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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:34 PM
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Poll question: Your favorite Stanley Kubrick film










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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:37 PM
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1. "Lolita"
Edited on Mon Jul-25-05 12:41 PM by terrya
My favorite Kubrick film. Completely faithful to the book. Great casting...from James Mason as Humbert Humbert to Sue Lyon as Lolita to Peter Sellers as Quilty.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:46 PM
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14. Absolutely.
Been my favorite since I was...14. :blush: seriously
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:38 PM
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2. Poor Barry Lyndon!
I'm a huge Kubrick fan and even *I've* never seen it before.

Anyways, I voted for The Shining.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:42 PM
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4. The Shining got my vote as well
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sir_captain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:50 PM
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15. Fabulous film
Definitely in my top 5 of all time
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:39 PM
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3. Eyes Wide Shut should be on the list for WORST Kubrick movie
Cruise and Kidman have about as much chemistry together as peanut butter and rotting pickles!
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:43 PM
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5. "Paths of Glory"
ya forgot that one. Kirk Douglas. Powerful, powerful film.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:45 PM
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7. That's my number two choice
After Strangelove
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Nosmo King Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:11 PM
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20. "Paths of Glory" first, "2001: A Space Odyssey" second
"A Clockwork Orange" third and "The Killing" a close fourth!
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:43 PM
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6. 2001
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chaska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:46 PM
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8. You must see 'Paths of Glory'. Great anti-war movie.
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Felix Mala Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:44 PM
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12. True, but Strangelove is the Ultimate anti-war movie...
I hate to watch the execution scene in Paths...
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quisp Donating Member (926 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:52 PM
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9. tough poll...
I love 'em all. Kubrick is great.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:40 PM
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10. Heeeeeere's Johnny!
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Felix Mala Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:43 PM
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11. "I will not go down in history as the greatest mass murderer since
...Adolf Hitler."

"It occurs to me, Mr. President, that the American people would be better served if you were more concerned with our present situation and and less worried about your place in the history books!"

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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:46 PM
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13. the shinning is a great film
but Strangelove has to win it...

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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:52 PM
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16. Dr Strangelove
I recognize most of the film stills, by the way -- Strangelove, Shining, 2001, Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket -- but not the last one.
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:23 PM
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24. That was just a funny photograph
I put in there to confuse people.

;)
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dr.zoidberg Donating Member (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:53 PM
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17. It was a hard choice.
I mean I love Dr. Strangelove, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket equally. In the end, however, I chose Full Metal Jacket because a R. Lee Emery. I just love the guy for some reason.
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:56 PM
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18. My two faves are "Paths of Glory" and "Lolita." The latter is criminally
underrated.

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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:10 PM
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19. Can't do it; it's like picking your favorite child...
And the people who badmouth Eyes Wide Shut only do so to diss Cruise...a big boo to them...
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Nosmo King Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:15 PM
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22. The pacing of "Eyes" is similar to "Barry Lyndon", but
Nicole Kidman's Valium inspired delivery drags the film to a snail's pace. Cruise has always been the 'actor' who learns a new trick; e.g. bartending, NASCAR driving, flying a jet fighter, and then shows off. Acting? WAAAaaaaay down the list of tricks Tom has learned.
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LeftyDarthBrodie Donating Member (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:15 PM
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21. Very difficult choice
but I went with A Clockwork Orange. Depending on the day of the week or any other changing circumstances I could have picked any of the titles listed except Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut. Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket are pretty much tied for second in my mind.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:16 PM
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23. Had to go with the Doctor, although it was a tough choice. n/t
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:25 PM
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25. Lolita




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Gildor Inglorion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:31 PM
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26. "2001 - A Space Odyssey" incomparable! A cultural event...
as much as it was a movie. Its blend of real science, science fiction, mysticism, religion, and psychedelia was both perfectly in tune with the era and far ahead of its time. Kubrick's masterpiece, IMHO!
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:45 PM
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27. 2001, Paths of Glory, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, Spartacus - all great
Edited on Mon Jul-25-05 02:46 PM by aint_no_life_nowhere
Any single one of Kubrick's films, including the incredibly beatiful and masterfully directed Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut (minus Tom Cruise) would have made any director's career.

In Spartacus there's supposedly a few scenes where the Hollywood Freeway can be discerned in a lower corner, as some of it was shot on the lot at Universal Studios. This is supposedly only apparent on the theater reel but not in the narrowed TV-sized video copies. Even the legends make mistakes.
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Nosmo King Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 02:47 PM
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28. The Hollywood Freeway and...
Peter Ustinov's boxer shorts!
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