a big screen.